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Show Men, Money Make Mines U: W' .-.'r il' f , h-1 1 1 - Jr - - . " , i V;w 'Jc4 - l- - y . Mines are made, they are not just (ound. It takes men and money to make a mine. Here Is one in the making. The picture shows the surface plant of the New Park Mining company, located In the Park City mining region, which is the district's new-- new-- est producer. While New Park is a producer, it still is a prospect in a sense due to the large amount of undeveloped ground the company controls. All of the money now being taken out of the ground from minerals Is being put back in an effort to give the state another major producer. In fact outside capital is also being poured into the enterprised in an effort to make a profitable producer. pro-ducer. Meanwhile, an average of 50 men are given steady employment and thousands of dollars are being spent each month for machinery and supplies. In the first place hundred! of thousands of dollars were expended expend-ed in acquiring and exploring the ground before a pound of ore was developed. The history of ground embraced in the present incorporation incorpora-tion of Ne Park is the history of many long years of struggle, beset by long years of trouble and litigation. litiga-tion. The present management finally succeed in settling all disputes and consolidating a number of different properties under the wing of one incorporation. in-corporation. Such properties as the Park Galena, Mayflower, and Star of Utah, which operated in that region for a quarter of a century prior to the inception of the New Park, ate now included in the latter company. This is contrary to the belief that mines are bonanzas. In the early days, a few rich areas were turned into profitable producers rather quickly. But this is not the case now; it takes time, men and money to make a mine. The New Park after proving the existence of ore in the upper levels, Is now concentrating on the development deve-lopment of the property at depth through the Mayflower tunnel. Some ore has already been developed de-veloped In the lower tunnel, but the company is concentrating on this development with the view of enlarging the ore reserves. |