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Show Beaver County Is Center Of New Mining Activity I - ' JWft,i . Beaver County, one of Utah's leaiiin? metal producing areas during dur-ing the early days, Is now the center cen-ter ot intensive systematic develop-ment develop-ment work in an effort to bring the Sao Francisco mining district back into large scale production. Like all other districts the easily found surface deposits In the Beaver county area have been mined and it is necessary to apply all the scientific knowledge available avail-able and the expenditure of much capital in an effort to find a productive pro-ductive ore body far below the earth's crust. The old Horn Silver located about 20 miles west of Milford Is an outstanding example of this. The original Horn Silver was discovered dis-covered virtually at the grassroots in 1S7S. During succeeding years poured forth its wealth to the extent ex-tent of approximately $54,000,000, all of which came from an ore body in a fraction of a claim that continued from the surface down to the 1000-foot level. At one time the Horn Sliver aupported a smelter and a community commun-ity of approximately 2500 persona. Following the Horn Silver discov-eiy discov-eiy other mines in the district were found inc uding the Moscow and Red Warrior. A few miles to the south the community of Newhouse was established by Samuel New house, prominent Pioneer Utah mining man Newhouse developed yfi) 'ow-grade ores that were not profitable under then existing conditions. con-ditions. Now under the leadership of California mining interests, the old Horn Silver Is being rehabill-tated rehabill-tated under a scientific and systematic sys-tematic campaign ot deep exploration explora-tion and the old mine is responding respond-ing with regular production Recently Re-cently development was started at the Cuprlc and Plumbic properties after exhaustive tests and plans are being formulated for the reopening re-opening of the old Newhouse property. prop-erty. The New Majestic company is operating part of the old Hickory property and occasional shipments of ore are being made from this mine. Beaver county promises to relive re-live Its former Bright Mining Days. |