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Show MINING DEPARTMENT j MINING IN HEAVER COUNTY By Will C. Higgius. in Mining Review The wave of prosperity which swept over the mining districts of the west during the year 1910. was most appreciatively felt in Beaver county, Utah, a section of the stale noted for its wonderful and extensive mineralization and which, in the early days of mining in Utah was responsible re-sponsible for a large portion of the mineral output of the state. It is somewhat difficult to make an acceptable explanation of reasons and conditions which have kept the mining industry of Beaver county in the background during the past twenty twen-ty years, although during that period per-iod one or more districts of the county coun-ty have experienced mining booms of more or less magnitude and intensity, in-tensity, but the lack of profitable operation on a large scale, can, in all likelihood, be charged to the lack of deep mining, and it is believed in mining circles familiar with Beaver county mineralization that when a few more properties have acquired greater depth more producers and profitmakers will join the ranks of the few dividend payers now attracting attract-ing attention to that section. Dividend Payers Beaver county, at the present time can boast of two dividend payers. These are the Horn Silver Mining Co. and the Moscow Mining & Milling. Mill-ing. Co. The former located at Frisco paid $40,000 in "velvet" money in 1916, making a grand total of $5,-692,000 $5,-692,000 to date. The Moscow, while! failing to continue dividends in 1916 has already posted one for $22,500. which will be paid on January 15, of this year, the disbursement of which will make a grand total of $S9.9 80. The Horn Silver The Horn Silver is the deepest mine in the county, and is still productive pro-ductive after being in continuous operation op-eration for nearly half a century. The mine, under the management of W. H. Hendrickson, is making regular reg-ular shipments of silver-lead ore and looks good for dividend disbursements disburse-ments for some years to come. The Caldo Mining Company The Caldo Mining company of Salt Lake, leasing the tailings at the Horn Silver has in operation a milling plant of 125 tons daily capacity that is retreating a prouct going from 6 to 7 per cent in its zinc content, 6 per cent lead and 7 ounces silver, and turning out a concentrate going from 4 0 to 4 5 per cent zinc, IS to 2 0 ounces silver and 10 per cent lead, the product being consigned to Oklahoma Ok-lahoma and Colorado smelters. A feature of the company's milling plant is that it uses only fifteen gallons gal-lons of water per minute, this economy econ-omy being made possible by the fact that filtering and settling equipment installed at a cost of $25,000 enables the management to reuse the water knd maintain a flow of 175 gallons per minute en circuit. J. M. Callow is manager for the company. The Utah Leasing Company The Utah Leasing Company, which is working the old tailings of the Cactus mine, at Newhouse, has been working most profitably during the year. The company has in commission commis-sion a milling plant employing the flotation method of ore treatment, and the capacity of this mill is being increased from 600 to S50 tons a day. The new equipment is most modern and up to date, and the company com-pany should enjoy increased prosperity pros-perity during the present year. The officers and directors of the company are V. P. Strange, president; J. C. Dick, vice-president; D. R. Pingree, secretary and treasurer, Herbert Salinger Sal-inger and Frank W. Rbyer. Successful Success-ful operation under trying conditions indicate careful and able management. manage-ment. The Cactus, or the South Utah mine, as it is now called, was practically prac-tically inoperative during 191G. The Moscow Mining & Milling During 1916 the Moscow Mining & Milling Company added greatly to its mine equipment and now has one of the best electrically operated mine hoists to he found in the southern south-ern portion of Utah. On account of the heavy expense connected with the installation of this equipment and the carrying on of extensive development de-velopment and exploitation at, the same time, the company passed its regular dividends for 1916, but. as previously stated. has started the new year with a good sized disbursement. disburse-ment. The company, so it is stated, has on hand a $50,000 cash surplus. The officers are Matthew C'.illcn. president; pres-ident; Athol Rawlins, secretary and treasurer and G. S. Wilkin, mine superintendent. sup-erintendent. The Antelope Star During the year considerable activity ac-tivity has been noted in the Antelope Star, of which A. C. Xeboker is superintendent, super-intendent, and in whose property an important strike was reported just before the holidays. This strike, according ac-cording to Mr. Nebeker. was made in the bedding planes uncovered by the south tunnel at the intersection j of a cross tissure. The ore measure' is reported to be a foot in widili wiih galena all through it. It is believed j that this discovery is the key to hod-j ies of marketable ore whii h surface ; showings would indicate will be found with systematic development. The Creole Mining Company During the year the capital slock of the Creole Mining Company was listed on the Salt Lake Stock Exchange, Ex-change, and the company shares have been active in trading ever since. The company is engaged in active development work and has been making mak-ing ore shipments during the year. Since the first of the year advices have been received from Manager Homer MeOarty that two more ore disclosures of importance have been made, one of which is in the main tunnel and from which a considerable consider-able tonnage of marketable ore has already been broken down. The company owns nine claims, five of which are patented. The group is located twelve miles from the Salt Lake railroad. Judge X. W. Haire is president of the company, and J. M. Reynolds is secretary and treasurer. treas-urer. 1 The Paloma The Paloma has been strongly in the limelight of public favor during the past year, and has accomplished a large amount of satisfactory development de-velopment work during that period. The company is making shipments of excellent ore and it is reported that the mine showing is most satisfactory. satis-factory. The stock of the company is listed ou the Salt Lake board. The company owns a group of fourteen claims in the Star district and the writer is informed that, quite recently, recent-ly, a large contact deposit of shipping ore was uncovered in the mine workings. work-ings. The officers and directors are M. P. Braffet, president; Charles W. Olson, vice-president; J. H. Braffet, secretary and treasurer, B. F. Caffey and H. B. Cole. C. J. Graff is superintendent. sup-erintendent. The Heaver Copper Work is being pushed in the development de-velopment of the Beaver Copper under un-der the direction of Lew Merriman, superintendent of the Yankee Consolidated Con-solidated in Tintic district, Utah. The main working shaft of this property is being sunk to the 200 level, at which depth a cross cut will be run to the vein. On the 100 foot level a drift to the vein uncovered four feel of vein matter, two and one half feet of which was ore of marketable grade. It is expected that an improvement im-provement will be noted on the 200. The company is shipping regularly and believes that it will be able to make a great showing in profitable operation during J!H7. In the same locality is the Beaver Lake Metals, also under the management of Mr. Merriman, which, it is expected will soon begin regular shipments of lead-silver lead-silver ore. , The Copper Mountain In this same section is the noted Copper Mountain Mine, which is owned own-ed by Samuel Newhouse, of Salt Lake City. The Copper, Mountain is now under bond to J. A. McMullen. of Salt Lake, who has had years of mining min-ing experience in Beaver county and under whose personal direction the property is being systematically developed de-veloped and operated this winter. Among mining operators or experience experi-ence Copper Mountain is looked upon up-on as possessing splendid opport unities uni-ties with more extensive development. develop-ment. The Majestic Mines Company, under un-der the supervision of .Manager .Moffat, .Mof-fat, performed a large amount of development de-velopment during 1916, and maintained main-tained a considerable tonnage of good ore. 'I'lu1 Master Key The Master Key, in the Star district, dis-trict, bills fair to take rank as a regular shipper of high grade ore. This property is under the superin-lendency superin-lendency of lienry Barney, an experienced experi-enced miner who was in charge of tin-great tin-great Cardiff mine in Big Cottonwood Cotton-wood district, when the lower tunnel was being run to catch the lower ore body that has since made the property proper-ty so famous; and. in Mr. Barney's opinion, the Master Key has the earmarks ear-marks of making an equally as great a producer. In the exploitation ot this property a double compartment working shaft is being sunk in order to intercept one of ttie main ore bearing bear-ing channels of that section. During the year considerable activity ac-tivity was noticeable in North S t : , r Star. .larloose. Fortana. I'.eaer I.aiie and Fortuna districts in Beaver conn ty. anions the companies oper:i:inr and receiving more or less favorable attention being the Motainoib Ci.pp-r Company, the Common weal t ti Mii'ie,' Companv. 'he lied Warrior Minim-Company, Minim-Company, the O. K. Extension milling Company, the rtah Minim.'. M;,i:;.. & Tranportat ion Company Cfii Lady Bryant; The I'.eav-r Butte Mining Company, the Beaver .M,n,.. Company, the Croft Milting Conrp:-:i. SENATE PASSES NARCOTIC lilLIi Mea-ni-e Places Rigiil Re .(Fictions Ahum Sale of lllllgs in I" I :i It The sale of narcotic drugs in Utah was limited and confined by every restriction which marks the Federal government Harrison acl yesterday, as far as 1 1- State Senate is concerned, con-cerned, with the passage of Senate bill Xo. '.. The measure was introduced intro-duced by Senator Besvan and provides pro-vides that narcotics shall not he sold within t lit- boundaries of fhe commonwealth com-monwealth except upon prescription. If ! lie House sanctions the measure. meas-ure. Utah will have one of the most thorough going anti-drug laws in the country. Senator Colton being successful suc-cessful in having the Senate accept an amendment calling for the absolute abso-lute prohibition of the use of the drug peyote in the bill. The adoption adop-tion of the amendment was in effect an incorporation of Senate bill No. 7. prohibiting tratlic in peyote. including in-cluding its sale to Indians, in Senate bill No. 9. The drug is used by veterinary surgeons in the treatment of horses at times. Itinerary veterinarians, it. was said, go up and down the state and slop over at the Indian reservations. reser-vations. The Indians, it is said, purchase pur-chase the drug, ostensibly for use on their equine stock. Senators stated that the narcotic is highly, prized by all Indians and is taken by them in just as large quantities as they can secure. So far as the slavery of some of the Indian settlements to peyote go according to communications received receiv-ed by the Senate and read in open session yesterday, they use it in a function resembling closely the Christian communion service. The ceremonies include, ornamental sticks representing the twelve apostles, and the Indians administer the drug as wine is administered in the sacramental sacra-mental rites. They will go as far as 1-0 miles to get a small supply, and three deaths have recently been traced directly to its us,c. it is said. Mr. Colton's amendment was unanimously adopted- and the bill was ordered transmitted to the house. |