Show 1111 N Yesterday In company with Super- Super Frank Hanson Richard Wheat and R. R W W. W Macdonald a representative representative rep- rep of The Record visited the Queen Esther property at the head of Deer Valley Work was found to be progressing very satisfactory Recently RecD a new shaft baft house feet was erected and this Is 18 equipped with a gasoline hoist with capacity sufficient to sink the he shaft feet In addition the building Is furnished d with everything necessary for the prosecution of active active ac ac- ac- ac tive development work during the winter months Because of limited means only one shift of four men is employed at present but these four tour are making rapid headway Superintendent Superintendent I ten dent Hanson Is a practical workman workman workman work work- man well versed in and familiar with mine work of every character This is demonstrated by bythe bythe the thorough work being done in the shah shaft which Is as good as the best While it is only a single compartment shaft with regulation man manway way It is ample for mining on a large scale and will meet every requirement of development until such time as the Queen Esther is in the regular producing and dividend pay dividend pay paying ing class and class and there is Is' Is every reason to believe the property will be In Inthis inthis this class because of its ge geological location and its present unerring indications in- in Indications indications in In- that it Is in the mineral zone Jone with large largo ore reserves within I Ithe the confines of the property awaiting awaiting await awalt- ing only the necessary capital caPIt 1 and skilled gul guidance ance to reach them The shaft at present is down seventy seven seven- ty feet and with the present force an additional depth of forty feet per month is being made The Intention is to sink feet before drifting for the ore oro bodies By Dy the middle of March this depth will be re reached ched with strong probabilities that ore leads will be cut before that time The Queen Esther holdings consists of acres Since its location by the present principal owners some 2000 feet of development work has been accomplished this consisting of open cuts trenches tunnels etc This work has resulted in exposing a series se- se series se ries of Df northeast and southwest ore bearing fissures which are certain to tomake tomake make into ore bodies when the ore ore- ore ore- mekin- mekin lime beds are cut The shaft ro 10 Vic Io sunk is to reach the contact contact contact con con- tact a and nd to then crosscut to the ore- ore bearing hearing fissures The Queen Esther has the famous 1 k City formation the formation the formation that tut has made the King Coalition the Judge th the Daly West and ald other great of this district John Mason Boutwell in his now famous government report of the Geology and Ore Deposits of Park City district says After being considerably considerably cori- cori con con- offset between Empire and Woodside canyons the park Park City formation re appears from beneath the glacial covering and strikes northward with a flat dip and consequently consequently conse come broader It crosses Silver Cre Creek k In the northern part of the city and then eastward on the slopes north and northwest of the city The principal exposures on the east side are that east of Deer I Valley crossed by the Heber road a small one on the north slope of BaldEagle Bald Dald BaldEagle Eagle mountain at the head of Frog valley and two small strips In the farthest southeastern part of the area The most extensive and characteristic characteristic char char- exposures are those thosa lying west and east ast of Park City forming respectively Treasure Hill which Includes includes in includes In- In the Silver SlIver King Coalition etc and Twin Knobs the section in which the Queen Esther Is Is' located This plainy indicates that the tho Queen Esther is favorably situated as regards the ore making formation of the district and district and like other promising promising promising prom prom- ising prospects o of ot the section only section only requires necessary capital patience to uncover uncover uncover un un- un- un and determined perseverance cover the ore bodies and make of ot them steady producers The Frog valley Sault Jault of which so PO POmuch much has been written and from which so much Is expected In the future fu- fu fu future ture of ot this district traverses the holdings for more moro than 2000 feet and will be developed at contact and In into to the Weber quart quart- zite This group of or claims have been examined examined examined ex ex- bv by competent engineers and geologists and all are of one onO opinion that the Queen Farther Esther has the making mak mak- log lag of a big producer The present management Is ie satisfied ed that this pr prediction will wl be ba veri vent verified Red fled in 1923 with the ne necessary encouragement encouragement en l' for tor continual development develop went men PAUL HUNT i 11 i T TO 10 W. S. Wi WAtE In the Wasatch Wave of ot December th the following letter from Paul Hunt Superintendent of the Park rani Utah Mining company was wal published Mr Chas Broadbent l' l Editor The Wasatch Wave Heber Reber Utah Dear BIr Sir Sir- We wish to thank you for your editorial in III the Wave Of 61 Nov We can effect a saving or of f a ton by shipping through Park City or In Jn a year at the present prent rate of ot shipment from sixty five to seventy thou sand and dollars We appreciate very vory much the spirit of fairness In stating the tho case and also allie the cooperation of the business i pien en In Heber Reber that made Bade the The Theof people f le of oC Heler Hster He or bats bar e ff r d a af at t f great deal of discomfort the past summer due to the ore teams rutting the roads through the tho lo long ng season of dry weather but everyone has treated tt U good ig knowing that It waa Inevitable If It the ore hauling were to continue sacrificing their own convenience to the public good We also s wish to commend the spirit of ot the ore haulers many many times they have made their trips in bad weather r when they would have been money ahead by resting their teams and waitIng wait wait- Ing for the te roads to dry dry never nevertheless never never- thelms they would all alt be out singing and Joking and always ready to give each other help If necessary It has been a fine example of what c can n be done by b- people real izing zIng that what helps one helps all ail It Lt has enabled us to market our ore and nd develop and Improve our our property adding to the taxable taxable tax tax- able wealth of the county and giving employment to many more men and furnishing a market market mar mar- ket for lumber farm produce etc We sincerely believe that In the final analysis the interests inter inter- ests eats of the farmer tho the working workingman man the merchant and Invested capital are mutual and that this is a simple illustration Il of the fact Very truly yours P 1 P. P W W. HUNT Supt Park Utah Mining Co CROSSCUTS Charles Moore the always busy mill man returned from Salt Lake Tuesday where he has been called on important business Master Mechanic W W. S. S MacFarland MacFarland MacFarland MacFar- MacFar land of the Pudge and Park City Mining and Smelting companies was wasa a passenger for Salt Lake Saturday returning to the Park Monday morning morn- morn Ing Superintendent Oscar Friendly of the Judge and allied companies was waa wasa a passenger for Salt Lake yesterday afternoon on mining business with a aspell aspell aspell spell of pleasure and recreation o The gentleman had nothing of ot interest to give the public further than the fact that conditions at all his properties properties properties pro pro- were never better Assistant Manager Harry Lee of the King Coalition returned to Salt Lake Saturday afternoon The gentle gentle- day stay at the property The gentleman gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- man reports conditions as decidedly favorable and is certain of bringing this property back to the regular producing class In the not far distant distant distant dis dis- tant future future J. J D. D Fisher the well known minIng mining min mm- ing lag man was called to Salt Lake Tuesday of this week on on mining bus bus- iness mess Mr Fisher says that plans are going forward for consolidation of various properties In the south por portion Uon tion of this It will long be-long before the coming of ot spring that worth-while worth mining news will be ba given given given en to the readers of Record Park City is going to grow grow and what will make it grow is the consolidation and development of Idle prospects In InI various parts of ot the district i I and the opening up of big ore bodies In the various payers dividend of ot this great mining center Wonderful Wonder- Wonder ful is the future of Park City City City- and andI I please dont don't forget It General Manager George D. D Blood of the Park Utah returned to Salt Lake Sunday afternoon after a three day stay at that wonderful producer and regular dividend payer Mr I Blood Blood made an Inspection of just a aI aI afew I few of the ore showings while on on hl his hla I visit and returned to the tha metropolis with the satisfying knowledge that the Park Utah has greater ore oro reserves reserves reserves re re- re- re serves than ever in in its young history 1 I and greater and greater grater they become as the perfect planned system of development dep der- derI I j progresses Surely there therea is a wonderful productive history ahead for the east section of this dis- dis 1 I and and it is a a. reasonable certainty certain ty that during 1923 the great Park the Utah will not be the only one of regular dividend payers of that long neglected natural storehouse of hidden wealth I f As Aa an indication of Increased ed acy activity activity ac ac- It and greater production of theold the theold theold old reliable Ontario Is the tho fact that be replaced replaced re re- the present hoist will soon placed with h the latest type electric hoist hobt at a a. cost of something like Installation Because of the lion tion of this big hoist 1 the voltage volt volt- furnished the company compan- will willbo willbe age OKO now lOW bo be Increased to volts and Immense transformers are ara now being installed to take care of this Increase in in- in crease There must be something this ahead for the Ontario to justify great expense and great improvement a machinery and this e something will likely prove to be the continua continua- i tiou of tho the famous Ontario vein I which produced million in dividends In days gone by over on the east easl side Here Heres hoping Silver King Inns Coalition i Park Utah Judge p p. 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