Show r transforming wasteland 4 2 ina I 1 34 v as A y KZ 40 A A V 1 11 4 transforming a desert wasteland into the seene scene ot of humming industry such might well be the title of the above picture taken a few miles to the east ot of the town of eureka utah in the mining district showing the surface plant ol of the north lily mining company below Is a crew of happy miners coming off shift prior to 1926 this region was just barren wasteland it was re carded as good prospect ground and tor for years considerable prospecting spec ting had been done in the area on a small scale owing to the tap great depth ot of the ore bodies none of the smaller prospecting com bantes were able to bring their work to a successful conclusion it remained for the international sweating smelting Sm Sw elting beuning company which spends large sums yearly in development work to make the north lily into a producer since mining much of 0 the original ore body the north lily in recent years has devoted its efforts toward adjacent ground work is now being conducted in the ad joining eureka bullion and bullion properties from the 1200 foot level of the north lily shaft norh lily Is one of the newer mines of the district and the company now is one of the largest property owners in the region the company Is still producing on a small scale and Is concentrating on a systematic campaign of de w 1 1 4 1 11 A 24 V 1 R 94 4 A A with the hope of finding new major ore bodies ore was first discovered in the north lily in a long crosscut extended from the no 2 standard shaft since that time the company has sunk its own shaft to a depth of feet and extended thousands of feet ol of laterals literals late rals the shaft is also connected with the big hill shaft on the 1200 level officials of the company are hoping tor for a speedy return of normal conditions so that current operations can be augmented |