The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-30
WORKINGS OF THE BEAVER LAKE COPPER COMPANY,

expectation that the stringers of ore
encountered above will have joined to-
gether, thus forming a large body of
pay mineral.
On the dump at the surface there is
a good shipment of ore that will net
! the company a neat little sum above
freight and smelling charges. Numer-
( Gus fire tests have been made on the
ore from this property, the results
showing the presence of copper to the
extent of from 10 to As per cent, besides
which the mineral carries good values
IN gold and some silver, so that, taken
all in all, the mine is a most promising
proposition, and the indications are
( that with depth it will make a good
record as a heavy producer and divi-
dend payer. This property. although
properly sailing under the title of the
Beaver Lake Copper company. is more
widely known as the Kate Sackett, .
as it was named after the charming
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sackett of
Frisco. E. NJ. West of this city is the
president of the company, while Phil
Bentz of Frisco is secretary and a,
stockholder
South of this group is the Milan B.,
/ on which there is a magnificent show
ing. and it is the opin'.1 cf mining
men who have examined this ground
that with proper development it would
grow into a proposition that would
cause its owners to roll in wealth. On
the north extension of the late Sackett
is a claim owned by c. c. Higgins. and
Colonel Miner was so impressed with
the showing on the other properties in
the imm edidte vicinity that he made
ARRANGEMENTS to do some prospecting
and work in it's DEVELOPMENT for an
interest in the same, and men are now
at work sinking fer a ledge, which is
covered by wash at this point.
THE COPPER MOUNTAIN.
The Copper Mountain is probably the
best developed property in the copper
end of the district, and there is every
reason to believe that it is the making
of a big. paying mine.
This ground has been worked at in
teqvals for several years. The deposit
is p parallel vein to the Kate Sackett,
and, like this property, is a, contact in
granite and dolomite lime The vein
runs along the side of a low mountain
range ard can be traced on IFS course
for 1000 feet or more, and along its
strike the ledge is not more than 100 or
200 feet from the line hat divides the
mountain .Tom the desert
The Copper Mountain has been de-
veloned by shaft that has been su2k
10 a depth of III feet. and in the bot
tom uaere is all of u feet OF ore that
carries good shipping values. and from
this portion Of the workings picked
samples CT ere have been taken of late
which assayed from 81 to 81 60 in gold,
2 to 26 ounces silver and 25 to 81 per
cent copper 10 the ton
The property is equipped With a goad
horse Whim caDable of sinking to a
depth of 200 or 300 feet. while tbs shaft
is in fine shape and is we'll timbered
AT the shaft the vein is all of 20 feet
vide while at various places along its
course 1t has been opened by open cuts,
showing a width Of Is to 45 feet. aud
a. conservative estimate as to the value
of the ore would be at least from 10
to II per cent copper to the ton. al
though samples have been taken out
that ran as high as 75 per cent in this
metal, besides gocd values in silver and
sold. The characteristic Of the -ore is
red oxide of copper, with occasional
punches Of this metal in its native
state. and the presence of iron would
indicate that it is a splendid smelling
Droocsition.
a visit to this property and a care
ful examination CT the ledge which has
heen -cpered up in numerous placesHfor
q. thousand feet or more, would surely
K
was promising outcome to the mine
and it is more than likely that it will
speak for itself in the near future. as
the group has just been reincorporated
under the title of the Copper Mountain
Mining & Milling company. and 1T will
not be long now before active work in
its thorough development will begin.
The capitalization of the company has
been placed at 5000 shares. Of a par
value of so cents each. and the officers
and directors Of the organization have
been named as follows:
M. n. Buck. prs sident; E. NJ West.
treasurer; L. H. Beason, secretary: A.
L. Norris. general manager: Phil Bentz
and c. S. Graham.
There are numerous other proper
ties in the district that are especially
worthy of mention. among the num-
ber being. the Wasatch. which is being
developed by a company bearing that
name, with most gratifying results.
The Morrison brothers of Frisco. and
J. H. Whalon of this city are interested
in this ground, and as depth is ATTAINED
in its development the vein grows en-