The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

property and Park City is the James
McGregor, Thompson and Sowles
groups of claims, and Mr.. McGregor is
now arranging for the launching of a
big tunnel scheme which contemplateS
the penetration of the territory named
as we'll as the ground of adjacent COM
panies where they might desire it.
THE COPPER BELT.
One year ago The Herald told of the
activity which was then beginning to
manifest itself in what has been desig-
mated as the copper belt" lying to the
south of the great silver-lead zone of
the district adjacent to Park City and
ementioned some of the properties on
which work would be prosecuted
throughout the winter.
During the past twelve months the
interest manifested in the section
named has been very marked, and an
immense amount of development work
and prospecting has been in progress.
Ore has been uncovered at many new
points, several companies have been in
corporated and in harmony with the
general revival of the mining industry
another year will witness a still greater
advancement.
To give the general reader a better
idea of the location of some of the
more prominent properties along the
copper belt, the Glencoe Mining COM
pany's group, which stands out so con-
spicuously in Gorlinskis 1893 map of
the district, and which is north of the
Valeo about $500 feet. will be taken up
first, that it may prove a guide to the
location of other properties not shown.
THE GLENCOE
consists of twelve patented claims, and
the great bulk of the capital stock of
the company is owned by William M.
Curtis. The mine is equipped with
first-class surface improvements, con-
sisting of a board and lodging house,
blacksmith shop, stables, a concentrat
ing MILL etc. The mine is developed by
two tunnels, the upper one of which
opens the ground to a vertical depth of
some 800 or $50 feet, while the lower
tunnel penetrates the mountain about
go feet deeper still, and with every foot
which is added from now on half that
distance will be gained in, vertical
depth from the surface. The ore in the
upper workings. large bodies of which
have been developed, carries few
ounces silver. fair percentage of lead
and some gold, and more or less zinc,
the heavy penalties attaching to the
latter in years past having proven a
great drawback to the working of the
IL.
particularly below the level of the tun-
mel. the zinc does not hold up to the
percentage shown above, while the gold
values Increase and Superintendent
Curtis. who has again resumed. opera
lions at the mine, says he. is
now in g. . fair way to show
the Glencoe to be a valuable
mine, more particularly because,
through some channel or other, the
ground below the tunnel levels where
water came in in large quantities for
merly is now becoming well drained.
The face Of the lower tunnel will be
pushed westward in the contact dur
ing the winter and new explorations
below will be undertaken, and while the
ground lies north of the copper belt
proper, the fact that gold values in
crease the farther west they go, leads
to the belief that copper may also make
it's appearance ere long. The Glencoe
is now in good condition, and during
this year will enter the list of regular
shippers without doubt In fact. when
this item was written a trial carlot was
being made up.
South Of the Glencoe is the property
of Robert Bone and others, on which
steady work has progressed during the
year: and though the owners are not
saying a word and camping right on
the ground interested people in Park
City declare that every foot of territory