The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
BEAVER COUNTY DISTRICTS.
First Discovery Made in UtahHorn Silver and other
Famous Properties.


Copper Mountain mine, owned by the
Copper Mountain Mining & Milling.
company. The company owns six full
claims, crossing which are two parallel
veins of copper ore, which have been
traced across them for their full length
by various openings, lying between a
contact of lime and granite. The veins
show good width and in the main
workings, which consist of an incline
shaft, which is now about 225 feet deep,
ore has been followed ali the way from
the surface. A few shipments have
been made from Copper Mountain, but
the present company is content to go
on to the water level and open into the
sulphide ores before making any at
tempt towards the movement of ores
to the market Leasers, however, are
working on the property for certain
royalty. The ores are principally low
grade. but carry good values in copper,
gold and silver. They also carry good
percentage of iron, making them APP
plicable to treatment'by smelling. With
a smelling plant on the property, or
near to it, the mine would pay good
returns The mine is equipped with
whim capable of going to a depth of
500 feet. The shaft is being pushed on
to the deep as rapidly as three men
can do it.
Skylark.
The Skylark property, recently bond
ed to- a Boston syndicate, is being de-
veleped by tunnel, which is now into
the mountain 100 feet, and is being run
to cut the inclined vein, which crops on
the surface, and which has been opened
by a shaft to the depth of eighty-five
feet. At this point there is a four-foot
vein of ore, carrying average values in
copper. gold and silver of $3.50 per
ton. The eight full claims in this
will nr6 -r.la
as they all bear fine character of
ore in good quantities.
Beaver Lake Group.
The Beaver Lake group of six claims
has been inactive for some months I'M
til December of this year. At present
the management has a force of men
working upon the inclined vein, which
has been opened up to depth of fifty
four feet The vein at this point is five
feet wide, strong and continuous and
carries an average of ~ per cent cop
per. ounces silver and s1.2O gold. Ore
is being sorted for shipment as the
work progresses and from previous
tests on this ore in the smelters the
mine should from this time forth be
on self-sustaining basis. 1t was nee
essary to levy an assessment of " cent
per share to properly equip the mine
and commence operations.
At the Badger, Messrs. Harding and
Sullivan are doing some good work
The mine was recently equipped with
horse wflim and sinking is now pro-
crossing at a depth of about ESQ feet.
A fine character of red oxide of copper
is being sorted and piled in the dump
for shipping.
o. Z. Extension.
The o. K. Extension, recently incor-
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claims, all having a magnificent show
ing The property has just been
equipped with cabin, blacksmith shop
and machinery. The new shaft at the
end of a week had attained depth
of twenty feet. j. j. Holland is in
charge Of the work at the mine, and
the vein, which is well defined and
strong. being six feet wide, shows an
average of ounces silver, .06 gold and
Ill per cent copper.
The work will be pushed with two
shifts of men until depth of 200 feet
has been reached, at which point cross
cutting will be done.
Banty.
Work has been put upon the Banty.
This was the original location of the
district, which caused great excitement
on account of the great gold values in
the ore. This was at time when cop
per was little sought for and was not
saved at the smelters. The Banty, with
proper reduction works on the ground,
can be made to pay handsomely, as the
vein is over thirty feet wide and can
be traced 5000 feet on the surface OF
the claims.
The Galena recently made ship
ment of silver-lead ores that was very
encouraging, but owing to the difficulty
in getting supplies up the mountain TO
the mine, work has been suspended for
the winter.
Altogether, the district is in splendid
condition and it is safe to forecast that
ere the close of another year it will
be the seat of great activity in mining
developments. Deep mining will be in
order, and at least four producers may
be safely figured upon.
The o. K. property, owned by Allan
G. Campbell, is lying idle at the pres
emit time, but has produced some very
rich copper ore in the past. 1t is a
very meritorious proposition.
The Ben Harrison is another good
property. but little was done upon it
last year outside of the regular assess
ment work. This years assessment is
being worked on the Copper King
group.
This mining district adjoins the
Beaver Lake on the southeast and con-
siderable work is going on there.
Montreal.
The Montreal, owned by the Glasgow
& Western Exploration company, is do
ing considerable development. 1t has
been explored by shafts and tunnels.
Rich pockets of ore occur occasionally
in the lower grade bodies. Shipments
running as high as 80 per cent copper
have been made.
The Copper Ranch group. recently
bonded to Denver and Salt Lake par
ties, is being developed by them.
The assessment work and consider
able more was done on the Canadian
copper group during the past year.
The Copper Glance and Old Hickory,
owned by Salt Lake parties, both look
like promising copper propositions.
STAR DISTRICT.
The Star district is really divided
into two parts, the Star and North.
Star districts, but when spoken of, the
first name is generally recognized. Lo-
cations were made there soon after the
opening of the old Rollins district, and
consequently the district ranks as one
of the oldest in the state. In the ear
lier days there were several lively
camps there. Elephant City was an
enterprising mining town of about 100
people North Star City was another
town with an equal number of inhab-
itants. The properties worked were
principally gold and silver. They pros
pered until the slump in silver came;
being isolated at that time without the
present conveniences of transportation,
the mines being worked by the crude
methods then in vogue. were forced to
close down. But the Star district did
some handsome things in its palmy