Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

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done than has been prosecuted this
year. And the most encouraging thing
about it Is the fact that great deal
Of It has proved very profitable. The
important disclosures On the Imperial
and later In the Cactus and Hickory
groups. are of very encouraging ma
ture 10 Will act as "a stimulus 90 9TH
ers who hold claims in the district and
so tend 90 make the next Few years
the banner years IN the history of the
old district. the home OF the Horn Sill
yer with i,a gross production Of nearly
f0.00O.0C0
THE HORN SILVER.
The mine that has heretofore filled
the public eye IN looking towards the
San Francisco district Is the Horn Sill
yer with It's dividend record Of nearly
s6.OQ0O0O. While there appears to be- 10.
dlCatiOns that one or two younger prop
critics may occupy that position In the
not distau, future the Horn Silver Is
far from being worked out as Will be
seen from the fact that during the hrst
ten months Of this year the company
shipped 4.35O3i2 pounds OF crude ore
valued at iSO3S0Qg The concentrates
aggregated 5sOO0lG pounds and were
valued AZ }6i,3SI2s. The November and
December shipments Of crude ore are
estimated at 100000 pounds valued at
$4,000. The concentrates win probably
amount to 100000 pounds and have a
value OF SIC 900 II VIII therefore be
seen that the gross receipts for the year
Will run close to $4,000. The company
has paid one dividend Of $4,000 during
the year and the remark Of President
Washington on his recent visit TO this
city encourage the belief that the COM
pany viii pay another one OF similar
size for Christmas,
During the year 40 men have been
employed at the mine and about thirty
AZ the mill All Of the levels from the
100 down TO the 900 have been drawn
upon for the ore shipped Nothing is
being done at present below the l. 1900
on that level the management is still
drifting north IN low erode ore The
mill concentration runs about five tons
OF crude into one ton Of concentrates.
having a value according 10 last
years report Of about $3.50 per ton. The
first class crude ore averages about
~ per ton while the copper ore runs
between S4j and $50 per ton.
In addition 10 It's other mineral re-
sources the Horn Silver has a noun
tain Of zinc ore estimated 90 be worth
100000 or more. Some OF this ore runs
as high as 90 per cent zinc and carries
In addition, five to nine per cent lead
aud five TO six ounces silver per ton.
With the attention that IS being given
20 the treatment Of zinc ores BY Mr.. ]
sadtler and others II is very probable |
that the company will not have to walt |
much longer before e will be able 70
turn It's vast reserve OF zinc ore 20
account Taken as a whole the Horn
Silver closes the year looking very well. |
IMPERIAL COPPER COMPANY.
OF the younger" properties IN
Beaver county the most Interesting IS |
that OF the Imperial Copper company. |
which owns seventeen claims or 32Gb |
acres, twenJy-nine and q half Of which |
Us patented ground IL IS n recent con- |
solidatiou Of The Imperial and Solomon |
groups with other mining claims a /
force Of twenty men has been employed |
Rll summer IN the development OF the /
property by tunnels. and a very fine /
showing Of high grade copper has been /
made. A Few shipments have been I
made during tba Goose, ~ 49,, 10,
,rsc,ed a., Sayoio,.,a., ,'', ~, ", o'e ny ~
nronortv NJ a.. od,,' ',v., WI iHe
INV ~ ,Ts H. en-, g"reIs lne
e66 to., Ga IA G.'le. YEN loI over
Sound az .' 49, 1917, Si.,'' anu Cg'per are
, roIr ~ 1,, a'l S'illlgS ,""sn rom the
sea. ng '. ,,.,. I..es as Alsh as ~ per
,, r, s'Ry ... VIII S"tn' y,o 10 loriy'hIe
ounces Slser ana ~ 20 SlO IN gold per /
ton. Until the present year no sys- /
lematlc and thorough work has been /
So".,rr -, ~ sue l,' I,i' w. IoI an mat
~. '"' WY" GUS a"I SNORT tuh- /