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

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one Of the most interesting things
to the people Of southern Utah Is the
record made by the Grand Gulch mine,
located Just over the border in northern
which is located just over the bor-
der ia northern Arizona, After
various ups and downs the property
appears 10 be in fair way of becom-
ing big mine, II has produced about
$4,000 worth Of ore during the past
year and has about 5000 more in tran
sit and Notwithstanding that one-quar-
ter Of the above sum was swallowed
up In freight charges, the mine has
more than paid its way Connected
with this property Is quite a history
reaching To- the early '1Os and probably
farther. The rich copper ore on the
claims was first brought 20 the notice
OF white men by Indians, who showed
IL 10 Samuel l.. Adams over thirty
years ago. In 1874 a company was in
CorpOrated 10 develop the claims The
iuCOfporatOrs were. $. l.. Adams,
Joseph Birch, Erastus Snow, William
II. Branch, a. r, Whitehead, Richard
Bentley. Jacob Gates, Walter h. Dodge,
James Pierce, Benjamin H. Paddock,
Francis y. Loughery, Samuel Gun
ningham and Jesse W Crosby. The
above named men were nearly all resi-
dents Of ST. George and they incorpOr-
ated a company with 10000 shares which
was increased eight years after TO "a
600 shares. which was further increased
last year 20 10000 shares, at the same
time the par value OF the shares was
reduced from s2j to $3.50.
Early In It's history the property con-
slstng Of the Adams lode and eight
other claims, was leased TO Messrs
Hinman and Woodland who We're as
sisted In the development Of the prop
erty by George NJ Scott, W. 8 Nc
Cornick and others. A reyerbatory fur
mace was built about twenty three
years ago. which was not success
Later on Samuel Adams and brother
secured a lease and tried TO make It
pay but We're unsuccessful Things
continued this way for several years,
when about eighteen years ago Mr.
William Jennings was compelled TO
take a large block Of stock on a debt.
Tie afterwards sent his son Thomas W.
Jennings down 10 look at the property
with the result that Mr.. william Jen-
nings concluded 10 purchase as much
of the stock as was offered for sale, and
let 10 he until a railroad entered the
vicinity This was the situation when,
year ago. the Jennings family deter
mined 20 develop the property. Since
then they have taken out a great deal
Of high grade copper ore averaging As
per cent, and shipped q 10 Salt Lake
shelters with profit In spite Of the
long wagon haul o. l25 miles and the
railroad haul OF 2S5 miles. Since Octo-
Der, 1898 when the start was made. a
double compartment shaft has been
sunk 200 feet and tlmbeTed with cross
sets every five feet. In a drift from
the 100 level the ledge has been cut and
the management has drifted $50 feet
East and West on the vein. About 300
feet of stopping ground Is thus present
ed IN which the ore is nearly contlnu-
GUS. on the 600 level a nice body OF
ore was tapped quite recently and this
has now opened out into about eight
inches of copper glance. About 900
tons OF % per cent ore lies on the dump.
Isaac Jennings Is directing the work
OF development Following are the Of
tcers r. W, Jennings, president. w.
p Jennings, vice president and j, +.
Jennings. secretary and treasurer,
DIXIE COPPER co.
A very promising copper property is
the Apex mine or Dixie copper mine,
located near ST. George Up % date
20 has produced $4,000 I'm the red metal
and 50 Is expected that $4,000 more
win Doe produced before the end OF the
year A great deal Of development |
work has been done since the Snyder
crowd assumed control on the 10th Of
last August Since that date about COO
feet Of work has been done. At that
time there was but little ore in sight,
the mine having been pretty well ex-
haust"l Of fits reserves The work of
the last few months has, however, put
the property In such shape that Mr.
SNYDER says n smeIter run Of at least
twenty-five days q month Is now as
surod Beginning about December LIST
the reduction Of the ores was begun
again and n steady run for the above
period each month win likely be made
in the future Nothing less than 20
per cent ore IS treated IN the smelter
Tbs incline on the vein from the tun-
ueI .svei has been put down 700 feet
slnc- August 10 as the intention 10 go
at least 200 feet deeper which viii be
about 500 feet from the surface. Some
very high grade ore has been opened
up In the incline. a TWENTY-FIVE horse
power gasoline hoist capable OF going
SEQ feet below the tunnel level was
installed this year. II the present work
proves satisfactory a lower tunnel VIII
be started early In the year 20 tap the
voin 900 feet below the present tunnel
The management IS already contem-
natinP building a new smeltcr on the
Rio Virgin river 10 handle the low