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


done in the Cottonwoods during the
past season, and while no very sensa-
tional discoveries have been made, the
developments in a number Of properties
are quite gratifying to their owners.
Without pretending to give a complete
resume Of all the operations Of the
camp the News Is able to record the
fact that the Albion Of Alta has shipped
SIC tons Of ore up TO December lst,
against PA tons sent out last year. In
the matter Of shipments the Albion
claims first place among the Cotton
wood properties. II will probably close
the year with an output Of 600 tons.
Some Of the ore has netted as high as
S52 per ton but the average value OF
the ore shipped during The year IS about
$40 per ton, The ore appears TO be get
ting richer with depth, The property
is opened 10y II. tunnel 600 feet long, from
Which a shaft has been sunk $40 feet
with drifts az so and 100 feet. II b
estimated that 300 feet Of drifting and
prosecuting has been done below the
tunnel level and Il Is from these work.
ings that the company is Stopping ore at
present. Some trouble has been eXper-
fenced with water during the year. but
this has now been largely overcome by
running a tunnel liS feet to drain a
small lake above the mine At present
only six hours pumping Is necessary !
each day 10 keep down the water The |
company Is prepared TO 60 down 80 |
feet more, and this work viii De started |
as soon as shipping closes for the VIM |
ter. The company employs from l6 to |
rs men winter and summer. During the /
present season the company has built /
new bunk house. 1896 feet Il has al |
so built ore sheds and snow sheds 10 |
facilitate the working Of the mine In |
winter. New gasoline tanks have also /
been built and in other ways the COM /
pany has been preparing for a very .
energetic and profitable campaign next /
summer
BIG COTTONWOOD co,
While nothing has been done at the
OF the Big Cottonwood Cop
per company during the past season, II
is expected that the vast porphyry dyke
on the company's property will be
opened up in the near future, II is
with copper as high as 10
per cent and is about 10 feet wide, Some
has been done there but II
will take much money TO open up the
on a scale commensurate with
It's greatness.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
During the past summer several
claims were located In Little Cotton
wood and American Fork districts, on
which a showing has been made that Is
surprising. Three of these claims the
Nos. l. 2 and 8, are located
on the Little Cottonwood side Of the
the other one, named the |
Edorado Is over the ridge on the
American Fork side. The locations were
made I'm July and almost Immediately
he discoveries. Cole brothers Of Union. |
un into three-foOt body Of sand car
)onate ore In the Eldorado which car
les as high as 40 per cent lead with
air values in silver Patches Of galena
IRE also found IN the Homestake I
claims. The property has been bonded
~ willard Snyder. who las put few
men 20 work developing the property
THE REGULATOR,
The Regulator Mining company owns
group OF six claims In Alta. About I
20 feet Of work has been done IN the
ohnson tunnel this year The tunnel
$ now in POS feet with a nice body Of
arbonate ore exposed in the fact A
haft nearly 200 feet deep has also been
unk 100 feet from the mouth Of the
unnel. The shaft is In ore all the way.
nd a three-foot body OF good copper (
re carrying lead and silver is exposed /
h the bottom A nice showing OF cop z
er ore Is also reported I'm an So-foot
unnel on the Harrison claim. worked
Y leasers. which runs about $50 per ton.
he Regulator Is expected TO give
God account OF Itself next year. (
NEW SENSATION. !
Some very good assays have been re- :
alyed from samples Of ore from the
lew Sensation group. which is In Z
barge OF AL Brim. who Is directing !
.ork with a force Of eight or ten men, ! !
he company has extended the main =
Innel and discovered good ore az a
istance OF between zoo and 500 feet | 9
.on the entrance. Some good ore was {
lao encountered In an upraise from the !
10 foot station In the tunnel :
THE COPPER KING. 3
A very interesting proposition Is the {
opper King property In Big Cotton Z
GOD. which Is owned by Park city :
aople. principal among whom Is AS
aver Bird. The group consists OF eley' Z
, claims, which show two veins dip .
Ing and trending towards each other ! "