Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-26
PLEASED WITH
BEAVER COUNTY.
A Los Angeles Mining Engineer
Sees a Great Future for That
Portion Of the State
VISITED THE MAJESTIC MINES.
Harrington & Hickory, He Says, Can
Supply Smeltcr with 100 Tons
Of Ore Daily for a Year.

Mr. s. c, Wood. well known mining
and consulting engineer OF Los Angeles
mas returned from making an inspec-
ton otthe Majestic properties in Beaver
county and has taken his departure for
home Like many others who have Wis
TED the great copper belt in the south.
he sees a great future for that part Of
the state and IN letter 10 Manager
Alexander, written on the train after
leaving Salt Lake for the west. he ex-
pressed himself as being enthusiastic
over what he had seen within Majestic
territory.
Atler making an inspection Of the
new smelter near Milford, which has
capacity FOR the treatment OF 100 tons
OF lead and $50 tons of COPPER ores
dally and which Is to be blown in"
within the next 10 days, the visitor was
conducted to the Harrington- Hickory
mines, Of which he says:
These mines are a silyer-l lead propo-
sltion, with considerable gold values,
and In all of the various workings |
FOUND ample confirmation of the state.
ments heretofore made by your officers
and managers concerning great GUAM
tlties and value of ores. They are
proved to my mind TO have been clear
ana conservative. | was much inter.
ested IN the new developments which
nave appeared In what you call the
Conner shaft. This shaft, now over 3EO
feet down, Is already 81 feet In rich
ore, Whlch seems to be a great fiat vein,
ana the bottom Is not yet reached. The
greater part OF this ore consists of lead
earponates, but carrying considerable
galena, and good values In silver.
thihk II sate to say that one half Of
this ore body will show % per cent Of
lead, or better with 20 or 30 ounces of
SILVER, and the balance, of very good
but somewhat smaller percentages. In
thls mine you have clearly defined ore
Deds and backs that will furnish 100
tons Or more per day for at least a
year to come, without further develop.
ments"
or the o. X. mine Mr. Wood said,
found here that great amount OF
development work had been done, in a
very Intelligent and systematic man.
ner, consisting OF several thousand feet
or drifts, tunnels crosscuts, etc, with
hnely equipped main shaft connect
ing three levels, and a well equipped
incline reaching to the 400 foot level
as well as connecting directly with the
intermediate levels, | found several
electric drills In successful operation
and ore bearing strata or veins well
shown up. These exposures vary from
% to go. and in one case over 100 feet
IN width, and OF good average grade
Much OF the ore is exceptionally good
IN copper value, and carries both silver
and gold Altogether | am convinced
that this Is great mine, and that I'm
connection with the Old Hickory n
VIII furnish very profitable smelling
proposition II Is also clear to my mind
that the next two or three levels, down
10 and below water lines VIII prove
Immensely more valuable still"
AL the Old Hickory mine Mr.. Wood
states that he found different condI-
lions prevailing, but the vein matter
as developed, he says shows heavy iron |
carDonates, carrying copper, silver, and
Il liberal showing OF gold, The ore |
ooules are IN contacts between nor |
phyry ana limestone, The surface in |
ulcati0ns, and the extensive deyelop- |
lnents down TO the zoo foot level now |
reached by the main shaft, are indica- !
i've OF tremendous ore bodies at depth. |
while even the present dumps show |
llne accumulations of excellent ore. |
lhese ores promise an excellent com |
onation with those OF more sillcious |
character In the o. X. mine.
II desire to add" continued Mr.. |
wood, that | found all Of the state |
ments and conditions which have been
outlined by your officers and managers
70 be completely confirmed. and more. /
lhat the work OF development which |
has been done, and is now being done /
under the direction Of General Manager |
william A. Parrish Is to be highly com.
mended and approved | have never
visited and Inspected mines whore the
work was more ably and carefully car
ried out and feel that | am making a
very safe and conservative statement
when | assure you that you have ore
'nough already blocked out and upon the
surface. in dumps. when smelted. TO
more than repay every dollar that YOU
have expended upon the Majestic prop
'rtles. and then only a small part OF
heir value viii have been taken out"