Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-03
0 X EXTENSION MINING AND RE.
DUCTION co.

In the extensive character of its
holdings and in the promising results
Of the development work now In prog
ress on Its properties, the X Extern
sion Mining and Reduction company
having its Headquarters in Salt Lake,
Is one OF the most important mining
organizations in Utah. The properties
Of the company comprise a group of
% claims, located in a commanding
position In the Beaver Lake mining
district, covering what Is believed to
be some of the richest mineral bearing
ground IN Beaver county and known
10 contain copper silver and gold.
The o X Extension Mining and Re-
ductlon company is incorporated under
the laws of Utah for 100000 shares, at
par value OF so cents each; 100000
shares have been set aside for treasury
sales and 10000 have already been
sold, leaving 100000 still in reserve.
A. ]. McMullen Of Salt Lake Is presI-
dent OF the company: Il. NJ, Farrell of
Pocatello, vice president G. G. Gott
secretary and treasurer, and c. s.
Smith, Il. A. Cook and Robert Leroy
are included i'm the board of directors,
the latter gentleman acting as SUPER
intendent at the mines. About three
years ago President McMullen believ-
ing that the district offered exceptional
opportunities for exploration, began
operations there and II has been
through his masterful handling of the
situation that so much has been ac-
compllshed In the face of the great
difficulties, financial and otherwise,
that is usual in the beginning n gil
gantc undertaking. More attention Is
now being drawn to that territory than
to any other part OF the state, except
ing, perhaps. Park City, and expert
mining men and others are of the
unanimous opinion that the o X Ex-
tension Mining company have mag
nihcent property. The results of de-
velopment work, though as yet very
limited, strengthen this opinion the
more and more as progress IL made.
Development work thus far consists OF
about LOO feet of shafts, tunnels, in
clines etc, most OF which has been
done on the knight Road side. Elk
ton and Amended Midnight, the last 8
named claims forming respectively the
SOUTH ives. and north boundaries of the
q X mine, which was the foundation
Smelling Co., the Elliton occupying u
central position in the group. On the
former there Is an incline $40 feet in
depth from which drifts of 100 feet
or more have been run to the north and
south and east In the latter direction
an east and west cross ledge has been
encountered, which has a thickness Of
over 30 feet at the present workings.
Its character Is that OF low grade
sulphide, admirably adapted for con-
centration, and, as the values appar-
emily increase with depth, 1t Is the in
tention OF the management to sink 300
feet or more during this year. A
drift Is being run to tho east on this
cross ledge, to cut another vein known
to lie parallel to the one which Is fol-
lowed all the way down by the Incline
shaft. The ground Is easily worked
at low cost. This parallel vein is
traced on the surface for long dis
lance. The knight shaft has been
equipped with necessary machinery
and buildings. At the Elkton an OPP
Grating shaft has been sunk 10 feet
and at rs feet a 3-foot vein carrying
substantial values Of copper. silver and
gold was uncovered. An important
feature Of formation in the group is
that there is n contact between por-
| phyry and granite running through
six of the claims of this group
The offices Of the company are locat-
ed at No, 40 Commercial block. Mr.. A.
| J.. McMullen, the president, Is n min
| ing operator of great enterprise and
| foresight and has the record OF sue
cess In his undertakings. He ls also
president OF the Skylark Copper MIN
ing and Milling Co., the Beaver Lake
| Copper Mining Co.. etc. The o K Ex-
! tensions properties are located In the
, same district and touches the Beaver
| Consolidated, The Blue Acre. The Erie,
| the Ben Harrison, and the Utah South
| email good properties.