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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-30
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in this section will be able TO get all
the power they need without going to
the expense Of erecting individual
plants
Atlas side Partners.
No startling changes have been re-
corded in the operations being con-
Quoted in either Big Cottonwood or
American Fork during the year. Uncle
Jesse knight, of Provo. is now In abso-
lutte control OF the Great Western ana
Mountain Lake companies properties.
and in the former he is still pounding
tn long tunnel through 70 a connection
with the ore bodies exposed in the old
upper workings. For some time back
the formation has been showing cop
per, and he expects during the present
winter to be able TO say that he has
made mine OF the ground.
Colonel Nicholas TFeweek, the head
man in the Big Cottonwood Copper &
Gold Mining company, has been too
much absorbed in the anairs OF the
Wabash company during the past year
to give the former much attention. but
he is planning TO ct things under way
there again in the near future,
The Wood1awa company has done
some work AKA az one time during the
season undertook a trial shipment OF
its Zinc-lead ores. Results were not
altogether satisfactory and matters
have since been quiet
The Old Evergreen company has dont
considerable work during the year and
Manager H. ~. Mcmillan is confident
that one or these days they viii make
a big mine Of the property.
The Maxfeld company. a close cor
poration, at the head of which is Post
master A. L. Thomas. has been produc-
ing steadily all through the year and
operations are understood to have been
more profitable than at any time IN
the past, and that is saying a great
deal, as the ores shipped run very high
in silver, lead, gold and copper.
Considerable work has leen done or
other properties in the district and
some new mines are promised to result
from the work going on during the
coming year. -r .
Unusual activity has characterized
operations in American Fork but aside
from the few shipments from the
Wyoming, on Miller hill. there has not
been much in the way of production TO
report. Telling work is being done at
number OF properties, however, and
the coming year should show a great
change for the better IN the district.
America Fork needs money and men
Of nerve and determination behind it.
! When 1t gets these in the opinion of
experts, IL will be heard from ia no
uncertain manner. ..r --
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of the property deserve. Great bodies
Of lead-silver ore, copper ore, and, In
one of the veins, high-grade zinc ore,
exist. The ground is so located. how
ever, that ii is hard to mine without
driving a tunnel and getting under the
ore bodies from point where a road
can be built and transportation down
into thecanyon made easy. These
things will come. for no such valuable
ground can long be permitted to go
undeveloped and mined.
The Kennebec company's property,
under the management OF W. ]. Craig,
has been steadily operated during the
year and a new tunnel is now being
driven 70 cut the ore bodies at a point
In the ground. The management is not
worrying at all over the future. 1t is
simply saving wood and making a
mine. 1t will be heard from by and
by and In manner that VIII reflect
credit on the camp and mean money
to the company.
The Alta-Flagstaff company has
been thoroughly financed during the
year and the property is being
equipped for a vigorous and telling
campaign. New boarding and lodging
houses have been erected and supplies
to be used in the driving of the tunnel
and doing other work have been put in
and power has been secured from the
Columbus company with which to keep
the machine drills pounding away.
The Pioneer Consolidated company,
which owns a fine block of ground
close to the Pittsburg, has commenced
the driving of a tunnel to open up the
known ore-bearing channels in the
ground at depth, and this work is
being steadily prosecuted by contract
and under the direction Of Superintend-
ent Arthur Murphy. a good mine
should be opened at depth during the
next twelve months.
There is every prospect that the
camp Of Alta will be connected by rail
during the coming season, the idea
being TO extend the Rio Grande tracks
up to Tanners Flat and then reopen
the narrow gauge tram line for the re-
mainder of the distance and operate 1t
tn electric locomotives. Either this
scheme or the utilization OF the Con-
tinetnal aerial tramway will likely be
adopted in the spring.
The IntermOuntain Power company
is constructing its initial plant at or
near the mouth Of the Little Cotton
wood canyon and during the coming
year this company will be prepared to
supply power to Alta, Big Cottonwood,
American Fork and the valley below,
as well. Following the installation of
the Little Cottonwood plant, the per-
Torrance will be repeated in Big Cot
tonwod, so that al three Of the camps
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BY Henry NJ.
CroWther

for other metals. being very low in
silver. No attempt has yet been made
10 utilize the manganese. Zinc is not
detrimental smelling feature in the
camps ores, which rarely carry over
z per cent, though heavy zinc ore exists
in Big Cottonwood district.
Alta is distinctly a copper camp.
though it will necessarily produce
heavily in associated lead. Fully nine
tenths OF the camps production of $780,
OOpOOO has been in ores of over $40
snlelter value per ton average, while
Sl2 ores Of favorable composition are
now profitably handled by direct Gus
tom smelling. II can readily be seen
that Alta is essentially a high-grade
camp, as compared, for instance, with
Bingham. Alta is remarkable among
the Utah camps for the occurrence Of
many varied and rare mineral forns
of copper, lead and silver. as we'll as
tungsten, molybdenum and vanadium
Economic Aspect of the Camp.
The camp has two water-power-
driven and thoroughly modern concen-
trating mills in operation that success
fully treat the lOW-grade ores at very
low costs of milling. Alta is notable
IN its application OF water power by
mining companies. there being three
such power plants in operation, while
a fourth one is now under construction
and in this regard has advantages OF
cheap power over other camps.
Smelling rates on the camps ores
are exceptionally low. The first link
in the solving of difficulties Of trans
portatiOn has been installed in the five<
mile aerial tramway Of the Continental
company, which has a capacity OF
twenty tons per hour, and is open for
custom traffic for other producers at a
saving Of rs cents to So per ton in cost
TO wagon hauling. With the reinstal-
lation Of the railroad, which should be
consummated by next season, the camp
will have as low a tariff rate as Park
City and an initial daily production OF
SOC tons.
The total estimated production OF
Alta has been TO date about l 900, 900
tons Of crude ore, most of which paid
a wagon hauling rate Of about 81 per
ton, while up-freight for many years
was $50 per ton.
The present average wagon-hauling
rate IS from S325 to 1915 per ton on
ore from mines TO Sandy. or nearest
railroad point, and IS to $40 per ton on
up-freight, except the Continental,
which, though the most inaccessible
mine Of the district, pays 81 per ton
ore hauling and IS up-freignt. as u re-
suit Of its operation OF the flve-mile
aerial tram
From a perusal of the above figures
it can be seen that improved trans
portation means millions OF dollars in
saving Of hauling expense and like
wise, IL needs no argument 10 suggest
that there must be vast tonnages OF
ores IN the camp that could not bear
wagon-hauling expense, and this is, in
deed. the fact.
Alta is today the best field in Utah
for the investment Of capital
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TURNING An HONEST NICKEL.

William J. Kelley leading actor at
Proctor's theatre in New York, tells
Of a well-to-do Chicago real estate
owner who went into a hardware store
and asked the proprietor for pound
Of nails The small package was made
up. and the price. a nickel, handed TO
the merchant, when the customer
asked if the purchase could be sent
% his house. which was in a distant
part of the city. The merchant as
sented, and, calling a boy, handed him
he parcel with a nickel. and said:
What" said the customer. ARE you
DING to give the boy a nickel to take
he parcel out?"
Why certainly" said the merchant;
7 wouldn't think of asking him to go
~ far for nothing"
Well said the meanest man in Chi
go. IF you would just. as soon give
ne my nickel I VIII take it out my
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Hatfield Of the old Albion companys
mines, reached the objective point in
the long tunnel that was sent in to
drain the property and acquire depth.
He has succeeded in draining the old
workings and is now taking out consid-
cradle high-grade ore. During the next
month or two the lower tunnel and the
upper workings will have been con-
nected and then IL will be possible to
send every pound of ore out through
the tunnel and permit OF the opening
of several new levels. The Albion will
be in the list of dividend-payers during
che coming twelve months, unless all
Agns fail.
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! dip as the dykes, or northeast and
southwest. with 65 to so degrees dip
to the northwest, or the same as at
Park City, of which district Alta is
a we'll defined continuation. The ifs
sures in most instances bear ore only
at the junction Of certain limestone
strata, while the limestone is mineral
lied for a distance of usually two to
one hundred feet from the assure, ac-
cOrding to whether the f1ssure is strong
and well defined or weak and pinched
at the point of conjunction. These ifs
sures are very persistent and where
penetrating nOn-Ore-making strata
hold their course and are strongly
marked, even if very narrow.
At points where assures cut the ore
making channels or favorable lime
stratas the ore body at such places
often makes for a considerable dis
lance upwards rarely downwards) in
the assure above the main ore bearing
lime, and should this occur at a point
where a fat ore shoot or that which
makes in the limestone beds, is not
strong, the inclination of the miner
has been to follow the assure ore
which sooner or later pinches down,
and so the main ore channel is often
lost, as has been the case in several of
Atlas most famous producers.
However, had these assures been fol-
lowed farther up or down TO their con-
junction with over or underlying ore
making lime strata, new ore shoots
would no doubt have been developed,
but, as of more immediate concern, the
original strata OF fat lying lime
should have been followed down on its
dip at conjunction of fissure, depend
ing on opening up a new shoot a short
distance on. To sum up the situa-
ton into a general statement, the
principal ore channels of Alta lime
stone occupy mainly the bedded lime
stone strata and not to any extent
the assures except at conjunction with
certain limestone strata. All the lime
stone is not favorable to ore bearing,
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which is a vein four to ten feet wide
and assaying IL to 2 per cent copper,
02 to .03 ounces gold, 2 ounces silver,
81 per cent iron, II per cent insoluble,
no zinc, 23 aluminium oxide, s per cent
sulphur. Three-fourths of the 81 per
cent iron is magnetic, and by passing
the crushed ore over a magnet, non
magnetic product is obtained with
about 8 into l concentration, bringing
values up to .06 gold, 80 silver, and 8
per cent copper in sulphide FORM
which product may then be further
concentrated by the ordinary wet
method. The magnetic separation is
best done In water and entails prac-
tically no extra expense Of treatment
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Achievements of the Cottonwoods and American Fork

Big and Little Cottonwoods and
American Fork. the trinity of mining
districts which cover the west-south-
westerly extension of the great miner
al-bearing zone that mas made Park
City famous, give more promise today
OF making noise in the world than
they have ever done since the palmy
days of Alta. The cottonwoods and
American Fork canyons head nearly
together. and each Of them opens out
into the salt Lake valley. a few miles
south OF this city and. as a conse-
quenee. the mines which they contain
are all practically In sight OF the smelt
ersl which treat their ores.
Alta, the chief camp. is located near
the head of the middle, or Little Cot
tonwood canyon. The geological struc-
ture Of the formation there is, with
varying modifcaion illustrative of
that which Is found in the other two
and for that reason the readers atten-
ton Is called 10 the article elsewhere
from the pen of Henry NJ. Crowther
the mining engineer. which deals with
the geology, naturalization and ore Oc-
currence in Alta. While the article
was written by Mr.. Crowther on eX-
tremely short notice, and was solicited
by The Herald just at a time when he
was almost too busy 70 give ii any at
tent'op, much will be found in 1t that
should prove Of great value to the men
and companies operating in the dis
tricts which this short review covers
Mr.. CroWthsr has had occasion TO pro-
fessionaIly give a great deal Of atten-
ton 20 the formation OF the Park City
district, and through the operations OF
his own company (the ContinentaD at
Alta and an intimate acquaintance
with, conditions in other properties of
that camp, he has become sufficiently
Informed on the subjects of which he
treats TO make his utterances worth
something 70 those less well informed.
Several years ago Mr.. Crowther made
a study of the Bingham camp and its
geological characteristics. His findings
were published by the Bingham Bulle-
tin and. later, when the geological sur
vey experts compiled their reports on
the district. they found to coincide
with Mr.. Crowther's deductions. This
fact will give added weight to his con-
illusions respecting the formation Of the
Alta camp, which he has come to know
even more Intimately than he did that
OF Bingham.
Alta TO the Front.
A great deal has happened during the
year at Alta to give it a prestige in the
mining world Strong combinations Of
capital have been enlisted in the work
Of Eeopening some OF the old mines
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elevated mining at Alta begins at a
horizon of 10 400 feet above sea level
at the Continental cOmpany's upper
workings, and extends in this property
to $500 feet, of lower tunnel, while
the deepest workings at camp are at
the Columbus Consolidated, beginning
at an altitude of about $500 feet and
extending down to $500 feet above
sea level: while the deepest mining at
Park City Cthe Daly-West and On
tario) begins at about $500 feet eleva-
ton and extends down to about 5000
feet. above sea level
This Alta mining has proceeded no
deeper than 400 feet higher than the
most elevated outcrops DAILY est) in
Park City. This feature is further en-
phasized in the fact that all Alta
mining is tunnel development, while
at Park City it is mostly shaft de-
velopment.
This matter is discussed simply as
an Interesting comparison. the field Of
which requires too much data by ac-
tual~survey and study by geological
comparison of strata for the scope Of
a short article. But 1t suggests that
United States geological survey work
might vel include both Park City and
Alta DISTRICTS as a geological whole.
Ore Occurrence.
The principal ore bodies Of Alta oc-
cur IN limestone, and mostly at the
junction of assures, but there are also
contact or strata deposits that seem
independent of fissure influence, though
such ore is o.. lower grade than that
IN the vicinity of assures and dykes.
The porphyry dykes or masses or
eruptive rocks of the district are not
OF themselves OF value for mineral.
as some in Bingham. nor does the ore
often follow the dykes, that is, the
main ore bodies are not on walls of
dykes at contact of sedimentaries. The
principal intrusive dyks cut the lime
stone beds at nearly right angles both
in dip and strike The assure system
has about the same general strike and
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ounce to each unit of lead and copper
and 03 to 06 ounces gold. There ar
also important deposits of copper SUI
phide ores containing neither lead no
zinc, but these are practically unde
Veloped
The sulphide ores run from 20 to &c
ounces Of silver, and 81 to Sc gold TIL
richest gold values occur nearest TO O
in the quartzite.
Molybdemum, vanadium and tune
stem occur in considerable quantitie
n the camp, as wulfen.te, vanadna
Of lead and tungstate of iron. The fir
wo are very important as lead ores
There are considerable surface d
oosits of manganese, containing up
% per cent, but they are not of
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group will be earning dividends again
! in a short time.
Development has been steadily going
forward at the South Columbus and
Alta-Quincy properties during the year
and, While the main objective point in
them has not yet been reached, every
thing seems to indicate that early
spring will see a change in them Of i'm
portance.
Plttsburg, Kennebeo and Others.
The Pittsburg Consolidated has been
handicapped in its operations during
the season for lack of means to carry
on the work in the manner that merits
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sixty to eighty feet wide and forty
feet thick, which dimensions refer to
the width Of naturalization at inter
section Of fissure, and thickness, to the
depth Of ore bearing strata
The contact ledge veins are usually
from four to eight feet thick and seem
to extend throughout the district fol-
lowing certain strata of which the
vein matter is composed.
Such a vein as this is the Continen-
taI-City Rocks granite-lime contact,
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over ordinary wet crushing and con-
centration.
Atlas lead ores rarely contain under
per cent copper and sometimes as
high as 8 per cent copper in ores that
lead predominates in. Ores contain
ing over per cent copper may be con-
sideTed copper ores, but these rarely
contain less than 2 per cent lead. Still,
many ores run very high in both lead
and copper. The silver values in aver
age oXidiZed ore range from y to !
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Districts naturalization.

Practically all the ore mined in early
days in the upper limestone was
completely oxidiZed, containing less
than one unit Of sulphur, and even
that small amount in the form of sui
pilates, though kidneys and boulders
Of sulphides occasionally occurred
where oxidation of original sulphides
had not been complete.
SuIphides occur In and adjacent to
the Columbus quartzite, near the sur
face, and due. no doubt, to the acid
character Of such rock. While oxidi-
Zation of ores in most limestone re-
mote from the quartzite is complete to
a depth Of over 800 feet, which is about
the greatest vertical depth yet reached
by mines of the district. The Albion
mine has penetrated the sulphide
zone, so has the Columbus, but the
Continental-Alta is still in the oxi-
died zone at nearly 900 feet vertical
depth. as is the Flagstaff, Emma, and
City Rocks.
No doubt the deep oxidization is due
primarily to the preponderating pres
ence of alkaline ore bearing rocks
which are the limestones, while in the
acid rocks or the granite and quartz
ite bear sulphides, practically from
the surface.
The contact-fssure ore bodies are of
great size in some instances, being
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and in many portions of the district
steady development has been progress
Ing on new properties. Probably the
most sensational of the camps achieve
ments has been the opening of ire
mendous bodies of rich sulphde ores
in the lower levels of the Columbus
Consolidated company's properties
These disclosures are bound to have
great bearing on the future Of the
camp. as they have settled once and for
all the mOOted question as 10 whether
the ores go down to the deep there as
they do at Park City. In addition to
| adding millions 70 the value Of it's mine
through these developments, the man
agement of the company has also per-
fected its milling plant, added greatly
to is power plants efficiency, provided
! additional storage bon capacity and
erected one of the finest homes for its
employees in the state. In the face of IL
All large additions have been made to
the treasury reserve and the comDany's
faces the new year prepared TO begin
the reimbursement Of those who have
backed the enterprise through the pur-
chase of shares in the corporation and
the payment Of a good. stiff assess
ment or two Manager Tony jacobson
has been sure Of his footing from the
very beginning and he has never for
moment swerved from his purpose to
make big bonanza of the ground. He
has had, at times to combat views
held in opposition to his own. but there
has always been a strong majority Of
The stockholders with him and he has
gone ahead with a determination that
70 Obstructionist should hold the prop
erty back He has won out and the
company and camp are indebe ed to him
for the energy and nerve he has dis
played in fighting the battle.
Continental Operations.
At the Continental company's prop
critics world of DEVELOPMENT work has
been done during the year and tremen-
dous quantities of ore has been blocked
out In doing 1t. The cOmpany's mill
has been kept running quite steadily
and through the operation OF this plant
and the aerial tramway that spans the
i've miles of distance between there
and the mine, Manager Henry NJ
! Crowther has demonstrated that 1t is
possible to make a fine profit in the
handling of loW-grade ores, ores which.
few years ago, could not have been
! touched under any condition. He is
now planning 10 reach for much great
er depth in the mine, enlarge the mill
| ing capacity Of the plant at Tanners
fiat and do other things that will inure
TO the lasting benefit and profit and the
growth Of the district.
At the Albion.
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General View of Alta.
Michigan Men Buy Ground.
Within the last few weeks a powerful
Michigan syndicate has acquired the
old City Rock mines and the intention
is to properly equip them by spring
and then begin operations on an ex-
tensive scale. This property has a rec
ord for having produced more than
half a million and there is a tremen-
dous tonnage of marketable ore now on
the dumps and exposed in the mine
workings. If the new owners show
the same nerve and determination that
has characterized operations at other
properties in the district the City Rock