Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

\ Massilon, Ohio; j. II. Friend. Dayton,
Ohio; r. l.. Hughes, Dayton. Ohio; II.
| l.. Newell. West Carrollton, Ohio; o.
| y. Tibbetts, salt Lake city.
Red Wing In Il Big Deal,
During the past year the controlling
interest In the Red Wing properties In
Markham gulCh was absorbed by n
corporation known as the Utah Devel-
opment company composed OF Boston.
New York ana London capitalists. As
a result Of this transfer. the Red Wing
has been subjected to a vigorous cam
paign Of development and according
to late reports, the mine has respond
ed TO it far beyond expectations.
Early IN the year a new compressor
plant WAS installed at the mouth OF
the canyon the company's bonded I'm
debtednesa Of $780, coo has been liquidat-
ed. additional ground has been pur-
chased. bringing the total acreage now
embraced In the corporations domains
up To l2j,
The Red Wing Is rapidly taking It's
position among the big things of the
camp of Copper" and the fact that
the physical condition Of the mine Is
better today than 1t ever was before,
Is evidence OF this fact; while the
heathml state Of the metal market,
places the management IN position 10
make greater profits on shipments.
-Four distinct ore bodies have been
opened IN the Red Wing mine three
OF which carry their values IN lead
sulphldes associated with which is
from | to per cent copper. making up
an attractive concentrating proposition
THE ore bodies show an average
thickness 81 from three 20 six feet ana
are proving continuous as develop
ment continues. An incline sunk on
the Columbia VEIN from the Snake
tunnel, SIS down 1859 feet and has been
iu ore an the way Drifts have been
made from the $50 station of the in
cline. both ways IN ore, one face shows
a fve- foot breast; the other. two feet;
widening TO three feet IN the bottom
of the incline. Average samples TAX
I'll from these places show values o.
from y 10 ] per cent copper. from
6 TO ounces In silver from so cents TO
81 I'm gold and from / to per cent
copper
In concentration. iu order to save
80 much OF the copper values IN the
ore as possible. the iron, as We'll as
the lead h saved and from 10 1 tons
are put INTO one
4 similar shoot TO the one mentioned
IN the foregoing. has been opened for
about 100 feet m what is known az
the julian tunnel, and another IN the
same tunnel III what Is called the Jones
q Powers fssure Shipments OF high
grade lead ore from these finds were
made during the past summer. The
concentrate from the ore averages.
Gold, .015 ounces. silver, 81 ounces
iron, q per cent copper. one-halt OF
one per cent.
The shipments OF crude ore gave re-
turns Of 3s pee cent lead, is per cent
copper and II ounces in silver.
In the Mccain raise, g well defined
shoot OF coppe' has been opened aud
recent shipments made from here
showed values of 10 per cent copper,
~ ounces IN silver aud 81 IN gold.
The formation OF the hill, like that
OF the rest OF the camp, is made up OF
alternating limestone and quartzite, In
tprseCted by ore bearing assures. The
lime beds arc large and contain the ore
bodies II Il not uncommon for the
ore beds 10 ba from 10 to - feet IN
thickness while therJ are Instances,
where they have been found 10 be
twice that thickness.
During the past year. or since the
company began its present campaign
~ development, production OF from
500 20 Goa tons per month has been
maintained I'm ore that has been cN-
trncted ouly in the course OF develop
ment, no attempt being made at the