Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-14
Have Examined Many Mines in
The State With View Of
Their Development.
A NEW SYSTEM or REDUCTION.
incorporation Forcs,Rdowcd for the
And other Utah Copper Mines

For the past few weeks the noted
mining operator, t. i. Woodwork Of
Denver colo, has been In SALT Lake,
ostaneibly on q holiday To all inquiries
he gave out that he was taking rest
ana was not particularly interested at
this time in the development Of Utah
mines He likewise deprecated the idea
that ne was looking for mining proper
ties. with Mr. Woodworth was George
H. WuterDtrry who is well known In
Utah and who is also mining man
of wide experience, The two We're APP
Wrenty quietly enjoying themselves
at the Kenyon hotel, and left yesterday
without amy show-just folded their
tents Ike the Arabs and quietly stole
away TO the Colorado capital.
il now transphes, however, that tho
two combined considerable business
with their rest and that far reaching
consequences may follow their visit.
These win take the form OF opening
up of several big copper properties lu
several portions OF the state and the
installation Of a new system Of reduce
ing copper ores, which viii work "a rev.
olution I'm the handling Of the red me-
tai First Of all, Mr. Waterbury has
been quietly going over tho state eX-
aiming copper propositions, and gath
er.ug samples OF ore, which he has been
testing at an improyised plant in the
basement Of the Dooley building
Last wees he paid a visit to the La
Sal moul lns more especially to go
over the Big Indian mine, which Is
owned by 10. Loose and several other
Provo parties including Senator Smoot.
Mr.. Woodwork was acquainted with
this property and several days ago
stated to a News representative that
It was. TO his mind, the biggest copper
mine In the world, and that the ores
We're fitted to the new process Of re-
duCtion. Overtures were made 10 the
owners Of the mine for its purchase, or
for the formation of a company COM
posed of Utah and Colorado capitalists
| for the handling Of this mine in con-
necti0n with several others In Utah,
mention Of which will be made later.
While very secretiye regarding tho
| new process, enough was learned to
know that it is purely chemical one
| and that a higher percentage of values
| can be saved by It than by any other
| known at the present time. 1t requires
no fuel and very little water and saves
| so 3-5 per cent Of the metallic values OF
| the ores. MI Woodwork stated that
| on ore which by fire would give a re-
| turns OF 10 units, the new process
| would give fully a return Of u units
| by the chemical treatment. Another
| advantage i5 the saving of time, It talk
| ing only from two 20 three hours to ex-
! tract the metal f1m the ore and bring
! out the pure metallic copper
4 Among other properties examined was
] tf4HlnfnR mil "a lnnk oil n
| mountains This mine, Mr.. Woodwork
states, Is only second to the Biz In
! dian I'm its possibilities as a copper pro-
| Queer it is also one that the Colo
! radoaus are after. though with what
success, has not yet transplred. There
| are several big copper propoo ltons neal
ST. George and on the Colorado river
| which nave been looked over with the
view OF purchasing.
The process needs no big, expensive
plant and requiring no fuel the dis
lance from railroad communication
cuts no hRure.
That big corporation will follow the
visit Of Messrs, Woodwork and Water
berry there can now be no question II
means renewed activity I'm outlayina
copper producing districts, and the
starting up OF q mining boom In the -
SAILS, where the first operations Will be
! carried on.
salt Lake copper smeltermen We're It
consultation with Nh Woodwork many
times during his stay IN Salt Lake, AM
he stated that overtures were made for
the use OF his system here.