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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
0PHIR DISTRICT is
COMING TO THE FRONT

1t is common practice to link con-
tinuous mining districts together when
it comes 10 reviewing events of a sea
sons operations. The camp of Ophir is
only few miles south of that Of Stock
ton and, with Dry Canyon added, the
sweep of mineral-bearing territory COW
cred by the three becomes one. Each
of the three districts were equally i'm
portant in the early days, and it has
only been lack of capital that held back
the Dry Canyon portion during the last
several years.
Ophir has been more fortunate in
this respect, and the big enterprises
that are now being handled there
must. sooner or later, draw sharp at
tention TO Dry canyon, which lies be-
tween Stockton and Ophir The mining
map, as 1t affects the boundaries of
corporate possession, has been under
going a change during the last few
months, which gives the camp a diff
ferent aspect to that which 1t bore
twelve months ago. The change is
going to mean much for the camp and
the mining industry OF the state, for it
adds to Utah's available list of power
full operators an entirely new combina-
ton which promises, during the year to
come, to make up for all lost time that
its entry into the district has caused.
Big Operators Get in.
The way was paved for this combina-
ton little more than year ago when
c. H. Butchart, Richard Schell and
others of Duluth, Minnesota, took hold
Of the Ophir Tunnel cOmpanys prop
erty of 500 acres and began the driving
of a tunnel to cut the lodges that were
known TO exist and which had been
made into prolific producers in the
mines adjoining on the west. About the
middle of the year, after a period of
negotiation with Willard F. Snyder.
representing the BuckhOrn Mining
company, the property of which was
owned jointly by the Western Explora-
ton company and the Neidlinghauses
Of st. Louis, a deal was made whereby
Mr.. Butchart and his formids BILE COM
binatiOn Of Minnesota operators under
took the purchase of the BuckhOrn
bonanza and it's consolidation with the
Ophir Tunnel ground. The deal went
through as planned and the entire
proposition is now being operated as
the BuckhoTn Consolidated.
The magnitude of this undertaking
and the intrinsic value of the mines
involved is best understood by explain
ing that to swing the proposition is
requiring in the neighbOThOOd OF $780,
600. Payments on the purchase of the
Buckhorn are being met as they ma
ture. and there is not the slightest
doubt of the final contamination Of the
deal. because the ores exposed In the
property at the present time are worth
several times as much as the ground
cost.
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levels above have been reaching out in
an easterly direction from the shaft
Tor a long time the ore bodies in this
portion Of the company's territory are
well understood and known TO be rich,
so the ground can be safely depended
upon to supply a record breaking ton
mage Of just the kind of ore the smelt-
ers are going to need for many years
TO come. To recount the details of de-
velopment in this wonderful property
would be only to repeat what has been
many times told during the year, so Ii
Will not be gone into now.
Honerlne Extension.
Adjoining the Honerine company's
territory on the east is the big area of
territory which was incorporated upon
by G. II. Scheu and his associates a
year or SO ago as the HOnerine EXten-
sion. It's development has been stead
lily pushed during the year from the 500
level OF the Honerine. and the next
twelve months are counted upon to
make of II one of the camps big pro-
ducers, as a number of the same lodges
that has made the Honerine famous
courses through the ground.
North of the Honerine the Galena
King, Stockton Gold Mining & Milling,
Cyclone, Cygnet and other companies
have been operating to fine advantage.
and now that the drain tunnel has
made it possible for all of them to go
down they can be depended upon to
Guido themselves during the year now
dawning.
The Stockton company has been pro-
ducing steadily since its milling plant
was placed in commission last spring.
The mine has just been equipped with
powerful new hosting machinery, and
1t will now be possible to go down to
almost any depth desired below the 500
foot level, the deepest workings at
which any mining has been done.
GaIena King Mines.
At the Galena King Manager Dun
can MacVichie has kept a good force
of men on development during the
year. and it is understood to be the
purpose of the company to get down TO
the drain tunnel level as rapidly as
possible and connect the mine with the
crOss-cut being run in that direction
from the HOnerine. Considerable ore
has been produced by the property dur
ing the year, but extraction has been
subOrdinated altogether to develop
{
property were productive in the early
history of tho property but. like most
other mines in the camp, it was i'm
possible to get much below the water
level on account Of the great cost that
would have attended pumping opera
tons Lead is the predominant metal
in this mine. also, and its contributions
10 the market, when the management
gets ready to cut loose will aid mate
rally in swelling the camps output.
Cyclone and Black Diamond.
The Cyclone has proven it's mine to a
depth of 700 feet and some nice lead
silver ore bodies have been disclosed.
| The shoots have shown a tendency to
increase in size and richness in depth.
and for that reason another 100 feet in
depth is now being sought. Here long
prospecting drifts will be run along the
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Great Developments of Year at Stockton and Ophir

The mining and smelling world is
watching with a great deal of interest
the development OF the Stockton and
Ophir camps, over the range from
Bingham. Rapid advances have been
made during the year now drawn TO
Q close and these contiguous districts,
during the next few months, will be
doing much toward meeting the extra
ordinary demand for ores carrying
large percentages OF lead and iron,
while their contributions 10 the output
OF gold and copper will not be insig-
nihcant.
During the early part of the year the
Honerine company ran its big milling
plant on ores taken out in develop
ment and in cleaning up a big tailings
dump from an early day plant 1t also
made a number of trial runs and helped
materially In giving development in the
district a push.
The company's great drain and oper-
ating tunnel is now rapidly approach
ing a connection with the shaft through
which the great masses of sulphide-
lead ores have been developed, and
within sixty days, if all goes well, sew
eral hundred tons of first-class and
milling ores will be pouring through
the tunnel. While the management OF
the property is not inclined TO make
any promises of what viii be done,
some of the best engineers Of the state
who have figured on the proposition,
express the opinion that when the
company gets into full swing with its
production, net earnings viii approx
mate 5000. 900 per month. 1t is no exag-
geration to say that during the year
hundreds of thousands of tons of ore
have been added to the reserves Of the
mine between the 600 and 1,100-foOt
levels alone in the Honerine vein. This
ore, according to expert calculation.
will average about half and half in
shipping and milling grades.
Tapping New Veins.
Within the last few months a north
erly cross-cut from the drain tunnel
level, which opens the Honerine vein
between 200 and 900 ieet below the
deepest present workings, has been
pushing out to cut three other parallel
veins in Honerine ground and the
Galena King ledge as well. The first
of these. the ST. Patrick, has already
been tapped and, as this review is be-
ing written. ore is expected to be en-
cOuntered at any time, drifting for the
shoots having commenced. When all
M these veins, known to carry ore In
quantity, as shown in the old upper
workings, have been tapped and ex-
plored, the Honerine viii be producing
at such a rate as TO entitle it TO first
place b. the lead-silver mines of the
state.
Lodges Are Drained.
The running of the long drain and
operating tunnel has accomplished
what 1t was designed to do; namely,
unwater the various lodges of the dis
trict and make it possible for all the
mines TO operate at great depth. 1t
has now penetrated the very heart of
the district though to reach the eX-
IRENE eastern limits OF the company's
possessions it will have to be driven
more than 5000 feet farther. AS the
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Beaver County Makes Customary Showing Of Excellence

Mining in Beaver county has been
carried on with considerable vigor
during the year A great deal Of
money has been spent in the develop
ment and equipment of new PROPOSE
lions and the older ones have been
handled in a manner that has been
gratifying. The old Horn Silver
bonanza has earned gOOdly dividends;
magnificent work has been done at
the Cactus; the Burning Moscow has
been re-cOnverted into a shipper of
moment and so has the Harrington
Hickory property Of the Majestic COM
pany. Other properties have been
under regular and systematic develop
ment and, for all the money that has
been spent substantial results have
ben attained, so far, at least, as the
expenditures have had TO do with the
search for and opening up Of mineral
bearing lodges.
Newhouse Mines, Mills and Town.
The Cactus properties of the New
house Mines & SHELTERS corporation
have responded to development in a
manner that has been little short Of
marvellous. New ore bodies have been
ably require years to determine, while
the better developed portion Of the
bonanza has been placed In tip-top
shape for the handling of an enormous
tonnage. The years work at the big
milling plant, 1t first year, practically,
has been largely an educational one, as
a steady pull has been made with the
object in view of making ii as nearly
perfect as brains and mechanical
ingenuity could provide. The tonnage
handled has. therefore, been of sec
ondary consideration. But for all that
there has gone through the plant
something like 10000 tons of ore which
has, probably, produced in excess of
1000 tons of copper. worth more than
81, 900, 600 AS it is not the policy of
the corporation 10 make public the
details OF its business these estimates
are made altogether from q general
understanding OF the value of the ores
mined and the tonnage treated.
Within the last month IL has been pos
sible to materially increase the out
put of the mine through the new con-
nections that have been made from
level to level down to the 500 or the
depth at which the operating tunnel
connects with the mine workings.
There is no reason to believe other
than that the Cactus will be producing
and reducing In the big mill more
than 1000 tons of ore per day during
the next few months. with the proba-
bilities strongly in favor of the
amount being raised TO 1900 tons or
more during the next twelve months.
Town Is Model One.
Everything at the new town has
moved along without a hitch and the
original intent of Samuel Newhouse.
its founder, of making 1t the model
mining camp of the west, is being fully
realized. Here no saloons are permit
ted TO run and dives of every descrip-
ton are excluded. The Cactus club is
the only place where a drink can be
obtained and here the rule applies that
one man may not treat" another
The profits of this bar are applied to
the maintenance of the club library,
etc, so that the money spent for
LIQUOR and cigars goes to make the
surroundings of the men employed by
the company more inviting and makes
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the general morale Of the little COM
munity higher than it could possibly
be under different conditions.
Horn Silver Has Done Well.
The Horn Silver company has en-
joyed a very prosperous year and
made it possible for the shareholders
10 pull down $4,000 in dividends. In
addition to the large tonnage of crude
lead, silver and copper ore, and con-
centrates. aggregating 1000 TONS that
has been shipped TO the smelters OF
this valley. the company has mar
keted S.4O0 tons of zinc ore at a profit
which has gone a long way toward
meeting the dividend requirements OF
the year. This product of the mine
which is known TO contain q mountain
of it, has been marketed at lola, Kan.
and the probabilities are that heavy
contracts for 1t will be filled during
the year to come.
Scarcity Of water and one thing an6
another has held back operations
the big Peck mill that was complete
early in the year to handle the hun
dreds Of thousands of tons of $40 tail
ings which the old mill dumps contain.
The hope is expressed that matters
will be so arranged that the plant can
be kept in steady and profitable opera
ton during the coming season. A
great deal Of money has been spent in
its erection and equipment and the
men behind II are entitled TO success
imperial and Comet.
The great strength of the copper
market is going TO have its effect on
the Imperial company, which owns a
group of properties destined to develop
into another Cactus. The property lies
south Of the famous mines of the New
use company; it covers the same min
eral zone, and the work which has al
ready been done upon it makes il GER
tain that millions Of tons of splendid
milling anu smelling ores viii be mined
from 1t. Tunnels have pierced this
ground for long distances, shafts have
been sunk, raises made and crOss-cuts
driven, but none OF them have yet
marked the boundaries Of the mineral
bearing ground
a. B. Lewis, the founder of the COM
pany, is now shaping matters up so
that the mine can We the treatment
lis worth warrants, and there is no
doubt that the coming season will wit
mss the Inauguration or a plan Of
campaign that will bring results. He
viii do the same with the Comet. the
workings upon which are within a
stones throw Of the Cactus shaft, and
it is safe 10 say that producing mines
OF great merit viii be made of each,
and that in the near future.
The Majestic Company.
The Majestic companys mines. par
ticularly the Harrington-H Hickory and
Old Hickory, have been undergoing
steady development during the year
and for several months past the for
mer has been regular contributor TO
the ore market. The rock being shipped
is coming out only through the ave-
nues that are being driven to further
open up the mine and, while it is yet
too early TO make q fun prediction as
to ultimate results, Manager Lafayette
Hanchett cOnfesses that the outlook
could hardly be better At the Old
hickory the work thai - been done
during the year haS peen with a view
Of learning the peculiar lies of the for
nation and the true trend of the lode
Everything is now considered favor
able to make big modest-grade smelt-
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the equipment of the big copper smelter
that ii is now constructing at Garfield,
and when that is done the camp Of
Stockton will be fright next door" to
market. The camp has a brilliant flu
ture ahead of it, a future that every
operator in the district can thank Will
lard f. Snyder for as he it was that
finally persuaded P. L. Kimberly, that
prince among mining operators and
promoters, to stand for the running Of
the tunnel that has already redeemed
the camp, when the woods were full Of
WiseacTes who knew that it could never
be done. To help clinch every argu-
ment that he made for the district
Mr.. Snyder has always had the assist
ance of Z. j. Raddatz, who grew up
with the camp and knew it's possibili-
ties as probably did no other man in
the district. Many times when it
seemed that the men who were pouring
their money in would like to retrace
their steps and quit, Messrs. Snyder
and Raddatz would go after them and
insist that no backward step should
be taken. They won out every time,
and the more than 81. 200, 900 which,
through their efforts and tenacity of
purpose, has been spent in that camp
during the last five or six years, will
easily be returned with interest during
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At the Frisco-Contact a shaft has
been put down 450 feet and the ledge
opened during the last few weeks. Du-
ring the next ninety days news of
especial Importance to the shareholders
is expected from this coming bonanza
mine. The company is backed by a
treasury that will permit of a most
vigorous years campaign and the be-
lief is expressed by Manager ROhlfng
that the property will be made at least
self-supporting before this treasury re-
serve, amounting to more than sec, 000
is used up.
Burning Moscow's New Career.
During the fall months Matthew Gull
len. owner of the old Burning Mos
cow, decided upon the reOpening Of
that old time producer and, under the
superintendency of Dan Ferguson, new
bodies of rich ore were found and
opened up within thirty days. Regu-
lar shipments of high grade ore
are now being made and it seems like
ly that the veteran operator will de-
rive another fortune from the ground.
The work here has stimulated the Utah
Mining & Transportation company to
go ahead with the development Of its
most eligibly located ground. a pOr-
ton of which cuts within 200 feet of
the Burning Moscow, and dozen men
are now employed there. Several of the
assures that have been productive in
the Burning Moscow are expected to be
opened during the coming twelve
months and the management is san
guine that another shipper can be add
ed to the lists.
Several Active Corporations.
The Federal company has also done
great deal Of work during the year
and with most gratifying results. It
has been thoroughly demonstrated that
a mine exists in the property and ii
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Under the general supervisor Of &. .
2. Jennings, the well known mining
engineer, the development OF the prop
critics IS steadily progressing, and when
spring rolls around regular and hea-Z
shipments will begin, &c an aerial
tramWay viii then be constructed frors
the mines to the loading station. An
attempt was made to inaugurate them
month or more ago. but ley roads
and lack Of teaming facilities SO ham
pered the business that it was tempo
rarily given up. The Buckhorn ground
has been splendidly opened Up through
three or four tunnels which arc all
connected. and the different veins ex-
plored fog long distances and the ores
blocked out. Eventually the ODfir
tunnel viii be extended under al OF
the present workings and the ore bodies
opened at varying depths up to 1000
feet. This companys mines should,
therefore. within the next few years.
rival the great Honerine and add inn
mensely to the states output OF silver,
lead, gold and copper, as the veins
carry all four metals.
The Ophir Hill.
Senator Clark's Ophir Hill property,
which ties onto the Buckhorn ground.
has been producing steadily all through
the year and the great milling plant
has been kept in motion for practically
all Of the time. Being operated as a
close corporation the management
makes no reports on the amount of ore
extracted, milled and shipped as high
grade concentrate, but general report
has it that an average OF better than
300 tons a day has been maintained. It
| Is said that no mine in the state can
| boast larger ore bodies than the OphiI
Hin, and while the mass OF IT is low
grade it is such an ideal concentrating
ore that great profit results from its
handling. Electric power is used ex-
clusively and the company is SO fixed
in this respect that 1t is able to supply
its neighbOrs with anything needed IN
this line at modest cost.
East G. West Company.
Adjoining the possessions OF the
BUckhorn Consolidated on the north
! east is the big block of ground that
was recently incorporated and turned
over TO the East a. West company.
James Quinn, under whose intelligent
superintendency the Buckhorn was
converted into the bonanza that II is
today, was onesOf the chief owners OF
this group, and for many years he and
his partner carried on development
work in it. A tunnel has been driven
for a long distance and the mineral
bearing region has been reached. For
the past month or two a force Of men
has been steadily at work charging
and thoroughly retimbering this tun-
mel. When that work is finished it will
not take long, according to Mr.. Quinn,
to get into the ore bodies and begin
mining
Other properties in the camp have
received but scant attention during the
year, but there is every prospect that,
with the vigorous campaign that is
/ planned for the coming twelve months
/ by the bigger organizations a number
/ of them will be spurred on to better
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the next tWenty-fOur months. and
dozens of other companies viii be free
TO make money on their own accounts,
as well.
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several patented claims OF the Sharp
Mining company. After having done
100 feet of development under contract
during the year. it was decided by the
management to attempt nothing far
Their in the way of operating from the
surface, as the management Of the
Honerine had promised that, with the
completion of its drain tunnel 1t would
give the Sharp company a chance to
work through the upper tunnel. This
plan, Manager A. L. Jacobs, of the
Sharp company states, will permit of
opening his ground at a vertical depth
of 600 feet with very little work, as the
Honerine's old tunnel is opened to a
point close to the Sharp territory.
John F. ConnOr and several other Of
the old-time residents Of the camp are
also in possession of valuable ground
that is now being drained by the long
tunnel, and it will be possible for them
during the coming season to resume
operations and make shippers of the
various blocks of ground controlled by
them.
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vein and the ore shoots at the various
crossings. 1t is simply a matter Of
doing the work to make a good mine
of the Cyclone.
Across the canyon to the south from
the Cyclone and on the opposite side of
the drain tunnel, the Black Diamond
company mas converted its property
into a regular producer during the
year. Much of the ore taken out is
produced in the regular course of de-
VelOpment work, and the future of the
proposition seems fully assured. Man
ager w. c. Alexander is giving the
proposition his undivided and close at
tention, and the record he is making is
one to be proud Of.
Honerine West and Others.
Another large and favorably located
block of ground on the line Of the drain
tunnel is that owned by the Honerine
West Mining company, a corporation
that is largely controlled by B. F.
Bauer, H. j. Raddatz, Fred c. Rich
mOnd, and other Salt Lakers. 1t is
being developed from the drain tunnel,
and during the next twelve months it
should be making some noise on its
own account.
Directly south Of the best developed
portion of the HOnerine mine is the
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Shelters Close at Hand.

Camp operators generally believe
that the day is approaching when the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany will add lead blast furnaces to
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Cyclone and Black Diamond.

The Cyclone has proven its mine to a
depth of 700 feet and some nice lead
silver ore bodies have been disclosed.
The shoots have shown a tendency to
increase in size and richness in depth.
and for that reason another 100 feet in
depth is now being sought. Here long
prospecting drifts will be run along the