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

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INNING The resident managa.' Tor
company IL Walter c. Orem, u 'as
Phoenix Doing Nicely
Andrew Gebhardt becor,o
eventually become n cann -, WI, W, would
portance In the mining vorl5 H''ol IN
Gated the Phoenix group M H. ue To-
upper Carr Fork, adjoining fbe ''' ,.. IN
now owned and operated by tbs 'prQnd
Apex Mining company. O'ah
While Mr. Gebhardt has orer,..,.,
property off and on during n,,',ea NE
never before has there been s'' pellod,
tive campaign carried on as dnr,u a.l se-
present year, which has reror5nH1 .he
opening or some extensive hnJi' 'ns
nlgn grade shipping, as wen "a -. w
deal or low grade mill ore So y sreat
ousiy mas the mine responded ii, 9s.'er-
hseneht several months ago orlnan,
tne installation OF a fve-drill c,r,r,,.a
sor, the equipment Of the minn n.,H-
electrlc lights and the inaurur,t l,, 'tl
WORK IN new tunnel which Is IN Nv" ~
, main outlet for all ore cornIr. ule
the property In the future. T6is -1J, ,t
VIII connect with the PhoenIy ,,a n'
which Is the principal one crossip, TX, AZ.
property al a distance in of about Wy ste
rect and at depth OF 2lO feet ,,r -,3p
the present lowest workings '', ,TSr
Phoenix assure, as far as av,io.one
SHOWS an average width Of from Fve ~,
six feet and has given up hlgh 80 ~
ore or late and which has been ssitus
10 the salt Lake shelters ON controis
showing values Of about IS Der ren,
lea1' elSht ounces In silver. 81 In gnld
VIZ" an excess or IRON. The mill ara
has received treatment az tho WI
custom MILL two to four tons are t,rn a',
into one and the concentrate rrnSnaeS
shows values Of about 20 per cent ieog
ounces In silver and 50 cents In g,iJ
The new tunnel, which has been com
peted TO the length Of nearly 500 foe,
VIII also cut two other tssures befora
1t reaches the Phoenix vein, ono -
them shows about three feet OF came.
ore. where 1t has been Opened rsa,
tn surface; the other Is four feat vida
and contains a good grade Of lead ore
The Phoenix group consists of "A
acres OF ground, all patented and +,
now operated by the Phoenix Mining
company, of which Andrew Gebharjt
Is president, manager and treasurer.
Frank Hoffman. vice president: n. A.
p
hardt, secretary, who, with Dr. A. G.
Robertson, constitute the board " d..
rectors. The company Is capuglfzed
for 100000 shares, OF which only GOO
have been issued. The mine fumishe,
employment for about 50 men,
Silver Shield OF Bingham.
The silver Shield OF Bingham pre.
sents n real picture Of what perseyer.
ence and pluck will do in mining The
management of this company has had
its full share Of trouble with water
and cavlng ground and, with the pos.
sibe exception OF the Ontario at Park
City, no corporation IN the state has
had more difficult problems to contend
with. But they have all been overcome
and the new year will dawn with the
skies cleared for the Silver Shield
The main working tunnel has been
carried forward to the point OF cons
nection with the ore bodies In the bed
ded vein. which is the key to the min.
eral bearing zone OF Bingham. This
vein IL now being explored and Man.
ager Harry S. Joseph Informed the
writer few days since that he Is now
orenmg up q very promising shoot.
A few months ago mill tests were
made at the Wall plant IN Biug'
ham canyon demonstrated that the ore
can be handled to q profit through con-
centration and steps have been taken
towards the erection Of a 15-ton mill
which viii go into commission
In 1906. A suitable site was recently
ACQUIRED from the Boston Consolidated
company; water rights have been per-
fected and every detail attended to 30
that the work Of construction can he
pushed forward with rapidly as soon
as the signal TO proceed Is given,
The silver Shield mine Is splendldy
equipped the underground workings
are Illuminated by hundreds OF mean
descent electric lamps and ore trains
are hauled out Of the mine by means
of electric motors. Recent shipments
OF crude ore from the property WeTs
sold on controls showing % per cent
lead, Is ounces silver 2,b per cent cop
per and SO In gold. while the second
class run through the Wall mill showed
average values In the concentrate OK
1876 per cent lead SOS ounces silver, W
cents in gold and q per cent IRON
The silver Shield company has A
large acreage OF valuable ground IN
tory under bond which, when taken
up, will place It In possession Of an
estate extending over area equal "
some other companies operating IN ths
camp.
The officers OF the silver Shield conf
pany are. Henry COIN, president IL
S. Joseph. vice president and manager
II. II. Mead. secretary and treasurer
who. with Louis :. Moore Of Cinclh-
natl J. NJ solomon Of st. Louis D. >
TaRgart and r.. Il. Miller Of salt Lake
constitute the board Of directors
Yampa Mines and smcltcrs'
The Yampa mine is one OF the os
producers of Carr Fork canyon IL y
a neIghbor to such bonahzas as Wv
Boston Consolidated, uiah NohsoHuu'I
ed and Utah Apex. The nine Is o"n,et
by the Tlntic Mining and Development
company, practically q close Su'po'o,
ton, OF which Capt Henry stern ",
New York Is at the head ana me- ''., s,
with George II. Robinson, are "'
largest shareholders
The property Is opened by two iu1,
nels. The upper, or Iampa tul"tb
$50 feet below the crest OF IhP H'sur
tain and il shows a vast tonnage Vi Wv
blocked out.
In the Craig or lower tunnel a Elk ,rs,
showing OF ore Is In evidence , ln'
tunnel cut the ore body 22vo letl l'S S@
It's mouth and nj depth Of about I'"
feet on It's STRIFE,
The average width Of the VEN
from Is TO 80 feet, and the clara'JI
of the ore Is a copper iron sulphlle w
the richer parts OF the VEN me , viz
cones In the form Of coyellIe' C,'
copyrite and chalcocite, The f,ln
distinctive and practically C3nuu' tort
The ore averages from 3 to ~; per . iSe
copper In addition TO the gold Wv
which run from 81 to 50 to me 'o.. a,
The Yampa group covers an aI.s,nrd