Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-14
COLORADO MEN
AFTER COPPER
Have Examined Many Mines in
The State With View of
Their Development.
A NEW SYSTEM OF REDUCTION.
Incorporation Fores. allowed for the
Handling OF Big Indian. Coconino
And Other Utah Copper Mines

For the past few weeks the motel
mining operator, n. +. Woodwork Of
Denver, Colo. has been in Salt Lake,
ostensibly on a holiday. To all inquiries
he gave out that he was taking a rest
and was not particularly interested at
this time in the development Of Utah
mines He likewise deprecated the idea
that he was looking for mining proper
ties. With Mr.. Woodworth was George
H. Waterbury. who is well known in
Utah and who is also mining man
OF wide experience, The two were app
parently quietly enjoying themselves
at the Kenyon hotel and left yesterday
without any show-just folded their
tents Ike the Arabs and quietly stole
away TO the Colorado capital.
II now transpires however, that the
two combined considerable business
with their rest and that far reaching
consequences may follow their Visit.
These viii take the form of opening
up OF several big copper properties In
several portions of the state and the
installation OF a new system of reduce
ing copper ores, which will work a rev.
olution In the handling OF the red me-
tai First of all, Mr.. Waterbury has
been quietly going over the state ex-
aiming copper propositions, and gath
ering samples OF ore, which he has been
testing at an improvised plant In the
basement Of the Dooley building.
Last week he paid a visit to the La
sal moui. tlns, more especially to go
over the Big Indian mine, which Is
owned by II, 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
1t was. to his mind, the biggest copper
mine In the world, and that the ores
were fitted to the new process of re-
ducton. OVertures We're made to the
owners Of the mine for it's purchase, or
for the formation Of a company COM
posed of Utah and Colorado capitalists
for the handling of this mine In con-
nection with several others In Utah.
mention of which will be made later.
While very secretive regarding tho
now process, enough was learned to
know that it Is a purely chemical one
and that higher percentage of values
can be saved by 1t than by any otner
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, Mr.. 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 II units
by the chemical treatment Another
advantage Is the saving of time, II talk
Ing only from two 10 three hours to ex-
tract the metal f.0m the ore and bring
out the pure metallic copper
Among other properties examined was
the Coconino mine In the Buckskin
mountains. This mine, Mr.. Woodwork
states, is only second to the Big In
dian in its possibilities as a copper pro-
Queer. IL is also one that the Colo
radoans are after, though with what
success, has not yet transpired, There
are several big copper propoe ltions near
81, George and on the Colorado river,
which have 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 figure,
That a big corporation will follow the
visit Of Messrs. Woodwork and Water
berry there eau now be no question. 1t
means renewed activity IN outlaying
copper producing districts, and tho
starting up of mining boom in the IT,
SAILS, where the first operations will be
carried on.
Salt Lake copper smeltermen We're In
consultation with Mr. Woodwork many
times during his stay In Salt Lake, and
he stated that overtures were made for
the use OF his system here,