The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-17
MINES Of UTAH
Mr.. DERN'S THEME
Prominent Mining Man Gives
Mining Congress Some
Idea of Utah.
ALL PRINCIPAL CAMPS
ARE GIVEN MENTION
Ideal naturalization Of State
Not Equaled Throughout
All the World.

John Dern, whose mining connections
in Utah are too we'll known by far to
need any introduction to local circles,
delivered one OF the leading addresses
Tuesday at the Denver Mining con-
gress. In this address Mr., Dern re-
viewed the mineral industry of Utah
most thoroughly, and that part which
is OF immediate interest to the mining
industry Of Utah is as follows;
II is rapidly being demonstrated, that in
mineral wealth Utah ranks at the very
front among the States OF the Union. While
through force OF circ Gnstances early settlers
laid great stress on agricultpre, to the dc;ri'
in late years more than compensatcs for
Tho slow beginning; and now the search
for minerals has commenced in earnest.
There has been found TO exist in Ctah
possibly as great variety OF commercially
valuable minerals as is to be found in any
like area on the face OF the earth, In a
paper OF any reasonable length but brief
mention OF some. OF the most important
minerals and mining regions VIII be posi-
bic. In the production of the four important
metals, gold, silver, copper and lead, in the
United States during the past year Utah
stood third in silver, third in lead, fourth
in copper and sixth in gold. In all OF these
metals she showed q substantial increase
over the year previous, with the exception
Of lead, ana IN the increased output OF cop
per and in her prospects for enormous fur
ther increase ia production OF this metal, the
State has made en- enviable record Utah
is, beyond all question, one oil the important
future copper districts ot the world; A few
OF her leading mining districts will receive
attention In this paper.
The famous Utah camp OF Park City,
which has long held the reputation OF being
one OF the leading silveread camps of this
OF mining in tho State. The output FOR the
past year amounted 10 upwards Of one mil
lion tons. Tho Silver King the DAILY West,
producers, although other important mines
are coming close behind. The Of this
district runs especially high in silver and
Although much of the is frst.olass or
shipping ere, yet some very extensive con.
oentratng mills are being operated in conncc'
tion with the larger mines.
Alta, the once famous Little Cottonwood
camp. has recently come again into proui-
nence: The production OF lead. silver and
critics during the 7os and early SOS
amounted 20 millions. After a period Of less
activity, recent developments in this dis.
trict are disclosing enormous ore bodies, and
it is now claimed that Alta is destined TO be
second Park City; natural comparison
because OF their corresponding position and
has recently been found in the Columbus
Con onsolidated mine. and upwards OF S3oo, 900
werth OF this product has already been
snppea to o. the ,h sait Lake sIelters This
ating concentrating mills the milling ores
o. their properties. An interesting occur
renee. 5eac; and also profitable one for the
molEdate OF lead In this district. The min
cral concentrates readily and has q high
value, mainly for its molybdenum. Alta is
the scene OF great ACTIVITY at present.
In the Tintic District.
greater number OF dividend.payers are
10 be found in the mines OF the Tin,ic dis
trict Than OF any other district OF the
State. There were thirty-fve shippers dur,
ing 1905, the total output OF which amounted
m he ,,o~,a
producers may be mentioned the Centennial
Eureka, Mammoth, Bullion Beck, Uncle Sam
Consolidated, Gemini. Eagle and Blue Bell.
Day, Swansea, South Swansea. Beck Tunnel
tCarisa. Eureka Hill and Godiva This district
has always been an interesting field for the
nlnera! collector, il affords great va.
riety Of rare copper and arsenic minerals OF
decided beauty
In Beaver county are located the Horn
Silver and the Cactus mines. The former
has produced principally lead, silver and
zinc ore, while the latter is copper mine.
Many other mines OF less importance from
the the standpoint ON; Of ore produced are 10 be
owned and operated by the Newhouse Mines
and Shelter company has been developed on
a plan which at first strikes fnan.
cially daring 10 the point OF audacity, and
YET or closer examination appears to be
based On careful scientific study OF con.
dltions and cost IL is stated that the de.
velopment OF the mine, the building OF the
cost tho promoters over million dollars be-
lore they were in a condition 10 obtain any
returns from the reduction Of their ore On
the other hand they claim To have in sigh,
two million one hundred thousand tons OF
ore which viii carry. on average, three
Fer cent copper Recently in the develop.
ntsnt Of the property an extensive ore body
two hundred and twenty-five feet wide OF
higher copper content has been encountered
on the three lower levels OF the mine The
"ut!ooE fo- the future OF this district is very
gratifying.
The Gold Mountain district of piute county
is represented oy two important producers
me Annie Laurie and the Sewer Consolidated
Soio Mining company These companies arc
nining gold ore averaging seven OF eight
dollars per ton and are extracting the gold by
cyaridlng and amslgamstiop.
Mercur District.
dated Nercur company occurred the FIRST sue
cessiul operation OF tho cyanide process for
tho treatment OF gold ores on O commercial
scale. New ore bodies arc being opened
M IN the camp and the retrcn,rnent OF old
tailings by tho Holdcrmnn Filter Tank com.
PGny is showing interesting developments
About ono thousand TASKS of mercury rer
year is produced by the Sacramento mine
in the Mercur district.
The rapid and extensive development OF
the past few yenrs has placed Bingham not
only in the lend OF copper producing, camps
IN Ctoh. but among the great copper CAMPS
OF the country. Among her leading producers
may be mentioned the Highland BOY mine OF
the Utah Consolidated company, tho prop.
erty produced dur:ag 1905 approximately six.
t9en million pounds of copper and during
the snme year payed over one million dol
lars dividends The company operates it's