The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-05
ALTA WILL BECOME
ONE OF GREATEST
Secretary Durant of Flagstaff
Company Talks of Great
Camps Future.
COLUMBUS CON. HAS
SHOWN RARE FACTS
Flagstaff Company Is Driving
Long Tunnel Into Heart
of Property.

Paul D Durant of Milwaukee. the socre-
tary OF the Consolidated Flagstaff COM
pany left this city Monday afternoon for
tho East Mr.. Durant has been visiting
the property at Alta for several days past.
and Is now en- route East for tho purpose
OF attending tho annual stockholders
meeting OF the company which Will be
held In Milwaukee next Wednesday.
Making of Great District.
Mr.. Durant stated bofore his departure
that the few days spent in looking over
inc FIaSstan property and the Alta camp
generally had opened his eyes to tho pos
sioilitieS OF that district as never before
In his opinion Alta will make one OF the
most prosperous OF Utah's mining camps.
the recent developments on the Columbus
consolidated ground having demonstrated
the permanoncy and values Of the Alta
ore bodies TO great extent
Driving Long Tunnel.
The Flagstaff company Is exertlng all
the energy at present at their command
In driving the great tunnel into the geo
The tunnel will be extended to total
length OF 1884 feet, the length at present
being 1900 feet. Mr., Durant stated that
this tunnel, when completed, will give the
company all the way from live to 100 1900 feet
OF stopping ground along It's entire length,
and that 1t was being driven at the lowest
possible level TO admit of drainage. The
company Is more than satisfied that this
character of development work Will opon
UP their resources In tho most satisfac-
tory manner. and all the money necessary
to the thorough exploration of tho prop
erty Will be expended
Pursuing Chosen Plans.
When the company took hold Of this
they appreciated the fact that they had
no mushroom proposition. Nor did the
company proceed upon any hastily chosen
line of action. all that has been done and
oil that will be done Is according to plans
mapped out. carefully made and as care
fully followed for the purpose Of assur-
ing ultimate and positive. II slow, re-
wards
The expense of the present line of de-
Velopment was carefully computed by j,
a. Kirby and r. N Dickman. both mining
men and experts Of the highest ability.
yet exactly twice the amount they estl-
mated would be necessary has been laid
aside by the company to carry forward
tho planned work. l would like to say
here that the company and its stock
holders feel the greatest confidence in the
ability and judgment OF j, A, Kirby,
and 1t is a pleasure to add this word in
his behalf
Annual Meeting Wednesday.
II am more than satisfied with the
The company has started the erection OF
building which will be used a
powder-house. we have purchased q COM
pressor md motor and all the necessary
Will all be Installed and in operation
within the next two weeks The annual
meeting OF tho company will be held, in
Milwaukee next Wednesday. and on the
following day the board OF directors will
meet"
Mr.. Durant stated in addition that there
was no mining State in the Union
that was looked upon with such favor
by tho East Utah. 1t Is generally
understood in the East that Utah mining
properties arc on a nrmer basis. and
without the wildcat proclivltics, than
any other State, and the men of money
have confidence in the mines OF the State.
Composed Of Strong Men.
Tho Flagstaff company Is composed OF
men OF recognized ability and standing
In the financial world, and the stock
holders are all men of high standing who
are capable Of standing by tho present
project, whose names stand for some
thing. and who are able to maintain their
end OF the proposition through thick and
thin until success crowns their efforts.
That success should and will attend the
present efforts OF the company, mono
doubt who have acquainted themselves
with what Is going forward in this Alta
property, and Its record is being watched
with great interest by all