The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

cObson to handle the two big properties
he has been placed in charge Of The
venture into the South Columbus mine
originally was one that required deal
of good judgment and nerve. The &C
turns, however, during the past year
from The consolidated properties have
More than fulfilled the predictions
President Jacobson made. There is
every indication that it will soon rank
second i'll production to its flustrious
neighbor on the north.
The consolidation of the South Co
lumbus and Quincy properties in 1896
was one of the most important deals in
the mining world OF that year. The
consolidation brought the properties
under enc management and into ore
company. A treasury of s200,00 was
originally provided for the development
of the consolidated properties and ma
chine drills were at once employed in
opening up the old assures that had
/ been previously cut in the tunnels Of
the old companies. Extensive surface
improvements have been completed
during the past year that cost in the
neighborhoOd of $4,000. A new board
ing house has been put up similar to
the one on the property of the Column
bus Consolidated that will accommodate
$50 men. The Office buildings that have
been put up are complete and modern
and the acme of convenience. The
compressor plant that has been in
stalled is one of the finest in Alta.
The South Columbus property con-
sists of 280 acres OF ground, all but one
claim being patented. 1t is Splendidly
situated for economical operation. 1t
can be admirably worked through a
system of adits. The mouth of the
lower tunnel is near the boarding
house, and i'm the future this will be the
main avenue through which the prov
erty viii be worked During the past
year alone about 1000 feet of develop
ment work has been done. thatkshoA.s
up extremely well for the future OF the
property. Several shipments have
been made and with the accomplish
ment of the work that has been
planned for the coming year the prop
erty should be a heavy shipper by the
close of 1908. The two properties be-
fore their conSolida ton were good pro-
duCers. but their possibilities required
the exercise of rare executive ability
as well rs expert knowledge of the con-
ditions which exist in the district. One
of the first big improvements after the
consolidation was the big tunnel driven
into the side of the mountain. and
which cuts about 1000 feet below the
contact of the immense vein which The
management has opened up. and which
brings them into the sulphide that dis
lance below the surface.
1t is certain that whatever is in the
property will be taken out by the
management in the same vigorous. eco
nomlcal style which has characterized
the development of the Columbus Con-
sOlidated on the north. Previous to the
big slump in silver over 81 GOO 900 was
q he -
this ground and a portion of the terri
tory was among the history makers Of
the state. An immense vein cuts the
ground from north to south, and it has
been the principal aim of President
Jacobson and his associates to open
this TO a satisfactory width. Explora-
ton work proved that the old levels
near the surface were still worthy of
attention, and these have in fact fur
nished considerable return in the way
of shipping ore for the work put in on
them. 1t was the aim of President ia
cobsOn TO push his big tunnel into the
mountain at such an angle as to strike
below the carbonate zone and hit the
sulphides.
When the Alta Quincy was added to
the estate Of the South Columbus a
great advantage was gained for the ac-
cOmplishment of development work on
the latter. for within the ground of the
Quincy passes the same vein that
pierces the estate of the Columbus Con-
sOlidated. 1t was found that preceding
operators had left much good ore in
the channels which, because of its low
grade had previously been unavailable
for shipping purposes. Since the con-
solidation President Jacobson has
caused all these channels to be eX-
plored through the tunnel on the Quinn
cy. Crosscuts run from the latter have
opened up splendid high grade bodies,
especially in copper. Some of the sam
pies encountered late last year carried
as high as 30 per cent. This ore in par
ticular came from the first crosscut
opened to the heart of the Quincy tun-
mel, and IL occurred in groups all
through the face Of the workings. The
whole face. in fact, proved TO be mill
ing ore, running from 3 TO 4 per cent
in copper. Following UP their plan of
DEVELOPMENT the management drove
from a point about 200 feet lower than
the first workings, and the results here
were all that were expected.
Columbus Wedge Company.
Another promising property in the
Alta district IN which the jacobson |
brothers and their associates are heavi- |
ly interested is the Columbus Wedge !
mining company, which was formed |
during the present year, with about |
seventy-five acres of ground as the |
basis of the working area of the COM !
paDy. The company was at one time |
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