Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
ALTA COPPER
REPORT PLEASES
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Shareholders Express Satisfac-
ton Over Findings Of En-
gineer H. c. Parker.
GROUND FAvoRABLY LOCATED
Vigorous Development Campaign
Planncd-Party to Visit
Mine.

Local shareholders of the Alta Cop
per company feel much gratihcd over
the report made on their property By
Engineer H. G. Parker. which was
submitted 60 them one day last week.
The Alta company's holdings, which
are situated on the head waters of
Lost river in Custer county, Idaho,
were subjected to an examination by
the engineer early in the month.
From lack OF development work the
length Of the ore shoots cannot be de-
terrnined at the present time" says
MIR Parker. "A slngularly favorable
indication, however. is that wherever
the vein crops 1t Is wen ninerati2eu,
and while the average values are not
high, they have every evidence OF de
veloping into very extensive ore bod
les Of milling grade. And, indeed,
as evidenced from selected assays TAX.
en- from the American vein, IT Is not
at all improbable that considerable
nrst-cl ore may be developed. But
this is essentially Il physical condition
which only development work can de-
termine.
"On the American vein, the develop
nent work consists of an open cut and
length, drifting on the strike of the
vein In the open cut, the vein IS
about feet wide, and the entire face.
10 feet high, is all In ore. This face.
/ am Informed. has been exposed for
long time, and subjected to the leach
ing action of the surface waters, UNI
I'll II is difficult to get an average
sample of the ore. Selected pieces.
however. carry well IN copper and sill
yer. In the tunnel drift on the vein
which is about the open cut, soin~
good ore has been exposed, the best
values coming on the floor OF the tun
mel. Here, again. while the sample
across the whole vein ran low, the Sc
lected rock ran we'll in copper, lead
and silver, one sample giving returns
OF i6 rs per cent copper, AL per cent
lead. and 90 ounces silver. Above
the tunnel level, about $50 feet the
vein again crops. and has width OF
fully 10 feet, with full breast of ore
of n milling grade. No other devel-
opinent work has been done on the
vein In the company's property, but on
one extension in an adjoining claim 81
200 feet to the southwest. known as
the Melgarry. a short tunnel has been
driven on the vein. and here again the
vein has been exposed for a width of
eight feet
on the Empire vein. which is across
the canyon to the east. no consider
able DEVELOPMENT work has been done.
At four different places along its
course. the vein has been cross, cut
with small open cuts, all of which have
proved It to he very strong, contin-
,ious for more than 1000 feet. and well
mineralized
Considering the property from the
standpoint of mining facilities. | know
OF none that could be more favorably
located. On the placer claims there
is heavy growth of pine timber. of
an average diameter Of about 10 inches
I should say. as q conservative es-
innate. that the value of the timber
on this property alone. is from si5,.
600 to 100000, and an abundant supply
for all mining purposes In the future
can be had within a short radius of the
property. Water for domestic steam
and power purposes nj the time OF
this examination was abundant.
a vigorous development campaign is
- he naugurated NJ once. and Presi.
dent y. A. Just of Shelly, Ida. viii
meet party OF local interests at Black
foot next Saturday and will make the
trip into camp to go over the situa-
ton with them.