The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27

! been realized from its ore sales In the
/ past years, which is a record for the
! district
/ Last year the management extracted
more than 81 000. 900 worth of ore from
the neat ore body on the No. 3 level o.
the property. This is by far the lars-
/ est amount of ore in value that has ever
been taken cut of the mines in that
district. The company has directed its
! efforts ever since the encounter of this
wonderful mineral wealth TO find the
| continuation OF the veins at greater
depth. The ore faulted on the third
level, and il is the theory of General
Manager jacobson that the ore will be
found further east than any of the
workings Of the mine have been carried
since the search for the ore was begun.
Acting on this theory, Mr.. Jacobson
i a few weeks ago started a new drift
on the 4OO-foot level towards the east.
and it is his conviction that the work
will result favOrably before the work
has been carried very far.
The work of drifting on the carbonate
ore body on the 400-foot level towards
tn emain contact was discontinued a
few weeks ago for the time being ow-
| ing to the unfavorable condition OF the
air. In place of the drifting upraising
was started on the carbonate ore which
before connecting with the upper levels.
All of this Upraising should prove to be
ore all the way. The work allows the
company to send down a steady daily
consignment of shipping ore.
A tonnage has been developed that
promises to feed the smelters for many
years 10 come. On the 90, 100, $50, 200,
300 and 4O0-foot levels, the showing is
of a most satisfactory nature, while
practically every pickful mined carries
values of shipping weight, while each
days work adds to the mill ore re-
serves.
Most important of the work at the
Columbus Consolidated property, how
ever. has been the plans for the coming
year and the new developments. These
have been particularly important. espe-
cially the results obtained from the ex-
ploration of the heretofore virgin ore
/ bodies located below the main tunnel
of the mine
! Thirty years ago the Alta district was
/ producer of the highest grade silver
ores. Then the railroads were a hun
dred miles away or more and the ship
ping facilities were of the worst possible
nature. The SHOWS in winter and the
slides wrought havoc with every prop
erty in the district. Gradually things
changed for the better, and with the
advent of modern mining machinery
into the district the conditions improved
and the shipping became heavier and
heavier. The low grade ores that were
abandoned years ago as being prac-
| t1cally worthless on account of the
RICH freight rates TO the smelters and
the exorbitant charges of the latter.
have long since moved TO market The
shipping facilities We're greatly in
| creased two years ago with the con-
/ struction of five miles of aerial tram
way from the upper terminal. From
the lower terminal of the district a
similar piece of equipment has been
/ constructed. Where hundreds of tons
/ OF ore We're shipped daily out of Alta
formerly, thousands are now shipped.
The Columbus Consolidated has beer
heavy producer since the opening OF
| the mine. Its net earnings have run
to 100000 n month and over. since the
property was thoroughly developed. Mr.
! jacobson assumed control of the Co
/ lumbus Consolidated early in 1892. and
| TO his energy and knowledge of the
mine and the district is due the success
/ OF the property. In the beginning. he
mad the aid of c. X. Mccormick one OF
the leading fnanciers of Salt Lake. as
| his financial hacker This was hut
short-hved. however. and the backing
/ was never needed TO any extent. for
80 rich was the vein encountered on the
/ wondrously prolific Alta ledge that the
/ property was soon in q condition Il
/ handle itself.
| The mine commenced to yield in july
I 1892, and has been a big shipper ever
/ since, and IT has developed from its
| own resources until il is recognized a {
one Of the greatest silver-copper-lead
| producers Of not only Alta, but of the
/ entire state of Utah. II is EVERYWHERE
/ regarded in the western mining cour-
I try as dividend payer with unlimited
/ possibilities for the investor. II has a
| territory upon which IL can draw for
! years to come.
The mine is equipped with the bes;
surface machinery for the most scien-
! tlnc, comprehensive mining known Ia
/ the mining machinery world. The dis
I tances marked by the tunnels wines
upraises and drifts measure more thar
a mile and half The ore bodies with
in these zones have produced ore which
shipped. has aggregated in value. to-
/ sether with the sales of treasury stock
something like 81 GOO. coo. The improve
ments put on the property in the mast
year include big new boarding house
that will accommodate $50 men at the
least. The equipment has been added
/ 20 IN every way. The surface eouip-
! MI tus9 a CoHCenlralOr Tor the re-
/ duction of the low-grade ores. of which
there Is enough In sight to supply the
mil for years to come; an up-to-date
/ modern water power electric plant with
a reserve ability for driving almost anv
machinery that can ever be used on
( the property in addition to what Is al
ready in use So much power has been
generated by the plant that much of i;
has been rented out TO properties sur
rounding the Columbus Consolidated at
very satisfactory figures to the latter
concern. The plant was erected in 1905
at cost of $4,000. The wisdom OF put
ting it in has been demonstrated daily
since that time in saving of about s25f
/ in the operation of the property in
/ every twenty-four hours
The ores Of the property carry liberal
/ quantities Of gold, silver and copper