Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-07
Gold Property in the Weaver Dis
trict Responding in Graf
flying Manner.
DEVELOPMENT BEING PUSHED.
Plans Being Made to Build Milling
PIant--IIas shipping
Record,

According to late reports received
from the Weaver district in Mojave
county. Arizona, the members Of the
salt Lake and Idaho syndicate who
organized the Utah-Arizona gold 4
Copper company some time ago, have
excellent reasons to congratulate
themselves upon having acquired ter
ritory which seems destined to develop
into a big paying proposition.
Although he has the reputation fot
INSTRUMENTATION IL Is difficult for l..
G., Burton. the company's consulting
engineer and manager, TO conceal his
enthusiasm. He stated yesterday that
his latest advces from the mine con-
veyed news OF a most gratifying char
acter and that 1t has convinced him
more than ever that the property viii
become an important producer of gold
and copper ores. Mr. Burton expects
10 leave for the mine again in few
days TO check up the work done since
his last visit and to lay further plans
for the future. which Will include the
building of a mill
The Utah-Arizona properties consist
of 81 continuously located claims situ-
ated about 20 miles north and west of
Chloride; which Is the nearest railroad
and shipping point. A large amount
of development work has already beon
done and. Mr. Burton explains there
are now IA openings on the property
from which ore of a shipping grade
can be obtained; but owing to the dis
lance from the Salt Lake valley
shelters and the excessive rates
charged by the railroads for freight
age, Il viii be the policy of the com
pany TO treat the ores on the ground.
At present. attention is being d.
hot fnt, at ha
containing the gold bearing lodges and
in this connection 1t Is explained that
the former owner OF the property, work
ing in q crude way, recovered many
thousands of dollars worth of gold
bullion, and some years ago. leasels
who came in from the White HIS
country made 100000 out OF lease
operated on what is now known as the
Golden Gate claim. The men had to
haul water distance of 20 miles to the
camp. but since that time an ample
supply has been developed nearer to the
property for milling and other pur-
poses. Tho Lodges are large and while
sensational values have been obtained
well UP In the thousands of dollars
Mr.. Burton figures that 1t would be a
conservative statement to place the
general average of the gold ores NJ
anywhere from $50 to sl00 u ton. Tile
company is prosecuting II very yigor-
JUS Nhi"phHsi VI uNNN'DR'''"' - ~,
present time, and IL is stated that II
has funds In It's treasury sufficient to
keep Il going at a pretty lively clip
for the next year
Several shareholders visited the prop
erty a few weeks ago, among them
being Heber s. Cutler, president OF the
company. Walter j. Burton. secretary
and treasurer; Henry Green. Il, r..
Jenkins and l.. r.. Martineau. II. u.
Bowman and Sam r. Rich. Before
the syndicate decided to purchase the
property, engineers We're sent to eX-
anime It and up TO date Ave experts
have been on the ground and all OF
them agree that the report of EngI-
neer Burton is not overestimated.