Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
A L | A.
Ready to Produce
Greater I onnage
Of Ore

1 for by the setback received early in
i the year by the closing of several OF
the valley shelters and the low price
| OF metals subsequently prevailing
Nevertheless, development work has
been going ahead at a lively pace and
the dawn Of the new year finds the
camp in excellent condition to respond
| with a greater output. Not only Is
| this true Of the Columbus Consolidated
and South Columbus mines. but 1t flts
tho case of other properties in this at
tractive district which is known as
/ the Little Cottonwood.
JESSE KNIGHT THERE.
An event regarded as one which
means much for the future OF Alta was
the advent of Uncle" Jesse Knight In
I to the camp, by the acquisition of q
controlling interest In the old Emma
| mine, at one time a producer of con-
siderable Importance, and the organi
sation Of the Old Emma Mine COM
pany. This corporation installed ade-
quate equipment and has entered upon
a vigorous development campaign. The
Flagstaff Mines company, the Albion
Mining company, the Columbus Extern
ion Mining company and a number of
others have been busy and getting sub
stantial results from their labors.
THE COLUMBUS MINES.
But the Columbus Consolidated and
South Columbus still have the lead as
far as production is concerned and no
other mines In the camp are in better
CD vSr I,n,o L.. -. r-..
both being under the direct man
agement OF Tony jacobson of Salt Lake.
Mr.. jacobson assumed control of the
Columbus Consolidated in 1892, when it
had tho appearance of the crudest kind
OF q prospect and which later de-
5veloped into one of the leading mines of
the state. The property has been. ex-
tenslvely explored and the workings
show n large available tonnage Of mill
ing and shipping ore. 1t unquestion
ably has a very bright future and with
the completion of the drain tunnel pro-
ject it will be possible to reach he re-
sources OF the mine at much greater
depth than at present and without the
interference OF water to handicap pro-
gress below the present tunnel level. 4
The Columbus Consolidated is equipped !
with splendid concentrating MILL
which has been operated only on partial |
time for the reasons set forth in the
sent to market and with the shipments
of crude ore made from time to time |
the exchequer has been supplied with |
the fsinews with which to prosecute the |
.capaign OF exploitation.
so. COLUMBUS A BIG ONE.
The South Columbus company acuuir-
cd an important asset recently when it
absorbed the holdings of the Columbus
Wedge Mining company. which gives
this corporation an asset comprising |
something like 400 acres in q compact |
body and susceptible of economical de-
velopment by means of a system OF !
tunnels The desirability of merging the |
Wedge property with the South Colum-
bus became apparent soon after the or |
ganization of the Wedge company, as |
the initial work performed by the lat
ter organization resulted in the opening
at the grass-roots an orebody
which had It's, origin in South Col
umbus territory with the only means
of economic extraction through the
South Columbus workings. A shaft
sunk on the Wedge property showed up
the ore body splendidly to a depth Of
$50 feet. when it was determined that
the better way to get at the resources
was from the lower South Columbus
tunnel.
From the old workings in the South
Columbus, chief of which Is the Alta
Quincy tunnel, it is estimated that
more than s1,0O00OO were produced In
a new ore. body has been opened on
that level and from present Indications
It mas the appearance of being one of
the largest ones ever found in any of
the mines of the Alta camp.
sPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED.
The South Columbus mine is splen-
didly equipped with power equipment
and the mine buildings are credit to
any mining company; all being OF a
substantial and. permanent character.
Electrical energy Is supplied to both
columbus mines from a power house
lown the canyon where 1t is produced
~ Pelton water wheel. Aside from
supplying the mines with -ower, the
amp is provided with electric lights.
MI. jacobson and associates arc in
crested in a number of other prop
,rties in the camp of Alta md in which
development work Is progressing. One
" them is the Columbus Extension,
which Is being explored by means of
! tunnel, now between 5000 and 1000
Get long and which is now nearing the
'oal. This tunnel will cut the contact
The East Columbus is new cor
'oration about to bid for favor.
WHO OFFICERS ARE.
Columbus Consolidated--Tony Jacob
on, president and general manager;
Y. II. Harlow vice president; S. A.
secretary and treasurer:
tho. with Charles a. Walker and Lewis
!, Jeffs, are directors.
South Columbus Consolidated-Tony
acohson, president and general man
ger; A.. o. Jacobson, vice president;
al. S. Snow, secretary; who, with S.
!. Whitney and w. NJ. Bradley, are di-
actors.
Columbus ENtension-Tony jacobson,
resident and general manager; A. o.
acobson. vice president; Val S. Snow.
scretary: who, with Clarence K Me-
ornick, T. NJ Roberg and s. A. Whit
ey are directors.
Mr.. A. o. Jacobson Is mine super
ltendent OF all the foregoing named
ines.