The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-30
COALITION STRIKE
MADE At DEPTH
Work Demonstrates That Ore
Values at Alta Go
Down.
PROPERTY HAS FIRST
CLASS EQUIPMENT
Operators Anticipate Era of
Activity for the
COttOnwOOdS.

Assurance is felt by mining men and
engineers who have made a close study
OF the situation, that the recent devel-
opments In the property of the Utah
Mines Coalition company at Alta arc sig
nlfcant OF a promised era OF production
for the Cottonwood district. greater than
even the most optimistic have heretofore
anticipated. Not only TO the Utah CoalI-
ton interests is the situation very On
couraging, but 10 all operators and prop
erty owners in the district. and 1t is
predicted that as a result OF recent de-
velopments. the Alta country WILL with
In the next year. experience a warranted
"boonl." even greater and of more far
reaching results than any excitement re-
corded In the early and palmy days OF
the camp.
Ore at Depth.
The Coalition people have been oper-
atinS on their property In Big Cotton
wood for almost year past, and have
so far had but little to say about the
work. The recent strike, however. being
considered OF more than passing impor-
among the mining fraternity. especially
those owning claims in the Alta dis
tricts, and has been topic OF much IA
Manager Strickland when seen by The
Tribune at his office Wednesday admit
ted that he did feel very much encour-
stated that In his opinion the future for
the entire section is brighter than ever
before; This feeling is due TO the fact
that the discovery of ore at a depth Of
900 feet on the Coalition property proves
conclusively that the values OF the Alta
country do continue at depth this fact
mining. II has been generally under
stood by operators in Alta that the ore
does go down, all indications pointing
to this end. but heretofore IL has never
been demonstrated that such was the
case. Operators In the early days, it is
stated. were not anxious TO explore at
we'll. while when they neared the lower
deposits. water came in on them, and
prevented work. and at the same time
the smelling facilities of the early days
were such as TO make the copper values
found in the deeper ores of the district
a detriment rather than an asset, In
work was done until the Coalition people |
started driving their tunnel and IL is in |
this tunnel that the recent finds were
made.
The ore came in. Mr.. Strickland states, |
last Wednesday afternoon, and the fol-
lowing day the mine was closed down |
not resumed again until Tuesday night
OF this week. so that there has been no
oopportlnity. of proving up The extent OF
srSRsnd Ss IS States dn that SGPnSe at tSe
time work was suspended at the mine
the ore was scattered through three or
Indications being that II would resolve |
itself into solid, permanent body as the
work progressed.
Well-Defined Vein.
The ore. as stated. was found at a
vertical depth OF 900 feet from the sur
face. at about the l700-foot point in the
tunnel. and shows in a clean-cut and
well-deflned vein. This vein. known as
the Oregon vein. lying to the. north OF
the vein which proved productive In the
old Oregon mine. Is one OF Ave which
traverse the holdings of the Coalition
company and was the one about which
have been opened up nearer the surface.
and in each one of them good ore has
been found. The Oregon VEIN, however.
was not prospected at surface. but shows
the ore at depth. so that the manage
ment is satisfied that the other veins
viii also open up stronger as they go
property outside Of the late developments
on the Oregon vein have been $50 feet |
from the surface The mineral In the
Oregon vein was found on the edge OF
the Honeycomb eulch, and 1t is the In
tention to continue work along the tsrike |
indefinitely.
Made Good Progress.
Splendid progress has been made by the
Coalition people in their development
work the deepest to date in the Cotton
possible in large part by the splendid
machinery and plants with which the
mine is equipped. Manager Strickland
started men at work last January in
clearing the roads to the mine. In order |
that the machinery might be taken mp.
and since that time all OF the plant has
been installed. surface buildings have
been erected and some 1900 feet OF tun-
mel work and drifting has been accom-
plished, which Is record Of which the
management may well feel proud. Three
gasoline engines are employed in the |
work one for operating the compressor
and drills one 20 pump water from the
lake, and the other for furnishing the
electrical power for the lights, fans. etc.
Special attention has been paid in the
Installation OF the plant to the possibilI-
ties Of economical development, a con-
d.ton which has been well accomplished.
The tunnel, Ii is stated, is q splendid |
example of frst-class mining work. large
well equipped and constructed for heavy
and permanent mining, to which it will
be subjected.
Manager Strickland will go to the mine
In few days to inspect more fully the
recent developments.