Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-18
WEATHER DELAYS
MINE DEVELOPMENT
Heavy Shows at Phoebe Prevent
Rapid Work on the Min
ing Properties.
SHELTER is GREATEST NEED.
Work l. started nc ColfaN Groupc In
Highland Di-trict-~cYcral 6o-
ing to old Camp.

Heavy SHOWS and bad roads have
had their effects ON the work az the
mines at Phoebe and ass soon as the
spring weather puts them into coudi-
ton there viii bo more activity at
the old camp than ever before, dee
claros persons returning from the
camp. For several weeks &c has been
noNt 20 impossible Go haul the heavy
machinery TO many OF tho properties.
The wagons have gone deep I'm the
mud and heavy hauling has been out
of the question.
As soon as conditions right them
selves for heavy hauling there viii bc
more activity I'm the camp than even be-
fore declares Ben Geske. who has
been at the camp FOR the past seven
years and is interested ln some OF
the most promising property there.
The Colfax group. which caused
somewhat OF "a sensation I'M Phoebe
several weeks ago is preparing 90 DO
Dmc extensive development WORK. I'd
Prudential and associates have SEE
cured large holdings in the Highland
district including the C0lfaN group.
VIII Locke is the superintendent OF
this property Tie was formerly force
man with The Nevada Utah company
Under his direction machinery is being
hauled tO the property. buildings are
being erected and within short time
the shaft viii be sent down to a
depth that viii insure good results.
one of the greatest needs of the
Phoebe camp it 81 said is "a smelter.
But before this is done there viii be
n number Of mills erected. There is
large amount Of ConCentra-
ting ore which could be uu-
lied mt once. Besides that
10.
ore ready for shipment The visit of
James Breen. one of the best informed
smclter men in the country and conf
Dental advisor 10 r. Augustus Heinze.
is looked upon as indicative Of some
thing being done In the way OF a smell
ter AS yet the matter Is still IN the
embryo stage. Several Of the most
heavily interested mine owners IN the
district are working hard for a smell
ter and Il is only a matter OF time
before one viii be built there.
WORK AT GYPSY.
one Of the least heard Of properties
in the Phoebe district b. the Gypsy, yet
this property Is declared 10 be one OF
the most promising. At a depth Of $50
feet on the property. ore has been en-
countercd which runs as high as $50 10
$40 ounces i'm silver. This adjoins
the Lucky Boy and Manhattan. owned
by the Nevada Utah. The Mendha
West Phoebe property, which was re-
Gently taken over by Clark l. Whitney
and Snow. Edwards a. Co.. also add |
Joins this. At present there is no /
work being done on the Gypsy but II Is /
asserted that within "a short time there !
will be some great developments there. |
All the machinery has reached the /
Phoebe King mine and r. r.. Rich |
mond who sold the hoist and other 4
machinery, VIII leave for Phoebe sat
urday night 20 inspect the work of in
stallation.
owen A. Bailey. manager of the PiO-
che Demijohn property viii leave to-
night 20 look over The property. MT. /
Bailey declares that indications are /
that some good things will be heard /
from this property shortly