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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
The Nevada Douglas.

Work has been advancing with giant
strides in the Yerlngton or Mason dts
trict in Nevada, where the Nevada
Douglas copper company has been put
ting In thousands of dollars In improve
ments. The company is at present en-
gagged In the building of a railroad
that will care for the agricultural ard
mining interests OF that section of the
country This railroad will be an
ishcd early In 1910 and an era of pro-
ductlon from the various mines in the
district will begin. The building of a
custom smelter In the district is one
OF the things that will be accomplished
within the next year.
Development at the Nevada Doug
las mine has been confined mostly to
the Ludwig property. whore an ore
body has been developed for $50 feet
in length, 60 feet In width. and more
than 100 feet in depth The body has
been opened up during the year be-
tween the $50 and $50 foot levels IT
Is sulphide and carries SIG per cent
copper.
During the past few months the COM
pany has been engaged in driving a
two compartment main incline from
the lower levels to the surface This
Is partly along the dip of the vein and
Is in high grade ore from the 300 foot
level to the $50 foot level. The incline
Is 700 feet in length and half the face
at the bottom is in copper ore shat
carries 1867 per cent of the red metal.
HAS BIG RESERVE.
Engineers after n careful examination
have estimated that the reserves in
this part of the mine are over 400 COO
tons OF ore carrying "a per cent cop
per. About one-third of this Is oxl-
died ores. little OF which is in the
form of malachite, chrysocolla, and
cuprite. The lower workings are in
what appears to be the permanent sui
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body has been crosscut for 20 feet be-
fore getting both walls
SINKING ANOTHER WINE.
a winze is now being sunk below the
LOO foot level and on the ore body.
Although the Wine has gone down
over 20 feet, IL is still in ore OF a
much better grade. great deal Df
this Is first-class ore.
The cutting out of the shaft to the
tunnel level viii be completed shorty
and open up the mine to the 2.100 70 It
level The management is also cross
cutting on the 200 level to catch The
vein.
Exploration work is being carried ul
on the 400 level OF the Quincy and the
200 foot level OF the DAILY West and
exc""ent progress is being made. Mil
las ore can stlll be taken out of the
drifts on the 500 foot level
All the development work below tho
1,550 foot level has been very satisfac-
tory and the mine Is now being put
into shape whore If favorable rcsu Is
are obtained. the tonnage will be In
creased very rapidly.
The company now has in It's employ
at tho mill and the mine 260 men.
second shift was added at the mil
three weeks ago and the company Is
'7N'''h6 'o' a. 7hNh'y tciiio6' teAia'
week
Throughout the year the mill has
been running steadily with but few
exceptions. This plant is one of the
highest in efficiency in the country.
and Mil Superintendent f w. Sher-
man has established reputation that
can scarcely be beaten. This mill is
able to save 99S per cent Of the lead
contents OF the ore. and from so to
So per cent of the silver. This re-
markable record has been secured by
the careful attention Mr.. Sherman has
given the work and the designing pf
special machinery for It.
CAPITALIZATION
This company is capitalized AZ 1S0.
600 shares at $50 each The total div-
dends paid to date are s6.o39, 200. The
officers are; ]. L. Bamhcrger, presl-
dent; H. G. Mcmillan, vice president:
J. Barnett, secretary; w. g. McCor
nick, treasurer. The directors are. J
E Bamberger, John Dern. w S Nc
Cornick. II. C. Mcmillan and T. j.
Hagenbarth.
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THE MARYSVALE DISTRICT.

In and about Marysvale in Piute
county there has been some activity In
mining this year. but nothing to COM
pare with what 1t has been in the past.
This once much talked-of country has
not been active for close to q decade,
but still there is much of Importance
in the mines of the district
The Deer Trail property was worked
throughout the year and a large body
OF good gold ore was blocked out. This
property has been the most active In
the district. At the Log Cabin group
the Gold Development company.
Philadelphia concern, has been most
active during the year. a small force
has also been operating at the Glen
Eyrie mine owned by Milan Packard of
Springville. Mr.. Packard also did con-
siderable work on his Gold Bullion mine
In the same district The Beacher Hill
property was taken over during ths
year by a number of Salt Lake men.
The Outzen group was also actively
worked during the year.
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eral shipments during the year and are
developing a little known section of the
district
A strike of considerable Importance
was made during the year by the Silver
King Consolidated, and 1t made It's first
shipment of ore. The Ontario was
worked by leasers, who did considerable
shipping.
The New York mine was closed down
for several months on account of wa
ter 1t again became active early In
the summer and has continued to sink
its shaft to depth. Some ore was found
at the Copper Apex and 1t has been
quite active. The South Dakota con-
fined It's work throughout the year TO
sinking Its shaft The American Flag
was one of the steady shippers and the
Little Bell early in the year began send
ing It's ores to the market
a new company to make It's appear
ancc In the district was the Thor Min
Ing company. 1t owns % claims in the
west end of the district and can be de-
Veloped by the Snake Creek tunnel, 1t
is said
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RELATIVE HARDNESS OF PRE-
CIOUS STONES.

The relative hardness of various
stones is easily determined by testing
tho power of one stone to make
scratches on another. II diamond Is
rubbed with one OF the points of
topaz. the topaz point is blunted and
the mark which will be seen on the
face of the diamond Is only the dust of
the topaz, which can be brushed off
with the finger But If the topaz Is
rubbed against the diamond the latter
Is unaltered and the surface of the
former Is marked with u scratch which
can be removed only by further polish
ing down. 1t is on the basis OF this
process OF comparison that scale or
comparative hardness has been formed
represented by 10 substances OF which
diamond is the highest and graphite the
lowest in the scale. 1t is a curious fact
that these two extremes Of the scale.
the brilliant and hard diamond and soft
black graphite, are both chemically tho
Same substance-pure carbon.-Jowel-
ers' Circular.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG.

n PROMISING property in a prom
ising neighborhood is the Amerl
can Flag mine. with an area of more
than 300 acres, all patented and largely
virgin ground located in the very
heart OF the big producing section of
Park City. Adjacent to this property
are the Silver King. Ontario. DAILY West
and others that have produced more
than S100, 100000 and with Il dividend
record of more than S36.000,000
Little has ever been heard of the
American Flag and the management
has continued to push operations. Dur
ing this time large amount of devel
opment work has been done. In the
progress of this work regular shipments
of ore are being made. and a record
of 100 consecutive shipments of ore
shows an average of $40 ton. The
Park City camp is noted for it's lead
silver ores. but the American Flag ores
carry good values in gold-the princ-
pal values being gold and silver-and
cause this mine to be referred to as the
only gold mine in Park City,
In equipment this property ranks
among the best in the district. having
all the necessary buildings. steam
power. steel frame hoist, and double
compartment shaft operating two
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cages to the LOO foot level.
Although the ore shipped from the
American Flag has been rich 1t is be-
lieved that With greater depth the ore
Will bo much better The ores carry
some values in lead and copper. and
at little greater depth. from all indi-
cations. the sulphidc ores will be found
in abundance: these being the ores
which generally in this district produce
the greatest values and largest tonnage.
1t is apparent that the great values of
the American Flag mine are beneath
the present workings.
Each level. from the 400 to the l 100.
Is open and has been explored for few
hundred feet from the shaft. Ore ap-
pears on each level from which ship
mentS have been made. and in addition
10 the shipping grade of ore that has
been mined in the course of develops
mcnt. large tonnage Of milling ore
has been opened up. 1t has been cs-
timatcd that there IS now available suf-
1icient ore to keep a 100-ton mill sup
piled for three years.
WILL BEGIN SINKING.
The bottom of the shaft is about 60
feet below the l. .100-foot level. at which
point further sinking was necessarily
suspended on account of encounterinS
water resulting from the caving or
the ontario tunnel, and the flooding of
the adjacent territory The tunnel Is
again open and the water is gradual
ly recedirg. but not sufficiently as yet
to permit further sinking of the shaft.
II Is now proposed to lose no more
time than is necessary for the solving
of the water problem. either by conncc-
ton with the drain tunnel or by pump
ing facilities.
Since organization the company has
doubled its area and recently it in
creased its capitalization from 800, 900
shares OF a par value of 81 to 1000 600
shares at 81 each. The increase was
placed in the treasury to further i'm
provementS that are planned, These are
the erection of mill, the securing OF
greater depth in the property, and an
energetic campaign of development.
George H. Rathman. a banker and
business man of Sioux City, Iowa. Is
president and treasurer of the COM
pany. William NJ. Curtis. vice prcsi-
dent of the company is also the su-
perintendent of the mine. John Cain
Is the secretary. The officers with
George G. Brooks. banker OF Scran-
ton, Pa, and A. f. Payne, of Holman.
Payne & Co, of Salt Lake. compose
the directorate.
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Col j. +. Dclamar has probably the
greatest ore body developed 1t is
asserted that this property has millions
of tons of per cent copper ore blocked
out.
Some very encouraging results are
being obtained at the INTER Valley
Mines company property This conf
pany is controlled by Edgar Meyer of
New York and is along the same belt
as the Nevada Douglas and Ludw z
mines. But little work has been done
on this property. and Mr.. Meyer is
making arrangements for extensive de-
velopment work during the coming
year.
But little has been done thi5 year on
the Mcconnell property, which Is own
ed by Goldfield people. AT this prop
erty is the oldest shaft in the district
and considerable good ore has been
found there.
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Yerington---The Great Garner House of Riches

THE year 1910 will see greater
activity in the Yerngton dis
trict, Nevada, than ever before.
Tho new railroad will be COM
pleted early in the year, new smelter
will be built and several mines will! be
In a position to ship ore, and will
start on an era of production. In mary
ways the district has Il brighter future
than ever before and the coming year
Is the most promising in its history
Throughout the year development
work has been progressing and a great
tonnage OF ore has already been block
ed out. The Mason Valley mine has
developed during the year two distinct
ore bodies In parallel assures. Ry
means of this the company has added
thousands Of tons of ore to It's already
large reserve.
The development work has brought
TO light with more certainty many of
the geological conditions there. IL Is
now confidently believed that the min
eralzinS action In the district was
through assures that have cut through
the lime stcne formation, and which
was accompanied by the Intrusion Of
certain porphyry dikcs. For this rea-
son 1t has been found that as soou as
the oxidized zone has been worked
through primary sulphldes are GU
counrcred, which run the highest OF
most any other camp.
one of the problems which the dis
trict Is now ondeavoring to solve is
means of separating a gangue which
Is OF almost equal weight with the
metal. The Mason Valley company is
now engaged upon this work and is
now collecting data on Its results, as
there Is no precedent known in mining
IL has been necessary to roast the ore
and concentrate 1t by dry process
The success of this operation Is now
assured.
MASON VALLEY
The Mason Valley is believed to have
at least 100000 tons of ore running
AZ per cent. besides a large quantity
OF concentrating ore. The mine also has
an enormous quantity of self nuxing
ore and there Is also a great body Of
ore running from 10 to 20 per cent
copper.
This property will have the cheapest
method OF mining OF any property in
the district as the caving system can
be used for everything above the iC0
foot or tunnel level. The property Is
sxcellently equipped with machinery
and buildings.
The company has an ideal spot for
a tramway to the railroad and it could
also be used as means of developin;
power. II is declared that the company
is fast being put Into shape for cxtrac-
tlon. AS the ore runs high In lime
and Iron II win afford an excellen,
smelling product.
A site for smelling plant has been
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~ ARK CITY. the great natural
~ home of wealth producers. con-
Il ;r.s1teA more than a million
dollars in dividends for the year
1909. To be exact. this great silver
lead-copper and gold camp distributed
'n,1lt5oO to stockholders in the paying
mines. Besides that many leasers made
a comfortable income from the years
work. Several of the old properties
were worked principally by leasers
during the year
a new dividend payer was added
from the district during the year and
this Uas the Little Bell. which during
the month was able to announce a divi-
dcnd OF $4,000. The great Silver King
mine continued to hand out Its treas
ure and during the year distributed
dividends to the extent of 1897, 500 ma
king $l,5O0,000 in dividends since the
company was reorganiZed as the Silver
King Coalition Mines company The
DAILY West mine, which in its existence
has contributed more than $4,000, 900 to
its shareholders, was again on the
dividend list this year and gave $l62, 900
to its owners.
The Silver King mine continued ex-
the year and now has enough ore
blocked out for many years to come.
With but few exceptions the company
continued n steady shipment of ore dur
Ing the year. one of the changes at
the mine was the turning over to F.
Augustus Heinze the ores from the
property. Nearly two years ago when
Mr.. Heinze became Interested in the
property of the company, he secured Il
contract with the company for tho
smelling % its ores
At the same time it is said he In
tended to enter into the smelling busl-
ness more extensively. on account of
conditions that arose in the east. the
general depression Of the market and
other things Mr.. Heinze did not build
another smeltcr as was expected. Since
carly In the year Mr., Henzc has been
receiving the ore and divert.ng 1t 10
the American Smelling & Refining
plant at Murray. The contract runs for
10 years.
ACTIVITY INCREASING.
Activity In the Park City district
has been increasing, but more notice..
ably during the latter part of the year
A number OF important strikes were
made and there was never a time when
the future of Park City looked better.
~. Among the things promised for the
year 1910 is the great tunnel from
Snake Creek, which will develop the
west end of the district, drain the varI-
Gus properties, afford a means of de-
-Feloping at depth, give an excellent
avenue of transportation, and be the
means In the future of solving the vex-
ing problem of transportation and
drainage for the great camp Of Alta.
The man who has been most inStru-
mental in the starting of this great
enterprise is George w Lambourne,
manager of the DAILY Judge mine. For
long time he has been figuring on
the feasibility of the plan and his Ideas
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phide zone carrying a good per cent
age of iron and n lime stone gangue
which constitute very desirable fluN-
ing material,
The incline is equipped with two
compartments and has hosting plant
capable of about 1000 tons of ore a
day Tho mine is being put into shape
for production and will be sending out
orc as soon as the railroad now being
constructed to the mine is completed
and smelling facilities are provided.
The Nevada Copper Belt railroad is
part OF the plans of the Nevada Doug
las This road leaves the Tonopah
branch of the Southern Pacific at Wa
buska and goes out through Mason
Pass to the Yerlngton and Mason val
ley country
COURSE OF ROAD.
Inasmuch as there was three OF four
miles OF per cent grade to be cared
for IL the line was run direct TO the
mine and but little other business could
be obtained in adopting this route the
Nevada Copper Belt Railroad company
was organized for the purpose of ac-
commodating the mining and agyicul-
tural sections OF both Smith and Ma
son valleys, as wei las the Nevada
Douglas itself. In order to accomplish
this and get l per cent grade ,lnd
able traffic. a surveyed line Sc miles in
length extending from Wabuska TO
Yerington, Mason, Nordyke. Smith VAL
ley and Nevada Douglas mine was
adopted Construction work began the
middle of September on what Is COM
monty called the first section of road
into the Mason district. This section is
il miles long and has been practically
completed. The grade Is now in for
the entire district and the laying OF
rails TO Mason City should be finished
TO this time.
Stations are being built ut Yerington
and Mason. Locomotives. box cars and
fiat cars for the local haul have been
purchased. a gasoline motor car for
passenger service Is now on the way.
The section through which the rail-
road passes is very fertile and there
Is an abundance of water. The two VAL
leys have n population OF something
over 5000 persons and there are Is 1000
acres OF irrigated lands. With 200, 900
acres more that can be irrigated If the
waters of the Walker river are prop
ely stored.
SECTION COMPLETE.
While the first section of the road
is practically complete, the grading of
the second section Is being carried on
at a rapid rate; material Is arriving on
the ground and work Is being rapidly
pushed ahead. 1t Is the intention of
the company to complete the line
through to the mines OF the Nevada
Douglas not later than tho beginning
of the year 1910.
Immediately Following the completion
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secured by this company at WabusXa
and grading and other improvements
have already started
For many months past the Malachite
property has been pushing development
work. This company has been profit
Ing to a great extent by the experience
of others. 1t has three compartment
shaft a good hosting plant and is
getting at things right. The company
has 1000 feet of the ore zone and at
present has developed to a depth nf
800 feet.
The Western Nevada has large
body of sulphide ore and a greater
part of the year the company has been
increasing Its tonnage. The property
is well equipped and ably managed It
has not reached the stage OF being 4
mine yet, but it has all the ear marks
of being one of the big properties of
the district.
BUTTE AND YERRINGTON.
Among the promising little properties
OF the district is the Butte & Yerington,
which Is owned by a number of Butte
people. This property adjoinS the Ma
son Valley and the Malachite. A spur
from the Mason Valley ore body or Il
parallel tissue, cuts through the prop
erty for 1500 feet. The flssure IS about
100 feet wide and sulphides have been
secured on the surface that run from
8 to Is per cent In copper. The forma-
tion Is similar in almost every way
with that of the Mason Valley. The
owners have great hopes OF develop-
ing a splendid little property.
The Yerington Copper which Is own
cd by Salt Lake people. has done a
large amount of development work
throughout the year. 1t has one OF the
best double compartment shafts in :he
country and developed considerable ore.
At this property the formation is diff
ferent from others In the district as the
eraliZer a prophyry dixie runs through
the country rock of lime stone and
granite and much resembles Butte
The property has been developed to
the 400 foot level by an incline shaft
and drift have been run cast and wost
In the west drift there Is q full face
of ore and n cross cut of 20 feet To
catch the foot wall has been In low
grade ore all the way. In the west
drift the sulphides are being encount-
cred, while In the cast the work is IN
the oxides.
WE'LL EQUIPPED,
The property Is equipped with n 40
| horsepower gasoline engine. air COM
pressor and air drills. A 500 foot tun-
mel also opens up the property and be-
| tween the tunnel level and the surface
considerable ore has been blocked nut.
/ IT is the intention OF the company to
| ship this orc to the smelter at Car
| son canyon as soon as IT Is completed
| This Will probably be sent April L
Tho Blue Stone property owned by
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OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
PROVO, UTAH

The Sioux Consolidated Mining Company has
passed through varied experiences during the past
twenty years. and N.r eight years the property OF
the company lay idle, and whilst considerable orc
had been extracted in its early history in the upper
workings, it was not until the Colorado uncovered
ore in its lower level that it supposed that any
such ore bodies existed at depth.
reorganization was effected in July, 1907, and
the company proceeded to sink shaft on its Phebe
S. claim adjoining the Colorado ore being found at
depth of $50 feet in the shaft, since which the
production of the mine has steadily increased.
The first dividend was paid October Goth, 1905
since which time the company has paid SO cents In
dividends per share Of recent date there have been
opened up some new ore bodies which give promise
of permanency. From present production there are
in sight many dividends
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rk City Hills Yield Horde of Treasure

than 20 Geet Exploration work since
carried on proves this one OF the best
ore bodies yet found in the mine and
IT has every indication of proving to
be the greatest This orc body has
been practically proven for u distance
of 200 feet along the vein During
the past 90 days from 10 to % tons of
orc day have been taken out of this
ore body. IT is probable that this
orc body Is at least 700 feet long.
The company is now Installing n
large air compressor which will moro
than double the present capacity or
the mine. 1t will be operated by cleo
trlcity secured from the Knight power
house at Snake Creek.
During the year the company has
gradually accumulated Al greater re-
serve in its treasury. 1t has been
making some money throughout the
year in spite OF the great amount OF
development work carried on The
company now has abort s235.O00 In the
treasury.
Three distinct assures traverse the
property an6 ohey are about 700 feet
apart. A. have been more or less
productive. The veins are known as
the Ontario & DAILY. Bedded and Back
veins