The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-13
MINES AND MINING
MAzUMA HILLS
ALLOWS LEASING
Harry MurriSh and Others to
Operate Rich Mining
Property.

The chief event of the week in the dis
trict has been the letting of a lease on
all of the companys workings of the
Mazuma Hills Mining company, says the
Seven Troughs Miner.
Ever since the company stopped work
last spring applications for leases have
flooded the office of the company. but it
remained for local men to secure the
bonanza property.
The four men appearing in the lease
are John b. Prior who has been ldenLl.
fled with the district for nearly three
years and who was the first leaser 10
make a strike ON Mazuma Hills; W. u.
McNeely, who is interested in some OIL
the best properties here; James Harnan'
who has been employed in the Mazumd
Hills mine ever since it was opened up
and than whom there is not man III
camp more familiar with the properly
and II. J. Murrish. an attorney OF Ma
yuma, who has also been in the district
practically since its inception.
The most important features in the lease
are the permission to sublet and the
necessity for the installation Of change
rooms.
Under the first of these provisions the
leSsees are permitted to divide the dlt-
ferent levels into blocks ana sublet them,
thus enabling a considerable NUMBER OF
men to begin operations IN ore.
The second provision is inserted IN or
der that the temptation TO high grace
may be reduced to d minimum Ims is
the first lease in the district 70 require
this. although practically every other
mine I'm the state has adopted this pOhcy.
So far, work I'm the mine has been con-
fined to sampling and it is likely that II
will be two weeks before this IS COM
While the Iessees have not fully deter
mined their plan OF operations yet, II
seems a settled fact that the first work
of importance will be the sinking of the
incline shaft another 100 1eeL. Al the
present level, which is 400 feet from the
upper tunnel. the vein carries hlSn silver
values and it is the desire Of the lessees
TO get more depth on this shoot before
attempting to stOpe out the ore At the
same time all of the other Levels VIII o5
thoroughly pTOSpeCted and shipments VIII
be made as soon as the property Is put
IN operation.
Paid Its Way.
The Nazuma Hills company is one of
the best known properties in the district
and its record has been exceptionally
good. The production from the mine mas
paid for every dollars worth Of develop
ment that has been done on the mine, and
this i'm itself is no small amount In
addition il has paid for ten-stamp mill
which was built at Mazuma to treat the
company's ore. And besides the company
still has a substantial treasury.
The reason then why the property has
been idle is one which is difficult to de
termine The consensus Of opinion local
", however, seems to be that the suSpen-
sion was due to dSsenSiOn among the
big stockholders as to the future develop
ment of the property. one factory deslr-
ing q working shaft sunk TO the west of
the tunnels to cut the vein at a depth
of 80 to LOCO feet while others wanted
the incline shaft which is already down
400 feet from the upper tunnel, continued
for at least $50 feet more In either event
the property has been idle and seemingly
without cause
The effect of the resumption of work
cannot be overestimated and the fact thai
local men, familiar not only with the
mine but also with conditions generally
I'm the district. is significant
For the past week the leSsees have beer
samDling the mine. and it viii likely take
another week to finish it. but it is then
opinion that there viii be a sufficient pro
duCtiOn from the start to keep the com
pany mill i'm operation until the shaft car
he sunk and the rich ore shoot at TN,
third level Opnd up blow.