The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
REPORT ON THE
LION HILL CON.
Boston Firm Gives History,
Prospects and Plans of
0phir Company.
WILL OPEN FORMER
PRODUCERS In 1911
Company Has FOrty-Two Claims,
Fourteen of Which Are
Patented.

The firm OF Edmond a. Fordyce 4
Co. OF Boston has issued very com
prehensive report on the properties a
Ophir, Utah, Of the Lion Hill Consoli
dated Mines company. which promises I,
become ono of tho active and prosper
Gus mining organizations of tho state
during the coming year. This company
is capitalized for 100000 shares o.
stock par value 81. Of which ob6,7S,
shares are outstanding.
Walter B. Farmer Is president OF the
Lion Hill, and Edmond A, Fordyce is
treasurer. These gentlemen. with Will
liam e. Hubbard. Arthur W. Jones and
George st. Clair. complete the board OF
directors. Robert L Duffy is secrc-
tary; f, w, Clark. consulting engineer;
George ST. Clair, manager and suDcrin
tondent, and Haines Gridlcy is an enGi-
company ls organized under the laws OF
Maine, and the stock is nonassessable.
The following extracts from the report
will be read with interest by local cir
This property is situated on the south
west slope of the Oqurrh range, in the
Ophir mining district. Tooele county.
Utah, in the center OF a mueraliZed zone
that includes Mcrcur. Stockton. Drv can
Won and Bingham (Tintic mountains arc
continuation 10 the south Of this
ranse). II Is reached By a wagon road
from either Mercur or Ophir. The rail-
road is at MercDr, about three miles dis
tant. The shipments at the present time
are usually made by way OF Ophir to ST.
John station on the main line Of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad.
2 distance of twelve miles by the wagon
road and thence direct by rail to the
snelters at Tooele. Garfield or Salt
Lake CITY.
Through the association OF T.. w. Clark,
consulting engineer. We have been able to
make contracts with Senator w, A,
Clark for compressed air TO drive our
shaft on the Chloride Point vein. This
work is all completed. together with 5000
feet OF pipe line laid from the Ophir Hill
power plant. This line saves the com
for machinery and labor and al
lows the company to begin actual op-
erations immediately. Through this con
nection We also have been able to effect
certain other worthy economies in the
purchase of mine supplies. etc.
The purpose OF the company under the
engineer. who is directly responsible for
the successful development OF tho Ophir
Hll mine. is 10 complete tho tunnel,
which is located on the Buffalo ground
and which is so situated that its con-
tInuation will cut the several veins at
depth which show on the surface and
from which so much ore has been shipped.
II is estimated by Mr.. Clark and Mr.. st.
N''iI iiioA 'Np it't 'ltll VIC pItStUl IHCS
the Buffalo tunnel will cut the first
known ore body. and ii is for the pur-
pose OF driving this tunnel and developing
these ore bodies at depth that the treas
ury stock is being offered. At right
angles to this tunnel and or the crest
of the hin We shall continue sinking the
inclined shaft on the Chloride Point vein
which Will allow us moi only TO follow
the ore in sight, but will guide us 10
other ore bodies through small shoots
which may run from the main vein Tho
ore thus blocked out can be taken
through the Buffalo tunnel at a very nom
insl cost.
The property consists OF consolida-
ton Of five distinct companies. the ag-
Eregate capitalize lion Of which was
$1,000. 600, For the purposes OF this com
rany the capital stock VAS reduced one