The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-03
0PHIR STILL GIVES
EVIDENCES OF LIFE

The Ophr mining district, in Tooele
county thirteen miles distant from
| Stockton, is one OF the Oldest mining dis
| tricts in Utah. In that district orc was
| first discovered In 1864 by the soldlers
| under the command OF Genetal H. T..
| Connor. Active work, In n Limited way,
was commenced and so rich was the orc
that the find commanded the attention
| Of few daring spirits. among Whoul
| mny he mentioned the Walker brothers.
| the late Marcus DAILY, and other adVen-
| turous. capable men. who opehco up
! mines or considerable wealth and did
| much TO call attention to the possibilities
OF profitable mining In Utah, For many
| years past the ODhir district has bccns
| In measure lost sight OF. for the rea :
son that other. great producing mining
districts were discovered. and by reason
of their nearer approach TO the head cen :
ters OF transportation TO market; nut,
despite unfavorable local conditions the
district has been active.
William Kelly the wcll-kno~n mining
man, who has practically grown up with
the district, and who is now IN the clLy;
i'm speaking OF mining conditions. s3lu
yesterday: 1.-THE mines Of the Ophlr dis
trict arc In active operation and are GlN-
Ing n good account of themselves. nc
Ophir Hill has $4,000 tons OF ore await.
ing smelling arrangements. The GIN
Mining company IS shipping 100 tons u
day, which is being hauled TO the railroad
nine miles distant by traction power and
| teams. Tho Buffalo. on Lion hill. Is In
active operation, and during the summer
will be a constant shipper The Lion
Hill Is perfectIng arrangements win an
eastern company which, when consum,
mated, mean active work. The Lion BIN
has "A greater history As general pro
ducer Of rich ore than any other terrl,
tory I'm Utah, and this has been achieved
compare lively by surface development
The intention of the owners OF the mines
is TO go TO the deep. with the as
surance that doep working VIII orlng
forth great and profitable results In the
way OF unearthng even richer ore than
has heretofore been taken out.
THE Hidden Treasure is In active op-
Grafton and is n steady shipper OF rich
ore. The Kearsarge adjoining the Hid
den Treasure Is being developed. win
excellent results, and the outlook for thls
property is all that could be desired
The Illinois group. adjoining the Lion
Hi. consisting OF two full claims. Is be-
Ing incorporated for the purpose OF ac-
tive development The Illinois clai ms are
on the direct line OF the rich ore bearing
lead OF Lion Hin, the various mines OF
which have given 10 the worlds wealth
known fact TO every one familiar with
the Ophir district that It's ores are ideal
for smelling purposes, much or the
Eangue being iron. The iron ores. In
many portions OF tho district. run as high
as from 90 TO so per cent, and the fact
in at Toocle. Is giving great encourage
ment TO companies and to leasers in the
Ophir district. as the distance is not so
far but that they can take ores by team
at profit The prospects for making
good In the mines of Ophir have never
been. in the many years past so encour,
aging as thcy arc today. Eastern capital
is seeking investment there upon intcln-
gent investigation by the most competent
mining engineers OF the country