The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
Salt Laker Returns EnthuSias-
tic Over First Glimpse of
Arizona Mine.
MODERN WAY OF
DEVELOPMENT SEEN
Twenty-Five Million Tons of
Ore Exposed in the
Property.

George y. Lawrence. the attorney, has
returned from an inspection OF several
Arizona copper properties, the Inspira-
ton especially, thoroughly convinced FOR
the first time that the modern method
OF counting copper tonnaEes by the mil
lions Is well founded. Mr.. Lawrence
spent ten days on the Inspiration prop
erty. having beon given every possible
opportunity to see conditions for him
self. He stated on Saturday that his
personal interests. he not being a stock
holder. and the property and the methods
employed In It's development were In the
nature of n revelation to him.
al never saw better or moro eco
nomlcal piece of development work in my
life" said Mr.. Lawrence TO The Tribune.
ut certainly Is wonder the way the
management Is going after its resources.
preparing the mine for n generation OF
economical production. The management
is thorough and 1t has splendidly organ
lied the mine forces to such an extent
that from tho books in the office to the
mucker in he drifts, one is impressed
animation OF the thoroughness with
which the work is being done.
AT the present time-and / believe the
figures are conservative-therc must be
$4,000, 600 tons of from 2 TO 2.25 per cent
copper ore exposed In the Inspiration,
and the major portion OF work. so far.
has been centered on the opposite end Of
the property. where exist the finest sur
face showlngs. surface indications that
justified the purchase OF the mine by the
present owners. The eastern part of the
the mineral deposit was shown by means
OF churn drill holes located on blocks of
ground 400 feet square. Now these drills
are being sent into blocks 200 feet square
fn ct l.- .tt IT,.
this eastern section development work is
being carried forward on the first sec
ond and third levels OF the Joe Bush
shaft, the workings being driven and
City are. Blocking the ore is being done
underground in areas 15X150 feet in size,
the ore g99gns IN fad thickness from sey
definite limits to the mineralizcd area
yet determined and L believe that the
only limits will be the boundary lines OF
the big group. The demonstrated area
at this time only covers about one-third
of the total surface area. and. as / said,
the western end. where there is every
reason to expect the best results, Is not
being opened to the extent that the east
ern portion Is.
1.-The management is now driving a
tunnel to connect with the lower levels.
The caving system is TO be employed in
mining. and the ore will be transported
via this tunnel. which is now about 1900
feet long. The tunnel is TO be equipped
with electricity throughout, and the rail-
road tracks will be continued TO the
mouth. The experiment mill, which
will be completed in three months will
have a daily capacity OF from seventy
five TO 100 tons of ore, which plant will
demonstrate exactly the process required
In concentrating the Inspiration ores in
the large plant soon to be constructed.
Outside of Bingham, I never saw any
thing to equal this system Of develop
ment and future mining. while the In
spIration company will not have to
handle the extensive overburden now
necessary in Bingham.
II should say that after deducting the
cost Of production, the Inspiration mine
today shows three times the present
selling value of the stock"