The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-17
LUN|NG COMPANIES
OPERATE STEADILY
Need of District Is Smelter
for Reduction of Its
Ores.
SALT LAKE INTERESTS
HAVE GOOD SHOWING
Operators Plan for Increased
Development During
Year.

We had hoped to be able TO deal with
all the mines around Lunins in greater
detail as X was impossible for us 70 per-
sonally visit all Of them, hence We VIII
attempt 10 cover them In a brief re-
view. says Western Nevada Miner. On
the New York Copper property. Mr., Ran
doph. who is in charge, has small
force OF miners at work. Some ship
ments are being made. This property,
like the Maynower group, the Sunrise
mines OF Colonel 4. C. Ellis OF Salt Lake.
the BoraN Smith estate and the Naca-
tion claims OF DR.. PIymire aud asso-
ciates. all have exposed large bodies and
an enormous tonnage OF copper, silver
and lead ores, carrying good sold val
ues
With smelter of sufficient capacity
these properties alone would prove
formidable rival OF Ely. The Nevada
Champion Copper company promises 10
start operations COON. The Ari2ona-Ne-
rada Copper company, the Joseph l.. Gil
rouX holdings. Installed a 65-horse pow
or hoist during the past year and have
sunk to a depth of about 800 feet in the
double apartment shaft, More claims
have been acquired and recently the COM
pany acquired several springs and there
Is strong indications that the company
viii erect their proposed smelter. in the
same vicinity are ihe great copper prop
critics of Luning's Copper Queen Fermina
Sarrais. During the year she has made
several shipments OF orc that ran hish
IN both gold and copper
Operations on the Green Mystery and
the Dunbsrton Springs groups Will begin
in earnest In the near future, The rich
through litigation. but its near neshbors,
the Silver Leaf Mining company and tho
Idaho estate are pushing development
and showing up splendid ore bodies.
New Machinery.
The Western Mineral company contn-
isfacIory results In the way OF valuable
orc showinss Manager Rowlands Lea
of the Nevada Copper Hills. installed
gasoline hoist during the year 1909 and
iect. The shaft VIII be continued 10 tho
500 level and crosscuts run to the main
ledge Several sood strlngers were cut
much gratified With the future outlook.
George BELLS. manager OF the Rat
tier estate has just returned from trip
he has been in conference with the
officials OF the company. AS result OF
the conference he announces work will
shortly begin on an extensive scale.
The. Nevada Hawthorne Copper COM
pany has a small force at work. a large
tonnage ,,oon Of high-graade copper ore has
made which save good returns.
Prosperous Year.
The old Montreal is under new owners.
the Parker brothers of Goldheld and
made the record for the year in a strike of
fabulously rich gold A mill will
probably be Installed on the property in
the early spring. they have world
OF good milling ore blocked out. In
the same section is the Montana Ne
vada with a large tonnage of ore blocked
out Parties with means are negotiat-
ing for the property with "A view of op-
Grating IT on an extensive scale. TO
the west OF Acme Tanks, William Ross
Is operating valuable holdings. Senss
tional values in copper and gold were
uncovered and bis, property shows all
the earmarks Of becoming bonanza
producer before the close Of 1910 The
marble properties Of the Nevada Mar
BILE & Granite company promise to make
a record for 1910. DR.. Plymrie man
sger for the company. is In San Fran
cisco negotiating a deal with the largest
marble company III the United States
j. II. Calvert is operating a good prop
crty. All sn all, the year 1909 was very
encouraging 10 the mine owners around
J,uDinc