Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
The ALTA DISTRICT.

THE past year has seen the begin
1 ming of a new era In the history OF
mining in Alta. Perhaps less prospect
Ing work was completed than during the
previous year, but steps have been
taken toward the driving OF a deep tun
mel for drainage work and for the con-
,solidation of such properties as may
be necessary to best develop the camp.
These undertakings mean that the fu-
ture of Alta will be ono Of deep mining
with proper drainage.
The American Exploration company
under the direction OF r. V. Bodtish has
secured a tunnel site at Silver Fork in
Big Cottonwood. The tunnel will be
driven $500 feet toward the Prince of
Wales property, which is now under
lease to other parties and besides being
used for drainage. it will cut at depth
some of the properties now held by
that company and be valuable for
prospecting.
y mine which has been proven this
year on the Big Cottonwood side is the
Utah Mines Coalition. This has cut tho
Black Bess vein at depth and opened
up some nice ore and 1t is now the in
tcntion to crosscut for the Grizzly vein.
Tho Cardiff controlled by Ezra
Thompson and other Salt Lake people.
has been made producer and has
II showing HOW tllil Juslllleo IL III DelIlS
classed with some of the best of that
section
The Baby Mckee opened up a nice
vein and was Immediately absorbed by
Congressman Joseph Howell and son,
j. NJ. Howell, who formed the Howell
Mining company. also taking in the
Park City Power and Mining, company.
Ernest Woolley and associates con-
tinue work on the Carbonate. an old
producer of note and with satisfactory
development.
MERGER AT ALTA.
Perhaps one of the most important
steps that has been taken during the
year is the merging of the South Coll
umbus and Alta &c Hecla mines on the
Little Cottonwood side. The control OF
South Columbus was wrcsted from tho
Columbus Consolidated by the owners
of the Alta & Hecln and later the two
We're merged into tho South Hecla with
a large estate. Prospecting has dere-
opcd rich ore on the lower levels and it
is now the intention Of the company to
drive long tunnel up the canyon
from below the Columbus for drainage.
for development and for transportation.
This undertaking will give considerable
depth to the workings.
Tho Columbus Consolidated has been
working the entire year but this month
encountered a heavy flow of water just
after getting into an ore body.
The Grizzly Mining company has sue
ceedcd the Unity Mines and the Con-
tinental Alta. The Flagstaff has been
rcorganized, Emma Copper may be
handled the same way. The Albion, Old
Emma, and others are idle. Shipments
are not being made at present from any
mines on the Alta side but there is con-
siderable ore being blocked out. Tho
smaller properties are mostly idle.
awaiting the advent OF deep mining.
UTAH MINES
One of the most rapid advances of
the year was made by the Utah Mines
management Of r.. II. Strickland,
pushed the tunnel ahead about $500 feet
during the year and cnCountcring a
fine ore body ut Il distance oi $500 feet
from the portal This body was drfted
on for 20 feet when It was cut off by II
fault An upraisc in this ore which Is
1000 feet from the surface was made
for Il feet all In ore and winze down
20 feet continues in ore
Tho ore occurs on n limo porphyry
contact, In endeavoring to pick up the
ore on the other side of the fault 1t was
believed that the ore was thrown to the
left. After drifting for 100 feet this was
found 10 be wrong ana a crosscut so
feet to the right found the ore body. II
is known that this ore body is 100 feet
long and of the same high grade as tho
other. but how much longer is problems
atical.
The company has Just installed cleo
tricity for power at the mine, which
has started shipping
Duncan MacVichic Is president of the
company and among others Interested
are j. b. Risque. j. A, Pollock. Fred
Woolley and several more we'll known
m!riing men.