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

n + AMPEEEp In development by
Sd 4 food which cut off railroad
B facIlitics for six months, buff
fetcd by a queer combination
of circumstances. almost discouraged
for several months. ana wrapped in a
prevailing dulncss until nearly the last
of the year, Pioche suddenly jumped
to the front at the eleventh hour and
Is now surging ahead OF other camps
and will star; The year 1911 with the
prospects OF far outstriDping many an
other district. The year 1910 closes with
one of the largest consultations the
camp has ever seen ana sudden re-
iuvenntion that carries with it world
OF promise. Famous old Phoebe. with
her s30.O0o0G0 record of early days ana
her second rcjuvenation OF mills ana
smeters. are yet to be outstripped hy
the giant plans OF development shat
are now being made Their carrying
out means that ono of the largest lead
silver camps in the world can be opened
up at Phoebe and adjoining districts.
Tho consolidation means the building
OF two large concentrating mills, one
ut the Kentucky and the other
Mt the Prince Consolidated. the building
OF 81 smcter or the installation of t.
lead stack ut Tooclc, the opening and
development OF tho Day mine, the in
stalation OF proper equipment by
either tram or railroad for the ship
ments CT the Prince Consolidated ores,
famous old Black Ledge and the STIR
ring into action of a dozen smaller
mines.
The forming of the Amalgamated
ton to take over the cream
OF the mines ot tho Phoebe dis
trlct means n new existence to Phoebe.
Just who Is behind Ernest II. Wooliey
In his efforts to bring about n big con.
soldation has not been made public.
but 1t is generally Understood that John
d. Ryan president OF tho Amalgamat-
ed Copper company is really the man
behind the deal This consolidation at
present includes the Prince Consolidate
cd. the Ncvada-lItah properties, the
Ohio Kentucky and the Consolidated
Phoebe
WILL GO TO ToOELE.
Although 1t is believed that thus far
Mr. Ryan has been operating alone 1t
Is believed that the great ore bodies
I, -,
Tooelc smolter in Utah one OF the great
smelter centcrs OF the west. After it
has been rounded out it VIII undoubt-
eddy be Cole Ryan interest.
Following this feature will come the
building of u railroad through the
Deep Creek district to Ely where thc
Cole-Ryan people will bring rich cop
per ores from the GirouX Consolidate ed
to the Tooclc plant, This means tho
building of $50 miles OF road. AS Phoebe
Is about so miles south OF Ely and III
the same valley it would mean that &
road could be built into this camp OF
n very low grade ana at small expense
Besides Deep Creek could yield Il heavy
tonnage OF copper, lead, silver ana gold
These are some of tho development
expected during the year 1911 Their,
has been less development work in thu
district during this year than ut any
time in recent history. but the coming
year promises greater activity thar
has ever been seen there.
a few days less than year ago
r-r,at nnoI q. r,r)t c,,tbcusfcrr Nayn1,,
taking out parts OF lie Caliontc nnt
Phoebe road and destroying Il grca
part of the salt Lake Route nlon,
Meadow valley. At first 1t was believed
the construction work would be finish
cd in from 60 to 30 days. but this wa
gradually heightened out until 81:
months rolled by. With the exception
OF the Mcndha- Nevada ana part of tn
timo the Centennial Phoebe, all tn
other properties in tho district close
down Then the miners began Ia leave
1t was the latter part Of June befor
tho first train again reached Ploch,
For several months after that Their
was no activity. Then there WAS tai
Of II big consolidation and the proper
ties began to become active again,
ANOTHER CONSOLIDATION
Another consolidation that is no,
being worked out is to take In th
properties in which A. NJ. Low. gen
crnl counsel for tic Rock Island rail
road, and George T.. coXc of Phoebe ur
Interested. They are the Phoebe Code
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