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i Mm THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MOBNINfl, DECEMBER 29, 1907. 41 1 Ifeft 1- GREAT COPPER PROPERTY THAT SS - jf 1 Vr;-..--: MAKING HISTORY POR YERINGTON . - , ,. . .J.- .v. . f, - 11 Although ft -was the spring of 1908 "be' fore the Mason Valley district attained any prominence, it has steadily im pressed itself upon the metal market from that day to this. Credit for this is due almost entirely to the Nevnda Dong las company, a Salt Lake and Boston organization, "which is under the man ngeroent of "Walter C. Orem, secretary and general manager of the company. Associated with Mr. Orem are the fol lowing well-known operators of Salt "Lake: .T. D. Wood, president; F. J. Hagenbarth, vice-president; W. V. Bice, treasurer, who, with A. J. Orem and F. I?. Hastings of Boston, Arthur L. Poarso of Boston and London and H. P, Henderson of Salt Lake City, compose the board of directors. The estate, of the Nevada Douglas proper comprisos Eonio 600 acres and adjoins the famous Ludwig group, which was acquired by the Nevada Douglas in July last. The Ludwig is considered the. richest piece of ground in Nevada and ia Bending ore ito the market that averages 20 per cent copper. In a recent interview Superin tendent S. S. Arentz of tho Nevada Douglas had this to say: "The Ludwig mine is being operated by the Nevada Douglas company with evcrj' possible effort. . Twenty-threo men are employed in this mine alono. Wo recently have installed a 280 horse nowor compressor, which furnishes the Ludwig with air lo operate the hoists and machine drills via a 3500-foot six inch pipo line. There is a gravity two inch water pipe line extending betweon the same points. Tho equipment is working like a charm. Two machines are being used in driving tho incline from the 650 to the 850-foot levels of tho Ludwig. On tho 500-foot level we are drifting still on the oxidized zone, while on the-550 and 650-foot Icn'cIh m wo are drifting on tho sulphide zones. ! ''On the 550-foot level we are drift- 5 ing south on tho main fissure, the ore 6 averaging between 4 and 5.5 per cent, I copper, being a straight sulphide. On i the same level we have exposod a chal g cocito oro body averaging twenty-four H feet in width. "On tho foolwall we have drifted on it for thirty feet, and at, a Glight incline we have drifted on it thirty-sis feet more. The present faco of this drift averages 35.5 por cent copper, but back the general average was closer to 22 por cent. On the 500-foot level wo are still drifting in gossan, and have reached a point 155. foot fartbor south than any other working at depth on tho Ludwig. In doing this work wo havo encountered considerable carbonate cop por ore. After a recent visit to tho Nevada Douglas, General Manager Orem gave tho first intimation that has been al lowed to leak out regarding tho now find of ore on the 500-foot level. Tho. man agement had been working on this oro chute for a few days only, so tho extent of tho find remains undetermined, but its present value is 36 por cent copper, and its location lends Mr. Orem to the conviction that it is a continuation of tho eamo rich body had on tho 400-foot level last year. It was from tho 400-foot level that a fine tonnage was taken last year for steady shipments, the oro running close to 20 per cent on an average The body was 100 feet long, averaging flvo foct in width. Tho now find is consid ered very important, and it certainly is highly gratifying these dull times. Regarding the chalcocito ore body on the 650-foot level, tho same being openod some time ago in what was con sidered country rock up to that date, Mr. Orem states the faco of the drift now averages 20 por cent red motnl. This ia ono of tiho bannor copper chutei of that great camp, and it has been de veloped eo far for fifty feet along its strike, showing a width of ujiwnrds of twenty- feet. ''The company is drifting to tho north from tho 100-foot level o tho Casting Coppor shaft. This drift has f;ono 200 feet, passing through gnrnct ime and shale impregnated with coppor carbonates all this distance. The main tunnel is in 600 feet, and they are drift ing to the cast on ore. encountering. one body avoraging sixteen feet in width and" 7 per cent copper. They aro now along the strike of this body thirty feet. "Last fall tho company had to do considerable assessment work, and work for patonting tho ground, and from now on they will bo able to confine their cf- forts to work at depth all over the group rather than pay so much attention to tho surface.1' Tho Nevada .Douglas company has carried on a vigorous campaign of de velopment; made many permanent im provements and iB rapidly getting in line to provido its own mill and smelter facilities. Shipments have been made quite regularly from the Ludwig sec tion. Twenty-so von lots received be tween July 18 and November IS, Tan from 30.5 to 18.2 per cent copper and not a ton of ore was stoped; only that during development being taken out. Ono car of precipitates averaged 75 per cent coppor. Work on tho Nevada Douglas portion of the group has never been allowed to lag. Tho last twenty-fivo feet of the oast drift from the main tunnel has ave raged 7 per cent copper. This drift is in 160 feet. Copper Resources. In attempting to give an adequate description of the mineral resources of tho Nevada Douglas properties ono finds himself confronted with a very difficult undertaking. To uso a familiar expres sion, tho company owns a mountain of oro, a generous portion of which is of a shipping grade, as it appears upon tho surface. The property lines contain a tremendous portion of the minoralizod zone, which has made such honorable history for this lusty youngstor among mining camps, and however well de scribed, it yet remains untouched. Tho Nevada Douglas must be visited to bo fully appreciated. To state tho dimen sions of that portion of tho mineralized zone . of tho Mason Valloy district owned by this organization most . con servatively, it can bo said that it ia 3500 feet in longth by 3000 feet in width. This docs not include the min eralization shown upon the outlying rluinis of tho company, but i3 that' por tion usually designated as tho heart of the property, and upon which the man agement naturally is focusing its ener gies at this time. Tho ore-bearing formation is lime stone, lying between a porphyry dyko on tho north and granilo on the south, and this formation is cut by several strong, mincralizod fissures, front which the solutions have come to find replace ment in the limes. This impregnation with copper valuca has been so exten sive thnt wherever tho oro has been broken it has been demonstrated that the solutions havo ponncated the struc ture. To break almost any piece, even tho carbonates, one finds similar condi tions present. The company, is amply supplied with power, which is contracted from the Trucked Rivor General Electric com pany. The company has oxtonded its lines from Como to tho Nevada Doug las, a distanco of twenty miles. The compnuy. has laid a three-mile lino of wntor pipe to convoy wator from tho spring to tho mine, and has developed aa ample supply. Character of Development. All the work. being prosecuted by tho management now is in tho naturo of pormancnt development. To this end a deep tunnel recently wns started to wards tho very heart of tho mineralized portion of tho Nevada Douglas group. Tho tunnel will be in ore continuously for a distanco of 2000 feot or moro, or until tho heart of Douglas hill has becn.ponotrated. Tho routo of this tun nel is exactly along tho lino of ono of tho most rcmarkablo mincralizod por tions of tho company's possessions. This part of the property has been opened up by tho management most thoroughly by means of numerous shafts, cuts, trenchings and similar workings, all of which disclosed oro of commercial grade Some of theso workings con tained oro avoraging from 10 lo 20 per cent copper. This deep tunnol gives ovory promise of becoming ono of the most inter esting and gratifying workings of this rcmarkablo property. When it has reached the heart of tho Douglas hill, it will cut tho oro bodies at a vortical dopth of 700 feet below all tho present workings. These bodies upon tho sur face havo been demonstrated to bo from 50 to 500 foot in width. Higher up the mountain is what tho company calls the Penrsc tunnel. In this work ing thoro is a largo tonnage of ore blocked out already. From tho Pcarso tunnel a shaft is being sunk in order to connect ultimatoly with tho deep tunnol at the. center of tho hill. "From this shaft as it descends at tho various levols the management will explore its rosources according to the most ap proved lines, and by tho time the con nection with the tunnel is made not only should a vast tonnage bo blocked out, but a great amount should havo been extracted as tho result of the de velopment work. Will Quarry Out Oro. Upon, making tho abovo mentioned connection betweon theso two workings, tho company will bo in a position to be gin active stop.ing of resources, and from every indication this work will bo more in tho naturo of quarrying than nnj'thing clso. Still grentor depths will be gained upon this splendid doposit, however, and from practically tho same source. At tho mouth of tho deep tun nol a shaft will be Bun k. With the at tainment of proper depth, a drift will bo extended from tho shaft beneath and along tho same lino as tho deep tunnel, and this drift in its. turn will piorco the heart of Douglas hill and tho center of tho Nevada Douglas resources. This working ultimately will be con nected with tho shaft now being driven from tho Pcarso tunnol. For some timo past extensivo tests havo been mado by the compnny experts to de termine. tho best method to be adopted for saving the values in tho lower grados of oro. It is expected that this work will bo completed satisfactorily within tho next few months, and then will begin tho erection of such reduc tion works as shall be suggested by tho experiments referred to. It will bo seen that tho Nevada Dong las. company fully realizes the oppor tunities presented by so groat a prop erty, and that this organization will be countod before tho end of the pres ent year among tho mo3t energetic and successful of tho Nation's mining or ganizations goc3 without saying. Tho work of ore treatment is yet in its in fnncy. and no offort has been made by tho management to extract any oro for other than dovolopmcnt purposes. Tho plans of the company contemplate tho handling of its vast tonnnge of lower grades of ores by tho steam shovel method, duplicating tho methods of the Boston Consolidated and the Utah Cop por companies of the famous Utah camp of Bingham. Remarkable prog ress has been mado by tho Novada Douglas company up to the present lime S HB and when it is taken into consideration H HH the comparatively short time that has M MlB elapsed since this property was in tho j iMflM hands of tho original owners, the prog- ft (9 ress mado is little less than remarkable. R i ifaflB In tho development of Ycrington, no U j IBM other syndicate or corporation has been ! 1 Kffll moro aggressive than the Nevada Doug- j f wsflH las; none have done more to attract ; Rffl attention to a country which promises. , a" & fm to become an immensely large producer . ' j v fliW H of the rod molal in the future.. Two 3 -Hr H years ago little was known about iho' WL H resources of Ycrington. Many had re- ij '. Ik 3B garde.d it as being tho motropolis of a : K jjP thriving agricultural and stockrgrov,'- j In M ing region; but very few over thought 'i . JjK'H that tho day would come when" it would J J H bo transformed into a busy mining f I ; H town. Not very many knew that tho 1 ! H place was surrounded by an undeveloped M K H mining district or else little attention E j Ik B was paid to this fact. People who had p ; ' H lived within hailing distance of the No- ? ; ft wi vada Douglas and other mines in this m M W, district for years did not roalizc that i I at their, vory doors were located somo C ; m, fl of the richest copper deposiis tho world , f m n has ever known. k t B M Tho Mason Valley district may bo I mil said to bo merely in its development P, It H stage, but it is doubtful if so magnifi- n III cent a Bcction can be named as this. I B IB As far as surface indications go, there i fl is no camp in the country with such . f SI phowings, tho ores being the highest jj j n h grade of any other locality. Upon the )t j Kjfl jjiidwig. fciuoHtuni, bura rt', ' - i 1.JM W rinni rther portions of tho district tho f I IbIbw sulphides of copper ore are encountered A H3 with depth. The Nevada Douglas has jj Mil 8 penetrated tho carbonate zone on sov- 5jl 'iKiw .cr.il different parts of their possessions, 3 'MB u and it has been found. that the sul- Et k-KlG phides coming iu are uniformlv richer, ' jlM and naturallv so, than any of tho rc- K j ' jtKHj sources found in what might bo tormod h Ibm the capping to tho sulphide zone. Tho P ' ' jOEl former owners of tho Douglas miuo H ,' Kflj shipped thirty lots of oro to the Salt m Kan Lake smelters, nud tho average valuo tj tbH of this ore was 33 por cent coppor. m Slfin Each day's work upon tho gronp is pro- H . jHj ductivc "of au increased tonnage; nud Ej MHIff tho new year will close upon a. marvel- H :' I9IU onely successful season for this splcu- g fflM didly equipped organization. R i IBB if Prodycr Corai:inyes, fo"pow -. 1 The success which Tony Jacobson has attained in tho Columbus Consolidated T Mining company's property at Alta is si splendid example of what a man can , accomplish who knows what ho is do ll ing and has tho determination to suc- 11 coed. Mr. Jacobson knowa the mining properties of Alta liko a book, for ho was there from boyhood up and got acquainted with all the places whero II nature hid her treasures. And the now ' Alta can be rightfully called a child of ': Tony Jacobson 's enterprise and skill. B I Mr. Jacobson is president of the Co- g lumbus Consolidated Mining company, ! n and to him is given all credit for bring- I I ing tho property to its wonderful state R I of development. 31o haB mado tho mino f produce as high a3 $100,000 worth of I ore per month and has proven tho prop- I crly has a permanency as a wealth- Kivcr. It is duo, however, to a deep ; ' 91 ' confidence in bin own ability to bring !, 88 0llt what ho knew or felt reasonably 18 certain was in thfc mines in the district II t,hat the great success of tho camp is T Jj- How Ho Made Alta Famous. It was his insight into the posfiibil- Sl ilies and his daring and courage to faco what wbb said by many at tho timo to j 9 be tho task of performing tho impos- I fill rible, that ultimately brought Alta out jjjS on top of the hoap ns a mining distriot of tho vorv highest value, and it is, therefore, duo to Mr. Jacobson that ho is acknowledged to bo the real discov eror of the wealth hidden in tho hills of that famous district. Tt is not bc causo he sat supinely by and predicted there was tho oro in tho mines of the camp that he made tho wonderful suc cess of the property of which ho is manager, but ho had tho enthusiasm of youth and tho aggressiveness which is born of confidence in one's ability lo discover hidden possibilities in what nppcara to tho superficial as an ab surdity. Those two, combined with the coufidenco which is instilled by a good ly supply of capital, are tho formula of the ultimate success of any under taking. What He Has Accomplished. The wresting from nnture of her treasures and prying down into tho secrets of her covered wealth is the spirit which makes tho country and tho men wo have here in tho great lund this side of tho Mississippi river, to those men who havo dared and won, through pluck and porsistencj', in a courao of action which their keen study of conditions convincos them they are on tho right track, all of the credit is to bo given, and the reward for their exceptional ability should bo theirs. The results President Jacobson has at- tntned in tho Columbus Consolidated property have quieted all doubt and havo placed much confidence in tho dis trict. His success, thcro has been an example of tho things a man can ac complish who has the ncrvo to tackle tho big problema involved in tho min ing world. His munngement of tho property has made good tho predictions mado when ho took chargo. Tho suc cess of the vonturo has boon evon moro surprising than its most confident sup porters expected, and tho returns which mado their appearance before any in roads had been made in tho capital at the call of tho manngemout, aro prin cipally due to the accurato and inti mato knowlodgo of tho undertaking and its possibilities which was possessed by Mr. Jacobson. Thirty Years Ago. Thirty years ago Alta was a pro ducer of highest grades silver-load ores, and its famo was tho talk of two con tinents, but a qunrtor of a century ago thu facilities were not ns they aro to day. Railroads were a hundred miles away, water was scarce, and tho diffi culties encountered wore such that it made shipping almost impossible. The snows in winter and tho frequent slides wore such that no mining man could en dure. But today things are different. With lllllillll, I III III B5E3B8fglTTH kkM i 'ill IBBgHg all the improvement of machinery these difficulties can bo ovorcomo. Today men know how to mino, and properties long since abandoned, and that woro be lieved lo havo "petered out" aro show ing a disposition to completely over shadow past performances. A brilliant future is assured for tho miuc. Aerial tramways havo been pro vided. Low-grade oro that was consid ered worthless a few years ago on ac count of tho lack of shipping facilities and tho high rates of froight and tho high charges at the smelters, ure mov ing to market and bringing profit to the company. Its Worlc Recognized. The district around Alta is now rec ognized as a splendid adjunct to Utah 's prosperity. And the property of tho Columbus Consolidated Mining company under the leadership of Tony Jacobson gets much credit for establishing a high-class reputation for tho place. With tho advantages of transporta tion and tho modern cquipmont in stalled on the proporl', hundreds of tons of oro aro being sent to market. President Jacobson lins mado it a splendid producing proporty with a fn iure exceedingly auspicious for stock holders, Iutlie beginning ho had tho financial aid of C. K. McCornick. ono of Sail Lake's leading financiers, but the ore resources of tho wondrously prolific Alta lodge, where ho inaugu rated work, wcro so rich that oven though tho ontorpriso had in the be ginning tho moral influenco of capital, it was onl3' to a certain oxtont tem porarily emplo3cd. Tho mino commonced to yield in July, 1902, and has been a shipper ever since, and it has boon developed from its own output until it is recognized as one of the principal copper-silver-lead producers, not only of Alta, but tho en tire State of Utah It is correctly re garded as a dividend-payer with enor mous possibilities for tho investor. Hav ing a largo territory upon which to draw for years, Columbus Consolidated is steadily growing in intrinsic valuo in every way. Heaviest Producer. The Columbus Consolidated has boon the heaviest producer, its net earnings amounting to nearl' $100,000 per month. It controls a largo acreage, and it has bceniu its mines that tho permanency of tho district has been unequivocally established. Thcro aro moro than threo miles of tunnels, winzes, upraises and drifts. A concentrator for the reduction of low grado ores, of which thoro is in sight sufficient quantities to Biipph tho plant many years, and a water-power electric HIE plant aro numbered in the surfuco '. " 13 HI cquipmont. RR II ' HHBI Gold and Silver. L jB9h The ores carry liberal quantities of itf' ( Mm gold and silvor, and at furthor depth . ,' (it MuilH all tho indications suggest coppor will" j S N1H bo found in increasing body and rich- Njj ucss. While thero aro largo bodies of , fl . l! iltwH low grades available, thero aro also I. BO ilcllBw very satisfactory bunches of high ijjj yTnB grades encountered almost continuously. 3 0 Kifll? Somo of theso high-grade ore zones Jm jvlif$li aro wondrously rich, ospccially in sil- fi llu i vor, At a point 341 foot out from tho jig in 1913 main, shaft, on tho 300-foot level, a 3m body of ore that averages over $100 3& nWB. por ton in; coppor, silver and gold was .jg f Jf recently disclosed. K pf i!i Tho Columbus Consolidated has been IS liljfiri an exceptionally satisfactory invest- ) i 2fj . 1, f Jgfl mont for tho capital that has from sR Ityva timo to timo investod in the stock., , t fcj iJfcjT l im which Ts ono of tho standard Utah is- Stj , sues traded in upon the Salt Lake and . "', ; " fI ' 1 r$U other stock exchanges, and for which - ' 38 jl j 'tjjH thero is always a markot. Tho official il , It Iff 'Is family is composed of tho following ' 93 ' &lj3f well known operators: Tony Jacobson, tlijlll president; C. K. McCornick, vioo-prcs- i ill '?"' idont; S. A. Whitney, secretory and jg h! djy5 treasurer. Those, with E. R. Hall and . jm jffl Charles A. Walker, form tho dircclorato B fit tifiB) of tho compuny,. . g jm jjf B . Ww