ment by a series of tunnels and inclines

one of these inclines was sunk for a api dpi

ds
I THE SILVER KING
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consolidated tance of feet the face exposing a very
strongly mineralized fissure in lime having havin
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with a dip to the northwest the main
ever since the early days of mine opera- 1100 feet of the scene of activity on the working shaft was started in the overhang over hanc
tion in park city haunts when thousands batters lat property ing lime penetrating the red shale chara-
were taken from surface workings in the in the development of its valuable ground tecteristic of the entire belt at a depth of about
king consolidated began the fifty feet in this shale sinking was contin-
old crescent mine a great orest
interest the silver
deal of int
ued until a depth of feet was attain
attained
el
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cutting
cuttin several well defined fissures in its
Z course As anticipated a change occurred
at the and this of a most gratify
gratifying
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nature the lime formation encountered be-
ing heavily copper stained and mixed with
small quantities of chloride tale talc and man-
ganese this level was reached on the
of the present month and the presence ot 01
the copper stained lime with other ev-
den ces existing of the near proximity of an
idences art
ore body has given the management every
reason to believe that the contact is near
at hand and that the great ore bearing chan-
nel which has made the marvelous silver
king so justly famous in the past will be
g struck at almost every shift and old timers
of park city who have always maintained
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unshaken faith in the woodside gulch sec-
tion of the camp are confidently awaiting
for the report that the silver king con-
oli
ssolidated
0 company has struck it rich
surface equipment
in the way of equipment the company
silver king consolidated hoist and boarding house park city stands on a par with those who have begun
mining operation in the park city district
has been taken in the possibilities of wood- sinking of a triple compartment shaft the during the past few years and its surface
side gulch and especially so since the silver value of the property and its mineral oc- improvements are substantial and of tl tlee
king mining company has produced so heav- currences curren ces having been previously deter- very best the shaft house is feet iuin
ily and has regularly paid such splendid div- mined to the satisfaction of the manage dimensions on the ground floor and covers
idends from ground that verges so closely
to this favored locality
for the past two years and more the t4
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silver king consolidated mining company
silver company J
has been steadily at work in the develop-
ment of its ground adjoining the silver
king and underground indications are so
favorable that the management feels that itil
will be but a short time now before every
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stockholder in the company and every indi-
vidual interested in this locality will be 7
amply repaid for every dollar they have in-
vested in this enterprise N
the silver king consolidated mining minin 9
company owns about fifty eight acres of pat-
ented ground in woodside gulch a mile and
a half southwest of park city utahut ah on the
silver king ore zone and between the
workings of the silver king and the old
crescent mine although as a matter of ot
fact it is surrounded on all sides but the fa
norh by silver king territory the cres-
north
cent forming a portion of the keith
kearns group the silver king consoli-
dated workings are located 2400 feet west
of the silver king shaft house while the
holdings of the former extend to within
hoisting engine silver king consolidated park city
 hoisting plant that has a sinking1
a modern
capacity of 2000 feet the equipment of the
plant embracing two batteries of boilers ot of
horsepower each a horsepower en-
gine a six drill rand
compressor and threvathre 3
machine drills a 1200 horsepower heater I 1

a 35 horsepower engine for the

operation of
the electric generator lathes forge pipe
cutter and sawmill etc the boiler house ia
boarding house is a two story
the boardinghouse
structure which with a few ew minor buildings
adjacent can easily accommodate a force ot
men in addition to which there are
other buildings which are utilized for stor-
age shops and for other necessary purposes
on the le sel in the mine a
foot lesel
level
hington pump is
worthington Ls installed which has a
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capacity of gallons 01 olr water per minute
at normal speed and at extra speed
on this same level as in iii auxiliary or relief
there is a knowles pump on the there
are also two pumps a smith vaile and a
knowles the former beati being in active service
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and the latter being in place to- be cal cale

calel
ell
into commission in ense of accident to trie
smith vaile or in case a flow of water
should be encountered that would tax the
capacity of either anti anil it might be well to
connectionn that but few nminoa
state in this connee
in this western country are provide
arc so well provided
for in the way of pumping service above
the shan saking
level in shaft about 75 per
ier
cent of the capacity of a sin le pump vas
single was
required in handling the incoming water
but at the present depal i only about 25 per
cent of the pump capacity is required requirea on
the a no 7 cameron sinking pump is
being utilized the mine and works are
electrically lighted and it is claimed hat fiat
this is the only big shaft in utah that has
ever been sunk without the use of candles
the electric globes used for lighting being
covered with wire screens to prevent breal brea itV
age the mine is ventilated by means of a
detroit fan the air being drawn from the
mine through a ten inch pipe
everything
very thing about the amne m ne and surface
workings are in excellent shape for the win-
ter and manager solon spiro informs the
mining review that the winters supplies are
all in but little difficulty being experienced
comp anys property as
in getting up to the companas Is
there are two avenues of travel to choose
from one being by the way of the silver
king mine while the other makes use of ttleE
old crescent tram line which although
tramline
winding and crooked is of easy grade
at the pre sent time sup
present brinten dent J H
superintendent
keatly is working a force of forty men in
three shifts and excellent progress is being
made towards the treasure vaults so conf
dently
fluently believed to exist within the environ-
comp anys valuable holdings
ments of the companas