The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-10
A MAMMOTH CAVE.
Disclosures Made in the Jones Mine
in Big Cottonwood

At the head of the south fork of Big
Cottonwood there are a number of
promising mining propositions. 1t is
here that the far-famed Reed d
GoOdspeed mine is located, and just
across the gulch is the property Of the
South Fork Consolidated company,
while TO the cas- of the r. & G. and
adjoining it is the Jones mine, which.
on account Of its desirable location,
has always been considered as Won
derful ground, but it is more on ac-
count of the manner of the develop
nent Of this property than anything
else that has brought il into consider
able prominence in certain circles.
The prime mover in the development
OF the Jones mine is Thomas B. Jones,
after whom the property is named.
MIR. Jones is thorough believer in
spiritUalism and for several years he
has been visited by friends from the
spirit land who have given him the
power 10 see what was in the mine in
the shape of the precious metals, and
he claims that he has been advised
time and time again as TO the best
methods Of opening up the property.
In one Of his visions Mr.. Jones saw
a large cave in the mine and he was
directed as TO the best means of reach
ing il.
Acting on these directions and revel-
&NlBl4S- MI J0l-NS went uD 10 the NINE
last summer and for three months put
in some hard work with his men. and
JUS as his money and his provisions
were about giving out under the strain
the bottom Of the incline gave evil
dences Of the near presence Of loose
and broken ground. and It was not long
after before the shovel being used by
one Of the men dropped through a
cavity and disappeared in the dark
ness. The hole was later on enlarged
and Mr.. Jones started to explore the
cave which presented itself TO his Won
dering gaze. 1t was mammoth ROOM
and Mr.. Jones states that il would
hold the Templeton hotel without
croWding while On the hanging wall
side Of the cavity there Was 4 streak
or ore from is TO 20 inches in width. a
large portion OF which had scaled off
and was laying on the floor of the
cave, il being estimated that from 500
20 500 tons OF good mineral were on
this natural sorting floor ready for
hosting and the market and while
the value of the ore has not been de-
termined as yet, Mr.. Thomas Miller.
the Rio GTande Western foundryman.
has reduced j pounds Of the mineral
into one pound Of metal, which would
indicate that it is high in grade.
In speaking with Mr.. Jones yesterday
on the subject Of his discoveries. he
talked as if in a trance and said:
Il see another cave which is m ba
found inside OF six months. In this
cave see three big bedsteads. see
half dozen barrels Of flour. / see six
chests of tea and three big cheeses. |
see big roll Of Brussels carpet and a
lot Of bed clothing for the beds. I see
this spiritually the significance of
which is that in the continued deyelcp-
rnent of the mine the stockholders win
be enriched and enabled to enjoy life
and al the good things pertaining
thereto
Mr. Jones and his associates have un-
limited faith in the ultimate outcome
of the Jones mine, and they are firm
believers in what he has seen, and the
revelations he claims TO have received
from the spirit world.
The great majority of people will
scoff at Mr.. Jones visions, and at his
Saim5 of receiving visitants from the