The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-01
N MYSTERY
Another Ancient Mine Discov-
cred in Utah.
AN IMMENSE CAVE FOUND
It Took Two Minutes for q Rock
Thrown to Reach Bottom-sides'
of the Cave Lined With Gilt
tering Ore.

Down in Utah the. order of the day
appears to be the discovery Of ancient
Spanish or Mexican mines. A huge
ave lined with gIittering metal has
been encountered in the Bullion-Beck
tunnel at a distance of 800 feet from
the face. Up In the old King Solomon
mine. north OF Ogden. there were re-
Gently discovered symptoms Of a cave
or workings of centuries sgo. There Is
a great deal OF mystery surrounding
the discovery OF caves and ancient
Spanish workings almost simultane-
ously in Utah. and the average miner is
led to believe that the earth's crust
separating Utah from the regions of the
inferno is dangerously thin and that
unless deep mining be abandoned con-
nection with his satanic majesty's do
main will be made before all hands
shall be ready for the word. IL was
only a few days ago that an ancient
mine or cave was r~ediscovered near
kamas. The announcement is made
by the Salt Lake Herald that word was
received In that city yesterday from
Eureka by means of the telephone that
an immense cave had been encoun-
tered in the workings of the Bullion
Beck Tunnel company. and 1t Is believed
that the effect of this news will be the
~stifening OF the stock OF the association,
as the disclosure of a cave in the de-
velopment of "a mine or prospect Is al
ways considered as being a most favor
able sign.
The tunnel in this ground. which is
located on Godiva mountain, Is now IN
a distance OF about 900 feet. and II is
stated that before breaking into the
cav Thursday afternoon the workmen
cut through a body of low grade silver
and lead ore. the Herald's informant
stating hat the news of the discovery
is regarded as being reliable. although
II is considered hat the account Of the
size Of the cavern IL most likely exag-
gerated. as the word came over the
phone that one OF the men threw a
rock into the cavity and that II was two
minutes before the stone touched bot
tom. which Is a big story in itself, as a
stone or any heavy substance would
doubtless fall a depth of two miles IN
two minutes. IL opportunity afforded.
There Is no doubt, however, but that a
big cave has been broken into in the
Bullion-Beck Tunnel ground, and the
occurrence is considered as a favorable
indication by the officers of the COM
pany. as large bodies OF good ore usu-
ally accompany these freaks of nature.
Advices regarding the discovery re-
ceived last night were 10 the effect that
all kinds Of rumors are afioat regarding
Il. one Of these being to the effect that
the sides of the cave are lined with
g%listening ore. while i'm certain circles
II Is believed hat the cave Is nothing
more than the workings Of the Utah,
adjoining. or of some other old mine
which had been extended beyond their
rightful boundary lines; others leaning
90 the belief that the cave is the re-
discovery Of some old Spanish mine.
At any rate. the find is the sensation
Of the day at Eureka and in Tintic dis
trict. and II will he thoroughly eN-
plored at an early date.
Up I'm the grand old Wasatch range
about II miles north of Ogden, Is the
King solomon mine, a property owned
by California capitalists. but which Is
belng managed by Don Mcguire, the
noted metallurglst ana g~eologist OF
ogden.
Mr.. Mcguire. who IL a frequent visitor
TO the capital city. was to be seen on
the streets OF Zion for a short time yes
terday. and i'm speaking of the king
solomon to representative OF the Her
aid he stated that an important strike
had been made i'm this property of late,
not because of the fact that the min
eral encountered was gold bearing. blu
owing to the importance attached to
the finding of the vein where IL was be-
lieved To exist. the statement beine
made that In the face of an loS-fooi
drift driven from the breast OF the GOO
foot tunnel i'm the mine. "A strong ledge
had been disclosed which had beer
/ crosscut a distance of two feet before
the departure of Mr.. Mcguire for his
home. the indications being that the de-
post is all of s or 10 feet in width. tho
metallic values of which average In