The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-09
HAS UNCLE SAM
THE BECK VEIN?
Mining Men Think Probable
That Noted Resource Has
Merits Elsewhere.
UNCLE SAM MINE
HAS ORE IDENTICAL
Present Condition of Property
Better Than Any Period
of Its Career.

Developments are coming thick an,
esst in the Tintic section that may
with all reason, be said to be enjoying
lease upon life anew, This section
Of the camp includes the Lower Nam
moth, Uncle Sam. Beck Tunnel, Colo
rado, May Day and others near by. f.
C. Coffin returned yesterday from an
inspection of this particular portion oil
.he Tintic region, and he stated that
present disclosures in the Uncle Sam
were opening up WIDE held Tor spec
ulation and future possibilities hereto
fore unheard OF. 1t will be recalled
that at a previous period the Godiva
management ran for all of 700 feet
along different levels upon splendid
ore body, whose proportions were prac-
tically entirely milling grades of rock.
This organization some time ago gave
the Uncle Sam company PERMISSION TO
come into the Godiva workings and by
taking bearings learn Just where the
effort should be applied upon the Uncle
Sam ground to tap the resources, which
the Godiva followed almost TO the line.
On thc S00.foot level OF the Uncle Sam
connections We're made with the Godiva
workings, and upon this level by cross
cutting, raises and similar activity the
Uncle Sam management has disclosed
one of the most generous resources,
both in richness and extent, that the
district can boast Of Mr., Coffin states
that the width os this body has not
vet been established but the workings
so far have shown ore for "A width
of at least from 81 to 40 feet. and at
only one spot has the drilling presented
anything like sufficient country rock TO
lead the management to suspect it Of
being one of the walls.
In this great mass Of ore is n streak
running from 6 to II feet In width
that carries extremely rich shipping
rock Mr. Coffin states that IT. is of
character never before had in the Uncle
Sam property He was accompanied
through the mine by W. NJ, Havenor,
the broker. of Salt Lake; Superinten.
dent Griggs Of the company, and Viii
liam Ball, of the Lower Mammoth com
pauy. After inspecting closely the ore.
the workings, and by comparing maps,
II was the opinion of the mining talent
present that the ore was identically the
same rs that now creating so many div
Idends for the Beck Tunnel company.
They agreed that everything pointed to
the fact that il was the continuation of
the Beck Tunnel tore body, and should
this prove the case il means that the
same will stretch through the Uncle
Sam Ground for fully one thousand
feet.
The nearest activity upon the Uncle
Sam property To the possessions of the
Beck Tunnel company is that which is
known AS the Humbug working Mr.
Coffin states that the Uncle Sam man
agement has driven TO the 277-foot level
from the Humbug tunnel level such
depth corresponding 10 that upon the
Yankee Consolidated upon its property
where the ore was followed to the
Uncle Sam line. and up to Sunday the
Uncle Sam had drifted for 90 feet
toward the ore body. The manage.
ment did not expect 10 hit the same
within los feet, but the fact is the
drift is mineralized. the formation
showing that the vein proper will be
encountered at any round OF holes The
present condition Of the Uncle Sam.
therefore. is ideal in every particular
The visitors were delighted with the
mine
Mr., Coffin states that the Lower
Mammoth north drift upon the 100
level, is showing up finely The ore il
of richer grade than heretofore had
in the mine. He deems the Lower Nam.
moth troubles all at an end, and stat
ed yesterday that the stockholders had
no reason from now on to fear the flu.
ture nor TO doubt the solid character
of their Investment