Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-22
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
BURR 4 b MAKES REPORT
ON utah GOLD MINES.
Professor From, Columbia University.
Explains His Views OF Property y
Held by Company in Utah.

Professor W liam II 4 Burr of Col
4utnbia university Who is consulting
engineer for New York City and one
Of the engineers for the Panama can
al. recently examined the properties Of
+ the Utah Cold &; Copper Mines COM
spaiy of Utah. On his return To, New
York he handed 10 the representatives
of the COMPANY o detailed report Of
y the property. Professor Burr COM
lflends the Work OF John T.. Breckon,
the Utah engineer i1& charge Of the
work., and concurs in the action OF
the company in better eluipping its
property. e 81
The report whicligis dated Into II, 4
on Jrne O, and s, made d carc-8
full examination of the 36 claims Of
the Utah Gold & Copper Mines Co.
In the Washington mining district of
Beaver county,. Utah, about so miles
from Modcna on the S. II, l.. A, &
: S. A. Il. r. In the course of this
examination 4 pinited and examined
every claim Of the company except
eight on the high rocky ridge, cast of 4
the Indigo Blue claims, five or six of
which are timber: or spring clainls,if
only, examined every tunnel, eScavn-a
ton or other prospecting work, and 1
was repeatedly in the tunnels to their
claims measured the width or
thickness OF the silver, lead and cop
per ore veins which they cut and took
ore specimens from them as we'll as
from the dumps.
CUT SEVEN VEINS.
There arc seven ore veins running
north and south across these CLAIMS
each about 800 feet in length, two
of which are cut by the maiu tunnel
now being driven cast and west at an
elevation of go feet below the top of
the hill. 1t Is the plan to cut with this
tunnel all the veins on these claims
and on those adjoining which are
available to the company a branch
some distances along the first vein cut
and from which ore Is now being ship
ped for {; Melting a t Salt Lake City.
1.-THE main tunnel was practically at
the second vein on June 8. when / left !
the mine. Ore slready had been taken
for shipment from three of the seven
veins. The value of ore now being
shipped runs from about $25j to about
$40 a ton. The lower grades gof the
same ore as now assayed. and WhchG
Will be niiled as soon as the mill is i
erected, run from about SO a ton up q
to the lowest value now being shipped
1.-THE width or thickness of these ore
tunnels or as shown by surface ind
cations, runs from about three feettoS
about 80 feet. the latter dimension
being the cross cut surface indication
OF the fifth vein from the westerly
side of these claims, the ruling width
or thickness being from four to siS q
feet. On my last visit to the heading
in the branch of the main tunnel
along the first vein on Junes 8.
found the width OF face eight feet
with ore still showing on either side.
RUN THROUGH CLAIMS.
n The prospecting tunnel on Indigo
Blue Claim No. 8 cuts two blue
Veins 4. e., not showing on the sur
face, whose width ~ measured to be
from two to three feet, these are in
addition to the seven veins showing
on the surface and cut by the main
tunnel. An eighth vein showed ex-
3cellent ore on an adjoining claim cuts
across the corner of Indigo Blue Claim
No. 3. Practically all these veins may
be clearly traced a long distance be-
5Sond the limits of the Indigo Blue and
BluebelI claims. The great fifth vein
showing 80. feet at the surface. may
be followed easily for a half mile
to the south on some claims available
to be acquired IL desired.
" The Red Stocking and Manhattan
groups of the cOnpany's claims. one
to two miles northeast of the Indigo
Blue claim have not vet been much
although a lease is now
being woi'ke ed on on e of the Manhattan.
claims. a copper and silver ore vein;
carrying at some points at least con-
siderable gold as hown by assay, car.
he clearly followed for a distance or,
800 feet between the north and SOUTH
limits ofsthe claims. on the company'si
property. The ore vein is intersected
by six quartz veins, also running across:
the entire property. These indications