The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-29
DEVELOPMENT OF TINTIC
MINES BY PROF. WEBER

i There is trite saying OF long
standing with Utah people that You
have not travelled until you have visit.
ed Goshen" which promises to he en-.
phasiZed by the mining operations of
| Ogden men.
| Tho Weber brothers of this city.
Louis, William and Professor ]. Fl
weber, arc the incorporators OF the
uncle Joe Mining company" which
has Tor its field of operation the Tin,
tic mining district, the particular prop,
erty now proposed to be developed be-
Ing within two miles of the little town
OF Goshen, Utah.
The company has been financed by
Ogden people and a Keystone churn
drill has been ordered. and is on Its
way TO the mines, where Il will be
operated upon the Copper Jack. This
1 property is In the West Tintic district
and as soon as the company has
blocked out a large quantity of con.
centrating ore there, it will take the
drlll TO the Goshen properties. where
IL Is anticipated the richest mines OF
the famous Tintic district Will be un
earthed.
Prof Weber. who is managing the
affairs of the company. saws he ia
pleased that Ogden people have fur.
nished the money TO make this deyel.
opment The supplies that have been
! purchased have been bought from Og.
den merchants. Prof Weber says the
| sock books are now closed and no
more stock will be Issued
Work on the great porphyry dykes
al the Copper Jack Will begin next
week and be continued necessarily un.
I'll millions of tons Of ore have been
blocked out
The Uncle Joe Mining company has
opened mineralized zone over 200
feet wide. which assays gold, silver
and lead The ore seems to follow
the bedded planes and is dipping east
and southeast As degrees. There are
also big north and South assures, and
large cave in the workings The
present workings only cut the veins
about $50 feet deep. The churn drill
VIII go down $50 TO $50 feet TO pros.
Dect this promising ground; If shaft
were sunk il might not be in the right
place, and it would cost from Sis to
s2o per foot, but the company in own
Ing its own drill can drill for so cents
TO 81 per foot, thus saving the com
pany thousands Of dollars and sinking
the shaft In the ore body
Over $500 acres have been located
by mining men from Salt Lake, Eu-
reka and Ogden The company being
developing company. has under bond
and lease for the control OF the Great
Copper Jack copper mine for two
years. situated in West Tintic. TWEEN.
ty-flyo miles from tho raIIroa5 +an
patented claims. upon which over $40.
oo0 has been spent. There is com.
plcte hoisting plant. capable of sink
Ing ] 200 feet. with two 50-horsepower
boilers. engine pumps shaft house and
Sullivan drills, complete blacksmith
outht etc: also two large bunk houses,
stable and cottage for superintendent,
whim and another shaft house,
rms great lowgTade copper mine IS
In porphyry formation. with values
throughout the entire mass: it can be
traced through the entire property for
1000 feet and the pay streaks seem
over 300 feet wide An incline shaft
has been sunk 240 feet al one end OF
The property. all In ore, with streaks
OF high grade ore running through It:
another incline was sunk 100 feet over
the other incline, all In ore. There Is
another shaft, $40 feet deep, at the
other end OF the property. with a
streak OF shipping ore from three tn
hvc feet wide. Innumerable small
shafts open cuts etc. showing a con-
tinuous orc chute. There Is plenty
oil water on the property and wood
VIII be delivered at the mine for $3.50
per cord