The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-29

WESTERN UTAH
is NOW A MINE
Duncan MaCVichie and E. L.
White Pleased With Deep
Greek Proposition.

General Manager Duncan MacNichie and
f. 7. White. one of the directors Of the
company. from Boston. returned from
their flying trip Of inspection 70 the prop
critics OF the Western Utah Copper com
pany Thursday night, reaching the city
late. The new strike. according 10 Man
ager MacVichie. consists in the opening
up of seven feet of fine looking ore on
the SO0-foot level, and with the real width
OF the shoot undetermined when ne LETT
Nest Of the ore so far developed in
the property" said Manager MacNichie-
has been above the 300-foOt level We
have had more or less ore at different
places on the 300 but this is the first real
evidence of a solid. continuous shoot q II
and 70 me IL appeals as being the eilnCh-
iug rivet in determining the unquesuoned
werth and permanency OF the mine. 1
have had the utmost confidence In the
proposition all the time. and, while We
have more than $500 tons Of ore de-
Veicped above the go level, ] have never
hefore felt disposed 10 claim That We
had "A mine. 7 have now no hesitancy in
saying that We have one, and good one,
The shaft from the compsny's No 2
tunnel has reached a depth OF 600 feet IN
der the outcrOp and the bottom is IN the
f0otwau country. The ledge was passed
through at depth of 400 feet, but at that
particular point the ledge matter was
oxidized and the values pretty well
placed in commission again by SupeTin-
fsndeut Bergh. and prosecuting for the
ledge was 10 have commenced yesterday
morning Manager MacNichie figures that
about sixty feet OF prosecuting viii have
70 be done to reach the ledge on the 609
level and. as the work is being done with
out the aid Of machine drills, he figures
II Will take about a month to reach the
objective point.
I'VE have not had a chance to do much
work on the 400 level" explained Mr.. Mac
Viehie so we have no means OF telling
what conditions may be at distance
from where the shaft passed through the
vein. 4 have no doubt. however, that the
Ieached portiSn of the vein does not eN-
tend far and that the ore can be picked
ID there without any great amount OF
drifting. I Expect the ledge 20 show I'D
well on the eco level. and add immensely
10 the developed tonnage in the mine.
And il Is tonnage We are after now: the
question of treatment can be determined
later"
This was the first time that Mr.. White
had ever seen the mine or the Deep Creek
region. and he was enthusiastic over IT,
He declared that II the ore was cut on
the Coz level of the Western Utah prop
erty, il would make a whale OF the
mine.
IF we set the ore on the go level"
said he. ''yOu can lust throw up your hat
and Put every dollar YOU cen raise into
Western Utah stock with a certainty that
You will make money For the amount of
work done. ] have never seen a mine in
Utah that looks as good as does the West
ern Utah Copper company's property"
Commenting on the need of railroad
connection with the Deep Creek districts,
Mr. White said there was no question
nbout the splendid mineral worth of the
country and that. If other companies and
property owners would get busy ana de
velop tonnage. there would be no Ques-
ton about getting a road. He thought t
would come, anyhow. within a year or
two. but its building could be greatly
quickened by the property owners show
ing that they had business for a road, by
putting the ore i'm sight.
Mr. White will leave IN a day or two
10 look after his Montana mining inter-
ests.