Show 0 THE BECK TUNNEL salt lake herald republican one of the most interesting and at the same time most important situations which has presented itself to tintic gintic mining operators is right now being worked out in beck tunnel ground this is whether or not the uncle sam vein which beck tunnel has now caught ci aught just inside its lines will make over ond and connect with the demonstrated north end of the colorado ore shoot or whether or not it will strike off to the south and prove up a third great paralleling ore bear ing vein running midway between the colorado ore shoot on the east and the old sioux con ore shoot on the west which have been productive more or less for a distance of to feet and which parallel each other approximately 1400 feet apart the east vein paid 1000 in dividends a foot for feet this theory of the discovery of another great bedded vein is being talked about considerable sid erable of late if it proves correct it would affect on the north uncle sam may day yankee and others still further north while it would immediately immensely increase the value of colorado sioux con iron blossom and others to the south proving up an absolutely new area of to feet in length to the south at least no work has been done in this territory to give a contrary view to this hypothesis proven it would open up vast possibilities deck beck tunnel recently opened up a three toot foot vein of ore in a new drift to the east about 80 feet from uncle sam lines and probably feet south from the mouth of the tunnel and some distance north of the corner around which a drift was sent but no ore found this new ore find demonstrates that the uncle sam ore shoot is trending southerly and easterly and whether it will join with the north end of the colorado or make off between this and the sioux con ore veins is the question mr smiths opinion in order to secure information on this interesting matter J fewson smith consulting engineer for the united states mining in smelting smelling Sm elting company a man who is thoroughly familiar with this ground was seen and importuned importuner for his opinion he was in beck tunnel a few days ago my theory is that the ore will be found taking the bedding and running to the south and it is just possible that it will prove to be another independent ore bearing fissure paralleling all eling the east side fissures and possibly running several thousand feet to the south probably through or near colorado sioux con iron blossom and others said mr smith yesterday it may have an indefinite length taking the dip of the beds wilether bether Wi NV hether the ore shoots may be high or low grades would be another part of the theory yet to be proven then again it is just possible that it will strike over to the southeast and unite with the proven north end of the great colorado ore channel but the other judging from the limited amount of the vein opened up so far impresses me as more probable the old humburg limestone which underlies part of beck tunnel colorado and sioux con has always proven a great receptacle for the mineralizing mineral izing agencies to make depositions in and this should prove the largest ore bodies in the new parallel vein should beck tunnel workings discover an ore channel it will give a new lease of life to properties on the strike both north and south the outcome will be watched with keen interest |