Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 35 | Uncle Jesse Knight Starts Diamond Drills in Alpine Porphyry

UNCLE JESSE KNIGHT STARTS DAMOND DIAMOND DRILLS IN ALPINE PORPHYRY American Fork June Under Under the te heading of or Uncle Jesse Jesso Using Diamond Drills Drill Dris Near Ner Alpine the Citizen this thi morning says BS B'S Uncle Jesse Jess Knight this week commenced com corn drilling for tor or oro In the hills near Alpine If I successful his operations operations opera opera- tons will viI mean tho the opening of ot a n new mining district distrct and greater prosperity for the towns In the north end of ot Uta Utah I count county For many months Utah's min mm- ing wizard ha hn hl been gradually acquirIng In ing under surface rights to the lands lads 3 lying north and west of ot Alpine It was I not until this week that the tho real object ob ob ob- of ot his acquisition was made known kno mao when a diamond drill commenced sink sink- ing lag in one of ot tho the little hollows not far tar from tho the divide between Alpine and Draper Ex George GeorKe A. A Storrs Storre la is In tn charge of ot the work Uncle Jesse hav hay havig ing ig given him a full tul and free tree hand in tho the matter mater The little diamond drill is I now cutting a hole In the solid rock rok dri one and an eighth Inches Ye In diameter F at nt the rate of at from ten to fifteen feet day It is I. per I being operated by bT n. n f gasoline engine taken from a 1 Ford ord auto The Tho Te drill cuts a small email smAl coro core which c i IB II assayed from time to time thus de do- do 4 at every toot foot if It desired whether ore deposits ar are being pene pene- d. d Several holes will wi be put tene- tene down n 4 in different places and a thorough test made tx ln npr Contemplated Uncle Jesse over tho the telephone stated stat stat- f F ed ad that ho he had hD for tor a a lon long time suspect suspect- f ei tho the presence of or ore In this thi locality And ef had decided by men means of ot a diamond drill dri to test out Olt hi his theor theory in a a modest way ay Prior to commencing he acquired mineral rights to operations thousands t of acres acre of ot tooth foothills Is from the Cottonwoods Cottonwoods Cottonwoods Cotton- Cotton woods to Alpine from Alpine to the tho Jordan river and from Jor Jordan river to Bingham canyon He lie however with wih Ills his usual modest modesty disclaimed any 1 pretension pro pre ro- ro 4 tension that this was ws all ore ore bearing roun ground but s says sas that all al of ot it may be barren George A. A A Storn also warned the re reporter reporter re- re porter not to use too many man superlatives In describing the operations as ns the they t mt may result resul In absolute failure so far tal aa as the location of ot ore bodies Is concerned Local prospectors prospector are well wall wel aware of ot a 9 big biff belt bel running through tho tile Alpine pass and on up to the Amerlean Amer AmeT- ican lean Fork canyon canon There Thero is visual evidence evi evi- 1 dence deuce of ot copper in almost over every hole that is being sunk in it It and recent asea's assays as as- assays as- as says ea's show aho ahoa a small per cent of ot copper p and aa u high as 8 In gold old The Pacific tL t Mining company was WS first organized to toV V develop a property in Fort canyon canon t northwest of Alpine and had some nomo good goodgold l gold old and coper showings when driven drivon out by water Many Ian others have sunk shallow shafts and Inclines but the i work of ot Mr inight will wil now determine L whether the values alues will wil increase with depth The company compan which has been I or organized d to prospect this territory Is I named the tho Draper Mining company I t. t I Their Money Ione Uncle Josso Jaso determined to finance it n entirely lv with wih his own mone money but when oth others rs learned of the proposition the they asked to be granted the privilege e eat J of at buying treasur treasury stock Ho Ito 10 however howe refuses to permit anyone to buy stock in the tho company unless they can well wel afford af at- af- af ford rord to throw away or andi and 00 00 i i forget Ct it Some who t sent In checks j for largo large blocks of ot the stock have had part of their offerings returned be because ber because be- be r cause he ho said they could not afford aford to tot toI t I risk BO so much with BO so little litte promise of ot return The Tho name of ot Uncle Jesse Jesle has tV accomplished magic results in so many it pi places acts that the work of the tho diamond drill dri near Alpine will wi be watched with f. f the tho keen keenest Jt Interest l by the people of ot this thU end of ot Utah county count who will wll wish Ish him even greater success than has been attained in the Humbug Yankee Beck Tunnel runnel Colorado Iron Blossom Blossom or his Nevada ventures venture I