| Show WILL DO MUCH TO PROVE AU A CAMP Utah Mines Coalition Is Open Opening Opening Opening ing Ore Bodies at Great Depth The Utah Mines Coalition Coalton company operating In the the he upper end of old Alta district Is giving a pleasing example of ot starting the developing of a a mine mine at the right end and proceeding to the objective tive point without awaiting public approval or condemnation About 18 IS months ago it I took over the Black Bess mine and several adjoining groups of claims The Tle Black Bess ha had been b en developed to the depth of ot feet fee and considerable ore was blocked out The ore was of ot a character which left lef lef no doubt as to the value of the th mine could it I be handled economically The rhe only way to provide for tor handling the theore theore theore ore economically ly was to drive a long tunnel whose portal should be accessible sible to the canyon roadway To drive such a tunnel meant a large outlay of capital before there could be hope for tor return return But the working would perform the double service of ot providing an outlet o tet for tor the ore and of or developing the mine at depth The Work was undertaken in no halfhearted ed way Machinery for tor heavy work was installed equipment which will wi serve sere for purposes of large production production tion ton as well wel as for tor development development The tunnel has been driven about 2200 feet It I has cut several good looking ore shoots in new country but no stop stoR stop has been made to develop any of ot them The policy of the man management management management is to get as quickly as possible possible possible ble into the ore bodies which are al already already already ready proven and to do the prospect prospecting ing afterward But the work has ac accomplished accomplished a great deal it has proven that the ore bodies in veins never be before before before fore prospected go to depth which confirms the theory that thai ore bodies n the old mine extend to great depth Now in Ore Country The last several hundred feet teet of the tunnel has been crosscutting the for fot formation mation maton at an angle of about 45 degrees Something less than ZOO feet of ot tun tunnel tunnel nel nd remains to be De driven to get under the Black Blank Bess shaft shat at depth of at 00 feet teet from the surface In tho the mean meantime meantime time at least two more intervening fis fissures ts f is cures ures which give promise Of Important ore disclosures remain to be cut The he tunnel in reality realty is Just getting into the country which was counted upon from the first to be productive of ot good ore bodies With Wih connection made with wih the old workings the company will wi be in position to inaugurate pro production production ducton from demonstrated ore bodies And it I will wi have a great deal of ot prom ising virgin ground to explore under undermost undermost undermost most favorable conditions |
