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Show BECK TUNNEL'S NEW ORE CHANNEL HAS - SHIPPING VALUES E. C. Davla haa returned from ona of hla periodical roundups of tha Tintic mlnea. 'He apent aeveral daya of last week In that camp' and saya that he waa more favorably Impressed with the possibilities pos-sibilities of Beck Tunnel than any of the proipecta In the Tintic dtejainira. The new cave la developing very rapidly and they have a crystallised depo.lt. which Is Mid to carry silver, lead and (old valuea to the value of $30 to the ton. The cave was cauaht up with over a week ago, and Ita exploration Stowed that It waa SO feet In lrna;th. 111 feet hlch and about Z0 feet In width. The or., according accord-ing to Devle. 1. on both sides, the tup and bottom, and they are now slnklna; a wlnse In ore. and have attained a depth of fifteen feet. The Indication, are that the ore will make to considerable depth, and the wlnae la to be continued Just aa lone aa the ore laata. The wnrklna- is within a few feet of the I'ncle 8am Consolidated Con-solidated end line, and the management believe, that It will have aa laic, an ore deposit a. haa been found In tha nelh-borlng nelh-borlng proprty. Khlpmenta of thia ore are to be made Ju.t aa fast aa the aone can he opened up. and the company will work aa large a force a. can operate to an advantage. The company haa quite a large overdraft, and tha Knlghta, who own tha control, propoee to wipe thl. out and give th. company a clean sheet at the earliest date ponstble. liberal .melting contract, for thl. or. have already been made with the 1 nlted Htate. Bmeltlng company, and a fair profit can be made on the grade of ore that haa been uncovered. The atrlke nf the vein la eaat and weal. Thia give. Beck Tunnel a long block of ground on the vein, and If It continue, to be aa atrong aa it 1. In th. Unci, arm. the company should be able to make dividends again for a long period. The mine ha. alreadv paid dividend, approximating ap-proximating 11.000.004. |