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Show MINING NEWS TINTIC DISTRICT MYSTIFIES MINERS Ground Has Only Been Scratched. Salt Lake. May 20. That the Tln-tlc Tln-tlc district is one of the greatest treasure treas-ure pots in the entire state of Utah there is no doubt. That miners may delve into this underground kingdom of riches much farther and get out great values is something that one of the pioneers of the district believes as Impllcatly as anything that he has ever said of that territory. "In my opinion the district has only been scratched." said this man today luere are a number of places where the depth of 2.000 feet has been reached, reach-ed, but there Is no telling of the mar-velous mar-velous amount of wealth below uhen the great caldrons of treasure peculiarities of the district It is one of the odd things of nature. The water that has been found is surface water or can be traced to that. "I have my own Ideas as to the formation for-mation of the district Perhaps they would not agree with others. In fact, I know they would not. but at the same time they have been demonstrated demonstrat-ed to bo correct to my satisfaction. "Another peculiarity of the district is the frequent encountering of caves. As long as caves can be found there will be no great difficulty in getting good air to all the workinngs. Nearly every mine in the district has had these cave formations and nearly all 'nave had more or less ore. Besides that they have been the great source for the circulation of air. "The district has mystified miners ever since it was discovered. But it is as certain as ore has been found in great quantities in the district, that tho surface thu3 far has only been scratched. There has never been a real failure In the district " jjuunfu uui in mat country they were placed at a greater depth taan any mine has gone thus far. It would not b0 adverse to my opinion if the mines went as deep as those of the lake region and found ore of as rich a quality as is now being taken out "I have been In the district for close to 40 years, been superintendent of some of the best old mines there and from what I know. no one at present realizes to what depth mines can ho sunk .and ore found. -My firm belief that the district has only been scratched. "Of course many of the mines are now down below tlie level of Utah lake and no water to speak of has been encountered. This is one of the |