Tintic, Uncle Sam Mine

He was not a geologist, but a prospector; he studied carefully the class of lime rock in which the ores of the other mines in that locality were formed, and used that as his guide in prospecting. One day he discovered what he felt was an excellent piece of mineral ground, and wanted to get it located at once; so he got Mr. Jared Roundy, an expert miner, to help him make the location. He offered Mr. Roundy a chance to be partner in the location. But he declined, saying, "I do not want an interest in a damned old humbug like this." He wrote the location notice for father and asked him what he was going to name the claim. "You called it a 'Humbug' and that is good enough for me," so it was named "Humbug” and the patent was secured under that name. Considerable time elapsed after his first mining claim, the Humbug, was located before he had means sufficient to do development work on this mining property. Jesse Knight tried to interest others with him in his mining ventures, always feeling sure if he could secure some financial help he could soon find ore in the Humbug claim.

Father employed two miners, expert single-jack hammer men. They were known throughout the camp as the best mining men of the country. Their names were Thomas Leatham and Thomas Mansfield.

About July, 1896, we began working in the old Humbug tunnel which was then in probably 150 feet, it having been driven thus far doing the assessment and patent work on the property. We divided the shifts up into three. Father was wheeling the rock from the tunnel in a wheelbarrow, often bumping his knuckles on the sides of the tunnel as he proceeded with his load. We three did the single-jack work about eight hours at a shift. We had continued this work for perhaps two months when one morning about three o'clock Mr. Leatham came down from the mountain-side, having finished his shift, bringing with him samples of lead ore, saying that he had struck the vein. This greatly excited me, and I was up bright and early the next morning rushing to the tunnel to see the new strike.

Father came up the trail later, not feeling very much excited, but simply having the impression that he had always had, that the ore was there. He now felt that the time had come to carry out the purposes of which he had talked to us and others so much. He walked into the tunnel with his wheelbarrow and loaded it with this rich ore. When he came out with a load of ore, he dumped it on a small platform and said, "I have done the last day's work that I ever expect to do where I take another man's job from him. I expect to give employment and make labor from now on for other people." This statement was carried out literally, for thousands were employed after that by him. The strike was made in August, 1896.

He purchased from the McChrystals of Eureka, who were mining people, the Uncle Sam claim, which adjoined their Godiva property, for the sum of $25,000, payable in installments. Upon taking possession he started another tunnel for the purpose of developing the Uncle Sam claim. After this tunnel had been projected into the mountain a distance of 300 feet under contract, an additional 50 ft, was let. He went into the tunnel one day and said to Mr. John Roundy, who was the superintendent, that he thought he ought to turn the tunnel to the right. Mr. Roundy could see no particular reason why he should turn the tunnel to the right, but in compliance with Father's wishes, made the turn. He had only driven the drift a short distance to the right when he encountered a rich body of lead ore, and this property soon became one of the big producers. The ore taken from this strike soon paid for the mine.

Jesse Knight advises us that he will not put a steam hoist on the Uncle Sam, as at first intended, but will wait for the completion of the Provo Power plant, when he will use electricity. He also says that the completion of the line for transmission of power into Tintic is promised by next May. In the meantime the development of the property by the tunnel will continue, and Mr. Knight experts to be able to take out sufficient ore to continue regular shipments from both the Uncle Sam and the Humbug.

Eureka Democrat: Jesse Knight has struck a large flow of water on the Maggie S. and is arranging to put up a tank at some convenient point into which the water can be pumped to supply both the Humbug and Uncle Sum mines. It is probable that the tank will be located on May Day ground.

Discussing the Uncle Sam, Mr. Evans says the ore has never been sorted closely and that on its dump are now values enough to pay one-half the sum involved in the purchase, while from its opening the owner has netted no less than $25,000.

The richest part of the territory, however is in the southern part of the Humbug, where ore has been continuously mined since 1895 and marketed in lots from which the owner derived from $1,000 to $15,000 per carload. Yet the surface only has been touched. No shaft has ever been sunk within its lines, the use of power drills is unknown there, nor has so much as a "donkey" been employed in the raising of material. Indeed all the development work done has been by hand and windlass and yet this great mineral-bearing belt has been explored upon its upper levels for more than 3,500 feet. The enormous chutes that have been not infrequently characterized by the uninitiated present greater possibilities today than at any period since they were opened up.

Indeed, since the option was acquired Mr. Knight has made an offer of $50,000 spot cash for its cancellation, which was refused. The outlook for the Uncle Sam-Humbug company as it will be christened by the purchasers and exploited as a company, is indeed assuring as from grass roots they have been productive thus far of a sum in excess of any individual proposition in the district.

At noon yesterday Uncle Jesse Knight of Provo was handed $250,000 by David Evans, and immediately afterward he telephoned to Superintendent Roundy at the Uncle Sam mine to cease extracting ore and hold the property subject to orders from Mr. Evans. Today the balance of the purchase price of $500,000, approximately, will be paid and Mr. Evans and those who have joined him in the undertaking will be in absolute possession and ownership of probably the richest and most prolific producing portion, acre for acre, of the Tintic district. The deal is one of the most important of the year, and the second one of note to have been rounded out by Mr. Evans within the past ninety days, the other one being the sale of one-half of the Humbug and a portion, of the Humbug No. 2 claims to the Franklin syndicate, headed by John E. Dubois, for $250,000 spot cash, Jesse Knight also being the owner of the property turned over at that time.

Properties Transferred. - The property secured yesterday under the bond held by Mr. Evans, which had till Aug. 1 to run, consisted of the Uncle Sam, Corey Fraction, Inez, a part of the Humbug No. 2 and the south half of the Humbug mining claims, together with a portion of the Cyrus Oliver and 400,000 of the 506,000 shares in the Richmond-Anaconda company, which owns the Little Lyon, Anaconda and Mountain claims in the same vicinity.

These properties are all magnificently equipped and well opened by tunnel and otherwise, and though the ore bodies have been barely scratched, Uncle Jesse Knight has taken out a splendid fortune from them, a fortune that is variously estimated at $500,000 to $1,500,000, and in the closing of this and the Franklin-Dubois deal the gentleman cleans up about $750,000 more.

Will Form Company. - Speaking of his purchase during the afternoon, Mr. Evans said a number of well-known mining operators had joined him in the purchase, and today a company will be formed to take over the property and divide the 400,000 shares of Richmond-Anaconda stock. No one but men who were miners and mine operators, with a thorough knowledge of what they were doing had been asked to join him, and most of those who had gone in did so unsolicited.

Chief among the shareholders are David Evans, John Dern, Mrs. Jesse Knight, C. E. Loose, E. L. Sheets, William McIntyre, George Havercamp, Senator Thomas Kearns, Congressman George Sutherland, Sam N. King. J. L. Heywood, C. D. Kennedy, James Chipman, R. N. Morrison, R. G. Wilson, John Roundy, superintendent at the Uncle Sam, Charles Reese and several others.

That the new company will be launched on a basis that will result in dividends being forthcoming at an early date, may be understood when it is known that the mines have been steadily sending to market anywhere from thirty to fifty carloads of very high-grade ore for a long time, with the assurance of all who have had the privilege of examining the properties that the performance will be repeated for an indefinite number of years to come.

Uncle Jesse Knight takes no stock in the new company, but Mrs. Knight could not resist the temptation to stay with the mines that had so materially contributed to the Knight fortunes.

Uncle Jesse Knight, to whom the entire state is indebted for the present popularity of Godiva mountain and the employment its bonanzas are affording an army of men, added $250,000 to his purse yesterday afternoon, this the final payment on the domain which has just been conveyed to the Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining company for a total of $500,000. Added to $250,000 which was received from the Franklin syndicate for the north half of the Humbug and to $1,250,000 that has been derived from the sale of ore that has been mined from the region, the story of how a good man and an ideal citizen became a millionaire is told. Mr. Knight, who was up from his home in Provo yesterday, said he would now give his attention to the development of other interests in the locality, and to the Black Jack, owned by himself and Mr. Evans.

The abstracts of title having been approved and the deeds executed, the articles of incorporation of the Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining company were placed on file during the day. The capital stock consists of 500,000 shares of the par value of $1 each, and is distributed as follows: David Evans, 113,500 shares; John Dern, 75,000; Amanda Knight, C. E. Loose, E. L. Sheets, Thomas Kearns, William McIntyre, J. L. Heywood, 25,000 shares each; James Chipman, 30,000; S. A. King, 20,000; [long list of persons with 15,000 or less]. John Dern is president of the company, William McIntyre, vice president and James Chipman treasurer, who with David Evans and E. L. Sheets, form the directorate. C. P. Evans is secretary of the company.

With a record of nearly $1,000,000 in dividends during five years to its credit, the Uncle Sam mine has entered a new era of prosperity in the hands of aggressive men who will develop the wonderfully rich territory comprised within its boundaries. Since the option was given to Mr. Evans by Jesse Knight, an entirely new and separate vein has been opened up on the 200-font level which shows a continuity for a distance of several hundred feet, running toward the shaft. In one place the ore body is 100 feet wide, and in another a sheer face of clean galena twenty-five feet across greets the eye. The ore in this part of the mine is all high grade silver-lead, and Superintendent Roundy says he could easily work fifty men in the stopes that are opened. Everything above and below the 200 level in this part of the mine is virgin ground, and the future of the mine looks promising indeed. The management is also driving through a dike on the east for the May Day vein, which it is believed will be cut within 200 feet.

Half a mile away, in the south part of the company's domain, in the Humbug, a force is also at work on some splendid ore bodies, and unless conservatism holds it back, the dividends which are promised to begin in September should be of generous proportions.

The electric hoist is now in place at the Humbug and while there is a little more work necessary to put everything in proper order Supterintendent Griggs expects to be able to commence sinking by next Monday. Ihe electrical connections for the hoist will be ready by tomorrow when the machinery will be tried out. The Humbug ground was never explored much below the tunnel level and the sinking of this shaft will be watched with considerable interest. Some time ago a shaft was put down a distance of about 90 feet below the tunnel and it was for the purpose of sinking this shaft 200 or possibly 300 feet farther that the electric hoist was purchased. The hoist arrived from Denver one week ago and no time was lost in installing it.

An electric hoist will prove a success at the Humbug. The workings are up high upon the side of the mountain where it is a hard matter to secure coal or water, both of which will be unnecessary where electricity is in use. This is the first electric hoist to be installed in the Tintic district.

An event of importance in the affairs of the May Day company was the passing of a control of the capital stock early in the year, which was followed by a reorganization which was effected on April 1 by the election of John Dern president and manager; B. F. Caffey, vice president; A. Reeves, secretary and W. S. McCornick, treasurer.

Among the first acts of the new administration was the purchase of the Uncle Sam and three fractional mining claims from the Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining company, including the mill owned by the latter corporation. For the purpose of paying for this property, the capital stock of the May Day company was increased from 400,000 to 800,000 shares, the entire increase going to the Uncle Sam Consolidated corporation. This transaction received the hearty approval of the May Day stockholders as the acquisition solved the problem of economic mining for the May Day company, by making it possible to operate the mine through the Uncle Sam tunnel, and doing away with the necessity of hoisting to the surface all ore, as was formerly the case.

But the acquisition of the mill, in conjunction with the cheaper mining costs, has given the company a distinct advantage. This mill has been thoroughly remodeled during the past few months and now the large reserves of low grade ores in both the May Day and Uncle Sam claims can be made commercially valuable. A high grade concentrate 1s the result of the milling of these ores and the company has been shipping an average of a car load a week, in addition to the high grade crude ore which is sent direct to the smelter.

May Day Mining Co., Utah.
Dead. Succeeded by May Day Mining & Milling Co. Formerly at Eureka, Juab Co., Utah.

May Day Mining A Milling Co., Utah.
Mine office: Eureka, Juab Co., Utah. John Dern, president; preceding officer, W. S. McCornick, James Chipman, M. P. Braffet and N. S. Neilson, directors; C. C. Griggs, superintendent. Is controlled, through ownership of one-half of stock issue, by Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co.
The mine is operated in connection with the Uncle Sam, and ore is extracted through the Uncle Sam shaft. The property is said to have a 15' ore body, between the 100' and 200' levels. Principal values are in gold and silver, ore carrying a little copper, secured as a by-product.
The mill, rated at 50 tons daily capacity, was treating about 80 tons daily, July, 1908, on two 8-hour shifts. A tram line has been built from the mill to the old dumps, which are to be concentrated.
Production, 1907, was 153 carloads of ore and 15 carloads of concentrates, valued at $151,337.33. Property is considered valuable and well managed.

Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., Utah.
Office: 516 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab Co., Utah. John Dern, general manager; preceding officer, James Chipman, George Havercamp, B. S. Saunders and James Nelson, directors; C. C. Griggs, superintendent. Organized June 29, 1901, under laws of Utah. Owns 400,000 shares, being one-half of the capitalization, of May Day Mining & Milling Co. Lands include the Humbug mine and a four-fifths interest in the Richmond and Aanaconda claims, adjoining the Humbug. Mine produces mainly auriferous silver-lead ore, of both smelting and milling grades, but has some cuprite and copper carbonates ranging 12 to 33 percent in copper tenor. Has steam power and a concentrator. Production, 1907, was 185 carloads of ore.

The Uncle Sam mine was active from July 1 to November 15, 1907, shippping 42,670 tons during that period. Production was discontinued in November on account of the closing down of the United States smelter. Development work continued both before and after the period of production. The main shaft of the Humbug claim was sunk 200 feet deeper, taking it down to 946 feet.

The Uncle Sam, free from debt, is ready to resume production as soon as the United States smelter is prepared to receive its ore, which it is presumed will be in July, and it is in position to maintain a better production than it has ever before made. As the company owns one-half of the capital stock of the May Day company, which is about ready to resume pay its dividends, it will be seen that for Uncle Sam the future is not at all dismal.

Directors elected at yesterday's meeting are: John Dern, James Chipman, Joseph Nelson, George Havercamp and M. P. Braffett.

May Day Mining & Milling Co., Utah.
Office: Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Knightsville, Juab Co., Utah. John Dern, president and general manager; James Chipman, vice-president; A. Reeves, secretary; W. S. McCornick, treasurer; preceding officers, N. S. Neilson and M. P. Braffet, directors; C. C. Griggs, superintendent. Organized April 1896, under laws of Utah. Company formerly was controlled, through ownership of one-half of stock issue, by Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., but the 400,000 shares held by that company were distributed to shareholders of the Uncle Sam.
Lands, 7 claims, formerly operated in connection with the Uncle Sam, with extraction through the Uncle Sam shaft. Development is by shaft and tunnel, showing a 15' ore body between the 100' and 200' levels, carrying gold, silver, lead and copper, in about the order named, and the mine has developed some high grade silver-lead ore on the 1,000' and 1,100' levels, latter showing much zinc. An ore body of promise was being developed on the 300' and 500' levels, February, 1911. Upper levels were turned over to lessees, circa April, 1910. Ore shipments, March, 1911, returned 20 to 30 percent lead and 19 to 30 ounces silver per ton.
The 50-ton mill was operating, 1911, on ores produced by lessees. There is a tram-line from the mill to the old dumps, which have considerable ore of concentrating grade.
Production was 153 carloads of ore and 15 carloads of concentrates in 1907; 2,607 net tons of dry crude ore, and 841 net dry tons of crude concentrates, in 1909.

Richmond & Anaconda Consolidated Mining Co. Utah.
Office: 516 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Knightsville, Juab Co., Utah. John Dern, president and general manager; James Chipman, vice-president and treasurer; F. C. Dern, secretary; C. C. Griggs, superintendent. Organized 1892, under laws of Utah. Is controlled by Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., through ownership of $400,000 stock.
Lands, 2 claims, patented, area circa 40 acres, lying just west of the Humbug mine of the Uncle Sam. The property carries auriferous and argentiferous lead ore, and recent developments in the Uncle Sam mine, adjoining, are encouraging. Idle several years.

Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., Utah.
Office: 516 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab Co., Utah. Hon. John Dern, president and general manager; James Chipman, vice-president; Frank Kimball, treasurer; preceding officers, M. P. Braffet and George Havercamp, directors; Fred C. Dern, secretary; C. C. Griggs, superintendent.
Organized June 29, 1901, under laws of Utah. The company formerly owned a 50 percent stock interest, of 400,000 shares, in the May Day Mining & Milling Co., which stock was distributed, July, 1910, to shareholders. The company owns 80 percent of the stock issue of the Richmond & Anaconda Mining Co., adjoining the Uncle Sam.
Lands, 6 claims, mainly fractional, including the Humbug mine, which is the principal property, producing mainly auriferous silver-lead ore, of both smelting and milling grades, but the mine has some cuprite and copper carbonates, of 12 to 33 percent in copper tenor. A good ore body was developed, September, 1910, near the Richmond & Anaconda. Equipment includes steam power and a concentrator.
Production, for fiscal years ending June 7th, was 185 carloads of ore, in 1908; 4,465 tons of ore, in 1909.

Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., Utah
Office: 516 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab Co., Utah. Hon. John Dern, president; M. P. Braffet, vice-pres.; Frank Kimball, treasurer; Fred C. Dern, secretary; J. C. Dick, general manager and George Havercamp, directors; C. C. Griggs, superintendent; George Castleton, assayer.
Organized June 29, 1900, under laws of Utah. The company formerly owned a 50 percent stock interest, 400,000 shares, in the May Day Mining & Milling Co., which stock was distributed 1910, to shareholders. The Richmond & Anaconda Mining Co., adjoining, was absorbed 1912, by the Uncle Sam.
Lands: 4 claims, patented, in Tintic district, including the Humbug mine, which is the principal property, producing mainly auriferous silver-lead ore of both smelting and milling grades, but the mine has some cuprite and copper carbonates of 12 to 33 percent in copper tenor. A good orebody was developed, 1911, in the western part of the property. Equipment includes steam power and a concentrator.

(No entry for May Day company in 1914 Copper Handbook.)

May Day Mining & Milling Co., Utah
Address: Box 1418, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab Co., Utah.
Officers: John Dern, president; M. P. Braffet, vice president; A. Reeves, secretary; W. S. McCornick, treasurer; with J. C. Dick, directors. C. C. Griggs, superintendent
Incorporated 1896 in Utah.
Property: 6 claims, 5 patented, 60 acres, in the Tintic mining district.
Ore: zinc silver and lead in limestone.
Development: by 1,100' vertical shaft and 1,500' tunnel. The mine has been practically out of ore several times; at one time the supply was so low the stock dropped to one cent per share; the larger part of its dividends has been paid since then.
Equipment: includes 50 horsepower electric hoist and compressor, capacity 250 cu. ft.
Production: for year ending March 31, 1917, 1,360 tons lead ore; 569 tons zinc ore. Regular shipments are being made, but production is not large.
Development: work is being carried on with the hope of finding new orebodies, though it is said the present rate of production can be maintained for some time even if none are found. Part of the property is leased, and company itself leases part of the Chief Consolidated ground.
Prospecting, started 2 years ago in the South part of the property, was disappointing and has been suspended. Work between the 500' and 700' levels has opened a little ore.

Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., Utah
Office: 516 Dooly Block, Salt-Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab Co., Utah.
Officers: Hon. John Dern, president; M. P. Braffet, vice president; Frank D. Kimball, treasurer; Fred C. Dern, secretary; J. C. Dick, gen. mgr.; C. C. Griggs, superintendent
Incorporated June 29, 1900, in Utah. The company formerly owned a 50 percent stock interest, 400,000 shares, in the May Day Mining & Milling Co., which stock was distributed 1910, to shareholders. The Richmond & Anaconda Mining Co., adjoining, was absorbed 1912, by the Uncle Sam.
Property: 4 claims, patented, in Tintic district, including the Humbug mine, which is the principal property, producing mainly auriferous silver-lead ore of both smelting.and milling grades. A good orebody was developed, 1911, in the western part of the property.
Equipment: is electrical. Mine worked by 5 lessees in 1916.
Production: in 1916, 25 tons zinc ore and 265 tons lead ore.

The May Day and Uncle Sam claims are now operated by the May Day Mining & Milling Co. They are on the northeastern slope of Godiva Mountain a few hundred feet east of the Godiva mine. In 1911 the property was worked both by the companies and by lessees, twelve sets of lessees being busy between the tunnel levels and the 1,000-foot level.

The mine is opened from the north by the upper and lower Uncle Sam tunnels, at altitudes respectively of 7,115 and 6,931 feet. The Uncle Sam shaft is sunk from the upper tunnel level through the lower tunnel to a depth of 800 feet; below the bottom of this shaft the ground is opened by a winze 300 feet deep.

The May Day tunnel has its portal at an altitude of 7,142 feet, 800 feet east-southeast of the Uncle Sam shaft, and 780 feet from this portal the May Day shaft is sunk from the tunnel level to a depth of 500 feet. The workings have·a total length of many thousand feet.

The May Day claim has been worked from the May Day shaft (altitude of collar 7,655 feet), which is 500 feet deep, but it is now opened from the Uncle Sam shaft.

Uncle Sam workings (May Day mine). The upper tunnel, the portal of which is at the shaft, altitude 7,115 feet, is long and contains many of the earlier workings. About 350 feet southwest of the Uncle Sam shaft the crosscut reaches the line of the Godiva channel, which here trends northwest. The workings extend more or less continuously for 500 feet southeast of this point. The level extends 800 feet farther south into unproductive territory and then bends east for a few hundred feet to reach the flat workings in the Humbug claim, also on the Godiva channel. These workings are in part on the level of the Uncle Sam tunnel but mainly on the Yankee tunnel level (altitude 7,019 feet).

The explorations on the deeper levels from the Uncle Sam shaft have failed to discover other ore bodies.

May Day Mining & Milling Co., Utah
Address: 515 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab county, Utah.
Officers: John Dern, president; M. P. Braffet, vice president; A. Reeves, secretary; W. S. McCornick, treasurer, with J. C. Dick, directors.
Incorporated 1896, in Utah.
Property: 6 claims, 5 patented, 60 acres, in the Tintic mining district.
Ore: zinc, silver and lead in limestone.
Development: by 1,100' vertical shaft and 1,500' tunnel. The mine has been practically out of ore several times; at one time the supply was so low the stock dropped to one cent per share; the larger part of its dividends has been paid since then.
Equipment; includes 50 horsepower electric hoist and compressor, capacity 250 cu. ft.
Production: for year ending March 31, 1917, 1,360 tons lead ore; 569 tons zinc ore; for year ending March 31, 1919; 591 tons lead ore and 18 tons gold ore.
Development work is being carried on with the hope of finding new ore-bodies. Part of the property is leased, and company itself leases part of the Chief Consolidated ground.

Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., Utah
Office: 515 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka, Juab county, Utah.
Officers: John Dern, president; M. P. Braffet, vice president; Frank D. Kimball, treasurer; Fred. C. Dern, secretary; J. C. Dick, general manager; W. P. Carter, superintendent.
Incorporated June 29, 1900, in Utah. The company formerly owned a 50 percent stock interest, 400,000 shares, in the May Day Mining & Milling Co., which stock was distributed 1910, to shareholders. The Richmond & Anaconda Mining Co., adjoining, was absorbed 1912, by the Uncle Sam.
Property: 4 claims, patented, in Tintic district, including the Humbug mine, which is the principal property, producing mainly auriferous silverlead ore of both smelting and milling grades. A good orebody was developed in the western part of the property. Equipment: is electrical.
Production: in 1916, 25 tons zinc ore and 265 tons lead ore.
Last report states that company expects to do development on west part of the property, with funds derived from royalties. This work was expected to disclose the southern extension of the Yankee orebody in 1916.

May Day Mining & Milling Co., Utah
Address: 600 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. - Mine office: Eureka, Juab county, Utah.
Officers: John Dern, president; G. H. Dern, vice president; A. Reeves, secretary; W. S. McCornick, treasurer, with J. C. Dick, directors.
Incorporated 1896, in Utah.
Property: 6 claims, 5 patented, 60 acres, in the Tintic-mining district, said to show zinc, silver and lead ore in limestone.
Development: by 1,100' vertical shaft and 1,500' tunnel. The mine has been practically out of ore several times; at one time the supply was so low the stock dropped to one cent per share; the larger part of its dividends has been paid since then.
Beginning with 1920, mine has been developed through the Yankee Consolidated 1,800' shaft, but apparently without significant results. Work is financed by assessments.

Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Co., Utah
Office: 600 Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine office: Eureka. Juab county, Utah.
Officers: Hon. John Dern, president; G. H. Dern, vice president; Frank D. Kimball, treasurer; Fred. C. Dern, secretary; J. C. Dick, general manager; W. P. Carter, superintendent
Incorporated June 29, 1900, in Utah. The company formerly owned a 50 percent stock interest 400,000 shares, in the May Day Mining & Milling Co., which stock was distributed 1910 to shareholders. The Richmond & Anaconda Consolidated Mining Co. adjoining, was absorbed 1912, by the Uncle Sam.
Property: 4 claims, patented, in Tintic district, including the Humbug mine, which is the principal property, producing mainly auriferous silver-lead ore of both smelting and milling grades. A good orebody was developed in the western part of the property. Equipment: is electrical.
Production: in 1916 was 290 tons of ore; in 1917 and 1918, lessees were responsible for a small output, the latter realizing $5,487. No production in 1920.
Company is expending all energies in development work.