The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-05-30
UTAH MINING NOTES
News from lintic and Mercur
Mining Propolti's,
The rln,ic siiuer

! lhe llntc Miner
dLoose is working q Gee Of men on
the Grand Central End RECEIVING lumber
this week
Geo. Naylor is rclting ready for II
shipment from tie King Jamcs THIS
property is making an excellent show
ing aud deorg' istakius odt lots Of good
ore.
Another ricl, strike ls reported ia tho
C'rifa, the orc tody reported to b, s,v-
en- iectthick audwi Msr grade. The
possibilities are tht, the hoyswill make
good thing out oi their lease
Eve Wiling Is moving satisfactorily
at the bulion-BCck mill. The initial
shipment OF lour carloads Of concen-
Ira'cs was made tliis week and with the
Increased product now being turned out
It IL expected that shipments will be
frequent and regular hereafter
Shipments from the district for the
past week are about as follows: From
lac Dulliou-Bcck 50 carloads, from the
Centcunial-Eureka 10 carloads, from
the Gemihi II carloads, from the Ajax
carloads, from the Mammoth > car
ioads, from the Cuisa carloads, from
the Sioux ? carloads, from the Spy .
cnloads, from the Iron mine 70 to 30
tons daily, from the Mammoth mill one
baroi bullion Weighing 50 lbs
franklin Farrell, who is heavily inter.
esied in the Sioux, WIS expected in Tin
tic this week to look over the property
but ii is stated that being perfectly sat
islied with the report Of General Mana.
ger Robinson lac decided not TO make
the trip. The Sioux is getting down to
work and with the mill in operation
which we understand will be in the
course OF the prefent summer ought to
make great record
Jos. Biddlecome, one Of the veteran
prospectoIs Of West Unite district, was
in town last Friday and Saturday. Joe
has been working the New Tintic prop
eriy in North Tintic district fer the past
year undor a lease and reports having
shipped great deal OF ore Ills lease
has expired aud he states that
the probabilities are that the New Tin
tic company will put Il force OF men to
work on the ground during the summer
He speaks in very favorable terms OF
this property as well as others near by
in North Tintic and predicts good fu-
ture for that district.
The Metcur Mercury
This new working shaft on the Golden
Gate is down between eighty and nine.
ty feet
Jack Davis re ports some good looking
ore in the Gold Point, samples OF which
have been sent to Salt Lake for assavs
rne retort plant by which the Mercur
people will reduce their product TO gold
bricks at the mill is assuming shape
rapidly and will soon be ready ioI BUSH
ness.
A fine face of is ore has been devel-
oped on the Nimrod claim Of the Mercur
company ana loceted on the western
edge of that property just above the
Matte No 4.
George Dern came out from town Fri
day with the months checks for the
Mercur mine and mill employees. The
payroll OF this company now aggregates
large amount
The connection between the north nnl
south shafts Of the Golden Gate was
made Tuesday. This gives the mine
good ventilation and room for more men
The force is being gradually increased
More prospecting aud development
work Is now being done than ever before
in the history OF the district since it be-
come a gold producer. We expect a
number OF good strikes before the sum
mer wancs.
Plans have been completed ior the
Sunshine mill wli"h viii have a cnpaci-
ty OF q hundred tons daily The com
pany have sisned contracts with Col
Wall for an adequate water supp ". and
there now seems nothing in the way Of
The successful working Of the mine in
the near future.