The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-21
TINTIC MINER NOTES.
Review of the Mines of the Great
Tintic District.

Review of the Mines of the Great
Tintic District.
A project for a tunnel through the
mountain from the Ajax to the Carissa
is reported to be on the tapis. If it goes
through it will tap much rich unex-
plored territory and will be a great
| thing for Tintic.
James T. Game of Park City was out
at Diamond the last of last week look
ing over the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
upon which he and other Park City
people held an option. We understand
there is a probability of the immediate
commencement of active operations on
the ground. which is said to have a
most favorable showing.
T. a. Valley has been out all the
week in charge of the work on the
Yankee Girl. He was showing some
fine samples of ore from the new
strike Wednesday. which are "out of
sight The ore is high-grade silver
lead and from the present indications
there is a large body of it. Mr.. Valley
is naturally much elated over the
showing being made by the property.
&. q. Wilson on Monday purchased
Frank Hunters one-third interest in
the Lakeview claim lying on the east
slope of Godiva mountain. We are I'M
able to state the consideration. This
property is regarded as one of the most
promising in that section and we I'M
derstand the effect of the purchase will
be to start its immediate development
The Salt Lake Herald reports that
Attorney l.. NJ. Armstrong has returned
from the east where he has succeeded
in interesting Chicago capital in the
North Tintic Consolidation This pro-
baby means that work will be resumed
on a large scale upon that most prom
Using property. A few men have been
kept at work since early in the winter
and the showing is reported to be first
class.
Dell Roberts and w. p. Richards
who are working on the Northern Spy
lease, report that they are taking out
considerable good grade ore and will
be ready for a shipment by the last of
the month. Negotiations are now I'M
der way for the treatment of th.e-sec-
ond grade ores at the Farrell mill and
the lessees have every assurance that
the arrangement will be made
A. p. Hanson, deputy United States
mineral surveyor, came down Monday
and has been engaged in making a sur
vey of the Zulu, Valley and Ridge
claims, which were excepted from the
townsite. We understand that arrange
ments will be made at once for deed
ing the surface to the owners of the
different lots in accordance with the
contract between the TOWNSHIP COM
mittee and the claim owners.
Shipments for the district for the
past week are reported as follows:
From the Bullion-Beck mine, 20 car
loads ore, from the Bullion-Beck mill,
Is car loads concentrates; from the
Centennial-Eureka. car .ioads ore;
from the Eureka Hill mill. car loads
concentrates: from the Godiva- / car
load ore: from the AJAX, 5 car loads
ore; from the Sioux, car load ore;
from the Dragon Iron mine, % car
loads.
The new Swansea engine arrived
Monday and is being put in place as
rapidly as possible. The pipe line from
Silver City is completed and the water
is now running up to the mine. Pro
fessor Marcus F.. Jones, who recently
examined the property, gives a glowing
report. He says that if the ore can
be readily concentrated the Swansea
is great bonanza; and if this cannot