The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-23
Tintfc Miner Notes.

Tintic Miner Notes.
Colonel Fred Frank, in company with
Professor w. H. Moeller, made brief
visit to the camp last week and in
spected several properties with a view
to future investments.
A new town to be known as Robert
son and which will no doubt become
the metropolis of North Tintic district
will be plated soon. The locus is on
the fat near the Hot Stuff group of
claims.
Captain AL E;ube, of Fort Duchesne,
heavy stockholder in the Tetro, was in
the district during the week and ex-
pressed himself well pleased with what
he saw both in the district generally
and the Tetro particularly
United States Mineral Deputy Brooks
is out surveying on the Humbug claim.
The survey for the wagon road is COM
pleted and the contractor has begun
upon the grade, which is expected to be
finished within thirty days
Work has been resumed upon the
Fisher mine, lying between Diamond
and Ironton. Messrs. Midgley & Co. of
SvAt Lake have just shipped a carload
of machinery and supplies to the mine
and a force of men have been put on.
Colonel M. r. Hunt and J. R. Case,
large mine owners of Leadville were in
the city on Monday and Tuesday of
this week and looked over some of the
leading east side mines. They also gave
the bonanzas of Mammoth and Silver
a superficial inspection. They voice
the common verdict that Tfntic's possi-
bilitie6 are n1easureleSs.
The board of directors of the Four
Aces have decided to sink another 100
will carry them down to the 400-leveL
A drift has already been started from
the 900-station and Will be run to tap
the VEIN
Silver City now boasts of eight steam
and gasoline hosting plants in opera
ton, where six months ago there was
not a single one. An immense amount
of development has been done in that
part of the district so far this season
with the best of results, and still it is
but a mere beginning in the opening
up of the vast resources Of that part of
the district.
Notwithstanding the recent unex-
pected slump in silver there has been
unprecedented activity in local mining
circles the past week. Several import
ant transactions involving many thou
sand dollars are reported as likely to
be consummated very shortly, and
prominent capitalists from the outside
are investigating some long neglected
properties lying within the rich min
eral confines of the district.
The tramway from the vanner floor
of the Eureka Hill mill to the Rio
Grande track viii soon be completed
and in operation. This makes three
separate lines of rails up the noun
tain side TO the mill. The first carries
the ore from the mine to the crushers
located 100 feet above the pan floor.
The second runs from the chute at the
railroad to the vanner floor and in
tended exclusively for delivering the
mill concentrates to the cars some 1000
feet below. The third and lower line
is used to deliver fuel and supplies
from the railroad to the lower mill
floor. This makes a perfect system of
handling both supplies and product,
and completes this great mill plant
The buildings to receive the hosting
plant at the Godiva are being COM
pleted and the machinery will soon be
in place. A temporary pumping sta
ton has been put in at the spring at
the foot of the mountain and water
will be carried to the boilers above
until their main pipe line is built The
work Of sinking the main shaft was
begun the first of the week and the
1870 feet between the tunnel level and
the surface will be pushed to rapid
completion by a force upon the upraise
to meet the work from the surface.
When these contemplated improve
ments are completed the Godiva will
resume its regular shipments, but with
a greatly increased product.
1t has been we'll known by everyone
here for the past two months that it
was the intention of Superintendent
Kendall to retire from the personal
management of the Centennial-Eureka
mine. The difficulty in securing a suit
able person to take his place is az
that prevented him from doing so long
before this. The position has been Of
fered to W. H. Smith and it is thought
he may accept it, although he is at
present In charge Of one Of the great
mines in the Okanogan country, Ore.
Genial Hank" Smith is we'll known
here and his return would be a pleas
ure to his many old-time friends in
Tintic.