The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-28
TINTIC MINER NOTES.
Eureka Hill BuIIiOn-AnOther Strike
in the BulIiOn-Beck.

in the BulIiOu-Beck.
F. H. Schmidt is driving the Narrow
Gauge tunnel and is reported to have
row Gauge lies just east of and ad-
joining the Utah tunnel and is pat
ented ground.
Joseph Biddlecomb, who is managing
the work of developing the Red Cloud
mine at Sunshine. was in Eureka last
Friday and SATURDAY.. Joe reports ev-
erythinS Furnishing at both MercuT
and Sunshine.
The biennial election of recorder for
Tintic mining district will take place
Saturday, December u. So far as we
are able TO learn there will be no op-
position to the reelection of the pres
ent efficient recorder, c. H. Blnehard.
The Eureka Hill mill has another
stock o: bullion accumulated since
their big shipment this summer. We
understand that there is now stacked
up in the assay office over %, 900 pounds
of the bullion, of which about three
fourths is Scld. They will probably
wait until another carload lot has been
run out before making shipment.
Several mining men came out on the
Union Pacific excursion yesterday, but
not rs many as undoubtedly would
have been here if the excursion had
been on some other day. Among the
party were the directors of the May
Day Mining company. who made an
examination of that property.
Hyrum Straw and George Crooks are
working the Little Willie under a lease,
and il is reported that they have a
considerable showing of ore This
property is a patented fraction lying
between the Centennial Eureka and
Eureka Hill properties, and belongs to
William Matthews of American Fork
E. T. Harvey, son of Squire T. Har-
vey of Chicago. who is one of the
owners of the Damficare group, came
down Monday to look over the property
and remained until Tuesda1 after
noon. He states that a whim will be
put on the ground at once, and that it
will be fixed up in good shape for sys-
tematic development work.
Another big ore strike is reported
in the Bullion-Beck during the past
week. This time it is on the S00-foot
level, and the ore body was tapped in
new drift 90 feet from the main
north drift of the mine Under the
able management of Superintendent J.
A. Kirby, new discoveries in the Beck
are getting to be a very common thing
and the old talk which used to be gen
was played out, has ceased to be heard.
The indications are that dividends will
be paid by the Bullion-Beck after this
generation has ceased to take interest in
such matters.
Messrs. Fleiner and Bishop went
through Eureka Monday on their way
home 20 Provo. from the scene of the
recent strike in the Buckeye mine in
Death CANYON. The gentlemen appear
highly elated over the discovery and
assert that they surely have big
thing The new vein of ore is over four
feet wide. and is a high-grade galena
running we'll in both silver and gold
This rev ore strike will have the ef-
feet of greatly stimulating prospecting
in west Tintic and the country west
of that district.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bull
lion Beck mine. 20 carloads of ore:
from the BulliOn-Beck mill, 10 carloads
concentrates; from the Centennial
Eureka. 5 carloads of ore: from the
Humbug. carloads OF ore; from the
Ajax, II carloads of ore; from the
Sioux, 8 carloads of ore; from the Utah.
carloads o. ore: from the Sunbeam.
1 carload OF ore; from the Swansea, 4
carloads oe ore: from the Gemini. 4
carloads of ore; from the Dragon Iron
mine, carloads of ore daily
Ernest Williams, vice president of
the Tetro Mining company, was in
town SATURDAY., Sunday and Monday.
and =Dent most of the time inspecting
that property. Mr.. Williams says that
the DEVELOPMENT of the Tetro will be
steadily continued for at least another
year, and speaks most confidently of
making = mine OF it. The annual
meeting will be held in January. and it
is probable that at that time q good
sized assessment viii be levied for the
purpose Of putting in electric drills
and continuing the exploration of the
ground
L. z. Ritter and Senator Arthur
Brown have a force of men at work on
the Bullion mine in north Tintic near
Boulder Springs. They are sinking a
new shaft to get below the old work
ings. which arc not in prooer condi-
ton Cor work. The Bullion has pro-
duced over 1900 tons OF very desirable
ore, running 80 per cent lead. 80 per
cent iron. II ounces silver and no sill
lea, a grade which is eagerly bid for by
the smelters. There is now consider
able shipping ore on the dump
It is reported that M. r. Hunt and
associates ot Salt Lake have secured
a controlling interest in the Alaska.
which lies at the mouth of Ruby
Hollow. ]. R. Price. the superintendent