The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-30
TINTIC TOPICS.
As Discussed in the Columns of the
Miner.


difference of opinion as to the
ownership of the Monroe lode lying
between the South Swansea and Four
Aces threatened to cause serious
trouble between the representatives OF
the two companies last Sunday. The
South Swansea people, who recently
purchased the ground from George
Mold, held possession, however, and
have since kept two shifts continuously
at work. They also completed the pat
emit survey of the property Wednes-
day and Director Ritter, of the South
Swansea, states to the Miner that the
title will now be settled in the courts.
We understand that the Four Aces
company claims the ground under a
recent loca ton made since its purchase
by the South Swansea.
E. n. jenkins and associates have
taken a bond and lease on the George
Kappies property lying Immediately
south and east of and adjoining the
Four Aces and Park mines and are
now working force of men, Mr..
Jenkins states that new working
shaft will be sunk at once 300 feet and
THAI the ground will be thoroughly
prospected. He also says That it is
proposed to put up a gasoline hoist
similar to that in operation on the
Four Aces. There is already consider
able high grade ore in sight in the
incline shaft by which this property
was prospected and an average of the
two foot vein shows it to be good ship
ping ore throughout.
We are reliably informed that the
deal involving the transfer of the Cen
tennial-Eureka property at the rate of
S100 per share or a total of 100000 is
now practically closed, but that public
e.
made nor will the new company take
actual possession until June 5. 1t is
said that the policy of the new man
agement will be of a most vigorous
character, that large force, probably
200 men, will be employed in the mine,
and that the output will be equal to
the vast resources of the property.
The proposition of the erection Of q,
mill for the reduction of the large
bodies of low grade ore which have
been developed and blocked OUT in the
search for higher shipping grades is
also receiving favorable consideration
and may be regarded as a certainty
Two sites are being considered for the
new mill, one down in the valley near
Utah lake, and the other just below
the mine, but we are unable to learn
which is looked supon with the greater
favor although the placing of the
mill at the mine will undoubtedly de-
pend almost entirely upon what ar
rangements can be made for the neces-
sary water supply The Centennial
Eureka deal means much for Tintic in
two days, one as great advertise
ment of our resources and the other
from the increased number of men who
will be employed, and it is earnestly
hoped that the reports of its consum-
nation are really true.
The new Burleighs were started in
the SiouX-Ajax tunnel Wednesday.
We are informed that the Centennial
Eureka will have to come on this side
of the hill for water to work their
low grade ores. Mammoth is situated
in the centre of the vast Tintic min
ing district. Note some of the indus
tries, building new railroad, the
Si'oux-AjaX tunnel, and work on the
Southern Eureka. From our Mammoth
correspondent.
At the Buckeye mine they have
new strike of ore in the bottom of
the shaft, 270 feet from the surface. 1t
is good, of large dimensions and has
every Indicate of good value as there
is lead carbonate all through the VEIN
1t is expected that another shipment
will be made next week. The Buck
eye is situated in the big Rising Sun
mountain, at the northern base of
which the town of Diamond lies, and
the indications go to show that this
will shortly become one of the big and
regular producers of Tintic.
A pocket Of good ore was struck in
the May Day last Monday and a small
streak of good quality is now showing
in the face of the tunnel. This is a
most fiattering indication of the close
proximity of the main ore body and
the local stockholders are correspond
ingly elated. Work is pushed with two
shifts and no time will be lost in
thoroughly proving up the ground