The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-12
THE MINERS OF TINrIC.
Items of Interest CuIIed From the
Eureka Democrat.

Items of Interest CuIIed From the
Eureka Democrat.
The Gernini have just closed a 2OO-ton
shipment of crude ore to the smelters,
and another is being loaded.
James Mathews, of Springvill, came over
on Monday to take some observations at
the Centennial Eureka
e. w. Muhlenbruch, secretary or the
May Day company, was in the city lew
days the past week on mining business.
Ernest Williams, Vice-presldent OF the
Tetro Mining company, was IN the dlstrlct
the first of the week on mining business.
The new shaft at the GodiVa is now
down p feet. The boiler and engine are
in place and the building will be put up
as soon as lumber arrives, ten carloads
of which are on the road.
Manager Hudson Smith is pushing de-
velopment work on the Brooklyn mine
without interruption. A drift is being
run from the 75-fpot level through very
favorable ground that assays in silver
and gold.
Burns and Nelson have completed the
assessment work on the Cable mining
claim, and will at once begin upon the
Equator and Jumbo which claims will
be consolidated for the purpose Of the
annual expenditure.
We understand that the Centennial
Eureka has purchased a water right and
mill site near the Warm Springs, between
Santaquin and Goshen, and the company
has under consideration the erection OF a
mill plant at that point.
Prof. o. II. Bossert, who left here some
two months ago to examine mining prop
critics in eastern Montana, writes that he
Is not particularly infatuated with what
he saw there and has left for his former
home in Milwaukee.
A strike of more than usual Importance
was made in the face of the 1,000-fOot level
of the Gernini yesterday This ore body
is in virgin ground and demonstrates that
the rich ore above, which has made that
property famous, continues 10 the deep.
Foreman Newton Dunyan has resigned
his position with the CentennlaI-Eureka
with which company he has been actively
connected for the past seven years, and
viii for the present devote his Jl1ne 10 the
development of some promising properties
in Deep Greek district, in which he is
largely interested.
Work on the Cleopatra mine at Silver
is being pushed forward with a full force.
hundred feet and substantially itmbered
the entire distance. The Cleopatra adj
joins the South Swansea and no doubt
viii develop the same valuable ore body
when depth is reached.
The Morning Glory mine that has been
worked during the past year under lease
TO H. S. Brooks, will be operated in future
by the owners, H. W. Lawrence and as
SociateS, who viii at once erect q horse
Whim and sink the main shaft another 100
feet. This is one of the old-time pro-
ducers and can be relied upon as reg
ular shipper.
The gratifying announcement is made
that the Eureka Hill company has its new
we'll at Homansville down through the
wash 260 feet and struck a large flow of
water on bed rock sufficient for all pres
ent milling purposes. We can now look
for this great plant to start up its full
100stamp battery which has in part been
hung up during the past month for want
Of water.
1t is good news to learn that the Han
auer smelter at Murray will blow in it's
stacks tomorrow and resume business at
the old stand. This will leave all three
of Utah's great smelters in active opera
ton for the present. The Mingo people
may decide not to close down when they
cool off little and see that they haven't
the ability to seriously cripple the mining
industry by their contemplated action.
The Opex Mining company perfected its
organization at Robinson on Tuesday,
and will incorporate with the following
officers: P. j. Donahoue, president; r. II.
Payton, vice-president; H c. Beckhorn
secretary and treasurer; who with George
H. Robinson and j. R. Case, of Chicago,
will constitute the board of directors
The OpeX company is making prepara-
its ground, and will have its steam hoist
completed and in operation within the next
ten days.
A drilling contest is arranged to be
pulled off on the 18th inst, between 8 and
6 o'clock p m. on the public square at
Mammoth, between Barney AcGill and J.
G. Clune for a purse of $50. The condi-
tons call for a back-hand hole, change
hands with hammer every thirty seconds
is in the hands of Dan Falvey as stake
holder. A lively contest is expected and
no doubt considerable money will change
hands on the result.