Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-28
OPERATIONS IN rISric.
weekly sayings Of IN. Eureka psms
cFst Asto Worh there.

Weekly sayings of the Eureka demo.
crst TO work there.
U. 3. Deputy Surveyor T. 3. Malhi,
has been engaged IN surveying tho
West Cable miniug claim Tor patent.
A contract hiss been lot 10 drive the
present tunnel on tue White Cloud
mine, we'll known property lying
wet OF Diamond, an addilional TWEEN.
,y-nvo feet II h thought tho ledge
will DO reached within that distance.
The blacksmith chop Of the Southern
Eureka Mining company, with its en-.
Tire contents, Including a supply Of
candies anu oxploslves, was burned
up one afternoon last we k. The loss,
however, was not serious.
The new Scotch marine boiler
lot the Mammoth niue, aAioiy dc.
livered over tho now railroad
on Saturday, IL now In place.
ibis IL tue largest boiler Of lie kind
yet brought into the district. IL
~ 5 feet IN diameter, IL ieet In length,
Weighs 10 tons aud 10 rated l5O-hofso.
power capsolly. This will give the
Mammoth plant 21J.hofse-power capac-
ny, Masking II, with one exception,
the largest mine plant In the State.
The East lintio railroad has begun
hauling freight over its line 10 the
mines above, aud In = week or ten days
will DO moving the product OF the
Mammoth mine 10 the mill anu market.
A year OF two agO II would have been
looked upon as wild forecast 10 have
predicted that the iron hOTse would be
today hauling the ores down Nam.
moth hollow and that y prosperous and
happy community With churches anu
schools, commOdious hotels aud resi-
dences with all modern improvements,
well-si0oked stores and q Newspaper 10
make it, wealth and opportunities
known, would cover the go.verdured
mountain sidUs aud valley. hut such
~ the history VI the mining industry.
The work u widening aad lowering
the nlor OF the Humbug tunnel 10 be.
ing pushed ahead ~ rapidly NJ possible
with two shifts Of eight mon, anu n Il
expected this wotk will DO completed
snd the property ready 30 begin an ao-
tive output oi ore by tbs time the road
10 tho mine u completed. Tue con.
tractor T. C1nhdsnt ibis can DO done
inside OF twenty days. No work has
beou done Ia the faon OF the tunnel or
upon the ledge TOT tho past two weeks,
but thefo u 90 far exposed full 20 feet
Of tue ledge, all good shipping ore,
with n six.foot vein that assays very
high Ia goll nad silver. From present
appearance the Humbug IL destined
10 soon be clAssud among tho big ship.
pers OF famous rlntio.
Renewed Interest has been awakened
In what 10 kHown as tho 3altpe,ef
mine. lyiuy In thn naaa h.t,.a.,,
Goshen aud Mpna, about twonty miles
east OF Eureka. The deposit, or
claim, was heated by George Ellison
Of this place several years ago, but
little has teen done upon tho properly
aside from tho annual Assess-
ment work. Joseph Cfonk OF this
place, who was formerly employed by
tho Santa Cruz Powder company,
knowing lhe large amount u nitrate
USED IN tho manufacture Of powder,
decided 10 send u sample OF tho mate.
rial 10 tho company ana ascertain lis
COMMERCIAL value II any, and was
promptly requested by the company 10
expfess them at least 90 poungs, nj
their expense, which he dll on Mon.
day. No DOUBT IL will soon be deter.
mined u the material carries AEufil.
uiUnt per cent OF Tue nitrate Of potaah
10 pay 10 mine ht a piofit. Tho fam.
pio shown uB has very cAuatio roae.
tiou aud would Indicate 10 To carry n
nigh poT cent Of either soda or potash,
The deposit OF ledge matter Ia claimed
10 DO about 20 ieoi between walls, and
the deoomposod mAlfix aud rock thor.
oughly impTegnAtod with the Alkalinu
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