The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-20
THE MINES OF TINTIC.
What the Miner Has to Say Con-
corning Them


The Defender Mining company COM
menced work this week on its property
west of Eureka.
Andrew Baxter is working the York,
lying east of the Yankee Girl. and is re-
ported to have a first-class showing.
r. c. Wilson and -. +. R-idFes sre
driving a tunnel on their Golden Eagle
group near Homansville.
Work has been temporarily SUSPENDED
on the Humbug No. 2 but will probably
be resumed in a very few days.
The grading for the new steam hoist
at the Homestake is nearly completed
and the erection of the plant Will COM
mence in a few days.
Z. j. Donahue. superintendent of the
Mammoth mill, resigned this week and
we understand that his successor has not
yet been appointed. Mr. Fleming, formerly
of the Horn Silver at Frisco, is tenn
pararily in charge.
A BODY of ore was struck in the Alaska
last Saturday but we are unable to learn
it's extent or value. The timbering of the
mine is being pushed and will soon be in
shape to commence the extraction of the
ore.
The ore vein was strack in the Shoe
bridge-B Bonanza tunnel Tuesday. AS soon
as the extent of the vein is determined
the company will erect the necessary
works and prepare to sink good work
ing shaft
Considerable activity is reported in the
east side of North Tintic district in the
neighborhood OF the Gold Blossom. Ore
of good value is reported struck in the
Lakeview which joins the Gold Blossom.
a very encouraging change IS reported
in the shaft of the Dagmar-Eureka. A
considerable quantity of gaiena is now
being found in the ore channel and Pres
dent Marks. who is directing the work.
is most enthusiastic over the outlook.
A reliable report reaches us of new
and rich ore strike in the sunbeam 81
though we are unable to positively learn
details. There seems to be no doubt but
that the report is authentic. and that the
Sunbeam company IS about to be re-
Warded for long and faithful work
The east drift from the bottom of the
HomestaAe shaft has reached the ore
vein at q distance of Y feet The ore IS
the same character and shows about the
same value as that uncovered in the shaft
above. There seems now no doubt but
that the Homestake will soon become a
permanent shipper.
c. II. Jacobs and others are working
group of claims southeast of Silver
City. known as the P and n group. The
shaft is now down 100 feet and they are
drifting west to the hanging wall. The
showing is reported to he first-class. They
are getting considerable ore in punches
and confidently predict that they will be
the next shippers from the Silver City
Superintendent J. w. Green of the
Buckeye advises us that the new boiler
is in place at the mine and that the work
of putting in the pump is progressing
rapidly. The strike of ore recently made
in the shaft is perfectly authentic and
looks like a big one. The shaft is now
down below the 300 level and is being
pushed down as fast as possible. The
probabilities are that no contract will
be let. but that the company will sink
the shaft by days pay.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bullion
Beck mine. 30 carloads ore; from the
Bullion-Beck mill. 10 carloads concen-
trates: from the Humbug. carloads ore;
from Eureka Hill mill. 4 carloads concen-
trates: from the Mammoth mill. car
loads concentrates; from the Ajax. car
loads ore: from the Casira. 3 carloads
ore: from the Sioux mill. carloads con-
centrates: from the South Swansea, 2
carloads ore: from the Buckeye, l car
load ore; from the North Star car
loads ore; from the Centennial Eureka,
Is carloads ore.