The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
IN TINTIC DISTRICT.
What the Miner Has to Say Regard

ing its Mines and Prospects.
The Centennial-Eureka has com.
menced ore shipments under its re.
cent contract.
A favorable change is reported this
week in the Iron Duke but we are
unable to secure details.
We are advised that V P. Strange
will commence the survey of lots or
the townsite the first of next week.
A new ore strike is reported on the
30O-foot level of the Homestake. but
we are unable at this writing to secure
particulars.
Secretary H. c. Bacorn reports the
Opex looking better than ever Harry
says they will soon be sending out ore
from the mine
The lessees of the Sioux mill have
closed a deal for working a quantity OF
Ajax ore and will commence running
in a few days.
superintendent Lawrence reports the
the North Star and says that the mine
is looking in first-class condition.
The Tetro tunnel is in about 1.215
feet and the face is in we'll mineralized
quartz Manager Tetro expresses the
greatest confidence in making a mine
of the property.
The new compressor at the Gemini
was started up Monday and is running
in firSt-claSS shape. Superintendent Nc
Chrystal states that the new compress
sor is the finest in the state.
Hon. Thomas Kearns and w. S. Nc
Cornick came out Saturday morning
and remained until Sunday afternoon
During their stay they examined the
Rabbit Foot and several other proper
ties in the district.
G.. H. Robinson, John Hupfer, ]. w
t. I'll
the Joe Bowers mine at Diamond I'M
der a lease. The shaft is now down
about 145 feet and considerable high
grade ore is coming out
!. T. Hayes and P. c. Burke have a
lease on 500 feet of the Ajax ground,
including the dumps, and are shipping
an average of 100 tons of ore per month
The boys expect to make a good thing
out of it.
week in the Morning Glory The ore is
in the drift from the 265-foot level
about 90 feet from the shaft. and there
is a solid foot and a nalf of the vein.
Two different samples show ASSAYS as
follows: One AZ ounces silver. 80 per
cent copper: the other, Is ounces silver
IS per cent copper. The Morning Glory
is undoubtedly on the same vein. as
the Homestake, and will drift toward
the latter property along the ore vein.
w. J. Lawrence who is in charge of
the development, expects TO commence
shipments very soon.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bull
lion-B mine, % carloads ore: from
the Bullion-Reck mill carloads con-
centrates; from the Humbug. car
loads ore; from the North Star, car
loads ore; from the Buckeye. l carload
ore; from the Dragon Iron mine. car
load ore daily: from the Moons Iron
mine, l carload ore daily; from the
Centennial Eureka, carloads ore;
from the South Swansea, 5 carloads
ore: from the Swansea, carloads ore:
from the Mammoth mill. carloads
concentrates.
The Superior Gold and Silver Mining
company. operating in the eastern part
of the district, held their annual meet
ing in Provo last week. the following
official list and board of directors be-
ing elected: President, L. o. Taft;
president, J. r. Murdoch; secre-
tary and treasurer, George E. Howe;
]. NJ. Davis, ]. c. Jones. Andrew Egg
gertson and Thomas Walter.
N. N. Brown brought in some fine
samples of ore from the Berlin claim
in West Tintic this week. The ore is
the best appearing we have ever seen
from that district and will undoubted-
ly pay to ship. Notwithstanding the
long wagon haul. The shaft is down