The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-27
TINT1c MINER TOPICS.
Increased Activity in Every Portion
of the District.

OF the District.
We are advised that there is a great
probability of the early resumption of
operations on the Eagle.
The new pump is in at the Buckeye and
work is being vigorously pushed. A car
load of the highest grade ore ever sent
out of the mine is expected to be ready
for shipment tomorrow.
new strike of ore is reported this
weel- on the 500-foot level of the Four
Aces. we are unable to learn at this
writing the value of the strike, but it is
reported at Silver City to be good
thing.
W S. Stauffenburg came in from out
west the latter part of the week Mr..
Staffenberg is working some property near
the Erickson district and reports every
thing looking extremely favorable.
Ore was struck last Friday in the prop
erty of the Triumph Consolidated Min
Ing company. The ore was encountered
IN the east drift from the 100-foot level,
grade.
Timbering of the Godiva shaft is being
pushed as fast as possible and at the
present rate will be completed to the
tunnel level in a little over two weeks. We
may soon look for the commencement of
ore shipments from the Godiva.
The Jason Mining company resumed
work on the first of the week on the Sill
Yer H:ll. The shaft is down so feet and
will be sunk at once 100 feet deeper. Con-
siderable pay ore is reported to be al
property.
Three men are now at work on the
Buda mine, south of Diamond. The per
pendicular shaft is down 81 feet and has
-ood showing of quartz. The railroad
boys who own the property state that
they expect to continue the development.
The SiouX-Ajax tunnel is now in about
200 feet and so far has not encountered
any pay rock The tunnel is now under
the Silver Chain claim, and as that prop
erty has ore in the upper workings, il is
reasonable to suppolse that we will soon
be able TO record a strike in the big tun-
mel.
Shipments from the district for the week
are as follows: From the Bullion-Beck
mine. 20 car loads ore; from the Bullion
Beck mill. 5 car loads concentrates; from
the Eureka Hill mine mill, 5 car loads
concentrates: from the Ajax car loads
ore; from the Mammoth mill, car loads
concentrates; from the North Star, car
loads ore: from the Dragon iron mine
2 car loads ore daily; from the Moons
iron mine, car load ore daily.
We are advised that a protest suit will
be instituted at once by James Larsen and
associates. who own the Rachel claim
on Godiva mountain. which conflicts with
Jesse Knights Humbug No. 2. c. B.
Smith. deputy United States mineral sur
veyor, was down Wednesday and made
the survey.
A L. Simondi and Charles E. Hudson
have taken a contract to sink 200 feet In
the Silver Cloud claim south of Silver
erty, and are expected out Sunday to look
over the work and make arrangements
for the commencement of operations The
shaft on the property is now down l92
feet and has most fiattering indications.
The timbering and Strengthening of the
Rabbit Foot shaft down to the 1G0-foot
level has been completed, and we are adj
vised that sinking will be Immediately
commenced under a contract. There is al
ready considerable ore exposed in the old
workings of the mine. and the stockhold-
ers have excellent reasons for believing
that they will soon have a steady pro-
ducer
Messrs. Lowry and De Witt of Bing
ham are working the Wheeler claim at
Wheeler is a portion of the property of
the Silver City Gold & Silver Mining COM
pany, and joins the Rabbit Foot on the
west. The leasers are sinking in the old
shaft, which is now down 10 feet. and
propose to thoroughly develop the claim.
A big ore strike in the Picnic this week
promises to add to the greatness of the
Silver City end of the district. The ore
distance from the shaft and shows values
of 5e-4 ounces silver. 49, per cent lead.
The owners of the Picnic have shown
great pluck in the development of the
ground and deserve their good luck.
We are advised that Jesse Knight, who
has become the owner of large group of
claims in North Tintic, partly by pur-
chase and party by location, proposes to
do considerable development work in that
section this summer. 1t is stated that he
will drive a tunnel in at least 200 feet,
which will cut at considerable depth sew
eral promising looking veins. We are
much pleased at Mr.. Knight taking hold
of something in that section and are sat
isied that he will thoroughly prove the
ground.
At the sheriff's sale of the property of
Dennis Sullivan, made at Nephi March S.
w. S. Fugate bought in the property for
500. The property sold embraced not
only the well known Sullivan Springs and
ranch. but also the Cliff lode mining
claim. better known as the Old Susan.
we understand that Mr.. Fugate origin
ally bid in the property on account of
the valuable water rights covered by the
s.r:ng and millsite location. Afterward,
however approaching the value of the
Old Susan claim, Mr.. Fugate arranged an
amicable settlement with Mr.. Sullivan and
:n' addition to the sheriff's deed secured
the latters quit claim deed to the ground.
The Susan has been one of the well
known properties in the south end of
the district for many years. and is re-
ported to have a considerable showing
of shipping ore now in sight in the old
workings. We are advised that the clos
ing up of the deal means the immediate
commencement of development.