The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-06
Tintic Miner Notes.

Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows:
, From the Bullion-B Beck mine. 30 car
loads ore, from the Bullion-Beck MILL II
carloads concentrates: from the Centen-
nial-Eureka, Is carloads ore; from the
Mammoth mill. Z carloads concentrates
from the Ajax. IL carloads ore; from the
Carisa. carloads ore; from the Swansea,
/ 13 carloads ore.
The carload shipment of Homestake
ore. reported by the Miner last week, is
said to have shown values of 25.5 per cent
copper, Sc ounces silver and 81 gold.
There is reported to be a fine body of
ore in the drift from the 300 level The
new machinery is on the ground and will
be erected at once. When completed the
Homestake will be one of the best
equipped and most promising properties
in the south end of the district
The May Day tunnel is now in 100 feet
and is being driven ahead by two shifts
at the rate OF three feet per day. 1t IS
proposed to uDraise from the tunnel level
at once and the necessary survey will be
made in q few days.
A favorable change is reported in the
shaft of the Dagmar- Eureka. Consider
able 'galena of a similar character to that
taken out near the surface is being en-
countered. and il is believed that the
workings are approaching a body of ore
We are advised that the final arrange
ments for the incorporation of the
Swansea Tunnel company will be fixed
up in Salt Lake today Immediately after
the conclusion OF the incorporation. WORK
will be commenced on the property.
An encouraging change is reported this
week in the drift from the 300 level of the
Triumph. 1t looks as though the drift
ing was getting into the ore body.
We are pleased to learn that the Dragon
Iron mine started up Wednesday. The
operation of this property will have a
great effect on Silver City for the better
Bertha claim in West Tintic. reports
striking a ten-inch vein of good pay ore.
He will continue the development of the
property. We understand that there is
considerable activity in West Tintic and
that the district promises to be lively the
coming season. Mr.. Brown advises US
that he has let d contract for 30 feet more
work on the Bertha and that work will
be commenced at once
Petitions were circulated in all portions
of the district Monday and Tuesday pro-
testing against the latest imbecile attempt
of the legislature to injure the mining
interests The petitions, so far as we can
learn. were signed by every prosDector
and claim owner who could be reached.
and were forwarded to Representative
Wheeler Wednesday morning.
Another strike of high grade ore is re-
ported this week in the buckeye at the
ported TO be high grade silve--cooDer.
but we are unable TO learn the assay
values. Superintendent ]. w. Green adj
vises us. however. that the ore is the
best ever struck in the property a ship
mont is now being loaded and will go out
in q few days.
1t IS reported that the South Swansea
marketed &c carloads of ore ruesda-
This lot embraces the three shipments
sent out during the past month. and the
company's success in disDosing of ii on
favorable terms win probably mean in
creased shipments from now on.
4 strike of ore is reported in the Sioux
Ajax tunnel but We are unable TO secure
at Mammoth. That this great
tunnel will tap valuable ore deposits Is.
however q fOregOne conclusion. the ter
ritory through which it passes being in
line with some of the richest of Tintics
producers.
for one year on the Old Northern Spy
NINE and advises us that. lie will COM
mence work on the property on the 18th
the old well known properties of the dis
trict and has produced a great deal of
good ore in past years. Mr.. Beck states
that from complete examination OF the