The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-12
THE WEEK IN TINTIC.
TENS of Interest Clipped From the

Columns of the Miner.
The Eureka-Hih mill made a ship
ment of 80 bars of bullion Wednesday
P. c. Burke and j., T. Hayes have
secured a lease on the upper workings
of the Ajax mine and have several
men at work.
B. NJ. Cornish advises us that the
development of the Empire Consoli
dated at Mt. Nebo was commenced
the first of the month with two shifts.
The Swansea is drifting on the 600
level and is reported to be looking
especially well. Sinking from the 600
will soon be recommended.
j. T. Thompson. who is developing
some property in the Eldorado district
near Payson, came up Saturday. He
reports everything looking favorable.
Local stockholders of the Tetro are
feeling well these days on account of
most favorable change in that prop
erty. The west drift on Wednesday
run into body of fine looking mineral
bearing quartz. but up to our going to
press we are unable to learn the assay
value 1t looks, however. very much
like pay ore. The Tetro is going to
prove a winner.
The work of Strengthening up the
shaft of the Martha Washington is
nearly completed and actual develop
ment work can be commenced the first
of next week The shaft is down $50
feet and makes a good showing of ore
The new steam hoist is erected in
the Alaska, and the work of baling
lne water from the mine was COM
menced Wednesday. 1t is expected
to complete this work today, when
sinking the shaft vii be commenced
a. once under a contract.
j. K. Bishop and ]. W. Mcintosh of
Provo and F. A. Sears of Salt Lake
were out Tuesday looking over the
Last Chance mine at Diamond. They
have already a good showing of ore
and advises us that the DEVELOPMENT
will be recommended. Immediately.
A new strike is reported in the
Buckeye this week in aashort drift
from the 400 level Superintendent
Green states that the ore streak is IS
inches wide and assays 100 ounces sill
yer. SO per cent lead and $40 in gold. A
winze is now being sunk 4develop the
vein.
Among our list of this weeks ship
pers will be noted three new names;
the Luzerne near Silver City, which
was recently acquired by the Alma
Mining company, the Joe Bowers No. 2,
and Domingo at Diamond, each cred
tied with one car load each There are
several other properties in the south
end of the district from which we may
soon expect to hear as shippers.
Jesse Knight advises US that good
progress is being made in the lower
tunnel of the Humbug and that he
expects to tap the vein before the end
of the present month. Until this tun-
mel is completed ore shipments from
the Humbug have been suspended, al
though considerable prospecting is be-
ing done along the vein on the upper
level
Development of the Orient property
in West Tintic is being pushed and con-
good shipping ore is being
taken out. A TWO car load shipment is
promised before the end of June. There
are many other properties in West
I1ntlc which have a most favorable
showing of ore. butrEthe district has
always been handicapped by the lack
OF transportation facilities. We look
to see the energetic work of the Orient
company rebound 10 the great benefit
Of the entire district.
l. H. Spriggs and John Millikin are
ndr striously developing their Wonder
group about two miles northeast of
Eureka. Their tunnel is now in about
40 feet and they expect TO tap the
vein before the month is out. a strong
edge of quartz crops on the surface
and shows an average assay of over 81
N gold. The tunnel will tap the ledge
IL a ucpth vi dDOuI ~ Ieet and the
boys expect at this depth to show UP
greatly increased values. The Wonder |
S one of the most promising prospects
n the neighborhood of Eureka.
j. ). CrOnk, w. NJ. Jarvis and Henry |
5lade came up Thursday evening of |
ast week from Mt. Nebo where they |
nave just completed The annual assess
nent work on the Rising Sun claim. |
They brought lack with them some
lery favorable looking specimens of |
he rock and expect to continue the |
development this summer. Mr.. Conk
'eports to the Miner that there is |
considerable activity in that district. /
rhe Star mine has recently changed !
landsi j. w. Noble selling to some /
oayscn people. The shaft is now down
'ver 40 feet and the character of the
re is constantly improving. Brown.
hooper and Slade of Eureka have To- /
ated and are at work on a promising
Upper claim in North canyon. The
treat Western in Empire CANYON.
'wned by Neerton, Young and KAY of
iona. is looking better every day. The
haft is down so feet and considerable
re is being taken out A shipment
viii be made in about a month. The
Surrison mine has been bonded to
ONE Provo and Santaquin parties. and
good-sized force was put to work on
Wednesday of last week. Mr.. Cronk
avs that the ore outlook is better in
is opinion than in any mine in Neho
Mercur Mercury lettings.