The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-01
EUREKA DEMoCAT NOTES.
Grist of Interesting Items Regarding
Tintic Operations.


The Molly Bawn Mining company
will have its group of claims surveyed
for patent next week.
Drifting has been started from the
bottom of the shaft at the Lake View,
on Godiva mountain.
James Harkins has started work on
his claims situated a little over two
miles north of Eureka
! Ore hauling has been started from
/ the Uncle Sam and the first shipment
will soon be on the market.
The Murray Hill, new incorporation.
near the town of Silver City, will have
/ surveying done next week
! Considerable ore is now being taken
! from the Silver Moon in West Tintic
and a shipment may soon be expected.
Two workmen fell % feet down a
chute in the Ajax a few days ago. but
! fortunately neither was killed
Work on the new wagon road which
is to connect the lower tunnel of the
Humbug with the outer world has
been commenced.
N. Ellsworth Jones, Silver's popular
assayer, is kept busy giving coed news
to the prospectors who bring him their
samples.
Resident Surveyor Fechheimer re-
ceived an order last week for surveying
the property Of the Murray Hill Mining
company.
Captain Lusk and several other
prominent mining men have been in
the camp for several days looking up
the mining situation.
The survey has been begun for a rail-
road which is to be built by the Rio
Grande Western to the mines on Co
diva mountain.
The Rio Grande Western will run
line of road to the Centennial Eureka
mine. Arrangements are now being
made for the survey.
Godiva mountai is now the liveliest
portion of the district and the pick and
shovel are being welded with a will in
that vicinity.
streak of very rich quartz contain
ing native silver was uncovered last
week in the Wine between the geo and
1,G00-f foot levels of the Bullion-Beck
Messrs. Brown and Nolan left on
Monday for West Tintic to resume the
development of the Bertha claim, in
which body of rich ore was recently
uncovered.
Assays firm tohe ore encountered in
the General Logan last week show
four ounces silver AS depth is being
attained it is more than probable that
values will increase
Leaf silver is one of the latest prod
ucts of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT. From
a stringer which was unearthed in the
.ov
been made which show LOO ounces in
silver.
Arrangements have been made for
the incorporation of a group of claims
in West Tintic, known as the Ohio.
Brooklyn and New York. The incor-
porators are men of means and will
push the development of the property.
Another rich strike has been made in
the upper tunnel of the Humbug which
&c rn a fret
strike which brought fame 10 that
property a few months ago. Verify
the wealth of Godiva has never been
told
Grand Central stockholders have
cause to congratulate themselves on
the success of their nervy enterprise.
After having expended about $4,000 in
developing property which had
scarcely an indication of mineral, they
are about to begin reaping their we'll
earned reward. Low grade ore with
streaks Of richer quality were uncov-
cred q few weeks ago. but now con-
siderable body has been encountered.
which assays as high as 500 a ton in
gold.
Bismuth mining will now become one
of the industries of Tintic district. A
four-foot ledge of this mineral has
been uncovered in the Boss Tweed at
Mammoth, which assays so per cent
bsmuth. About 500 pounds of float has |
also been uncovered in West Tfntic
which runs 43 per cent bismuth and
AZ ounces in silver. A party will leave !
in a few days for the scene for the
purpose of locating the ledge. There |
is no plant in the United States that !
can work this metal and the interested /
parties are now corresponding with |
the Welsh works at Swansea with
view to securing a market. 1t is es-
timated that ore which carries 80 per /
cent bismuth is worth at least 81, 400 a |
ton.
George Arthur Rice was looking over |
the camp last Sunday with the view of |
establishing a custom mill al Nam |
moth. Contracts are now being made |
with the mine owners to work their !
low grade ores, and if sufficient patron
age can be. secured the mill will be
put up at once. Considerable encour-
agement is being met with and there
is every indication that the mill will
be a success. There is an abundance of
milling ore contiguous to that locality,
and a custom mill would be a great
advantage to the mine owners and
could tend to stimulate the develop
nent of low grade propositions which
now be worked to advantage.