The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-13
TINTIC HAPPENINGS.
Interesting News Items Clipped
From the Miner.

Interesting NEWS Items C1ppeC
From the Miner.
A very encouraging change is re-
ported this week in the Apex shaft.
The Black Dragon is reported as
looking in fine shape and the company
is feeling well.
] The Undine is reported working as
usual. the shutdown reported last
week being only temporary.
! S. r. Marks came out from Salt Lake
last Friday. He reports everything in
/ good condition at the Dagmar- Eureka.
A new ore strike was made in the
Observation-Disclosures Monday, but we
are unable at this writing to learn its
extent.
The erection of the new Southern
Eureka hoist is nearly completed, and
| Colonel Patrick advises us that they
expect to commence running the first
of next week.
w. S. Lemons has sold one-quarter
interest in the Jennings and Hard Tack
lodes to A. w. Winberg. S. Meacham
has also sold one-quarter interest in
the same properties to J. A. Brown.
We are unable TO learn the considera-
ton.
j. K. Bishop of Provo has let a 100
foot contract on the Last Chance near
Diamond. which will take the shaft
down to $50 feet. New shaft house and
other necessary buildings have also
been erected on the property
The Picnic shaft is down $50 feet.
and drifting will commence in a few
DAYS. There are several streaks of
high grade ore showing in the shaft,
and when the company reaches the
point of union they expect to have a
big thing.
a report is circulated this week that
new ore strike has been made in the
Humbug- Our investigation does not
verify the report. The Humbug is ex-
tracing ore as usual and doing con-
siderable prospecting. The ore coming
out is. however, from the original ore
body.
B. F. Fleiner went through Eureka
Wednesday on his way back to Death
CANYON. He carries with him ore
sacks for the purpose of sacking the
ore coming out of the Blaine. Mr.
F'leiner is much elated over the assays
received. samples taken with him to
Provo showing so per cent lead, IA
ounces silver and s1.4O in gold.
We are reliably informed that P. T.
Farnsworth has been appointed gen
eral manager of the Mammoth Mining
company, the appointment to take
effect at once. Mr.. Farnsworth is ex-
pected out tonight to take formal
charge of the property. We are ad-
vised that the change will not affect
Superintendent Nesbit of the mine. or
Superintendent Donahue of the mill,
who still retain those positions, which
they have so ably filed
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows:
From the Bullion-Beck mine, 80 car
loads ore: from the Bullion Beck mill.
10 carloads concentrates; from the
Observation-Disclosures. 10 carloads ore:
from the Eureka Hill mill, s carloads
concentrates; from the Humbug, 2 car
loads ore: from the Ajax. 9 carloads
ore; from the Sioux mine, carloads
ore; from the Sioux mill, 2 carloads
concentrates; from the Mammoth mill.
II carloads concentrates; from the
North Star. carloads ore.
Messrs. Seyler, F. B. Cook. Sharpe
Walker and others have secured a
lease and bond on a most valuable
group OF claims in the south end of
the district, consisting of the Cor
nucopia. Golden Treasure, Tesora and
others in the same vicinity The gen.
tlemen interested are old and we'll
known mining men, and propose to
take hold at once and do some deep
mining. with the intention of thor
oughly developing the properties. These
claims all have records as producers,