Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-10
NEWS OF MINING CAMPS,
Ths Weeks DOin6S in tho Graat
Ti1tiC District
A Eudget OF interesting Items frsm
the SILVER = nr-Box elder
Mines.

The Tlutic Minor says that Colo.
mel w. f. Patrick reports the
shaft in The Southern Eureka down
over 341 iept and Oeing pushed as
rapidly as possible. He states that
drifting will be commenced at the 400
level, which point viii be reached 10
about thirty days.
d. G. Harrington is still continuing
the devslurme o. the Admlral
Farrsgut group In N lrtn Tintsc and
indications are extremely favorable for
ore. Mr. Harrington mas do o a grent
deal OF work on the property anu save
he proposes to keep it UP until he
makes mi o OF 1t.
A lease aud bond Will be given this
week on the Back Jack and Trial
mines belonging to L.. e. II ter, and
development VIII be commenced ut
ohce. The property already mas 700.
foot tunnel, known as the Groesbeck
tunnel, aud the leaeefs Will c0btinue
the development through that tunnel.
A large amount OF native silver IL
coming cut OF the witzs from the
/ ,0O0.foot level OF the Beck. The
winzs 10 now down over nifty feet
below the l,000.foot level aud there Is
no Sign OF the end OF the ore body.
Stopping IL in progress 10 the 900 loot
level aud all Indications are that this
ore body will excel all previ us de-
poslts found IN the great Bullion
Beck.
The Sioux.Ajax tunnel people are
preparing 10 put in an air compressor
at the Sioux mill anu will hereafter
furnish their own power TO the drills
in the tunnel. This move 10 rendered
| al VISIBLE on account o, shortage oil the
power furnished by tho Mammoth
| company and the heavy expense. The
| pipeline Is nearly completed from the
| mil TO the tunnel and the compressor
10 expected 10 arrive not later than
| May ~.
Joseph Gerber and Jacob Hupfer
have sold the Hungarian mine to
| flank Knox Of the National Bank Of
the Republic, the purchase price being
| Sl5, 600, 81, 900 1own and the balance
III payments to be completed In year,
The Hungarian joins the Ajax, oil
which Mt. Knox is president, anu Will
| undoubtedly We consolidated With that
property. 1t has q GOOD record as a
producer, although never worked to
any depth.
ne ltuEtGb vi thG
| at Ms mmclh commenced work on the
property Saturday. The work is be-
ing cone through the Sioux-A ak
tunaei aIt it Is proposed TO thoroughly
prospect the vein. The Cleveland is y
property with most excellent irdioa-
tons Tor ore, and we believe with
proper development will make vslu-
| able mine. Its position with respect
| to other proc ucers liz all that could be
desired.
William Hatfield, George Suther.
land and Henry Peery have tahen
hold OF the Martina Washington miu e,
| in the south end OF the district, aud
| will at once proceed to the develop
ment OF the property. A new whim
| arrived in Silver City Wednesday and
we are Az vleed that the cleaning up OF
| the old Workings has already com
| meneed. The Martha Washington
| hsa good record as n producer and
| Will undoubtedly develop into one OF
| the good things OF the south side.
Q. +. Loose has been in the district
most OF the week, looking after his
many mining interests. We are much
| pleased to note that his health lie much
improved by his California trip and
that he expects to devote his time
from this out to his Tintic properties.
AS TO the Grand Central Mr.. Loose
says they are getting come good ore
with every indication that they will
get more and OF a constantly improv-
Ing grsue, MIR. Loose spent Tuesday
at Silver City anu we are advised that
the development of properties In that
sc otion in which he Ia interested Will
be com NJ enCed at once.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bullion
Beck mine 10 carloads ore, from the
| Builioh.B Beck mill l5 carloads concen.
tratts, from the Centennial. Eureka l
carload ore, from the Uncle Sam oar
loads ore, from the Mammoth mill
7 car loads concentrates, from the
Utah 8 carloads ore, from the Lake
view and Stockton carload ore,
from the Swanson carloads ore, from
the South Swansea carloads ore,
, rom the North Star carloads ore,
| from the Black Dragon l carload ore,
from the Dragon Iron mine carloads
| oIe daily.