The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-28
HISTORY OF TINTIc's MINES.
The Date of the Location of Several
Mines and Prospects.

The Silver City Star publishes the
following relative 10 the location of
prominent properties in Tintic district:
We this week continue the history of
important locations made in 1874 and
1875, emitting as before those whose
identity has been lost by subsequent
location.
The Miners Dream lode was located
May l, 1874. by Charles Sickler and
Hyrum Root Mr.. Sickler was one Of
the early settlers of the district, but
some years ago moved TO Little Cot
tonwood. where he has since resided
Root was one of the first carpenters
in the district and was a well-knoWn
character. The Miners Dream now
forms a portion of tine Kappies ground
and is leased and bonded by E. n.
Jenkins.
The La Bontt was located Aug. IL,
1874 by A G. Sutherland, Henry Die
terle, Charles Wild and Sam Seaman.
The property is at the head of Ruby
hollow and in early days produced an
immense quantity of high-Srade iron
ore, which was shipped to Santaquin
There is still strong vein of iron in
the property, but nothing has been
done with it since the railroad was
built into Tintic. 1t is now the property
of the Tintic Iron company.
The Lone Tree lode was located Oct.
10, 1874, by Watkins, Mclaughlin and
Naylor. The property is situated on
Martha Washington hill and is now
covered by the Silver Coin, belonging
to L. E. Ritter and Ike Woolf.
The King James was located Oct II,
1874. by George Naylor. This is
well-known property in Dragon hollow
and was at one time leased to James
Mclaughlin. who worked it until he
struck water when he let it drop. The
Tintic Iron company secured patent
on the ground for Naylor, the consid
Grafton being 500 feet on the north end
of the claim. The property has pro-
duced much rich ore and it now belongs
to the King James Mining company.
The Great Eastern was located Jan.
l, 1875. by William Jones. Mr.. Jones
was a hotel keeper at Diamond, but
left there and went to the Black Hills
at the time of the excitement. The
property is now the Eastern and forms
a portion of the ground which joins
the Black Dragon. belonging to Cap
tain Ryan and Judge Dana
The Park lode was located Feb. Is,
1897, by G.. w. Kingsley, who after
wards sold it to Captain Joab Law
renee Captain Lawrence spent con-
siderable money on the claim and took
out some very fine ore. The property
was afterwards sold TO Chicago parties
anu subsequently, became Int property
of L. F. Ritter. c. +. Loose and c. V.
Wheeler. the present owners. The mine
is just north of Silver City and it is
rumored that active work will soon be
commenced.
The Brooklyn was located June l,
1875, by Milan Packard and others.
This is a well-known Dragon hollow
property in which has been found
some very fine siiver-iron ore. A very
strong vein runs through the ground,
but it has not been worked for several
years. owing to the fact that the shaft
is now in the pyrites. which, together
with the low price of silver, prevents
it from being worked to a profit.
The Tweed lode was located July II,
1875, by ]. 7. Robinson and Charles
Brewer. but was allowed to lapse and
its identity was lost. Brewer was
well-known character in Silver City
and would come down town every few
days and get drunk. and when asked
the occasion of so much hilarity would
say that he was celebrating his birth
day.
The Governor was located May %,
1876 by D. S. Dana and Benjamin
Bachman. This mine has added much
to the wealth of tine district and was
some time ago sold to John Beck for
$4,000. The property is now being
worked under a lease and bond by the
Olson brothers, known in Colorado as
the lucky Swedes," and considerable
good ore is being taken out.