The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
GREAT IS TINTIC.
Pouring a Steady Stream of Gold,
Silver and Copper Into the Mar
kets of the World

For quarter of a century Tintic dis
trict has poured a steady stream of
gold and silver copper and lead, into
the markets of the world. Every year
has been year Of progress, and dur
ing the past four years, while mining
interests elsewhere We're almost par
alyzed, the district has forged rapidly
to the front and greatly increased its
output Four great mills have been
erected. and more than a score of diYi-
| dend-paying mines added to it's list.
Along the great ore bodies that cross
Eureka guloh from north to south lie
the Big Four group of mines that have
done much to make Eureka and Utah
famous in every part of the country
where people are interested in mining.
These four alone have raid over $10,-
! 600 600 in dividends and are but in their
infancy OF this quartette Of magnif-
icent bonanzas, the Eureka-IIill was
the first location, and the third in the
district. It was located early in 1870,
and almost Immediately came into
prominence through its production of
almost pure native silver at the grass
roots. The company installed a hoist
ing plant above these old surface work
ings a few weeks since, and will de-
velop the upper levels, which, or late
years, have been neglected A. new 20
drill air compressor of the finest pat
tern was installed at the same lIme
and 20 F'rue vanners added to the mill,
making a total of so. AT the mine and
mill about $50 men are kept employed,
and the output from the mine during
1897 was over 10000 tons, nearly all of
which passed through the great 100
stamp mill that works increasingly day
and night. The ore handled is low
grade, but the magnificent equipment
and the excellent management. of Gen
eral Manager Hilton and Supern-
tendent Bucllbee have enabled the
company to pay dividends from an av-
erage value of per cent in lead, 20
ounces silver and 81 in gold to the ton.
A million ounces of the white metal
and $1,000 worth of the yellow have
come from the maze of its drifts dur
ing 81, and almost 1000 tons of copper
and lead.
The mill is a combination concentrat-
ing and matchmaking plant and is
one of the most complete and success
fully operated mills in the west. A
machine shop and foundry enables the
company to duplicate on short notice
any part Of the equipment, however
ponderous or delicate. Over separate
tramways are hauled from below ore
from the mine and fuel from the cars,
rates from the mill are loaded for
shipment. 1t is the intention of the
company to develop the mine on a
larger scale than ever during the COM
ing year.
THE BULLION BECK. the next
Oldest of the giants, has prob
ably produced more high grade
gold and silver than either of
it's neighbors. 1t has paid 81. $3.50, COO
n dividends, the last Of which was for
100000. During a few months the first
II the year a weekly average Of 20
carloads Of ore were shipped from the
mine and ten carloads of concentrates
from the mill Early in the
summer the mill was closed
Town, and in September the or
Ter was given TO cease shipments
from the mine. About 80 men were
kept at development work under the
direction OF superintendent Kirby, and
ionle good ore bodies were blocked out
Shipments We're resumed Dec. !, and
have continued at the rate of 20 car
loads per week. Tt is quite probable