The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-03
IN TINTIC DISTRICT.
Interesting Grist of News From the
Miner

Phil Richards has been awarded the
contract for sinking 100 feet in the
Rabbit Foot and commenced the work
Sunday
We are pleased to learn that the
Eureka-Hill mill is now getting a
plentiful water supply, and all of the
100 stamps are dropping steadily.
The last carload of machinery for
| the new Mammoth hoist arrived last
! Saturday and the hoist is expected to
be in operation about April 10.
c. w. Midgley was out from Salt
Lake Sunday. We are advised that he
is arranging to let a contract for 100
! feet of work on the West Swansea
group, at Silver City.
We are pleased to note that the Cen
tennial-Eureka Mining company has
closed contracts for its output, and that
shipments from the property will now
be continuous. Loading ore was COM
menced yesterday.
A very encouraging change is re-
ported in the Norway this week. The
bottom of the Wine sunk from the no.
foot level is all in heavily mineraliZed
quartz, in what seems to be a true
fissure vein. The Norway workings are
undoubtedly approaching ore.
The South Swansea is loading 100
ton lot of high grade ore, which will
probably be ready to go out today or
tomorrow. We are advised that fairly
satisfactory arrangements have been
made for marketing the ore, although
no actual contract has as yet been en-
tered into.
A big DEAL involving several we'll
known properties on Godiva mountain,
is pending, and we are advised that the
probabilities are that it will be con-
summated shortly. If the deal goes
through it will mean a large amount of
Development in that section of the dis
trict.
E. N Jenkins, who is working the
Home Rule, reports a small streak of
ore in sight in the property. The
Home Rule adjoins the celebrated Sun
beam and is supposed to be on the
same lead. Mr.. jenkins states that he
will at once commence drifting toward
the Sunbeam, and expects soon to open
up a mine.
e. H. Mitchell was up from Mona
Monday. He states that prospecting
has been greatly retarded in the Mt.
Nebo district by the heavy SHOWS and
but little is going on there at present.
At the same time he predicts great &C
tivity in the spring. Mr.. Mitchell
states that the miners of Mt. Nebo are
a unit in opposition to the new mining
law.
W. y. StduI6nDeTS 10 III again liOiii
the Erickson district. He reports
several new ore strikes being made in
that district. and is most enthusiastic
over the outlook.
The Sioux mill is closed down for a
few DAYS for a cleanup. In regard TO
the report that the mill has perma-
nently closed down we are pleased to
state that the report is an error r
n. Peyton and H. c. Bacorn have Sc
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Sioux Consolidated company and VIII |
,nerate the mill under the lease.
Robert Martyr took charge of the |
South Swansea as superintendent last
Monday in place Of J. NJ. Wheeler, re- |
signed. Mr. Wheeler's resignation is
lue to his desire to devote more or ms
attention to his personal interests Inc
new superintendent is an old miner IN
his district, and is amply able to fulhl
he duties of his new poSltloh' we WISH
Tim all success.
The report has just leaked out to the
Effect that a four-inch streak OF mar
yellously rich ore was encountered In
he drift on the 300-foot level OF the
Jndine a short time before work was
suspended on the property. This ore
treak is said to be in the vein on the
Wind Ridge claim, and report has it
hat it runs many hundreds in silver
md several ounces of gold to the ton.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bull
ion Beck mine. 20 car loads ore; from
he Bullion-Beck mill, 10 car loads con-
entrates; from the Humbug, car
pads ore; from the North Star, car
Dads ore; from the Buckeye, l car
Dad ore; from the Dragon iron mine,
car loads ore daily; from the Moons
ION mine, / car load ore daily; from
he Mammoth mill, Z car loads con-
entrates; from the Sioux mill. car
lads concentrates.
Work on the Eagle mine will be COM
lenced this morning under the direc- ,
on of ". w. McChrystal. The Eagle
one of Tintic's famous properties;