The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-17
TINTIC DISTRICT TOPICS.
What the Miner Has to Say Regard
ing the Camp.

favorable change is reported this
week in the Annandale shaft. which is
: now down IS feet.
The shaft in the Southern Eureka is
down over 500 feet and work is being
pushed steadily.
The Alma Mining company has let a
contract 10 a. 9. Hose for 80 feet of
sinking in the Primrose shaft.
The Sunbeam shut down Monday night
and only the Waterman is in charge. We
are unable to learn the cause of this
action
Superintendent Green of the Buckeye
reports rich strike of ore in the north
drift on the 27O-foot level Wednesday.
The ore was between 300 and 400 ounces
The ore in the Picnic is holding out
we'll and getting better. Owing to the
depth of the shaft. 315 feet. work is very
slow with whim. and the owners are
of = steam hoist.
Hyrum Beck. who is working the
Northern Spy under a lease, is taking out
good ore and will be able to commence
shipments as soon as the roads are in
condition. One carload is now ready to
haul.
mining expert of Salt Lake. came down
Monday evening and on Wednesday, in
company with Secretary Robertson. in
spected the Hot Stuff mine in North
Tintic
a strike of high-grade copper ore is re-
ported in the 7C0-foot level of the Grand
Central last Saturday. but we are I'M
able to learn the details. We understand
a shipment is now being prepared to go
out in a few days
Supplies for the Sioux mill have been
arriving in Mammoth daily during the
past week. and ore is being hauled stead
lily from the Ajax. The lessees started
the mill yesterday on the Ajax ore. and
it is the intention to keep 1t steadily run
ninC from this time on.
s. P. Moo-e was up from Provo last
Saturday looking over the Peru. and ad-
vises us that development will shortly
commence on this property. The Peru is
north of Eureka and with proper devel-
opment should become mine
Work was commenced on the General
Logan mine last Friday. The last work
done on this property last fall made
very favorable showing and its locality
is all that could be desired. President
Myers advises us that work will now go
forward continuously.
1t IS rumored that New York capital
lists are figuring on the purchase of the
Eureka Hill property. and common re-
ton of the deal is reasonably certain.
All this is. however only rumor. and no
authentic information can be secured
Manager W. II. Donnell of the Rabbit
accompanied by John A. Bookwalter of
Springfield. O.. Mr.. Bookwalter expects
TO locate permanently in Utah. and will
spend several days in Tintic looi.ing over
the field with a view to investment.
w. III. Wilson came up Tuesday to look
over matters at the Undine. He states
that work will be resumed on that prop
erty as soon as the pump gets here and
can be put in. In regard TO the recent
assessment. Mr.. Wilson states that all
stockholders have paid UP and that there
are no delinquentS.
V. p. Strange. deputy United States
mineral surveyor. came down Monday
morning and on Wednesday commenced
the survey of the Eureka towusite Mr..
Strange advises us that the field work
will occupy probably about 40 DAYS. He
is accompanied by II. W. Horne. who
will act as draughtsman of the work