The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-08
TINTIc DISTRICT NEWS.
Items of Interest Culled From the
Breezy Miner.

The working force at the Grand
Central has been increased. and the
mine is now shipping about 80 tons OF
ore q week.
The Mammoth mine is now working
/ three shifts. The 60 stamp mill is
running constantly and considerable
high grade ore is being shipped.
Some new buildings have been
erected on the Joe Bowers No. 2, at
Diamond, and carload of ore is be-
ing prepare for early shipment
Joseph Glover has been awarded a
100-foot contract on the Star CONSOLE
dated, so feet of sinking in the bottom
of the 3C0-foot shaft and 80 feet of
drifting. He commenced work this
week.
]. w. Green, of the Pacific Mining
company, has completed the assess
ment work on the property, and re-
ports a small vein of lead carbonates
that runs high in silver. The lad will
be followed up and the mine thorough
ly developed.
w S. Stauffenburg, the well known
prospector, is in from Erickson dis
trict. We are pleased to learn that
Dutchman in a tunnel at q distance
of 20 feet from the mouth. The
samples certainly indicate a bonanza.
The Shoebridge-B Bonanza Mining
company is preparing for the resamp-
ton of work on that property and be-
fore the end of the month the dirt
will be flying. The present indica
tons, coupled with the past record of
the Shoebridge, should be a guarantee
of the productiveness of the property.
A. A. Noon, on Monday. shipped a
carload of kaolin from u bed a short
distance from Homansville. The car
was consigned to Kansas City parties,
and it is quite probable this shipment
will be followed by others in he near
future. There is an immense DEPOSIT
of the mineral on the Queen IF the
West group in north Tintic.
A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Star Consolidated Mining
company is called for Saturday, jan
90, in Salt Lake City. The stated pur-
pose OF the meeting is the increasing
of the capital stock from $4,000 to
100000 and TO change the value ~ the
stock from $40 to $3.50 per share, also
changing the number of shares of
treasury stock from 3,15e to $4,000.
Owen Fairchild came UP from Pay
son last Saturday in order to COM
mence the development work on the
Blue Bell and Silver King claims in
north Tintic district which belongs to
Tom Fairchild and Al Doane.
Owen advises US that he does not IN
tend to confine himself to the .-nnGal
assessment work but will continue The
work on the group which is already
we'll known as a very valuable peace
of ground.
The Sunbeam company is taking out
ore from the upper levels, and expect
to report with a shipment in a few
days. A new pump, capable Of hand
ling the water, will be in operation by
the last of this month rhe cororany
is out of debt, and the last assessment
viii give them the necessary funds to
push the development OF the !. inc.
The Hot Stuff Mining omLany
made final entry for patent Cor the
various claims which make up the !
Hot Stuff family from Mr. and Mrs. |
Hot Stuff down to the youngest of |
their ten progeny, on last Friday. |
The melting of the snow this year !
will witness active development work |
on that property. The Hot Stuff is
situated in the north Tin.ic Mining |
district, about five and one-half miles |
north of Eureka. An eight inch vein of /
copper has been uncovered in the last |
few months, and the mine is we'll |
developed. c. w. Bennett and Will |
am M. Bradley of the we'll known law !
firm of Bennett, Hardness, Howat &. !
Bradley of Salt Lake. are president and
treasurer respectively OF the company. |
Mr.. n. A. Robertson is secretary end !
John l.. Hunter is the vice president
and general manager.