The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-21
csneeinl Correspondence,

Diamond, Tintic District April 20
Nearly every gglch in the vicinity of
this camp presents an animated scene
of more than the usual spring activity.
New shaft houses are springing up
everywhere, as if touched by some IN
seen magical wand-and old dilapidated
surface buildings that have been aban-
doned TO the mercy of mountain
zephyrs and the homes of chipmunkS
and rats for years, are being remoceled
and made ready for actual use.
The old Buckeye, quite a famous pro-
Queer in years gone by, since the eX-
piration Of the lease has again reverted
10 The present owners, who have COM
menced the summers campaign in ear
nest. They are running tunnel in
the mountain, part way between the
bottom and collar Of the shaft, and re-
port encouraging results.
Below the Buckeye, on the fiat. al
most in the town. is the new SHAFT
house of a comparatively new prospect,
the Fremont property. being continu-
ously worked in sinking on the vein
with gratifying results TO the owners.
AT the Blue Bird your correspondent
had the pleasure OF meeting Mr.. Dave
Bowen. who, in the absence of Mr..
William Hatfield, the actual manager.
is looking after things with the eye OF
an experienced and trusty miner. As
Mr.. Bowen said, at present there is not
much to say concerning the Blue Blrd,
other than that nov the shaft has been
newly timbered and in condition for
development work, sinking Will be re-
sumed and doubtless some drifting
done on the ore exposed.
The Blue Bird stands well in the
minds of the people here, and Manager
Hatfield enjoys the reputation of being
a mining man who does nothing by
halves The Blue Bird will be indus
triously exploited during this summer.
il is rumored that the recent visit of
Mr.. j. r. Walker here in company with
Mr.. j. S. Free means much for the
Showers Consolidated. 1t is believed
that sinking viii be kept up vigorously
until the Joe Bowers ore chute is
tapped.
Intelligent labor is being prosecuted
on the Joe Bowers with telling results,
and the company will be in the market
again with several carloads of excellent
ore.
At the Tesora all is activity, prepara-
tory to receiving the big plant of ma
rhinery ordered some time ago, and
due to arrive any day. That the hoist
ing plant win be adequate for any
depth necessary to go is shown in the
capacity of the sixty-horse power en-
gine and 270-hOrse power boilers. The
engine bed is laid in cement, and the
immense shaft house is almost under
cover. Sinking is being continued in
the new vertical shaft for work pur-
poses. About d carload of $50 ore is on
the dump. which has been extracted
through the agency of the invaluable
within.
Martha Washington.
This is another Tintic property that
is being worked with view of deter
mining just what there is in store for
the owners The mine is down something
over $50 feet at present and sinking IS
oeing done as rapidly as possible. 1t is
confidently asserted that the Martha
Washington viii again be a shipper of
marketable ore before the summer is
over.
A feeling Of indignation prevails here
against the recent management of the
Cornucopia Mining company. It is al
legged that many of the employees are
yet unpaid. the arrearages amounting
to thousands of dollars, and the work
ings are closed.