The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16
TIMTIc MINING NOTES.
Interesting News of Development In
Famous Camps Mines.
Especial Correspondence

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Diamond, July 1.-THE old Buckeye
mine, just below Diamond, was started
yesterday, under contract to Del Rob-
erts and brothers, who at present are
engaged in pulling the water and re-
pairing the shaft and machinery. Their
contract calls for 100 feet straight sink
ing in the shaft. So many conflicting
reports are constantly in circulation
regarding the Buckeye that it is diff
cult to obtain facts.
Bert Brown and associates of Silver
City have obtained lease on the Iron
King, one of the comparatively new
locations in the West Tintic or Blue
Bell district. The Iron King, as its
name would indicate, is an immense
iron proposition, showing as high as IS
and 62 per cent metallic iron. The gen.
tlemen have a contract with T. r.
Jones of Salt Lake for the delivery of
regular shipments of iron tonnage.
The Garnet folks have temporarily
abandoned their incline on the Guard
ian claim, between the Sunbeam and
Eclipse, and have directed attention to
the Mary tunnel site in Dragon Hollow,
from which point they are extracting
some exceptionally fine silver-copper
ore, particularly the latter. some re-
turning values as high as % per cent.
This copper lead in the Mary is gener-
ally believed to be the Rabbits Foot
vein. 1t has all the characteristics of
the Rabbits Foot-Clarissa vein.
The Tesora's new shaft is down 236
feet. Messrs. Miller Brothers, formerly
of Cripple Creek, Colo. have a contract
to the 400 or deeper. The management
contemplate prosecuting at about the
250 mark, as that is the point where
splendid copper values were obtained
in the old workings.
All is quiet at the Molly Bawn, unfor-
tunately. The whim has been moved
to another place and the incline closed.
AS near as one can learn, there seems
to be a sort of internecine war on-a
fight or misunderstanding between the
owners or chief shareholders. 1t is a
burning shame that so promising a
piece of property should be closed be-
cause of soreheads. The vein is big,
strong silver-lead proposition, and the
dump shows all the essential features.
The Independent shaft of the Tesora
group, which is situated north of the
new Tesora shaft, is being cleaned and
retimbered, preparatory to being
worked again. A new engine, boiler
and sinking pump are on the premises.
When work was discontinued on ac-
count of water at the 225. splendid
body of copper ore is said to have been
in sight.
Almost joining the Molly Bawn's two
claims is the ground of the Hope Min
ing company, otherwise known as the
Cleveland lode, and formerly remem-
bered as the Chicago-Lancaster. This
property is in charge of Mr.. ]. G. Saw
yer, who is sinking on an incline to
intersect two parallel veins, which pre-
will make one mother vein at
the 600 or 700. They are now down
about 100 feet. Mr.. Sawyer expects
great things from his charge. He re-
members when this property shipped |
lead, from the old abandoned, caved |
shafts, none of which were more than |
200 feet deep.
Judge T. c. Hanford and George |
Miller of Silver City have two claims !
in the West .Tintic country adjoining |
the Iron King, which they have ar /
ranged to work extensively. The iron /
showing is not so great, but there is an !
almost Unreasonable vein of quartz /
Judge Hanford says the |
prevailing conditions indicate the eX- I
stence of a big ore channel near by. I
but he does not know if they have it in
heir confines.
The Triumph Mining company is
again sinking, or rather drifting. on the
$50 Level of the Helen claim eastward
% tap the Mormon Chief, one of the
prime favorites in this locality. and a
shipper from almost grass roots. Just
south of the Helen, and but step from
he shaft house, is an old hole sunk on
he Silver Star, where some fairly good
yrade lead ore was found last spring.
Near the Triumph. little east, is the
Toe Daley. another old property, for
nerly a producer. The present workers
ire running a tunnel to catch the old
haft, which when last worked was in
,ood ore. The present dump has a
mall bit OF rich sulphide ore exposed.
Above the Dragon Iron mine, in
Dragon Hollow and just east of the
Black Dragon, is a group of copper
laims, which for shallow and wholly
ground presents the best
Upper showing in the district. 1t is
,nown as the Dana group, including
he Turk. Eastern Daisy and June.
his is the ground which recently in
olved Mike Fitzgerald in a criminal
ase instituted by D. S. Dana, charging
orgery. Messrs. Brown, Terry &
of Salt Lake are co-Owners
he Daisy, which has yielded some !
Ugh grade copper ore almost from the
urface. is just over the hill from the
tar Consolidated group, and unques-
iOnablY is the same conner vein dis