Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-31
The Centennial Eureka's Wealth
Appears lnexhausiible.
THE SIDES NOT REACHED.
Rinecn Thousand Tons Near the Of
ncc-Ore BodIcs Continue Down
general News.

quite q number OF Salt Lakers board
cd the i:30 train. at the Oregon Short
Line depot yesterday morning. bound
for Tlutlc. TO many Of them the stop
at Fairfield meant a change OF cars Tor
Morcur. A few more landed nj NAM
moth and others. the writer among
them, stopped over Mt Eureka and
found a very stirring town. Contrary
10 expectations real estate was very
lively and every one had one or more
specs ln bis eye. a loisurely Climb half
way mp the Hill 10 the Centennial Eu-
rekn was followed by rapid chase
down 90 the bottom after hat which
was black when Il left and brown when
iis gambols In the dusty road was
stopped Another climb. few kodak
pictures en- route. and the Blue Rock
ur Centennial Eureka as IL is known Ia
town, was reached. Inquiry elected the
fact that STR, g. n. Alien was In the
office. When asked n the mine might
DE seen Mt. Allen rout for MIR. MuHHup
under whose escort the descent 10 ths
900 foot level was made The great Ore
ruu Htupe was visited n la here thus
the greatest number Of men are work.
ing. An excavation is here from which
thuuHnndH " tons OF ore have been
taken. -Four sets Of tlmbera have boon
erected ln some places IN the slope.
which has been worked up about 20
feet From the top uf the atopc an up
raise d. now being run. The sides as
we'll nH the top ana bottom " this inn
nonHc cavity are an ore \ wlnze has
been nut down IN the ore body about
30 Feet and connection is there made
with the chute from the aO0.foot level.
through which the ore ~ dropped 90 the
nfih and from there huistpd. From the
aOlsfuot level an upralso of about co feet
has been run in ore OH the way. A. In
The fourth level so In the NTH.
thr sldea ~ the ore body have not been
encountered. In all " the thirteen
] levels, or down to "a depth VI about
1900 feet, the same ore body has been
proved ~ exist. Comparatively little
work other than that of prospecting
has been done below the GOO-foot level.
and u looks as 10 the Centennial Eu-
! rekn would Htlll continue 90 be "a big
mine " nll It's ore were above that level.
10 upper bodies % ore are
! when Il ~ realized that they
| extend away down hundreds
N feet further. A great deal of
/ prospecting b. going on ut the mine In
/ spite Of the fact that enough ore 70 in
/ sight 90 last many years. About TO-
| 900 tons uf ore have been dumped near
| the office and u appears MS " II would
| be mo- trouble 90 Increase shipments
| very materially. VI II were thought de-
| sirnhlg. The milne ~ well equipped with
| machinery Including an electric signal
[ system, Al present ordinary lamps
| give light ut the stations. but they viii
shortly Dee replaced by incandcscrnl
electric lights. Oregon dressed pin,
Do used Tor the tlmhers This. Il q.
stated. is not only cheaper but NOR,
| desirable than Utah wood. The work,
ings Of the mine give evidence Of OK,
ccllcnt judgment, and all things conaid,
cred. the Centennial Eureka " u mine
| of mines whose stock appears ~ wei
secured as the most desirable banl
! stock.