The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
Centennial-Eureka Continues TO
Lead in Output.
ENORMOUS ORE BODIES
OUTPUT MAY BE INCREASED TO
$50 TONS.
Remarkably Rich Ore From the
Eagle & Blue Bell-Shipments
From the May Day-Conditione at
the Sunbeam and Other Mines
Park Group Sold
(snecial Correspondenee.)

Robinson, Feb. 3.-The vertical con-
tinuity of the ore bodies in the Swan
sea are not only holding out wonder
fully well, but unquestionably are in-l
creasing in dimensions. More than
ever the Swansea gives promise Of be-
ing a large and permanent producer.
The Observation-Disclosures continues to
keep UP it's very remarkable record or
ore shipments. The report IN Giro la
ton which everybody seems willing to
accept literally is that the tremendous
Gre channel recently defined on the 100
level has a tendency to enlarge rather
than diminish IN proportions. The new
tram from the shaft house 10 the joint
railway trackage viii be ready for
service in a week, al which time 1t IS
believed the marketable product Will
be increased To $50 tons day
May Day Shipments.
If il is Manager Hunts wish. the
May Day will easily commence to send
forward a nice silver-lead product this
week and continue regularly from this
time as permanent contributor from
the Eureka side. lt.is more than prob
able that Mr.. Hunt VIII be ALE TO send
out from three to hve cars OF ore every
week.
Manager Creighton undeniably is
meeting with a deserved reward at the
TesOra~ He has overcome the vexa-
tious and troublesome water conditions
and put everything in systematic shape
underground, While operations in the
TesOTa have been carried on IN "A way
to discourage those who have had. TO
bear the brunt OF the load, il is con-
fideutly believed that much if not all
of the difficulties have been overcome
The company sent out a car of fair
grade copper ore this week.
Eagle & Blue Bell Gre.
The Eagle & Blue Bell viii in a few
days send TO the local shelters an
other shipment Of gold one, which,
judging from the sampling tests, bids
fair to rival some Of its former re
maTkable performances. j. c. Nc
Chrystal showed the result Of ten tests
made on some quartz encountered in
the new shaft at a depth Of-132 feet, and
some obtained from the $50 level. They
varied ia values from 16 ounces. to 34-S
ounces of gold. The claim was made
that no attempt at selecting choice ore
was done
Arthur Buckbee, manager of the Sun
beam, is again on. the ground In his
conservative way he evades inquiries
concerning the mine, but confessed
that to him all the conditions appeared
TO he constantly improving. Not less
than two cars of ore are loaded and
shipped from the mine every week, and
1t has the appearance of being the
right grade. particularly in copper, and
Is cleaner than formerly. MIR. Buckbee
who is virtually directing operations IN
the Undine, is hopeful Of making a
nice property OF this mine with diligent
and skillful work. Both of the recent
shipments have been quite satisfactory
in values. -t
Manager e. P. Jennings of the Star
Consolidated expresses a firm belief in
the ultimate success Of the property
He is performing a considerable amount
of dihgent development work, with it
is believed, very hopeful Indications.
j. r. Case, president of the Alaska
Mining company, who has been a guest
of the Mammoth hotel during the past
two days, and who visits the mine every
Cay. reports gratifying progress being
made in sinking Mr.. Case gave out
the information that about four feet in
depth in the vertical shaft was being
made every twenty -four hours. the ex-
act measurement, being $50 feet from
the surface. A depth Of 400 feet will
be acquired before further drifting is
done.
Tintic Ore Shipments.
The Centennial Eureka continues to
make a very remarkable ore output
again easily heading the list. The fol-
lowing includes the shipments inclus-
i've of Saturday, Feb 3:
Centennial Eureka, 26 cars Of ore;
Tintic Iron. 20; Swansea, II; Gemini,
10. Mammoth, 9; South Swansea, Z;
Bullion-Beck, 3; Uncle Sam. ;; Grand
Central, 4; Ajax, 3; Rabbits Foot. 2;
Sunbeam, 2; Godiva, .; Tesora, /; Ca
risa, 1. Total 1eS
Cars Of concentrates: Mammoth mill.
T. Bars of bullion: Mammoth mill, 3.