Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
Tintic.

Tintic
Although the town Of Eureka was
placed under quarantine regulations
for four months in the beginning Of the
year owing to the smallpox epidemic,
whic. had the effect Of keeping invest
ors away from the entire district, yet
the recuperatiye forces Of this vast
mining region soon manifested them
selves when the quarantine was raised.
Some prospects which were temporar-
fly closed down. resumed work imme-
dlately upon the disappearance Of the
obnoxious disease, and activity once
more took the place Of inaction, and in
many instances most encouraging con-
ditlons, and changes in the ore forma-
tions have resulted.
GRAND CENTRAL DISPUTE.
The Grand Central Mammoth legal
contest, which at this writing is stlll
pending In the courts has also been
somewhat OF a drawback to ore ship
mcnts from those two great mines this
year. while the legal proceedings in the
cunningham case had the effect
Of almost closing down the Bullion
Beck mine
Stlllalthough the ore shipments have
been cut IN upon this year, as compared
with the two previous years, 1895 and
1892 II must not be supposed that the
shortage is due to want OF ore IN the
mines; but must be attributed to the
causes stated above. on the other
hand the vastly improved methods
adopted at the Centennial Eureka mine
has greatly increased the output at
that property; which, taken together
with the shipments from the May Day
and the Yankee Consolidated mines,
also the operations at the Eureka Hill
mill, enables the Tinuc district, at the
close OF 1900 TO make very favorable
showing for the year.
A5OOOOOO OF CAPITAL.
In the Tlntic district there are 162
mining interpretations with an aggre-
gate capitalization OF $4,000 900; eleven
dividend paying mines havI given from
their treasure vaults "a 900 900 and paid
more than 1900 900 in dividends.
There are also over twenty shipping
mines that have given up more than
1000 600 worth Of ore, and present in
dications point 20 an increase IN the
number Of shipping properties, at no
very distant date.
There Is also under consideration at
this time a proposition 10 erect a mill
and smelter in this district, by the Cen
tennial Eureka mining company, IN
which 20 treat and reduce the ores OF
that great bonanza; preliminary sur
veys OF the sites on which 20 erect the
buildings have already been made,
There Is also another milling project on
foot here, which has received some no
tice through the press. II Is designed
60 erect mill to treat the low-grade
ores OF the May Day and other mines
by new process, Thus, with the open
Ing Of the twentieth century success
and prosperity surprising all former
records, seems fairly promised 20 this
vast region Of mineral wealth.
MANY NEW STRIKES.
Many new and important strikes
have been made In the mines and pros
poets this year, some OF which give
new lease OF life 10 the mines In which
they have been made, and on the other
hand some prospects have been trans
formed into rich mines Examples Of
this kind are found In the Mammoth
mine. in which a discovery was recent
" made Of immense bodies Of rich ore
which practically made a new mine OF
st; while In the lowest workings OF that
great property the vast bodies OF ore
continue TO yield greater riches and ex-
tend down 10 unknown depths-it
seems 20 be peculiarly true, what once
was said Of this mine by former sup
erintcndent that the Mammoth mine
viii never have n cable long enough to
go below It's ore bodies"
In the Centennial Eureka mine the
opening up Of large and immensely rich
ore bodies. sometimes In what had been
regarded as barren ground, have been
OF very frequent occurrence this year.
The Bullion Beck mine has made
many people marvel al the richness and
volume OF It's ore bodies, in the past,
but here. too, great mine has sbeen
found through the operations started
a few months ago In the new tunnel on
the solid Multoon" claim Of that prop
erty.
In the Humbug mine a short time
ago an immense cave, more than ninety
feet deep, was cut into the walls Of
which fairly gllttered with precious
metals: and the May Day found,
through the operations at the Yankee,
n great ore body that will yield i'm
mense returns.
Then over in the extreme north, the
Hilen mining company has changed an
ignored prospect into shipping mine
and In the extreme south end of the
district, the White Cloud mining COM
pany has opened up a large vein Of
raiena ore, which carries high values
IN silver and a good amount in gold.
This brief summary OF the new and
rich strikes made this year in the mines
q l.a
the ground that might be included In
this connecticut but the foregoing will
Indicate to some extent, what may be
looked for In the New Year the begin
ming OF the new century.
THE CENTENNIAL EUREKA
mine during the year, has been devel-
oped on a moro gigantic scale than any
mining property In the Tintic district,
IN all the thirty years mining has been
carried on here. The production OF ore
from this property at the rate Of one
hundred and ten tons per day, has been
a revelation in the history Of mining in
this district and has been possible only
through the improved system OF hand
ling the mines output.
Until the beginning OF February this
year the old plan OF hauling the ore
down the winding wagon road, from
the mine TO the cars, was the system
In vogue; but Just mark the difference
since the new tramway has been I'm
operation, which was started about the
middle OF February, running ore from
the mine TO the new ore house, which
stands by the Rio Grande Western
railroad track, where the cars are
loaded by means Of shoots extending
from the ore house.
In 1899 there were as cars or about
l04j0 tons Of ore shipped from this
mine; from this product there was re-
ported 100000 paid in dividends. This