The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-07
MINES OF rINTIC.
Shipments for. the week-Gossip of
the Camp.
Especial Correspondence)


Especial Correspondence,)
Eureka, April s.-John d. Murray,
who has amassed a fortune in Lead
Vile mines and is a heavy operator in
the old carbonate camp, was here this
week. With him were Z. A. NViltsee
ana L. J. Seely. After an underground
trip to the Centennial-E Eureka the gen
tlemen visited the Southern. Eureka
which adjO.1s it on the south, and in
which Mr.. Murphy owns "a One-third
interest. The Centennial Eureka IS
supposed to have followed a very profit
able ore chute in that direction on the
lower levels, and IL is quite probable
it within Southern Eureka lines.
Interested in North Tintic
The developments in North Tintic
which are outlined for the coming
summer months viii be watched with
interest by mining men who have ex-
amil-sd tie big area Of mineral bearing
rock that covers several square miles
north Of Eureka gulch. Nearly every
prospect that has been opened shows
conclusive proof thai the ore zones OF
Tintic continue north and with the
proper amount of development Eureka
should have rich new field to draw
from. -
The Bennett Mining company, and the
ID. & r. Cons. together own big group
of patented claims about three miles
north of town, comprising almost 500
acres, upon which work is TO commence
April 10 under the direction of c. S.
Davis, one of the owners. Mr. Davis
viii give the work his personal atten-
ton, and later on Will inaugurate
campaign at the Hot Stuff in the
same neighbOThoOd, which is owned
principally by the same crowd. The
Hot stun showed UP some excellent
ore three or four years ago. but strife
among the owners resulted in closing
it down. The Bennett and Bradley
crowd have since purchased the inter-
est of the other stockholders, and viii
undertake 20 make the mine d producer.
Al the Tiernan, which lies west of
the Hot .Stgf. the Scranton Mining
company fssOpeRing up some good ore,
in which cefr11er appears with the silver
and lead. tsthe-Heien mine Superin-
tendent HaS-s is breaking ore on the
$50 foot level. and viii continue to sink
the shaft A cave was encountered
recently in the west drift, containing
some ore OF a very good grade. The
property was regular shipper for a
period several years ago, "A big lead
stope leading down from the surface
for about eighty feet 1t was known
then as the Bullion mine. 1t has since
been opened up by a tunnel $50 feet in,
and from the tunnel leVel the working
shaft is sunk in the ore zone.
Weeks Shipments
Shipments for the week were con-
fined to the regular shippers with the
exception of the Martha Washington
which sent out one carload. They were
as follows:
Centennial Eureka ........ 80. ....29
Bulilon- Beck ...-..... ...--... o.. 49,. Z
c.eihlbt $500. --s-........s........- 10
Mammoth ...... %
Grand central ...'-.........-....,.....
Ajax ..---..-- $3.50. ..........
Lower Mammoth ................... :. 4
' eiiiSSel ..-'--.-- ..--..--..--- )
south swansea ..-....... .......11
Tesora - .
Marina washington -.-....-.......
The Mammoth win also sent out two
carloads of concentrates.
George r. Hancock. chief Of the Office
star o. the Centennial Eureka Mining
company, was in camp Thursday and
Friday.
William Hatfield is out frero sail
Lake looking after mining matters in
which he is interested.
Simon Bamberger is at the Loves,
Mammoth to remain over Sunday. =
The Oregon Short Line has com
menced cork on the switch from The
New EAST Tintic railway to the ore
house, and as the connection xvitb tbe
ore chute on the 300 level is about made
X IS promised that as soon as the rail
road IS able 10 handle the ores. tbs. ONT
put VIII be increased to fifty tons daily