The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
OPERATIONS AT TINTIC.
Little Chief and Lower Mammoth Do
ings-ore Shipments.


Eureka. Jan. 25.-The showing in the
the carbonates being gradually replaced
by the sulphides. and the ore body be
coming more compact. There has been
much speculation among the plungers
of the camp and the conservative buy
ers as to whether the ore is on Little
Chief or Snowflake ground. Several
people were admitted to the mine at
the time OF the strike, and some Of
them paced off the distance as accu-
rately as possible and reported that the
strike must be quite close TO Snow
flake lines. but with the strike carry
ing it into the Little Chief claim. Dep
Uty United States Mineral Surveyor Z.
A Vail was out Tuesday and located
the ore, but the local mana cement has
not divulged the result of his work. 1t
is a significant fact, however, that one
of the most conservative investors in
the camp. who bases his purchases
upon the most reliable Information, is
quietly gathering in the stock There
is little question that the ore chute is
2 north extension of the Snowflake.
rom which very high grade gold and
silver ores were shipped several years
ago, and that property has been pushed
up in favor in consequence. The Little
Chief shaft was sunk in pOrphyry
overflow, and did not reach the lime
n
of the best-posted mining men in the
district ridiculed the venture, and the
gentlemen who have successfully prov
en- their error are entitled to all the
prosperity that accompanies bonanza
Recent deals point to important work
toward determining the merits of the
mineral belt that lies north and west
of the BuIlIOn-Beck ground William
Hatfield has purchased a generous
slice of the delinquent stock of the
Black Warrior, and a local attorney
has secured an option on the tWO-nfthS
unincOrporsted portion of the Sacra-
mento Consolidated group, which joins
the Bullion Beck on the west and the
Black Warrior on the south, and the
Mamie Consolidated group, which lies
east Of the Warrior 1t is presumed
that the attorney is acting for Mr..
Hatfield and his associates, and that
the three groups will be consolidated At
an early Gay and main working shaft
sent down at a point where the country
can be conveniently opened up Con-
siderable work has been done on both
the Sacramento and the Black War
riOr. and low grade ore found in each
Mining men are beginning TO awaken 10
the possibilities of that part of Tintic
north of Eureka, and its merits are
pretty certain to be thoroughly tested
this spring and summer.
At Lower Mammoth.
The other half of the twin COM
pressor has arrived at the Lower Mann
moth. and was hauled up TO the mine
and put in place on Wednesday the
foundation having been prepared when
the original plant was installed, in an
ticipatIon of the present emergency.
The shaft continues TO go down and
the management is marketing a good
Qual y of ore in quantity more than
SUI, ent TO meet the demands of the
payroll. superintendent Ball is care
fully extracting and sacking a streak
of very rich silver ulRslides from the
S00-foot level that carries sensational
values. one assay ran over $4,000
ounces. and most any chunk gives re-
turns of from 900 to 5000 ounces. The
quantity is not large, but the quality
is certainly all that could be asked.
There are evidences Of activity among
the Lower MammOth's neighbors, and
some talk Of apex and other cOntrOver-
sizes. but local shareholders place little
credence in them.
Shipments for the week were as fol-
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