Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08
DEAL PENDING
FOR NORTH CEMlNI
May Pass Into Control of Well
Known Mining Man,
SHAFT AT THE BLACK JACK
Leasers ~ the spy Mine Have struck
Some Good ore Other TlDtic
News.
snecIal correspondence.

Special Correspondence
Eureka Utah. Aug. From the
present outlook there WIN be something
of Importance come about concerning
the property Of the North Genial prop
erty. Negotiations are now pending
whereby a well known and successful
mining man viii secure the holdings Of
the property and have II thoroughly
developed
The shaft at the Black Jack property
will be sunk 300 feet from the LOO lev
81, which 1t Is thought. will bring II
to the ore body uncovered by the men
working In the Lower Mammoth prop
erty, adjoining The work VIII be done
by contract
Messrs Beaman and Osborn Of Silver
City have given up their contract on
the Primrose Con. They made one ship
ment Of high grade silver ore from
the property.
Development work at the Manhattan
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and the shaft viii be let down another
100 feet
A cave-in occurred In the Gemlnl mine
Monday which caused the laying OF
! OF the force Tuesday TO make repairs.
Some tImbers about 20 feet below the
collar of the shaft gave way and al
lowed several tons Of waste TO cave In.
New boilers have been ordered for this
property and they are expected to ar
rive this month In all probability af-
ter the new machinery Is installed a
night shift viii be employed.
The easers at the Spy property are
making a fine showing A two-foot
body OF good ore was broken into on the
l00-foot level last week which assayet
SO ounces silver. Sl2 gold and some
lead. The night shift at the property
has been dispensed with for the present.
An examination Of the Bullion Beck
mine has been completed by Mr.. James
Ears, formerly superintendent OF the
Mammoth mine.
W. L. Croft and A. n Wallace have
completed the assessment work on the
Lady Annls claim at Silver city, and
are making arrangements 10 continue
development work as they are convinc-
cd from the fine showing made so far
that they have n good thing,
\ survey Of all city lots located on
the patented ground Of the Gemlni
Mining company Is being made by
Deputy Mineral Surveyor A. p, Han
son
The Old Colony mine has closed down,
the contract work having been finished
on the property
Work on the I.aclede mine Will In all
probability be done hereafter by con-
lact. The diamond core drill which
was boreing $50 feet frcm ihe 500 level.
became unc0upled and has been lost.
The men employed at the May Day
struck ior the wages due them for the
month OF June. Wednesday but the
matter was adjusted by Manager A. T..
Snow. who promised 20 make a set
Element August 10, by which time he
expects to have returns from shipments
made which viii MI the Golfers OF the
treasury
The Last Chance, Spy and Red Bird
mining claims IN this district have been
patented by Jesse knight and his son.
Raymond.
John Driscoll the well known Eure-
ka mining man who was formerly su-
perlntendent Of the Eagle q Blue Bel
mine left this week for Hopewell. New
Mexico, for the purpose OF developing
gold property In that vicinity
The shipments from the Tlntic dis
tr!ct Tor the week amount TO 20 cars,
with two cars Of concentrates from the
May Day igs The ore Is divided
among The producers as follows: Black
Jack, 10. Bullion-Be 2, Carlsa, @
Centennial Eureka 2g Drangon iron
mine s; Grand Central, 10; Gemini, 5;
Lower Mammoth, p Mammoth 1;