Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-28
ACTIVE ARE THE
MINES OF T|NT|C.
Many Properties Which Have Been
Lying Dormant Are Now Being
Vigorously Developed.
DACMAR. NORTHWEST DRIFTING.
The Rise in the Price Of Silver Has
Encouraged Owners of Properties
To Work Taem.
sneoIal Corresnondence.

Special Corresp ondence.
Eurekn. Sept. 2I--Condltlons In and
around the great Tintlc district are
improving daily and from the present
outlook this fan and winter will see
every wheel Of Industry turning In the
entire district The recent rise In sill
yer seems 10 have injected new blood
and energy into the systems Of the
mine owners and prospectors and old
prospects and "dlggins' which have
lain dormant for years are being clean
ed up preparatory 10 active operations.
Every train brings In mining men
from different portions Of the country
To look over the ground best suited
for an Investment Reports from in
the north, east ana western portions OF
the district are very favorable and the
great mineral richness OF the district
has never been heralded to the world,
as millions Of tons of the precious met
ais lie hidden I'm the mother earth OF
Tintic awaiting the pick and drill OF
the sturdy miner.
Preparations are being made to COM
mence work on the Cold King group
Capt George T. Bridges, the veteran
prospector, which lies In the northern
portion Of Tintic and located near the
f. q. w property. The tunnel on the
property II In a distance Of 200 feet
and a winze SO feet Assays taken re-
Gently from the prospect showed gold,
silver and lead from the grass roots
down. The mouth OF the tunnel
enters the property Is only about $50
feet from the Rio Grande Western rail-
road tracks which makes II an ideal
location from a shipping point should
ore be uncovered In sufficient quanti-
ties.
The Dagmar- Northwest company ia
drifting on vein which has been en-
countered on the $50 foot level, at "A
distance Of about GO feet cross fs-
sure was struck running northeastery
and southwesterly the appearance OF
winch indicates a close proximity to
the ore body The celebrated st. Louis
Eureka mine adJoins the Dagmar on
the north
AT the Mckinley property, adjoining
the Centennial Eureka on the west. de-
velopment work shows bright pros
poets for the shareholders A tunnel
Is In distance Of 2S5 feet with a cross
cut Of go feet running to the northeast
In which some fine quartz has been en-
countered which carries gold and sill
yer. John l.. Anderson Is the superin-
tendent.
The stockholders OF the Balhinoh
Mining Go. held meeting at this place
on Monday, Sept 81 at which time II
was deemed advisable TO levy an as
sessment OF one cent per share on the
stock Of the property Said unpaid
stock TO become delinquent on oct. "a
1908, and to be sold on Nov, A. The
property Of this company is located In
Miners canyon, and is known as the
Bullion group Of claims.
AS soon as the water can be removed
from the shaft at the Joe Bowers mine
active operations Will be commenced
under the direction OF Supt. Conley,
who Will run cross cut to the vein.
the new shaft never having been con-
nected with IT. The Bowers is fine
silver prospect and made splendid
showing several years ago.
The showing recently made on the
Great Eastern, property consisting of
three claims and situated about 600
feet west of the old Annie Consolidated
property In North Tintic, indicates the
possibility Of a good mine there. A
shaft has been sunk TO the depth Of so
feet at the bottom of which is a drift
80 feet long and a wlnge from the same
drift Is feet deep. Assays taken from
the property run in gold and silver
from Sl2 to $40, gold predomlnatlng.
The ground Is the property OF Or. r. A.
Monahan and w, II. Gagan
Development work has been COM
menced on the Willie Shea group, Just
north of Eureka, The tunnel Is IN at
present distance Of 1875 feet from
which good assays have been obtained.
The formation In quartz and lime.
The La Refine Mining company Is
asking for bids for the construction OF
a wagon road from the old Sioux road
to the proposed new shaft on the prop
| erty
John Davis. a veteran prospoctor OF
| Tintc Will leave tomorrow for his
property In North Tin:lc to commence
active operations OF the Sacramento
| group Of claims Work will be contin-
Sed all winter in developing the ground.