Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
Has Reached The Depth Of 1850
Feet and Will be Continued
TO the !,IOO Level
WORK At THE ELCIS PROPERTY
New Equipment Installed at the Gem
Notwithstanding Late Fire
Uncle Sam Mil VIII Run
snoclnl corlcsnnnaence.

Special Correspondence,
Eureka, sept 3o-At lhc Mammoth
mine the malu shaft IS down 1850 feet
and win be pushed to the 200 level;
which win greatly assist In handling
the ore bodies recently uncovered IN
the lower levels The mill started oper-
atlons Tuesday morning with force Of
80 men. The bins are fun Of ore 10
work on and shipments Of high grade
ore and concentrates viii be resumed.
4 pipe line to connect the La Refine
mine with well Just east OF the SUM
init. is being laid by Jesse knight and
an automatic pump Is being Installed
ut the we'll
Work on the syble group OF claims In
east Tintc has been commenced by
Nick Corners,
Work is being already pushed on the
Elgin property near Diamond and the
tunnel has been driven IN another lOD
feet. Frank Thornberg has been
awarded contract 20 drive aaother
30 feet when the ledge viii be cut at
depth ~ 800 feet. So far no water has
been encountered IN the tunnel which
IL in a distance OF 800 feet, but should
this occur the mine can easily be
drained through the tunnel, Some
splendid assays have been obtained
from the precious metals taken from
this property, and should the new
contract taken ON the mine prove sue
ccssful, many adjacent properties
which have lain idle for several years
win again be operated.
The night shift az the Teiro mine mas
been dispensed with and the dag shlft
increased
Mcpherson aud McKellor now have
three shifts al work on their rich lease
az the Bullion Beck mine, They have
shipped five carloads Of rich ore from
the lease since the 9th inst.
James Awkward, who. for the past
three years has held the position as
engineer at the Gemlnl mine, has re-
signed. lie has gone to Butte, Mont
| ana. TO reside.
development work on John Davis
claims nj Greeley Springs, north TIN
tic. is making good showing for the
property. Mr. Davis expects to Keep
work ON the property going an winter
A new pump was Installed on the
1 800. foot level Of the Gemini mine this
week. taking the place Of a somewhat
smaller one which was hardly large
enough 10 take care OF the iiow OF wa
ter The new pump Is capable OF hando
ling $50 gallons per minute and VIII
be able to take care Of the flow Of wa
Ter for a long time to come. The ca
pacity Of the old pump was l2o gallons
a minute.
Charlie Balch, John Horkin and
George Mckay. we'll known Unite min
Ing men, left Tuesday overland io'
Godheld, Nevada.
The 100 men who were laid on az tn'
Centennial Eureka mine about two
weeks ago on account Of the over pro
ductlon OF ore az the smelters, VIII 81
back to work the lorepart OF mex
week.
The recent Are al the Uncle sam con
eolldated will not interfere In any way
with the operations Of the MIL as
force Of men has been put 10 work o.
the various dumps. Until the snat
house is completed. ores from IN
dumps will be utilized TO keep the con
oentratlng plant I'm operation. As soQll
as Inc mine begins operations II WI
furnish about one-third Of the ore 10
the mill