Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
BIG OUTPUT THIS YEAR

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tict surprising the record made lon th0
previous year by nearly $1,000 tons.
The new year should bring stlll greater
growth and prosperity 10 Tintic as Inn
porlant strikes are continually being
made in the older mines and many
prospects are being changed into pay
Ing mines Several new dividend pay
crs have been added 10 the already
large list this year and inside of the
next few months two or three other
Tintlc mines VIII most likely begin
pouring their wealth into the lap OF
nature.
DEEPEST SHAFT IN ORE.
The deepest shaft IN the TIntlc dis
trict is sim In ore IN fact some Of the
most important strikes OF the year have
ben made In the extreme lower work.
ings OF the old mines which would
lead one to believe that the ore depos-
Us OF Tintlc are almost inexhaustI-
Bile.
MANY CHANGES TAKE PLACE.
The writer viii not attempt TO chron.
icle the many changes which have TAX.
en- place IN the Tintic mines during the
year but VIII speak only OF the most
important ones But a great many I'M.
portant improvements and sensational
strikes have been made and the follow
ing brief review Of developments I'm
many Of the important mines and some
OF the meritorl0us prospects will suffice
TINT1C's NEW BONANZA.
During the past year, or to be more
correct, during the past month or two.
the Victoria has been transformed from
an uncertain prospect into one nj the
best bonan2as that the Tintlc district
mas produced. The property, owned by
me Victoria Mining company consists
OF four claims lying north Of and adj
Joining the famous Grand Central mine.
rms ground stretches over the crest OF
the mountain which separates Eureka
and Mammoth and when development
work was carried on so extensively a
Few years ago the company erected a
substantial shaft house on the Eureka
side OF the hill aud installed the neces-
sary machinery for a systematic cam
paign OF development work A great
deal Of money was expended at this
time and work was discontinued before
The ore bodies We're opened up. This
year arrangements were made 10 de-
velop the mine through the under
ground workings OF the Grand Central,
the two properties being controlled bS
practically the same ootere Of capital
lists Before this work was done the
officers ~ the company were practically
certaln that the Victoria was traversed
by the same rich ore bodies which have
brought the Grand Central and Mann
moth 80 prominently before the public
eye A couple Of months ago the drift |
which was run IN to the Victoria |
ground from the SO0-foot level OF the |
Grand Central tapped one OF the large !
ore deposits which has proven TO be |
even richer than the officials Of the two |
companies anticipated The first ship |
ment Of ore three-carload lot, from |
tbs strike IN the Victoria was sent out |
on the 23rd Of last month The three
carloads containing In all about l25 tons
OF ore which carried values OF over $50 |
ounces silver $500 In gold and from 10 |
20 Is per cent copper a few days later
another consignment OF as tons was
placed on the market and the returns ON
this lot We're even more satisfactory
than the first, the chief values. how
ever being In silver and lead. Two
shifts are kept Continuously at work
on this ore body, which by the way Ia
becoming richer and better with every
shot and other shipments viii follow.
For the present the entire work is be-
ing carried on through the Grand Gem
trail and the splendid facilities which
this mine has Tor placing the ore upon
the cars reduces the cost OF handling
20 considerable extent A great deal
Of the stock Of the Victoria Mining
company is held by Eureka people, J, c.
Sullivan, the well known mining man
of the camp, being perhaps the largest
individual stockholder IN the corpora
ton. II Is under Mr.. Sulllvan's dlrec-
tlon that the present work Is being
done. That the Victoria VIII be able TO
duplicate the record Of its nelghbor
the Grand Central now seems assured
md those interested IN the mine are
feeling jubIlant over the future Of this
baby bonanza
THE EUREKA HILL MILL
The large concentrating plant Of the
Eureka Hll Mining company was
started up on the first Of last May ana
was kept In operation until the middle
OF AhkuNl on lhN ~ Nht W 10 Nil WV |
mine. and the dumps which |
had accumulated during the time that
the mill was inactive only 30 OF the
100 stamps were kept In operation dur
ing this run and on an average Of so
tons OF ore were handled I'm "a hours. |
This run produced about 600 10 700 tons
OF concentrates and about 10000 ounces
OF crude bullion which must have add
D.
pany's treasury Supt Pilgerim, who
was In charge OF the mill says that !
the run was most successful one In
every respect, and that the only thing
10 be regretted was that the company
did not have enough low grade ore to
keep the plant In continuous opera.
ton. Since the mill was closed, In
August considerable low grade ore has
been taken from The mine, but with the
small force now az work In the mine II
would ba impossible to keep the mill
II was thought that the mill
might be kept IN operation on ore from
the Gemni mine, and before the plant |
was closed 25O-ton lot was run
through the plant The returns ap,
neared 10 have been satisfactory. as
The ores from the Eureka Hin and Gem
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some reason the proposition failed TO
There Is almost an mllm.
tied amount OF milling ore IN the Gem
mi Niue, and upon the dumps and n
suitable arrangements could have been 4
made between the two companies the {
Eureka Hin mill which Is one Of the
largest combination mills I'm the United {
States might have been kept running {
Ior great many years There have :
been many rumors regarding the leas- {
Ing OF this mill or the operation Of ii on d
custom ores. but all appear 10 have .
been without foundation. However
inc mill Is much too valuable 10 be all 4
lowed to remain idle /
GREAT cENTENNIAL-EUREKA. I
AS usual The Centennial. Eureka mine 4
heads the list Of Tlntlc shippers. The |
,,o on ,s rom this famous old bonanza ,
.or the past year being over one-third /
OF me output Of the entire Tlntic Aisl a
,tiot With the usual force M WORK i