Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
Activity in North
Tintic District

During the past year considerable
development work has been done
throughout The North Tinto district.
During recent months the owners Of
unpatented ground IN this section have
been particularly active IN doing their
annual assessment work The mineral
ground Of Tintic is owned by class
Of people who believe in complying with
the laws regulating the amount Of work
to be performed each year and the old
custom Of relocating and jumping
ground on ihe first Of the year Is be-
coming obsolete
The usual amount Of development
work is being done by the Northwest
Mining company which owns u valu-
able group Il claims Just northwest Of
Eureka. The mine Is equipped with
a splendid hoist and a great many feet
of drifting has been done during the
past few months A highly mineralized
character OF rock WAS recently ell
countered and those who are familiar
with the underground workings believe
the search for ore viii be rewarded.
George Adams, a Eureka business man,
Is experimenting the work
r. $. Robertson has had a small force
at work throughout the year on the
Victoria Mining company's property
which lies about three miles north of
Eureka, A great many thousands of
dollars have been spent In prospecting
this ground during the past few years
and on account OF the splendid showing
and excellent prospects for opening up
mine Mr. Robertsons work IL being
watched with considerable interest.
Associated with him IN the Victoria
Mining company are several prominent
capitalists OF Ohio, some OF whom Iaid
a visit to the property during the year.
Just az soon as II Is demonstrated that
the ore bodies of Tlntlc extend into the
north Tintic. the district VIII experience
one Of the greatest bOoms IN lts history
and work win be started upon scores
Of properties which are idle at this
time.
The Brooklyn-Eureha group Of
claims, adjoining Mr. Robertson's
ground, was worked by Hudson Smith
OF Salt Lake City until u short time
ago when work was suspended for the
winter Mr. Smith hopes TO be able TO
take W the work again In the carly
spring.
The sweetwater Mining company,
another North Tintic corporation, re-
Gently levied an assessment for the
purpose OF continuing the work start
ell some time ago. The Harrington
ground In the same vicinity as well as
the claims owned by Capt. Hugo De-
prezn have come I'm for their shore OF
work during the year. but It is hardly
likely that anything will be done upon
them during the winter months.
RAYMOND HAS BEEN IDLE.
The Raymond property which lies
north OF and adjoining the Gemini ana
Ridge and Valley, has been idle during
the greater part Of the past year be-
cause Of legal difficulties arising from
the consolidation Of the company's
holdings with those OF the Illinois MIN
ing company AT the time the two prop
critics were combined It was Intended
that work should be carried on through
the Raymond which Is equipped with
a splendid holstng plant, but the MI
INIllA hNhItlOiNflN VI Al' AilNl'la WIN
Ing company did not agree with tho
terms Of the consolidation, and the
was closed pending the settle.
ment Of the diicaiiy. Mining men who
have followed the search for ore in
that section OF Tintic are confident that
the large ore bodies OF the Eureka
mines extend into the Raymond and
Illinois ground and II IS TO be hoped
that the existing trouble may he
patched up" IN such way that devel-
opmcnt work may again be taken up.
EMERALD DEVELOPMENT.
The Emerald mine at Mammoth has
come In FOR great deal OF development
work this year, and when one OF tho
was asked recently how
the property was looking, he remarked
that at no time have the company's
been more encouraging. The
drift on one OF the lower levels vigor-
ously prosecuted In the hopes OF tap
ping one Of the huge. ore bodies, which
have made the mines Of the Mammoth
Hollow" famous Is now passing
through a character Of rock which
makes those IN charge sangulne OF the
ultimate success OF the undertaking.