Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03
Leasers Working on Seven Hun
drcd Level Have Opened Up
Some Rich GaIe1o Ore
WORKING FORCE IS INCREASED.
As q Result Of the New Flud--sinklng
The Main Mammoth Shalt other
TIntlc Mining News,
speclal Correspondence,

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Eureka. Sept ga rich strike which
promises to yield abundant treasure
was made this week at the Bullion
Beck mine by James Mcpherson and
the McKeIlcr brothers who have a
lease in the property. They have open
ed up splendid piece Of ground on
the 7OO.levcl, near the shaft which
shows a solid face u galena, The work.
Ing force at the mine has been In
creased very materially Of late, and
tho leasers are all making good money
a night shift has been put to work
on the 800 level, running a drift TO
connect with the rich strike recently
made by Joseph Phillips ct al,
About 90 tons Of ore are being hand
led daily at the Uncle Sam mill Dur
Ing the eight months the mill has made
q splendid record II IS fitted up with
all the modern appliances, and the out
nut Is increasing monthly, much TO the
satisfaction OF the stockholders.
The main shaft at the Mammoth
mine Is being sunk from the 1900 level
10 the 200 level, to which level the
workings now are, the shaft being sunk
10 this level to better handle the lower
level ores.
The San Pedro railway company Is
removing the Gemini dump. The rock
will be used along the line Of route
for concreting the roadbed.
The property OF the Little Chief Min
ing company has been closed down for
several days, owing 10 a break In the
machinery, which necessitated sending
away for new castings. During the
close down Supt, Joseph Hannihn Is
having a survey made Of the under
ground workings.
Several carloads OF ore were shipped
from the paNman lease In the South
Swansea mine at Silver city during the
week, and a car Of ore from the same
mine will be sent I'm the fore part Of
the week by Mammoth leasers The
prospects Of the property are brighten
ing. and II Is TO be hoped II Will soon
again be placed among the list Of the
old Tintic shippers.
A strike was made in the property Of
the Balhinch property In North Tintlc
this week. a fine body OF silycr.lead ore
being opened 600 feet from the mouth
" The tunnel Development work viii
now be pushed on the property, which
Is very promising one.
Workmen are now busily employed in
making a clean up at the Eureka nm
mill. which viii In all probability close
down about the 18th Of this month.
Eight carloads OF concentrates and So
900 ounces OF bullion are now at the
mill awaiting shipment. II was 10 be
hoped that the trial run Of low grade
ore from the Gemni would prove sue
cessful, but for some reason the COM
ponies did not agree ON the proposition,
which would have proved n great bene-
III to Eureka merchants.
The shipments from TIntic district
for the week ending Sept. 2. amounted
10 lO6 carloads Six cars OF concen.
ttates were shipped from the Uncle
sam mill The following are the pro.
duoers: Bullion. Beck. a. Geminl. z,
Centennial Eureka, 40, May Day, A.,
Eagle and Blue Bell, /, United sun.
beam. / Star Con. 4. Yankee Con, 4,
Uncle Sam Con. 2, Lower Mammoth.
} Mammoth l6 Grand Central. 3,
Ajax, 3; Victor p Carlsa, 3. Total i06