Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

VICE 'heic 10 SUFFICIENT low grade ore
In several of the big mines OF Eureka
to keep the plant at work for year. 4
the proper arrangements could be made
The Beck Mil.
Tho Bullon-Beck mill. which was to
have been rebuilt by W. II. Peck a year
ago, Is still idle, and from all appear.
ances this proposition has fallen
through. Low grade ore Is sun 40.
cumulating upon the dump at the Beck
mine and with a good concentrating
plant in operation the companys reye.
nue. might be increased to such an ex.
tent that the stockholders might again
enjoy some dividend money.
The Responsibilities
This property. which IL a consolation
OF the Raymond and Illinois groups. Is
being systematically developed under
the management of j. g. Sullivan, the
we'll known Tintic operator. who was
manager Of the Raymond before thu
two properties were merged into one.
Work was started In the south drift on
the 1900 foot level few months ago,
Another shift was put to work las;
month and this leads many people to
believe that there has been a marked
Improvement in the character OF rock
through which the drift is now being
driven. The Raymond Illinois ground
is but a short distance TO the north Of
tho Gemini one Of Tintlc's richest
mines, and the owners OF the property
as well as many others who are familiar
with geological conditions, believe that
the big ore zone which trayerses TIA
Centennial Eureka, Eureka-Hlll Bull
lion Beck and Geminl mines extends IN
to the northward, Just recently tns
work OF extracting ore from the Ridge
& Valley group through the Gemni was
started and If the big ore bodies extends
az far north as the Ridge & Valley J.;
Is only natural 10 suppose that they
are also to he found in the Raymond.
Illinois territory. 1t would not be at all
surprising If Manager j c. sullivan
places the Raymond-llllnols in me
shipping list early In the new year.
this can be done, 1t Will mean mucn lot
the vast section known as North TN,
tic" The shipment or a single carload
of ore from one of the mines OF tha'
section would stimulate Interest 10 su'1
an extent that scores of properties
would be started up
A group Of claims known as me
Annie Laurie in the North JinuS
district which form the basis OIL the
Victoria Gold Mining company pas
been worked continuously during We
year. Il. :. Robertson was IN chaIss
Of the mine until a few months ago
when he took charge Of a mine slu
mill In Park valley ana since tn'l une
his wife has beer looking after lhe az,
velopment work. The stockholders u.
this company are principally uus!"e''
men Of Milwaukee. WIS.
The Bullion Bcch Tunnel
Jesse knight the well known PROVO
mining operator Is now deFoluS un
time to the Bullion Beck tunnel Wop-
erty which promises to develop mo CIV
OF The biggest bouanzas OF me iuNs
district. The carload Of ore when was
placed upon tho market dul!"s ,bc
early pa,t Of November ueita '"u
company S937, or a little better thah
SSi.75 a ton. Another carload was 'en'
out n couple of months later ana ,ne
returns were Just as satisfactory ~.
fiussure Is a good strong one ana Wy
ore appears to be improving a5 NY
development progresses. The COMPANY
new ore house Is now being 0ulf gD"
MIR. knights feels that the NIKE hIS
pa ssed through the prospective s.as.
and is now entitled TO q place 'unor5
the baby bonanZas of this section u
he was not confident of the pernan'
cncy Of the ore he would hardy DC ~
favor of the building OF ore houses sl,'
ore bins on account Of the phel o'aiui,
al success when Mr.. Knight has hla
IN Tiutic mining ventures me uo,o
has great confidence IN his 200.
make big mine out OF the Beck Iu Ia,
mel property other shipments WV
no doubt follow with regularly ",n
it Is thought by those IN q position
know that $4,000 dividend NM
declared before the close Of the wan
Grand Central.
A dividend OF $4,000 was paid ey W. W..