Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-02
THE WEEK AT TINTIC.
What is Doing, What Has Been Doing
And What WIN be Done.
snnclnl Cnrresnonlence.

Special Correspondence
Eureka, Dec. 2.--Tim Manion, super
intendent of the New Utah property In
the Eureka district. was In Eureka
during the first Of the week and reports
everything satisfactory at the mine.
The new hoist which was recently IN
stalled at the property Is working
nicely and the sinking OF the Incline
shaft is in progress. a seven foot body
OF ore is now being developed ana
the owners OF the ground are highly
pleased with the showing,
John Davis. who has prospected IN
tho mountains OF Tintic for the past
IS years. and who Is the owner OF the
Chloride group Of claims In North tn
tic, was IN from his property TINS
week and showed some fine samples
taken from the face Of the drift. lie IS
now drifting from the south OF the
tunnel which Is I'm a distance or 20
feet making a depth Of over 100 feet,
The claims owned by MIR. Davis are
located near Greedy Springs and are
considered by mining experts of the
North Tlntic district as being very
valuable.
The lumber for the mill at the Co
diva 20 on the property and building
has been commenced The machinery
win be here next week from Nevada.
sAn electric motor OF $50 horse power
will operate the machinery,
The lease held by Con j. and Joseph
Hanahn at the Eureka Hill mine. stu
continues In richness and the ore body
Is increasing Ia size, They viii con-
tlnue their shipments until the close
OF the year,
The property Of the Mckinley Min-
Ing company is making splendid
showing at present. and Supt. Sewn
expects to be able to ship by the first
of the year \ movement is on foot
to combine this property with the Cen,
| Logan and Silver Apex properties
| which. II done, win make one Of the
most valuable shoIdIngs I'm the dis
| tr.Ct.
$. j. Schneiter Is having the annual
assessment work done ON his claims
| In North Tntc.
Active work has begun ON the Lo-
! gan claims Just south Of the Bullion
Beck mine and viii be continued In
| definitely The property Is well located
| In the mineral zone and may be listed
among the Tlntlc shippers before
| spring
Some fine looking ore has been en-
| countered I'm the Scotia mine IN West
| Tntic and reports from that section
| are very encouraging.
VI. VI. Kellogg, the we'll known MIN
ing man OF Provo is making arrange
meuts to have work commenced on the
Ralph and Iilly group OF claims locat'
ed in East Tlntlc commenced the trs
| NJ next week,
The stockholders Of the Sweetwatel
Mining company IN North Tmtic have
been assessed one-quarter Of cent pei
share, Tor the purpose Of developlu'
the property. which Is located nea
Greeley Springs.
The machinery from the old Martini
Washington mine al Silver city ha
been removed to- the Copper Jack min
in West Tintc and installed and de
Vulopmcut work on that property wi
De begun Immediately by g. G. Griggs
j. q, Jensen, George Hanson, ct "a
Some splendid samples Of ore hay
been taken from the Copper Jack an
the outlook tor the mine as a produce
in the near future IL very bright
Secy. George Ritter OF the Eurek
am mine M company with Sup
Charles Baker made an inspection {
the ground blocked out for workln
under lease this week All the lease
held ID the property expires on the mi
day of this wear and lt Is not dehnitel
settled us vet whether renewal {
the leases viii be made In 1906. but
ls generally understood that such po
| Icy win be followed.
Jacob Muntz. who, with Gatewoc
q McFate are wording a lease In q
Bullion BECK mine, was struck IN u
| hack by "A falling houlder and raudpre