The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-19
MUST SINK SHAFT
OF LOWER MAMMOTH
Economical Extraction of Ore
Depends on Reaching the
Lower Level.
CONTINUITY OF ORE
HAS BEEN SHOWN
Company Has Given Mine Thor
ough Prospecting by
Means of Drift.

Lower Mammoth is succeeding in riv-
citing the attention of the general pub
lie, In spite OF the fact that definite In
formation regarding the latest deyel-
opments at the mine is not obtainable at
this time owing TO the absence from this
city of both General Manager John Dorm
and a. Reeves, the secretary OF the COM
pany. Report has 1t that something has
happened that was looked for, which is
nothing moro or less than the encoun-
tering of ore tho 1700-foot level Of
the mine while other sources of Inform
alton have It that something entirely
different but equally beneficial, is
brewing
Any change for the better in the mine
would have the 1700-foot level as the
scene, for there the management Is
searching for the ore body that was SO
prominent on the level above. In order
TO fully understand the importanc OF the
present needs OF the Lower Mammoth,
one has only TO look oyor the plan OF de-
velopment work already accomplished.
AS is known, perhaps generally, the main
shaft OF the company is down to the
1200-foot level, A drift on this level has
been run for several hundred feet, where
a wlnze was sunk TO the 1500-foot level.
From the latter level second drift was
run quite a distance In ore.
Continuity Of Ore Established
The 1900 and 1900 foot levels were then
connected by a winze, the hundred feet
OF work all being In ore. On the lat
ter level some drifting was done by the
company, enough 10 demonstrate the
continuity OF the ore body. then the
winze was continued to the 1900 foot
level, Drifting now is being done for
the purpose of catching the ore body
which departed from the perpendicular
wlnze between the two last mentioned
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Mammoth officials have ever doubted the
certainty OF the ore reappearing on this
low level. and the drift has been ex-
pected 10 tap this resource of the com
pany at any day. This latter fact gives
any news that might come from the
mine an additional value.
From the 1900 foot level on down five
hundred feet the workings have consist
ed. as Is seen, Is series of drifts and
wines, each getting farther away from
the main shaft until on paper these
workings resemble a set of gigantic
steps into the bowels of the earth The
extraction OF ores from any OF the drifts
below the l200-ioot level Is attended by
graf expense aud loss OF time. requiring
sveral relays before the main shaft is
reached While this work has demon
strated beyond any question the CON
tinuous ore bodies OF the Lower Nam
moth. each showing improvement with
ueplD, the company realizes that to Sc
cure the real benefits from this the main
shaft must be driven from the 1900 TO
the 100 foot levels.
Will Sink the Shaft.
This work must be done in order TO
insure the economical and expeditions
extraction OF ore. and TO this end It Is
generally thought the directors of the
company are combining their enrgies at
the prcsnt moment. Whether Mr
Dern's absence In the North. and Mr..
Recves's absence In the East has any
connection with this feature OF the Low
cr Mammoth remains TO be seen One
thing is certain, however. the develop
ments OF the property demand the ex-
tension of teh shaft. and that IL will be
done is only q matter of q shnrt Tine