Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-24

March
The Uncle sam mill. under the drec-
tlon Of Supt j g., Jensen. Is making q
good record. with only one shift at
work, two carloads Of concentrate per
month are shipped regularly. The
men at the mine are kept busy on the
first and second class grades Of ore for
shipment, and the greater portion Of
the ore for the mill Is taken from tn.
dump.
RETGMBERING SHAFT.
Tho work Of rethmbering the shaft OF
the Grand Central mine from the 400
level down TO the 700 level Is progress
Ing rapidly and it will be only short
time until the full force of miners
Will again be ut work.
The management OF the Victoria
Mining company. which owns valuable
claims In North Tlntic, has decided TO
continue uctiye development work ON
the property under contract. Tho
shaft on the property has attained a
depth OF 3i5 feet, and will be sunk 10
10 the 800 foot level after which drift
ing VIII be commenced. All indication
so far point to the fact that In the near
future the Victoria will prove pay
ing investment.
Work has been started in earnest
on the American property IN East TIN
tic. adjoining the Beck Tunnel mine,
by the Schmidt Brothers. Judge Thos.
MarioneauX OF Salt Lake has taken an
interest In the property, after looking
over the ground. shaft will be
sunk 100 feet and, unless the ore body
is encountered, greater depth Will be
attained, A whim viii DO installed
next week.
THE BROOKLYN CONSOLIDATED
The Brooklyn Consolidated mine at
Silver City IS making good record
and Is becoming one OF the regular
producers OF Tintlc, The property Is
a neighhor OF the old Dragon Iron
mine. While the ore contains a great
deal OF iron, Il also contains about st2
IN gold. Messrs, Parker and Kennear
are doing splenddly with their lease
on the Undine property az Silver city.
This week they received their checks
for ore shipments, which Melted $50
per ton, some of the ore going ns high
as $500 per ton. They have great faith
IN the future of Silver City and Will
continue work ON the old Undlne in
definitely.
Ia the past two months, A. II. Lar
son, ]. II. Sprlggs, George Crooks ANA
Ollie Baker have shipped over 200 tons
OF high grade ore from their lease In
the Bullion-BecS mine. They have n
considerable quantity OF ore exposed
and hope to make several valuable
shipments before their lease expires.
The Star Con. management is now
drifting through highly minerali2ed
rock, and supt. Turner expects to strike
some high grade ore almost any day.
The work IL being carried on on the $40
level.
The Yankee Con. company will sink a
SHAFT Of 100 feet at HomanNllle to
obtain water for the operation OF the
mill.
Supt. William Mathews has a force
of men at work In the North Mann
moth property. A wlnze viii be sunk
10 set beneath the large cave, discov-
cred some time ago,
OLD BULLION BECK.
a nne body OF ore. which increases in
value at every shot has been opened up
IN the Bullion-Beck mine By Supt. l..
e. Doty. The ore runs high i'm silver
mud copper, and Is one of the richest
strikes made IN the old bonanza for
many years.
At the Prairie Bcll property I'M West
Tlntio a tunnel Is being driven 10 tan
the ledge at greater depth, which win
require about l2j feet Of drifting ia
roach the ledge, when Supt Jos. n
Burrows Is confident he win get out
some fine grade ore.
Work Is being pushed on the old SEQ.
tia mlne I'm the west ond Of the di.tri.t
and new ore bodies arc haIng aeveioned
4 large quantity OF nav ore r. ON tbc
dump awaiting shipment as soon Ia. INA
roads are IN condition.
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rNCI'E SAM Consolidated.
The News man was Informed ,oda,,
by SUM a. q Grigc W, H. n.y. N.Y. tV.ay
mine that The stIikc In the Wine from