Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-07
The Godiva's New l50-Ton Mil
ling Plant is Doing
Nicely.
NORTH TINTIC DEVELOPMENTS
Showing at Scranton propcrty--Dra-
gon Iron Production The
Weeks Shipments.
snecinl CorrasnnnAence.

Special Correspondence.
Eureka May THE new concentrate
ms plant FOR the Godiva mine has
been finished. \ trial OF the machinery
proved very satisfactory The plant
VIII handle $50 tons OF ore daily, with
three shifts working. The machinery
is operated by two 5o-horsepower motors
one OF which runs the crusher, rolls,
screen, line elevator, two jigs, dewater-
ing screen and plunger feed for rolls,
while the other motor furnishes pow n
Tor the Huntington mill, two eeva-
tors. tables. two pumps and plunger
feed for the Huntington. The ore passes
from the bins 10 the crusher and from
there goes 20 the bins from which the
rolls are fed, From the rolls 1t is
hoisted on the elevator No. ! to the
tronmel screen. The oversize from
screen No / returns to the rolls to
be re-ground, while the uuder-size
passes to No. 2 screen, the oversize Of
which feeds Sig No /, and under-slze
Jig No. 2. Tailings from the jigs pass
through the dewatering screen, and
Sherman centrifugal rolling mill Is
fed. After being re-ground in the roller
mill It is carried by bucket elevator
and passed through a series OF four
tanks, each one of which feeds a ta-
bic. Six settling tanks take the over
flow from the classified tanks TO table
No |, the tailings of which are return
ed by the elevator and pass through
the system again. while the tailnss
from the other tables are carried by
the elevator, and deposited in two set
Ting tanks. The water from the mill
carried the tailinss away
All indications point to the plant
proving great success.
The Scranton Mining and Smelling
company has applied for a patent to
the Alexander and Wolf Consolidated
mining claims located In North Tiutlc
The annual meeting of the Mckinley
Mining company, held at this place on
last Monday. resulted I'm the election
OF the following officers for the ensu-
ing year President, w. d. Myers:
vice president, Erick Levin; secretary,
w. c. Dewar; treasurer, Mrs. Jennie
Myers, directors, John Endlund. Erick
Levin, w, ID. Myers, James l., Will
liams and Charles W. Hurst; superln-
tendent, Erick Levin. The reports OF
the .offcers showed the company to be
IN an excellent condition, aud that the
underground workings OF the mine
are In splendid condition, being close
to the ore bodies
Drifting from the 1000 foot level
at the Snowflake mine Is still progress
ing and the showing is very encourage
ing The drift which was started
south Of the shaft has now been run
over 800 feet and 1t is reasonable TO
suppose from all indications that It
Will tap the ore bodies
Active operations are still being con-
unued at the New Utah mine In West
Tintic, a new boiler has been in
stalled at the property and the outlook
IS very favorable for the stockholders.
Development work on the 100-foot
level at tho Carisa mine is showing up
some fine ore and the underground
conditions are In excellent shape. The
rIos 1ects for the future are very bright.
Work has been commenced on the
Farragut group OF claims In North
f.u,ic under the direction OF Sup.. ID.
c. Harrington. Sinking In the shaft.
which Is now down distance Of 65
feet, is In progress and work will soon
be commenced IN the tunnel A whim
has been erected on the property, and
development work will be pushed by
the new company with vigor. Several
other lrorerties, neighbors of the Far
rugut, are being worked and the owners
are very much pleased with the show
iugs PRODUCED.
one OF the most promising proper
ties w silver city Is the Sunday mine.
now under lease by Fred Knaus. Dr.
Harvielle and George Jones of Robin
son. who have 10 tons OF good ore
mined. showing good values In silver
and copper
The Dragon Iron mine AT Silver city
H. now producing from 100 TO l75 tons
Of ore every day and as soon as the
roads are in good condition over 200
tons viii be shipped daily.
Twenty-four carloads Of ore was sent
out during the past month by the leas-
ers at the Eureka Hin, and from all
appearances the output this month Will
greatly exceed the above number OF
carloads.
Preparations are being made by the
Yankee Cons. Mining company to erect
a new building I'm the place OF the one
recently destroyed by fire, and install
n compressor on the ground owned by
the company at Homansvllle. A pipe
line will be run from the new COM
pressor to the mine. The reason for
putting the compressor in at Homans-
Vile Is the location is on the railroad
and n good supply Of water can be Sc
cured. The regular force Is at work
at the mine upon the tunnel level and
lovels above taking out the ore. A
new blacksmith shop and other build
ings viii be erected on the property at
once.
Wednesday the leasers at the Nam.
moth mine received their checks, and
the regular employees will be paid of
on the Goth OF the month.
The annual meeting OF the Matilda
Mining company will be held at this
place on May ?.
Supt. Joseph II. Burrows Of the
Prairie BELL mine, located In West
Tintlc. was In Eureka Thursday and
reports everything favorable at that
properly. The ground which Is
owned by local people. under develop
ment work. is making a very credit
able showing and by extending the
work In the tunnel. Il Is almost sure
shot ore viii be encountered In the
shaft above.
Chas. Brown. who was formerly
shift boss at the Centennial Eureka
mine. was here this week and secured
the services OF several miners whom
he took to Mackey. Idaho TO work on
"A lease at the White Knob mine.
Work is still progressing on the road
leading to GodiVa mountain aud the
mining companies using the road will
pay the expense OF putting the high
way IN good repair. so that next win
ter there win be no interference In the