Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-09
LOWER MAMMOTH
IS A GOOD MINE.
What a Representative Of the
Deseret News Saw at Tin
tic Property.
NINE IS WELL EQUIPPED.
Superintendent william Ball Optimis-
tic as 10 the Future--IIcayy
Shipments soon.
special Correspondence,

Upeciai Correspondence.
Eureka, Utah. Jan. 9,--There has new
er been time IN the history of the
Lower Mammoth mine when IL pre-
scented such "A bright outlook for the
future as II does at the present time
The developments on the 1900 level
indicate that the mine will soon take
Its place among the heavy producers OF
the state, A "News' representative
has recently been through the mine and
by the courtesy OF Supt. Ball was shown
all the lower workings.
The 1850 level Is reached by means
OF winze going down from
the east drift south from the
Wine. where the largest body
OF ore ever encountered In the
Wine has been opened up. At point
about 20 feet from the Wine, O cross
fissure has been cut. and here as In all
other properties in Tintic, the ore
makes.
The shoot is fully $50 feet long, along
the brink Of the vein and has been
crosscut for about 30 feet without either
wall being found.
CHARACTER OF ORE.
The ore here Ia Il soft carbonate and,
as far as developed, there IN not pound
OF waste in II. What IL more there Is
not an ounce of II that cannot be
shipped at a profit, the values running
from 30 to 50 per cent lead with good
values IN both silver and gold. Recent
assays show one per cent copper, and,
in the Wine now down 30 feet, in the
shoot indications point that the red
metal Is coming IN stronger, leaving no
question but that Il will cut big figure
before the body Ia fully explored.
This one shoot OF ore Ia sufficient to
make the Lower Mammoth a mine of
no little Importance. A drift Is now
being run east from the Wine on this
level with the object OF getting under
the ore bodies which have been
opened up on the other leveds,
from the l.2o0 up. and which
have supplied all the ore taken from
mine, with the exception Of that taken
from the Black Jack side of the prop.
erty. This drift Is now In lime and II
the iissure keeps Its dip ore should bt
encountered within the next 80 feet. An.
other indication OF the near proximity
of the ore bodies Is the fact that the
drift has broken into a series OF caves
corresponding to series which wer,
encountered on the 1900 100 and ,2o'
levels and which were then encountered
just before the ore bodies were broker
into.
GROUND Is CHANGING.
At the time OF the visit OF the News
represen tative there was notable
change IN the characte. OF the ground
which was becoming highly mineraliz'
ed. indicating that important disclos-
ures are possible at any time, In fact
there need be no surprise II big body
Of ore is encountered before the close
Of the present month.
The only drawback at the present
time is bad air on the 800 level. hut
Il In the intention OF Supt Ball to make
an upraise to the upper levels as
soon as the cross assure IL encounter
ed. This will assure a circulation o!
air and make the level as easy tc
work In as any In the mine.
As VIII be seen from the foregoing
the energies OF the management are
now divided between developing this
ore body on the south drift and In
pushing the east drift on TO the assure.
NINE WELL EQUIPPED.
The mine Is finely equipped, II Il
lighted by electricity generated by a
250-horsepower dynamo, II has 90
drill air compressor and two fine hoIsts.
Supt. Ball Is very optimistic over the
future OF the property. and says that
within the year the Lower Mammoth
will be- heard from. Judging from APP
pearances al the present time his Ideas
are fully warranted.
ANIMAL MEETINGS