Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
Superintendent Treloar Talks
About Recent Developments
In That Tintic Mine.
DIVIDENDS COMING NEXT WEEK
Few OF the Companies That win
Post Them-Other Mining
News.
speeIal Correspondents.

special spondcnce.
Eureka. oct A very important
strike was made this week at the
Victor Con-. when the ore was encoun-
tered in the raise from the 500 level.
The raise had reached a point about
CD feet above the 500 level when four
feet of nice shipping ore was encoun-
tered According to supt. Treloar. this
ore has been followed for a distance
OF 10 feet and the body stlll continues
Co widen There is big stretch Of
ground between this point where work
is being carried on and the winze
which was sunk from above some years
ago. and from the general indications
90 seems that an ore body has been
opened up I'm the Victor that win place
the mine among the big ones Of the
district The ore encountered On the
new strike carries 10 per cent copper.
5 90 no ounces in silver and other
values which is plain 20 be seen that
o. Dr. OF a good grade Tor shipping.
While the work of opening up this
ore body r. going on through the raise.
Mr. Ireloar VIII drift 20 the south and
try Go top the ore at another point so
that more particulars regarding the
dimensions Of the ore body. Every
thing considered. there IS a bright fu-
ture FOR the Victor Consolidated.
Considering the fact that the yuma
Mining company has only been incor-
romted a few months good headWay
bias been made in putting up a bui1ing
and Installing machinery with which
tO carry on development work. The
rev compressor was put into position
at this property the first part Of the
week and the other equipment win
probably be ready so that the hoist
can be used within the next fourteen
days The building Is completed and
pipe line is, now being put IN TO
convey water 10 the new plant.
Many OF the Tintic mining companies
win meet next week TO declare their
regular dividends. The Colorado. Beck
Tunnel Grand Central and Victoria
win meet at Provo on the 10th.
A limited amount Of treasury stock
az the Iron Hat Mining company Is
being sold to carry on development
work on the property which Is located
in East Tiutic. w Hoffman, who Is
iu charge Of the work, was In from the
property The other day, and says that
the work is progressing very satistac-
torily Mr. Hoffman stated that it was
his belief that with very little more
work. an excellent showing could be
made on this ground.
The East Crown Point Consolidated
company and the East Tintic Consolid-
ated company nave Jointly purchased
q Keystone drill 10 prospect their prop
critics II Is believed by these COM
panies that by locating the ore de-
posits in this manner, much dead work
will be- dispensed with. thus develop
ing the properties in a less time and
in a. more satisfactory manner than
by the old way Of sinking shafts and
driving tunnels before it is known just
what they arc going after.
Dave Mills OF this place has secured
a lease on one OF the old min dumps
al Homansville which contains about
1000 tons OF ore. Mr.. Mills believes
that with proper facilities for loading
this ore upon the cars that It can be
handled with y pice profit A carload
trial shipment viii be sent out next
week. The dump has not been dis
ulrbei since the mills We're located an
its vicinity many years ago
The Scranton Mining company has
made application for United States
patent TO several mining claims near
its mines la North Tintlc