Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-20
AWAKENING IN
T|NT|C DISTRICT
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Remarkable Showing Being Made
BY Some Of the Mines on
Godiva Mountain.
NORTH TlMTlC IS LOOKING UP.
Work to BE Resumed on Star Consoil.
dHtcd--Effort Being Made TO
Collect Bullion Tax.
Special correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Eureka, July ls.-Tintic district has
had many prosperous periods in the
past, but none of them have quite
eaualled the one that Is now at hand.
1t cannot be said that the district is
booming, 1t is simply growing natural
ly and upon It's merits. The eyes of the
capitalists of the state OF Utah and
from parts OF the east are turned this
way and giving the mines, or we might
say prospects In many cases. what they
have needed for years-money with
which to develop them. There is a gen
eral awakening throughout the Tintic
district and new companies are being
formed nearly every day. with the re-
suit that old properties are being work
ed and new bonanzas opened up. The
remarkable showing made by some OF
the mines stretching around Godiva
mountain have been the result OF a.
great deal Of the activity now going on.
There is revival of activity over In
North Tintic. and during the past
three weeks many new locations have
been made. 1t Is particularly true OF
the portion OF the district which takes
in the old Gold Blossom hill. where
there was a big gold excitement many
years ago 1t is reported that the Sell
ma company has encountered some
good ore. So elated are the stockhold-
ers over the find that new machinery
has been ordered with which TO go on
with development work. Harvey D.
Hoist, well known mining engineer,
has been out in that section, and he
stated the other day that the Selma
will surprise everyone within the next
few months.
Mark Hopkins. who recently organ
ICED a company for the development of
the Daisy Easter Cor Minnie Argentum)
claims was in Eureka Wednesday. In
company with Edward Jones and c. A.
Thomas of Salt Lake he visited the
property. Work was suspended there
a couple OF months ago. because OF
some trouble existing among the stock
holders. 1t Is proposed TO reorganise
the company and get down to business.
The ground Is among the best in that
section of the district -
Work Is to be resumed again at the
Star Con. within a week or two. ac-
cording to Supt, Roundy. Connections
will be made with the Black Jack wa
ter line, the water used by the Star
Con. heretofore having been procured
from the Mammoth company.
The Eureka Hill viii not be able to
ship any ore until after Aug. !, when
IL is tApcCtSu tkldt tHc Spihpdiiy VIII
have much better contract for the
leasers with the smelter The repair
ing of the shaft is being pushed. 1t
will probably be completed by the last
of next week
A few weeks ago the directors OF the
Mckinley Mining company decided
that new machinery was necessary for
the proper development of the ground.
but proposition for consolidation with
adjoining ground is now under consId-
GRAFTON and until this matter has been
disposed OF the purchase OF new ma
chinery has been deferred.
The county commissioners have de-
cided to make no effort TO collect taxes
on the net proceeds of ore taken from
the Tintic mines by the leasers tho
past year. This is in accordance with
instructions from the attorney general
and County Atty. Foote. The commits
sioners will. however. notify the mines
where leasing is carried on that in the
future the mines must give an account
of the ore extracted by the leasers and
pay net proceed on all the ore they
ship. II is believed that this plan
will prove most satisfactory TO both
the mining companies and the leasers.