Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-02
This Tintic Property Has Been
Opened Down to Thirteen
Hundred Level.
TUNNEL FOR EAST TINTIC CON.
April Record OF Eureka Itill--Utali
Con. Dcyclopment-Ship-
mcnts for Week.
speclal Correspondence.

Special Correspondence
Eureka, May Good progress is be-
ing made with the development work at
the OpeX Mt Mammoth. which is con-
fined principally TO the ,32o-foot level.
Mr.. Swindler. the superintendent, feels
highly encouraged over the changes
taking place, and is anxious to get
a winze down n few hundred feet -Four
cross-cuts are being run upon the 1920
level. It is doubtful II any Tintlc COM
pany ever carried on development work
as rapidly AS tn OpeX is doing It.
Three eight-hour shifts are working at
the property and about IS men are up
on the pay roll.
Jesse Knight has leased one of the
Utah Independent Telephone company's
wires between Provo and Eureka and
the line VIII be used exclusively In
handling the business between the Pro-
vo offices of Mr.. Knight and the local
offices. mines ana smelter This will
give his interests splendid service and
there VIII be no chance of anyone rub
bering' upon any private conversation
over the wire
A tunnel is being run upon the prop
erty OF the East Tintic Cons. COM
paily, but 1t may he decided to do
some more sinking upon the property in
the near future Tho keystone drill is
not i'm operation
A. Y. Madison, who was chosen by
a number OF Tintic people to visit the
property of tho Lucy Gray Gold Min
Ing company, returned from Nevada
on Thursday, elated over the fine show
Ing there.
The Eureka Hill closed the month
OF April with an output Of "a car
loads of ore. one hundred feet of re-
pairing was done to the shaft during
that period and but very little more
Work VIII be required to put the shaft
in first class condition. Tho leaseI's are
May VIII go ahead of that OF last
month About so feet of gold ore is
exposed in the Lease of Charles Kry-
ger and Dave Mills. Some of the ore
runs as high az nine ounces in gold
to the ton, while a. carload which went
out this week is expected to average
about three ounces or better These
gentlemen did considerable dead work
upon this block of ground above the
old tunnel which runs into the noun
tain just south OF the shaft house.
Col. c. f. Loose. manager OF the
Grand Central, was in the district
Wednesday and states that the mine Is
nearly In shape for reopening. Miners
will be put to work In a few days.
The new engine for the Raymond-T-
llnois was hauled UP to the mine this
week and will be in working order
within 10 days; then just as soon as
the cage and cable can be "ilshed" from
the sump below the 1900 level the mine
will be reopened again.
Another Shea engine arrived Mon
day for the new Eureka Hi railway,
and will be used in handling long
strings of cars upon the narrow gage
road connecting the smelter with some
of the mines In the eastern part of Tin
tic.
Fred Schmidt, who had charge of the
development work at the Old American
before the shut down last fall, states
that II is his opinion that the work of
developing the ground Is to be taken
up again at an early date. The prop
erty will, however. be developed either
through the Beck Tunnel or the ColOra-
do, and the chances of strike In tho
American are very favorable.
The lime rock for tho new smelter at
Silver city Is to be taken from the
Eureka Swansea Extension property
just north OF the depot at Robinson.
The Rio Grande Railway company win
put In a switch 10 the lime deposits
which are about one mile from the
smclter.
At a recent meeting of the McKin-
ley Mining company inc following di-
rectors We're elected to serve during
the ensuing year; W, d. Myers, Hen
ny MEtsch, John Fmdlund, Fred
Schmidt and James Williams. W. ID,
Myers Is president of the company,
and Henry Matsch managing director.
The shipments of ore for the week
Just closed amounted TO 81 carloads,
as follows: Bullion Beck 3, Centennial
Eureka 40, Eureka Hin 10. May Day 4,
Yankee {.
The Utah Consolidated company has
commenced sinking and 1t is the inten-
ton TO go down from 800 to 1000 feet.
For the benefit of the public, Mr., Hold
away. superintendent makes the fol-
lowing statement concerning the prop
orty which has recently been listed up
on the exchange: THE Utah Cons.
owns some very valuable ground locat-
ed upon two large assures striking
northeast and southwest. on which the
Mammoth company Is now working
and from which very rich ore is be-
ing taken The Utah joins the NAM
moth on tho east and the Colorado on
the west, and / believe that az a depth
corresponding with the levels Of the
Mammoth mine these assures win car
ry very rich or in the Utah r. r.
Cutlor Is manager OF the Utah Cons