Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
Twenty-Five Car Loads Sent to
United States Smelter at
Bingham Junction.
WILL EASE UP FOR AWHILE.
Development Campaign TO BE Pushed
Reported Opex Strike Was
Somewhat Premature.
Special Correspondence.

s'pttidl Correspondents
Eureka. Jan. 1.-THE Mammoth
mine has made n cleanup shipment
of ore the past week, marketing 20
carloads, but the shipments will cease
for while at least ON account of the
order from the United States Smelt-
ing company. but the superintendent
Samuel Mcintyre. IN, hopes TO keep
the usual force at the mine until CON
litions change. This force consists
of about $50 men and viii be kept
ut work parity upon development WORK
and partly upon ore. Inc ore thai
is mined viii ne stored III the bins
until they are tilled and then II viii
be piled upon the dump. and this ac-
ton of the company IN keeping It's
large force OF men TO work goes 20
show that the company is anxious
to help the miners AT time when IL
Is extremely appreciative.
Drifting Is now under way at the
Mckinley. This work was started after
cutting out station on the JOO leNel,
and IL is the intention OF the com
pany TO res Y e sinking the shaft as
soon as the drift is extended far
enough that II win not interfere with
the work of sinking The new hoist
ing plant recently Installed is giving
splendid satisfaction.
A report was circulated at Mammoth
Thursday and which also gained its
way to Eureka, that strike had been
made in the Opex property, but 1t is
learned from the mine that the report
Is erroneous. Drifting is going on IN
the Opex on the i,326-foot level, and 1t
would not be at all surprising IL the
company encounters ore ut any time
now. as the showing is very favorable
Work has been resumed in the
American Mines Syndicate ground,
the work being done through the Lit
tie Chief. This work was suspended
three weeks ago, but yesterday the Old
force was put ON developing some val
liable claims are to the southeast OF
the Little Chief, and In order to de-
velop them a drift was started from
the 1,000-foot level of the Little Chief
mine. 1t Is understood that within IN
very short time work viii also be start
ed in the ground of the Little CHIEF
company.
Owing to the fact that some of the
mines of this camp have reduced their
forces, leasing has opened the way Tor
the employment OF many men, anu
fortunately the two mines where leas-
ing is carried on have most desirable
contracts with the American Smelling
company, and this enables the men
operating leases to ship their ore. Some
of the leasers are making nice money,
while others are not doing so well. but
the bulk OF them are able to make as
much or perhaps more than day
wages. At any rate, the leasing sys-
TEN is a big help to this camp at the
present time,
B. f.. E'leiner has been In Eureka this
week from the Drum district, where
he has mining interests. He expects
to resume operations on the Blaine
group In the Erickson district within
the course of short time.
The new shaft at the property OF
the Yankee Cons. is nearing the 500
level and the showing at this depth is
mach better than 1t has been at any
point above. The new shaft will reach
the 500 within a week or 10 days and
then the force win be increased for the
purpose OF. carrying on development
work more vigorously. The Yankee Is
not shipping any ore at present, the
last car having been sent out Sunday.
The company has contract with the
shelter whereby shipments could be
kept UP, but the present price of metals
belng down the company has deemed 1t
advisable to keep the ore in the mine,
consequently. there is no work going
oil in the old workings. the entire at
toution being given over to the new
territory.