Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20
Management Concludes to Add
More Furnaces to the Lead
Department.
ALSO IN THE COPPER SECTION
Jesse Knight I'm Control of Black
Dragon Mlnc--Othcr
TintIc News.
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Eureka, June 20-w. Lester Man
gum manager Of the new Tintic smclt-
er, stated today that the shelter would
not accept ore before July / also that
the capacity of the smelter Is to be
Increased again by the addition Of two
more lead furnaces. The copper end Of
the plant. Mr.. Mangum says win also
be enlarged and that two more SAM
ping mills viii be erected. The old
Dragon mine at Silver City, the Black
Jack and the Iron Blossom viii supply
the iron ore for the smelter, and IL
comes from an authoritative source
that the deal giving Mr.. Knight con-
troll of the old Dragon iron mine has
been concluded. a new company is to
be organized with a capitalization of
100000 shares L. n. Ritter. one of
the former owners in the iron mine, viii
be retained as general manager of the
new company.
The ore shipments for the week are
as follows: Bullion Beck 3. Centennial
Eureka 80, Eureka Hill 3. May Day 5,
Sioux !, Tetro Cconcentrate) /, Uncle
Sam 2; total "a carloads,
The Sioux Consolidated is now num-
bered among the shippers from this
district. the initial shipment having
been sent out yesterday. The lot con-
Is stated. the company viii realize s10.-
600. The ore win run on an average of
about 300 ounces silver, Sc in gold /
between 40 and As per cent lead and
was that obtained while sinking the
shaft
The organization OF new mining COM
panies seems to be very much in vogue
these days, especially in this district.
Details have about been completed for
he Of al iza IN
take over the Gift holdings In the
South end" The Gift has produced
some splendid ore in late years and 1t
is considered to be one of the most
promising properties In that part of
Tintic The hauling of ore from tho
Gift TO the new Tintic smelter will be-
gin next week.
The lease given some time ago upon
certain parts of the Bullock mine has
expired and It IS the intention of the
company to push development work on
it's own account. Two wines win be-
sunk in the sulphide ore, one each In
the north and south drifts. An upralse
will also be made on the ore body re-
Gently encountered.
The Mammoth mine will be closed
from July TO 10, in order that the ma
chnery about the mine may be over
hauled and repaired. 1t Is expected
that ore shipments will be resumed
within the next 10 days from the tom
mage accumulated I'm the bins and on
the dump.
Preparations are well advanced look
ing towards the early opening of the
COdiVa mine. The new machinery for
the Gemlni, consisting of new pumps.
motors and two new electric HOSTS and
other equipment, which was shipped on
the Sth inst, will arrive within the next
week, The pumps will be operated by
electricity from the Telluride power
line. One of the hoists Will be used in
the Gemini and the other is for the
Ridge and Valley, which is worked
through the Gemlni.
1t Is reported from Silver city that
work Is to be started again in the old
Alaska property II, l.. Talbot, superin-
tendent of the DAILY West mine at Park
city, was in Silver City during this
week and his trip was in this Connec-
ton. The Alaska Is controlled by MI
Bamberger of the Daily West mine. but
has been idle for years. The ground Is
well located lying Just north OF the
Bullock Mr.. Talbot while at Silver CITY
also inspected the Garnet group In that
vicinity, and a companby may soon
be formed to develop II.
Development of the property Of the
East Tintic Development company Is
being pushed rapidly. and by the mid
die for next month should be in shape
for production. An ore house with a
capacity of 100 tons Is nearly completed,
and although the hosting IS at present
done by a within, il Is the intention OF
the management to install more ade-
auato facilities within 80 days The
shaft on the Ralph claim OF the East
Tintlc company is down l25 feet; a drift
80 feet has been run, where ore was
encountered
The Oquirrh Mining company will
hold stockholders meeting on June
% when another assessment will prob
| ably be levied The company has a few
men at work upon its property in North
| Tintic