Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22
Eureka Shareholders Anticipate
Receiving Five Cents a Share
In September.
ORE TO TINTIC SHELTER.
General Summary of News Happen
ings In Mines of Great Juab
County Camp.

Eureka. Aug. 22.-It is believed here
that the Sioux Consolidated company
will post it's initial dividend next
month and that the amount will be
cents share. Extraction of ore was
resumed on Friday and from now on
regular shipments will be in order.
The Crown Point mine is still IN
state of idleness and no time has been
set for a resumption of development
work there. AS soon as the new COM
pressors at the Colorado are placed IN
operation it is believed attention VIII
be paid to the Crown Point again.
The Tintic smelter received the FOL
lowing consignments of ore this week.
Cars.
+Beck Tunnel CTintic) ...............
Swansea Con. Tintic) ..,.........
Sutherland lease (Swansea) tTin-
tic) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Lower Mammoth (Tinuc) ...........
Grand Central (TintC) ....,.,.......
Horn Silver CF'riscu) ,.......,..,.....
Silver Shield (BinghaIn) ..,......,..
Argo (aax City lda.)
Small cotton cars, all others being
the regulation 50-ton carload lots.
VICTORIA STRIKE.
A strike Of Importance is reported to
have been made on the 1000 level IN
the Victoria mine. This ore is SAID to
have been opened up long time ago.
before the property was closed down
last fail, in winze 100 feet above the
900 level.
The two shifts now engaged in sink
ing the shaft at the Godiva are max
ing good Roadway, having reached a
point about 70 feet below the 800 where
a complete change in the formation OF
the rock has taken place. The bottom
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Deasers are developing part of the
Godiva workings, about six blocks Of
ground being under their handling.
GEMIN1 SHIPMENTS.
The Gemini will probably resume the
shipment of ore about the first of next
month. or as soon as the two new cleo
trio hoists are In position for use on
the upper levels. The big pump Is IN
operation, lifting water from the 1900
level.
A small force is employed at the OpeX
at Mammoth. and it Is reported that
the property will soon be operated.
Supt McCummings has been at the
property this week. The property has
been closed down for some time on
account of some financial difficulties.
Work is progressing in satisfactory
manner on the Black Jack tunnel
which is being rapidly rushed through
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tunnel a good sized ore house Is being
constructed. the material for which
was moved from the old Star Con-, now
a part of the Black Jack holdings.
few hundred feet of side track Will
connect the ore house with the new
Eureka Hill railroad.
The Bullock company has purchased
new hoist, capable of development TO
800 feet 1t Is the intention of the
company TO install compressor and
operate machine drills in its mine.
Sinking OF the shaft on the East
Crown Point commenced few days
ago.
The Iron King company is engaged
in running a tunnel upon its East Tin
tic property, which is being directed In
a westerly direction toward the shaft
which Il will intercept at n
depth OF ZOO feet. The avenue
is to be nearly a mile in length
and will not only cut through
the large iron deposits which the COM
pany is anxious to prospect, but sup
ply an outlet for ore, II III possible
that the Iron King viii be in the ship
! Inent OF iron ore at an early date, and
preparatory for this the Eureka Hill
| railway win put In a switch to the
mouth of the tunnel
The Eureka Hill Mining company has
| contract with the American Smelling
| s. Refining company, which viii furnish
market for large tonnage OF sill
oeous ore from that property. About
"a tons day is now being shipped. The
| product comes from the surface OF the
Eureka Hin ground ana the supply is
almost ineXhaustble, The rock car
ries values IN silver and gold Of from s.
to slb per ton, but runs as high as 90
| per cent In silica
Three shifts are employed in sinking
the Iron Blossom shaft, which has
reached a depth of about rs feet Air
for the machine drills comes from the
big compressor at the Colorado mine.
The new hosting machinery is now In
successful operation
The Copper Jack Mining company has
closed deal which gives It possession
OF the property Of the Flying Dutch
man Mining company In this camp. The
capital stock Of the Copper Jack has
been increased 10 1000 900 shares, Fly
ing Dutchman shareholders taking
stock In the Copper Jack for Their
holdings. Work is to be resumed at the
property Immediately