Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-11
SWANSEA MINES
NOW ACTIVE
New Electric Pump Ordered BY
The Knight Management
Now In Use.
EQUIPMENT FOR BUCKEYE.
Work Started ON East Crown Point.
\. 5. ~ Il. Official at
Eureka Hin.


Eureka. May II.
| Inc new electric pump for the Swan
sea arrived last Tuesday and is being
Installed with rapidly. Work was
started Tuesday at the South Swansea
a force Of 10 men was put on making
necessary repairs to the boilers and
machinery ana as soon as this is ao
complished the force will be enlarged.
Inc announcement is out that on June
stockholders meeting win be held
by the South Swansea for the purpose
OF ratifying the agreement to console
date with the Swansea, under the
name of the Swansea Consolidated
Mining company. which will have a
capital Of 100000 shares. the stock
holders OF the Swansea to receive three
shares for one and those of the South
swansea TO receive share for share
Ine engine and other machinery at
the old Buckeye mine near Diamond
was moved to the August group In
Easi Tintlc this week, where II will
", USED M sinking shaft on the In
clhe which Is now down 100 feet. A
Had from Knightsville is being graded
TO the property OF the August Mining
company and work upon this ground
VIII not be commenced until the road
IS completed which will be within an
other week, Very promising indica-
tons are i'm evidence at the bottom OF
the incline shaft and the owners ~
the ground, John Bestlemeyer and
John NJ. BeStlemeyer of Provo thinl,
that with the vigorous campaign of
development work that Will he done
this summer sometbino, orord I'm ~
suit -
County
sen ana Eiertson have returned from a
Trip To the western part of tho county,
anu tiieY report that that section is Of
more importance than they had here
tutore supposed. 1t is the intention of
.ne commissioners to eXpend considera-
PIE money In improving. which is
greatly needed the roadways i'm tho
Fish springs mountains and The Dug
way district. An effort will be made
u, To- nave the county commissioners of
iooele county cooperate with This
county In the work. Mining activitv
rs increasing rapidly out there accord
ms TO the statement of Mr.. McCmc.
~ "a. states that the management of the
utah mine Informed him that with nro-
per facilities for getting the ore to the
smelters the Utah mine could employ
steadily force of about 300 men. nm !
mense bodies of ore are in sight In the /
property. 1t Is now necessary TO haul
ms ore to Oasis, the shipping point
Tor the district. which is distant some |
80 miles from Fish springs. and the !
freight charges on the ore to the sta |
tion are Si2 per ton
Johfl Holloway and Homer ] Rich. |
both of Provo. accompanied by w. II |
Booth, il. of Salt Lake visited the
property of the Dram Mining company |
IN North ilntlc Thursday II is the in |
tention of these gentlemen to let a /
contract for the sinking of an incline |
smart upon the ground 1850 feet further
INTO the mountain. This shaft Is al !
ready in distance OF so feet. They
brought in samples taken from the |
potion OF the shaft that carry a good
per cent galena. On the Mars claim,
one of the first patented claims in that
part Of the district. and upon which
over 800 feet of development work has
been done, good showing of lead was
made several years ago.
work was started Wednesday ON the
EAST Crown Point ground. a group OF 10
GAINS adjoining the Iuma and to the
east OF the Crown Point proper The
work is being carried on in the shaft.
Joseph Reese having taken contract
FOR % feet Of sinking and tlmbrring. A
Burleigh machine win he used which
VIII be operated by steam The East
Crown Point Is In good condition nnan-
cially, II having over $1,000 in its treas
= > -'''N ~"Nf""' 0lAaltT VI lIfHSuIN STOCK !
for disposal.
George Wilson. CHIEF engineer OF the
American Smelling & Refining COM
phny, was In Eureka the other day and
spent two days OF his stay IN looking
over the Eureka Hill mine. The OH
Jet of Mr.. Wilson's trip here was to
ascertain the amount of silica the Eu-
.eka I'M ores contain, and he reported
mat the ores of the property run well
~ IN silica, some as high as 20 per cent.
Silicious ores are IN great demand by
his company, as We'll as other smelling
plants, for converter lining urposes,
said Mr. Wilson. Perhaps after tbis
week II viii be necessary To cease
work on the levels below the 600 In the
Eureka Hin mine This viii be neoas-
'ary because of the repairs to the sta.
Ion at this point which win be com
nenced tomorrow, and the work viii
)e rushed 10 completion with an en-
arged force. go that the leasers work.
ng on the lower levels may not be idIe
oug.