Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04
Four Thousand Tons OF Excel
lent Stuff Now Ready
For Shipment.
WORK AT THE SWANSEA.
Shipments of Week from Tlntic--May
Day Tramway--A New Dis
tTict Recorder.
nneclni CORRESPONDENCE.

Eureka, April 3.-The Mammoth
Mining company has shipped no ORG
as yet this year, but, notwithstanding
this. the usual force has been at the
mine digging out ore. which at the
present time is piled both underground
ond on the dump. Fully 1000 tons
OF some of this is marvelously rich
in gold, and is now awaiting ship
ment. Quite a number Of leasers are
at work IN tho mine and they also
have a large amount of ore mined for
shipment.
The Gre bodies on tho deep levels
are opening up wonderfully and
nov mine seems to have been made
of this old time bonanza
Word comes from silver city that
the machinery at the Swansea mine
Is being overhauled and placed in
preparation for the reOpcnins OF the
property on short notice, which Will
he lust as soon as the pumps arrive.
Some OF the machinery Will have TO
be repaired and there will be quite n
lot of work necessary in the shaft 20
place 1t in readiness.
SeVcnty-seVen carloads OF ore were
sent out of the district the past week,
the shippers being rs follows: Cen
Bullion Beck, 6.
A gravity tramway Is being con-
structed at the May Day which VIII
be used TO transfer the low grade ore
POW upon the dump, TO the companys
concentrating plant The building OF
this tramway and other work which
the company has mapped out. will
keep The force busy until the man
agement IS ready TO start shipping
ore, which viii probably be by the
middle OF tho month
b. II Bullock of Provo was In Tin
tie during the week looking over his
Interests at Silver CITY and other
parts of the district. He will let a
contract for 100 feet of drifting upon
the Montreal group.
At a meeting of the mine owners
OF Tintic, held at Silver city last Tues
day. George Paxman was elected re-
corder Of the district, receiving 81 ma
tority of all tho votes cast. \ large
number of claim owners were pres
ent AT the meeting. The recorder
elect has resided in the district for
the past 80 years and IS In every way
qualified for the position. Since the
death of G.. G. Stiffler. the deceased
gentleman's son, william SUffler, has
been acting as recorder Of the district
At the Little Chief mine prepare
lions are being made to sink the SHAFT,
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same time the usual development
work Will be carried on from the 1000
level. The work which the American
Mines syndicate is doing through
the Little Chief workings will also go
on uninterruptedly.
Claude Wheeler and Rome Wheeler,
who own the control of the South
swansea at Silver City, were here
from Salt Lake during the week, and
when asked regarding future MANS
they stated that the property would
undoubtedly be re-opcned soon. In
removing the water from the Swansea
The former viii also be drained, but
tliis win not moan that the South
Swansea VIII not stand portion of
tho expense. From what could be
learned from these gentlemen. 1t is
reasonable 10 presume that there IS
some kind of an understanding with
reference TO this matter, between
Jesse Knight, tho owner OF a control
OF the Swansea.