The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-22
NEW TUNNEL WILL
HELP CENTENNIAL
Saving of $4,000 a Year Is
EStimate-Drag0n Iron
Again Producing.

Eureka. Nov. 21.-Superintendent r. A.
Brown of the Centennial Eureka mine in
forms the Eureka Reporter that the 5000
foot tunnel which is to tap the shaft
of that mine at a depth of about 500 feet
viii be completed next April. Already
over 600 feet OF tunnel work has been
finished. With the completion of this big
tunnel some important changes will take
place at the Centennial Eureka mine. As
previously stated. the tunnel will furnish
an outlet for the heavy tonnage of ore
which the mine is shipping. Water haV-
ing been encountered, the Centennial Eu-
reka finds it necessary TO put in a large
pumping plant and the tunnel will cut
off go feet of the distance that the pumps
Will be called upon to lift the water in
getting It TO the surface
The company will purchase and install
big power plant for the operation of
pumps, compressor and cars which will
be used in the tunnel and this power
plant will be located upon the ground
which the company has recently pur-
chased near the entrance to the big tun-
mel. The carpenter shop and perhaps the
office and other buildings will be moved
from the mine and rebuilt at the mouth
of the tunnel 1t is estimated that OPP
Grating through the tunnel, doing away
with the tramway and cutting off the ex-
Dense of hauling timber, etc, to the mine.
viii result in a saving of about Sl5,0o9
each year.
Dragon Ships Iron Ore.
The Dragon iron mine at Silver City
has again commenced shipping iron ore
to the United States smelter The first
lot of ore to be shipped under the con-
tract which was recently signed went out
the early part of the week and il is gen
orally understood that shipments will be
sent out regularly from the mine in the
future. although Manager L. E. Ritter
is unable to state just what amount of
ore the smelling company will be able
to use at this time. With the Dragon
company il is just a question of how
much iron ore the Smelter can handle.
as the mine is able to ship almost any
amount, the deposits of iron having been
opened up in such manner that a very
heavy tonnage can be sent out for an
indefinite period
During the past week the Dragon sent
out fifteen carloads of ore and the out
put for next week will no doubt be larger
b. H. Bullock, manager of the Bullock
mine, was in the district on Monday and
Tuesday, accompanied by his brother. Jo-
seDh Bullock and William Price both of
Bullock mine. Mr. Price said that the
entire face of the drift was in splendid
ore. He stretched a tape over the face
of the drift and said that the vein of ore
measured 4 feet 8 inches across and as
near he could determine the drift is cut
ting through the top of the ore, which
will undoubtedly widen out with depth
About a carload of this ore has been
taken out since the strike was made. and
Manager Bullock is of the opinion that
the ore will run high in silver, with fair
values in copper. The ore was encoun-
tered while a drift was being run toward
the north on what is known as the Bull
lock vein.
Eagle to Ship New Ore.
Superintendent William Owens of the
Eagle & Blue Bell mine says that the
engine has been installed upon the 1000
level and within the next day or two the
work of sinking from the LOO to the
LOO level viii be commenced In the
Eagle & Blue Bell splendid ore deposits
have recently been opened up at d depth
of 1,10O feet and the engine will be used
in lifting this ore to the 600 level. from
which point it win be hOisted to the sur
face through the main shaft The ore
has opened up strong on the lower lev
els of the Eagle and increased shipments
will no doubt be in order.
Work has again been taken up at the
property of the Southern Swansea COM
pany, south of Silver City. This ground
undoubtedly contains the southern exten-
sion of the old Swansea vein and while
work was being carried on there early
in the year a small stringer of good ore
was encountered. +. R. Higgenson of
Silver City, who is looking after the 5le-
velopment of the property at this time,
is drifting both north and south upon the
vein at a depth Of 10 feet.