Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-09
Last Of Ore from Bins Being
Shipped, Says Superin-
tendent Grlggs.
UNABLE TO GET CONTRACT.
Company Obliged to Close n smeltcr
Increased Treatment Charge
Other Tlntlc Mining News.

Special Correspondence.
Eureka. Jan. s-Thc Uncle Sam mine
closed down Thursday night Tho mon
were laid on and the teams are no"
engaged in hauling down the ore which
had accumulated in the bins at the
mine The reason of the closing down
Of this property 60 states suporinten-
dent C. Griggs. is because Of the ter
mination Of the contract which the un-
Gle Sam company had with the y. s.
Smelling company, and the Inability TO
get renewal Of the contract at the
former figures. The company has been
trying for "a month 20 get renewal Of
The smelling contract which mas JUST
evpired This can be- done, hut by
paying from So to 81 per ton more for
treatment charges, and signing three
years contract This the company
does not see 40 TO DO. so the only alter
native was 10 close the property. u IS
generally thought that the shutdown
Will Doe short and that before many
DAVIS the company viii find a good mar
ket. The mine o. IN splendid condi-
ton. and with the right kind Of "a siuelt-
Ing contract could have continued the
payment or ulNlQDNNaf oven az AAla w"
nrlccs OF silver and lead.
Tho closing 90 the Uncle Sam VIII not
in any way effect the May Day, which
viii continue tho shipment Of ore from
the mine and concentrates from the
irln
George w. Ritter was al the Eureka
Iiiu Tuesday. Wednesday and THURS
dgy. lie was accompanied 20 Tintic
by A j Gardner, q mining expert who
is connected With a German syndicate.
The men visited other mines Of the dis
trict and also the Tintic smelter
SHELTER IS AGAIN BUSY,
Regarding the reports that the Tintlo
smelter was liable 60 close because of
the breaking OF the big electric pump
at the Swansea mine. IL Is learned from
Superintendent Vivian OF the smeltcr
that the reports were far from correct
The breaking Of one pump caused the
closing OF one furnace for six hours,
but the other furnace continued In
operation. The smelter Is turning out
the usual amount OF bullion, and MI.
Vivian states that the third furnace
would be handling It's capacity Of bull
Hon not later than Sunday. The copper
furnace win be ready 10 go into COM
mission within short time II should
have been started before now. but there
has been delay in its construction on
account OF the delay IN a shipment OF
structural STEEL The plant commenced
taking power from the Telluride Power
company this week. Within another
week or two the smelter win be taking
ore from all OF the mines which have
contracts with it.
WORK AT TINTIc STANDARD
T.. J.. Radditz OF the Tinuc standard
visited the property Monday. on his
return, Nh. Raddltz reported that the
north drift on the 400 foot level in the
STANDARD is In a much stronger mine
eralizatlon than ever before. This drift
Is IN distance OF 275 feet, and is With
"a perhaps so feet OF the cross-flssuro
whore IL IL believed that the ore will
b. encountered. Mr.. Raddits az well
rs the other officials are highly pleased
with tho showings at the property and
thinks that the Tintlc Standard win be
one Of tho first companies 10 open up
ore IN the eastern part Of the district
early In the summer.
over at the Eureka Lilly, IN the same
neighborhood. the new machinery will
soon be IN operation, not later than
the middle Of the coming week. The
company Is rushing the retimbering OF
SIS shaft with three shifts OF employees
THIS WORK mas been completed dis
tance Of geo feet down. and az the pres
ent rate the shaft which Is 800 feet
deep ought 10 be retimbered this month.
Then the company will lose no time
in pushing out lH search OF ore. The
shaft viii no doubt be deepened.
HOSTING PLANT READY.
The machinery at the Little Chief
Was put In operation this week. and
according 20 reports. the hosting plant
works admirably we'll and win be n
fine shape for the resumption OF work.
Fourteen hundred feet of guides viii
have 70 bee put iu place in the man
way OF the SHAFT. for the counter ball
ance attachment OF the engine. and
some minor repairs done. before tho
company can take up development
work again, The amount OF work 90
be- done before mining viii commence
Will require another Week-thou tho
company win commence drifting on
both tho 1000 and 1900 levels The
American Mines syndicate was doing
SOME developing work iu adjoining
ground through the Little Chief SHAFT
FAC the time of the hro last year, and ID
D. understood that this work viii alst
be taken nap again whore 10 was left Of