The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-22
BUDGET OF MINING
NEWS FROM EUREKA
Special to Tho Tribune.

Srcria. 10 Tho Tribune
EUREKA Nov. PIE. Il. uigsenson,
the young pvOspcctor and booster Tor Sil-
yer CITY and the south end OF Ttntlc
district, has taken hold OF the develop
mcnt work Of the Southern Swansea,
south of Silver CITY and proposes to
SHOW that the east end OF TnuC Is not
the whole thing. The ground in which
me Is operating good force OF miners Is
ON a southern extension of the old swan
sea vein. i'm which good strlngers OF ore
were encountered. Drifting is being car
ricd on from the li0-foot vein level both
north and south. and Higccnson says the
results OF development work Will put some
one 10 thinking about the riches of the
south end. which have laid dormant Tor
years. But for the immense amount OF
water encountered as depth is attained,
in the properties near Silver city, the
mines could be made great dividend pay
crS.
The big tunnel being run a distance OF
5000 feet 10 tap the shaft OF the Cen
tenuial- Eureka mine at a depth OF 800
feet is making rapid progress as work
Is being done from both ends OF the tun-
mel, and superintendent L. T.. Brown
states that the work viii be completed
by the last ui March over 600 feet OF
work has been completed to date. When
completed. the tunnel viii furnish an out
let FOR the immense tonnage OF ore be-
ing shipped and may do away with the
tramway now in operation Tor sending
the ores from the mine 10 the railroads
for shipment. The tunnel will also do
/
which has now been brought 10 the sur
face. \ big power plant Will be IN
stalled 10 operate the compressor pumps
and cars TO be used i'm the new tunnel,
and the buildings used for carpenter work,
Offices. etc. viii be removed from the
mountain top down into the valley near
the mouth OF the tunnel, In the corporate
limits OF Eureka City. Tho company by
operating the tunnel will save at least
! SO 900 per year.
The new machinery and engine was
! installed this week al the Eagle and
} Blue Bell mine. on the l00O-!oot level,
aud the operations OF sinking from the
/ 100 TO the 200 levels have been started.
! Owing 10 the rich deposits discovered on
/ the 1000 level the installation OF the
| new hostlnS plant was Imperative. ana
! the orc bearing mineral will he hoisted
| 10 the l0OO-foot level from whence II
will be conveyed to the surface through
/ the workings i'm the main shaft. The
/ groater tho depth obtained in the Dig
mines Of Tintlc goes TO show that the
deeper you get tho more and richer arc
I the values produced. There Is no question
I i'm the minds Of mining experts and oper-
ators who have in the past wear visited
| the Tmtic properties that the greater the
! depth the richer the orc deposits
In the cast end Of the district the
Montana mining property is rapidly IoTS-
ing to the front and has It's shaft down
a distance OF 200 feet. and on attaining
| The 5O0-foot level cross cutting VIII be
! commenced as the showing at present Is
/ OF n very encouraging character.
For a great producer OF iron ore the
Dragon iron mine. located at SILVER cry
, cannot be beaten. This week, shipment 6
were resumed to the United states smclt-
cr. and regular shipments viii follow as
] the mine can furnish this class OF ore
in unlimited quantities. With plenty OF
| capital T'intic can produce silver lead
! zinc and iron ore as fast as the smelterS
can handle them. The riches OF the dis
triCt are unsurpassable.
Tie following assessments have beer
TfnI. IlutiC OpCriicS.
Bullock onc-halt cent a share, delin-
queut Nov. Il. sale date, Dec. is.
Swanson Extension. one eighth cent
share delinquent Nov. p; sale day. Dec
Iron King. ono cent a share dcllnnuen
Nov. g; sale day. Nov. -,
Tmtic Central. onc-half cent share
delinquent Nov. 80, sale day. Dec. Is.
Black Jack. ono cent. delinquent Dec
II: sale day. Jan, 3.
Dragon Mining Co. sale day. DNc, a.
| Mike Cannon. superintendent In charE'
of tho TiutC Mines compauys intcrcs
IN North Tmtic and nj present develop
ing the Bradley group OF claims owne'
!. by that company. Nil have steam
hoist compressor and other necessary
machinery in full operation. The Tntl
Mines company realized that the ores o
North Ttntic can only be attained b'
deep mining. rs shown by the operation
OF the Ridge & VALLEY. Raymond, Illinois
, I FlIraeut and WaSa Mining company. wh
are now equipptng their mines with th
.
, use OF the diamond drills where larg
, Quantities Of water are encountered
%orth Tiutlc IS I'm time going 20 be IN
. big end OF Tintic and with energy. care
. mi business management and develop
mrui she will surprise with the richie
that viii be uncartbcd from her bosom
, The Carisa uiinc. Of which Of late YER
, little has been said, * undergoing
system or development work that 4
Tine viii open the eyes OF the minin
world 10 the riches which this propcrt
contains.
, Active sinking VIII now commcnc
from the 1900 Lowell n the Raymond llli
nois downward. Superintendent j. {
I sullivan. who has had charge OF tho prop
! orty for several years. has installed th
diamond drills, which will sink ~ leas
, thirty feet per DAY, and as the ground
/ Oh the orc vein which extends north froI
the Gcmiui and Ridge Valley properties
IN a short time should be listed in III
dividend columns or Tintic's producers
Scuator Thomas kcarus and other Sa
Lake capitalists have shown their lait