The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29
BATCH OF MINING
f. NEWS FROM EUREKA
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
EUREKA, Nov. 2e.-The property of
the Zuma Mining company which has been
under the management OF mining men
from Idaho, who have had the controlling
interests Of the mine under an option
and have been paying all operating eX-
penses, closed down temporarily this
week The Idaho people tried To secure
n six-month's extension on their option.
but one OF the big stockholders could not
see II that way. and as he held Il big
bunch OF the stock and refused to extend
the option, operations came to a stand
still. The Zuma is one Of the best pros
poets in the east end of the district and
a sure dividend maker with proper man
agemcnt; and IL is TO be hoped that
matters will be so arranged that devel-
opment work will be continued.
Interest in Tintic is now centered on
the work going on al the Mckinley claims
located southwest of the Centennial Eu-
reka mine. The stock In this company
is held principally by local people, who
for the past five years have been paying
assessments for its development About
two years ago the company made ar
rangements with the management Of the
General Logan mining property TO oper-
ate their ground through the General
Logan shaft and erected on their prop
erty an electric hoist and put in the
latest mining machinery, Henry Matsch.
a well-known and practical miner, was
put in charge OF the work and after at
tanning satisfactory depth and finding
that the ground was similar TO the prop
critics OF its neighbors. the Centennial
Eureka, Bullion Beck and Eureka Hill
mines. he began 10 have his men drift
To the north and south and they are now
passing through low grade ore with the
prospect that ere the close Of the year
the Mckinley will produce high a
grade OF ore as It's wealthy neighbors.
The Dagmar company Is having work
done on the Star and Pioneer claims in
North Tintic and lay claim to the fact
that they have the extension OF the vein
which extends north from the Gemlni
property, which no doubt they have. as
the deeper the workings in the Gemtni
and Ridge and Valley, mines on the north
vein the richer the 'ore becomes. The
1900 level In the GcmIni is now pro-
ducing finer ore than that found on the
1900 level and with deep mining the North
Tintic properties will produce untold mil
lions in a few years. hence the pro-
phecy of all mining experts who have
and all IT wants Is capital and labor II
produce II. This Is being proved by tho
operations in the Wasa mine in Nortt
Tintic: This property Is owned only by
Scandinavians and worked by people from
the countries OF the far north, and while
il Is almost impossible to obtain any in
formation from them they are making
good and will have a big dividend paye
ere long,
Superintendent Joseph Treloar of tn,
Victor mine has let lease TO A. j, Mick
Ter on the 700 level who Is sending on
a forty ive-ton carload each week whicl
shows values III copper from 10 10 u pc
cent.
The workings at the Beck Tunnel ar,
going on In a methodical way, driftin,
being done on the 100 level Superin
tendent Perry Fuller is working miner
In the new workings of the property at
depth OF 900 feet. from which good ship
ping ore is being uncovered, but most o
the shipments OF ore are being made from
the products of the old workings OF tin
mine The property is now on a payin
basis. and the Indebtedness Is being re
duced monthly.
The Victoria mine is one Of the bes
paying properties In Tintic for money in
vested The ground Is operated throug
the workings OF the Grand Central min
at Robinson and is making thousands O
dollars each month for It's shareholders
1t Is n regular shipper OF from two I
four carloads OF first-cass ore each week
put OH tne looo ana llooIloot levels 9
for any dividend payer throughout TIN
tic. The Victoria. like its sister min,
Will be a great producer for years I
come. The surface ore is only at tn
present time being removed.