The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-06
MINING NEWS
MORE COMPANIES
START AT TINTIC
Two Corporations Getting Ready for
Business In Juab County.

A special to the News from Eureka,
says:
Since the option on the control of
the Zuma was taken over last week
by Fred Kratzer OF Wallace, Idaho,
preparations have been under way for
the resumption Of work at the prop
erty. Rasmus Nelson Is in charge Of
the property, and he states that opera
tions will begin early this week Con
nections have been made with the
Telluride Power company line and the
hoisting apparatus at the zuma will
be operated by electricity.
Work Is soon to start extending the
drift in the Eagle and Blue Bell mine.
from the 500 level, over into the King
William ground. All Of the material
for the extension OF this drift Is at
hand.
L. c. Peterson was put from Salt
Lake last Thursday and Friday. He
stated that the newly organized COM
pany. which win operate the Selma Of
North Tintic will begin work at once.
The treasury has ample money to
carry on a vigorous campaign Of de-
velopment work.
launching Of several new mining COM
panies in TintIc. The Schwab COM
pany fled articles OF Incorporation
The Tint1c Delamar company, OF Provo.
whose property is In this district. Is
another new organization. The claims
embraced In the holdings Of this COM
pany are located in the eastern part
of the district.
Two more mining companies are be
Ing formed for the development OF
ground IN the same locality. They are
the Eureka Mining company and the
| Gray Rock company, both owning
group of claims over near the Iron
Hat. The first set of officers for the
Eureka Mining company are Robert
Brown, president; George A. Udall,
Vice president; r. A. Badger, secre-
tary; James Chipman. treasurer, all OF
whom with the addition Of j. L. Smith
constitute the board Of directors. The
first allotment of 100000 shares of
stock in this company has been told
which will furnish funds for the inn
mediate development Of the ground.
The officers of the Gray Rock company
are to he named within the peXt week.
|
Mining company, held In this city last
Wednesday, the following new direc-
tors were elected; DR.. L. e. Pierce,
Charles Gryger, C. E. Hush. j. A
ONeil and B. n. c, Stott These d.
reotors will elect new officers at once,
and preparations will be made to re-
sumo operations on the company s
claims which are located In North
| Tintic
A general Cleanup" OF the copper
ore at tho Tintic smelter is being
made and when this is done 1T is un'
derstood that the smelling company
will commence receiving copper ore
from some of the local mines, among
them the Grand Central and Victoria
which have been waiting some time
now for this news. 1t VIII moan the
employment OF many moro mon In that
part Of the district.
Another rumor regarding the sale Of
the Geuini mine has boen circulated
but as near as can be learned there Is
no truth to the story. II is believed
that the mine ie about TO change hands
but nothing of definite nature has as
yet been given out
Frank Thornberg Of Silver CITY
states that the wagon roads are getting
good In the south end of the district
he expects TO commence the shipment
Of ore from the North Gift propert!
near Diamond. The ore Will most like
" be hauled by team to the Tlnu'
smelter.
E, c. Higginson. who has a lease or
the old La Clede mine, also In thu
south end of the district. is preparing
to send a shipment OF ore out from MI
leaae within the next two weeks.