Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
SAYS MOFEAT WILL
NOT LEAVE MAJESTIC
President Dick Tells OF Promotion for
Mining Man. and Conditions mt
Mine In Beaver County.

According 10 President John M
DICK of the Majestic Mines company
In Beaver county. A. d. Moffat VIII
not leave the employment of the COM
pany. Nh. Dick Is now In Boston. Just
having returned from a trip to the
property. Relative to the work now
being done by this company the Bos-
ton Financial news has the following
to say:
Mr.. Dick says the big electric pump
which Is installed at tho 500-foot
level of the Harrlngton-Hic mine
| was started In his presence Saturday,
| Dec. IL, and that II took Just seven
| minutes TO send every drop Of water
IN the mine at this level TO the sur
luce. This was a very gratifying sur
prise. for while Manager Moffat did
not anticipate any trouble from the
water, II was expected that 1t would
take some time to handle It, 1t Is, of
course. anticipated that as the shaft
goes down some water will be en-
countered, but 1t is now certain that
the stationary pump, which VIII
handle 400 gallons a minute, Will havo
to be In operation only a small por-
ton of each day In order TO keep
the shaft clear.
The sinking pump will handle the wa
ter for the next 300 feet and Monday.
Dec. IL. the shaft was started down
Three shifts are now at work and
Manager Moffat expects to make IL
record in sinking the shaft Stations
VIII be cut each hundred feet down and
the shaft Will be sunk 500 feet, making
a total depth of 1000 feet
President Dick says a winZe will be-
started down into the ore body at the
bottom of the incline shaft as the hand
ling of the water now makes this pos
sible.
He also states that the vein encoun-
tered In the drift from the bottom of |
the vertical to the bottom of the In |
cline shaft, is now four feet wide and is |
full breast of ore that assays about |
10 per cent lead and 40 ounces silver.
The vein Of the strike made when |
cutting the station for the pump Is |
showing up better as work progresses.
Indications are that all of these orc
bodies on the 500foot level just above
the water level will be found concen-
trated and richer below and Mr.. Moffat
Is pushing the shaft down with all
speed with view of blocking out the
ore and preparing for stopfng.
WILL REMAIN.
Manager A. D. Moffat, to whom The
credit is largely due for the opening up
II the Harrington Hickory mine, has
not accepted the position as general
of the South Utah Mines
as was stated a few days ago.
This position was offered to him but
dr. Moffat believes that the Majestic
ompanys Harrington mine Is to soon
pen up into a large producer and he
Iesires to bring this about under his
Erection.
Mr., Victor Carlson, who has been
oreman under Mr.. Moffat for the past
3 months. who. it was reported, was
lso going with the South Utah Mines
ompany, will also remain with the
dajestic company. President Dick
tates that the directors have elected
fr. Moffat as general manager and
and Mr.. Carlson as
nine foreman under Mr. Moffat for the
oming year. He also states that there
5 no intention at present of calling
NY assessment on the stock of .he {
ompany. as all the new machinery is
aid for and ample funds are provided
or tho work now planned by Mr.. Mof- {
at ,