Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
JESSE KNIGHT VISITS
HIS TNTIC SHELTER
Man Not Closc.--Soun GO let Nnothcf
Contract for Shaft at Iinuc
Central


Eureka. sept 20 -Jesse knight own-
CT on the Tmtic smolter and w Lester
Mangnm. manager were here during
the past week, and while they declared
that the ores they are now getting are
not the kind for theu TO make "a good
mix with. there is sinl probability
that tho plant win not close down. 10
Is understood that should enough Ne
Vada and Bingham ores Doe secured,
the plant would continue 30 run.
From what Mr.. Knight said during
has trip. IL Is believed that "a deal Us on
FOR the sale of the smelter Any ono
OF the large companies could operate
the plant az profit by dlvcrting some
OF their outside ores 90 a.
Preparations are being made for the
building % a large ore house at tho
Chief Consolidated property Another
car load Of ore is now I'm the bin az
the property awaiting shipment
A. y. Holloway declares that an
other contract FOR sinking the shaft
OF the Tintic Central win be let as
soon as the present contract expires,
which has about 25 feet more 20 20.
The shaft Is now down close TO the 400
foot level The shaft will be dropped
down TO tho 800 foot level whore IL "a
believed the lime viii be encountered.
a small pump has been installed which
Is abic 20 care FOR the water
George Havccamp OF Provo, who
was here last week declares, after "a
visit 70 the Uncle Sam property, that
he never saw the mine in better con-
dition and that ID IS enlarglng It's area
OF ore every day
DEEPER AT EAST T1NT1C.
Manager Ralph Kellogg states that
the SHAFT az the East Tintic Develop
mcnt mine has now reached depth
of about $50 feet Sinking will be- con-
tnued until the 900 level Is reached
and then cross-cuttine viii commence
Al that depth as well as upon the 1925
level
Regarding the recent strike which
was made al a depth OF 225 feet Mr.
kellogg says that he rs now drifting
% the north and also 10 the south upon
this ore and the mine never look
cd better than az the present time. A
vinze was dropped down IN the orr
from the POS level 10 n depth OF about
- feet This was started for the pur-
pose or getting the strike Of the ore
and when this had been accomplished
work IN the Wine was discontinued
Two cars Of nice ore was sent ont
from the East Tintic Development
mine during the past week making
three cars which have been sent out
since the first Of the month
James Morgan. Del Roberts. Charles
Parker and J r. O'Connor made a trip
over 10 the Diamond Queen property
Thursday. Mr.. Morgan and Mr Rob
erts who recently purchased a pretty
big block OF the company's stock were
highly pleased with the showing In .he
face Of the tunnel which Us being run
IN TO cut the vein Vein matter is now
being cut by thFs tunnel and big
body OF ore should be opened up with
ing the next 30 or 40 feet
EXAMINES SIOUX.
Through the courtesy Of supt w. d.
Loose Manager j. q. Sullivan OF the
Raymond Illinois mine, was taken
through the Sioux Con. mine Thurs
dav Mr.. Sullivan has visited the
Sioux upon several occasions but was
agreeably surprised 10 see the large
amount Of ore which IS stlll exposed
in all parts OF the mine This can mean
hut one thing-that the Sioux will be
able to continue the payment Of big
dividends for a long time to come Mr.
sullivan states that the showing IN the
Gift which Il being pushed out into
the old territory 81 the Sioux could
hardly be more encouraging and the
Indications are quite favorable for
opening up an entirely new orc body.