Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-15
Tintic Smelter Now Handling Full
Capacity in Lead
Furnaces.
WEBER TALKS OF TINTIc.
Sioux Dividend 60 itcmuiu ut rive
CcntS--Lct Contract on
Tintic Empire.

Eureka. March i6-Prof. Weber, well
known iu Tintio and the state in gem
craI as "a eeoloeist, was IN Eureka last
week. Prof. Weber visited several ~
tho properties IN the extreme eastern
part OF the district among Thorn the
Tlntc STANDARD. East Tintic Develop
mcnt company's ground. and the Euro
ka Lilly and made "a trip or inspection
20 the Sioux. Iron Blossom. Beck Tun-
mel and the Uncle Sam mines, Mr..
Weber states that the vein IN tho Tin
tic standard has widened out with pay
inc ore from a few inches to a fur face.
and 80 Is bis opinion that this property
win become winner iu a short time.
The East Tintic Development company
has already a good mime but depth Is
vot needed The Iron Blossom, Sioux
and Colorado are becoming more Won
dcrful every day. and 10 is thought mat
the chances OF the Beck Tunnel finding
the ore on the LOO level In the new
shaft are very encouraging, Tn fact,
they are much better than az any time
since work was started at this depth.
1fr Weber thought tho Uncle sam 10
De- I'm good physical condition. Taking
indications as they now exist In the
Colorado. Sioux and Iron Blossom. Mr..
Weber said that u was almost 'cinch
now that the great ore body extends
unbr0kau through these three proper
ties and into the one that adjoins on
tho south There win De more bonan-
zas opened up In the district before the
year is ended,
COPPER FURNACE READY.
The three lead furnaces at the Tintic
smelter are handling about 100 tons OF
ore and nux daily. which Is somewhat
above the normal capacity OF three fur-
naces OF this kind. This is speaking ln
good terms for the plant. The con
structinu work al the amelter Is about
nnished. The constructing of crush
ing plant bins. etc, for handling the
lime rock used In fluxing has had q
tendency 10 delay the placing ~ the
copper furnace in commission. otherwise
ii would have been started before now.
The furnace IS an ready and can be
blown in az any time
J. r. Caldwell Of the wicklow prop
ortv was iu Tinuc last week. and states
that preparations are under way Tor
the development Of this East Tinuc
sroun Of claims. The wicklow Is cap
ifalized for 500 900 shares. but Il IL
understood that the capitalization viii
be- raised 20 1000 900 shares. The i'm
crease viii be- divided among the share
holders share for share, IN other words.
there VIII Ne n Flhfk INV AAtitiAs iANt "
are now about 600. 900 shares ~ stock In
tbs treasury OF the Wicklow. This
property is after the southern extern
sion OF the vein OF ore that has been
encountered in the East Tintic Develop
ment ground. The shareholders who live
fan this district AS vol as those else
where. win be pleased 10 learn tnnt tho
company has decided 90 begin develop
ment work
WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
II IS learned from q good source that
the mine win continue the payment Of
tho five cents per share each month,
ana that no effort win DE made TO raise
10 back 20 eight cents The mine is In
fbe shane. aud there is more than
enough orc iu sight iu the property 10
insure the payment or the hNe cent
dividend for ~ months 90 come Win
the distribution this month the Sioux
win have paid IS cents per share in
dividends
rhe South Iron Blossom has let an
other contract for I'D feet of drifting
to stephen Knox Of Mammoth, who has
ust completed a contract which he had
On the tunnel Tho tunnel has been run
1s5 feet and Is going forward along the
foot wall Of % quartz ledge which IS
from 40 TO l6 feet DOB width. The min
orallzed quartz which is now being en-
countcrcd indicates strongly that the
workings are nearing one. Tho nHl-
olals Of the company are much pleased
with the showing
ELMER Duncan and A Moore have
taken "a cOntfuct r1r 100 fect of sinking
in the shaft at tho Tiutic Empire prom
orty in tho southeastern part M the
district Tho shaft wiN Doe double con-
partmont and the work win start just
y La