Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-29
Centennial Eureka Has Reached
2,225 Level-AWait
New Pump.
WILL WORK GRAND EASTERN.


Eureka. March g9-rhc centennial
Eureka shaft hns attained "a depth of
gees feet and 30 is quito likely that
the shaft win be stopped at this depth
until au electric pump can be- installed
t1 handle thc supply of water that SIS
now in the bottom of the mine. Tho
company has been operating 60 q depth
o. 1000 feet and one Of the largest ore
bodies in the mine ls now being opened
up on the 1000 level which discovery
led to the sinking of the shaft 90 great
depth The company intend 20 put
the shaft down 90 O depth OF $500 feet
as soon MS the big pump can be in
stalled. the details of which the en-
Eineers are now figuring out It is quite
probable that the water will be raised
TO the surface through the Bullion
Beck shaft Cnow part of the Ceuten-
NAL Eureka hQldings) which would dis
pcusc with about 425 feet OF lifting.
While waiting for the installation Of
the pump some development work will
De done on the 1900 level ln the mine.
The eight claims which the Grand
Eastern Mining company recently or
gauized. and control are located south
contact between the porphry and the
granite in the southern part OF tho
district There Is a shaft sunk to q
depth Of 200 feet on the ground, and
about the same amount OF drifting has
also been done. Sixty feet OF drifting
win tap a biz vein which shows upon
the surface OF one OF the claims Pre-
parau0ns are under way for starting
work on the ground. about $1,000 being
in the treasury with which 10 carry
on development work, and a will be an
easy matter to place enough treasury
stock TO insure a splendid CAMPAIGN OF
development work this year.
PUT IN PIPE LINE.
Ii has become necessary for the East
Iintc Development company TO pur-
chase and install small pumping
plant for Its property In East Tintlc
Inc company WIS unable TO secure
water nom the Eureka Lily. as was
anticipated, so a pipe line, something
less than mile in length will be laid
10 convey water from John Bestle-
meyers spring TO the mine
Tho New Colorado and Schwab COM
panies will consolidate their interests
in East Tintic. This matter has been
agreed on because the two companies
had conflicting interests and IN order
10 avoid any trouble that might arise
such move was deemed best bv am
concerned. The ground owned by The
New Colorado has been transferred 10
the HchWab company, the owners Of
the former receiving stock In the lat
ter company. The inCorporators Of the
SchWah company are j O. Jensen
John Roundy, Frank Birch. Messrs
Hoselle and Schwab and others Tho
articles have not yet been filed. but tho
new company VIII be capitalized for
1'VVo,oOo shares. II ls Is understood
WORK upon the ground will be started
lmmediatey after the concern has
been launched.
The strike Of ore in the Opohoneo
property which is being worked
through the Black Jack. has lead ne
onlcials or the latter company To he
heNe that more extensive develonnent
work should be done In their uroport,y
before going deeper with the shaft
consequently sinking in the Black ZACH
shaft has been discontinued The
smart has attained depth OF -3O feet
and there is splendid showing On tbe
l4u1 leNel and other levels ueare- tho
surface over In the old Star ground
The tunnel which was run in from p
point near the loading station has IAN
ped the SHAFT at "a depth OF 200 feet
and Frank Birch, superintendent ~
the property states that "a few mon ars
az work ON the 800 level in the star
10 DIS learned from Stunt Charlie
Garter OF the Utah Consolidated me-
The SHAFT at that property which hi
down % depth Of 800 feet wOi be
sunk 20 the 400 Level and possibly IN
p deeper depth Tho drift from Inc
300 level iu which q IS expected fo
eaten The ore az amy time is now I'M
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