Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-03
IRON KING DRIFT
STRIKES BIG CAVE.
knights Pntttng in Pipe Linc----Driye
Drain Tunnel at Baltimore
Chief Con Closes Deal.
Especial 70 the "News.'')

Eureka, May 3e--A few days ago q
small cave. or rather an open flssllre
was broken into on the property OF the
Iron King, out In the eastern part OF
the district and as the cave is lined
with manganese and quartz the indica-
tons are considered very favorable for
ore. The management OF the Iron lSins
intends to do some sinking in this.
cave within the next few days. The
big tunnel being run into the mountain
side at this property isin a distance Of
1000 feet, and 1000 feet more work will
be necessary to put the tunnel beneath
this big iron blowout, There remains
To be done about 5000 feet more work
in the tunnel to connect it UP with
tho shaft OF the Iron King, but 1t Is
tho opinion that ore will be encoun-
tered at a point below the iron crop
pings. The work through tho shaft in
ciudes a drift which Is being run in
westerly direction from the 500 level,
and also another drift from the 400 level
in the Same election. Both of these
drifts are In about 500 feet, and 1t was
in the former that the cave was broken
INTO.
Work OF sinking III the shaft at the
East Tintic Development company was
% few weeks before the company VIII
commence the shipment Of orc again.
The Eureka Leasing company which
has an option on the control OF the
Provo Mining company's ground, is now
carrying on the work of retimberins the
shaft Tha lease on the ground car
RES an option on 100000 shares of
treasury stock.
BEGIN. ON PIPE LINE.
Work was started the latter part of
The week on the pipe line which Is to
convey water from Silver City to some
Of the knight properties, including
the Opex Black Jack, Dragon, iron
Blossom and Colorado Water from
the Swansea mine, as we'll as a large
flow from the Gcmini mine on this
side, which Is being purchased BY the
Knight interests, will be discharged
into a. large storage reservoir which is.
being built near Silver City. a. pump
Ing plant wifi be installed to force this
water from the reservoir to the differ
erit mines mentioned above. me snlelt-
.er will also use q proportion OF the
water, but it will run to the sinelter
without pumping.
The Montana Mining company has
decided upon the location for the three three
compartment shaft that will be sunk
as soon as the machinery Is Installed.
A drain tunnel will be driven at the
Baltimore property In order to drain
the shaft OF the water that interfered
with the work Of sinking, at depth
OF about 400 feet. When the tunnel con-
meets with the shaft velopnncnt work
will be carried on from the tunnel level,
thus saving about 300 feet of hosting.
CHIEF CONSOLIDATED
A couple of important mining trans
actions were made here the past week,
the first of which was the taking up OF
the option on the Granite claim by the
Chief Consolidated company, and pay
ing therefor. $4,000. The Chef Con-
solldated company also purchased an
undivided one-half interest In the
American Star and Blackbird claims.
IN the same locality, the amount paid
over IN this instance being $2o.0 The
other half of the American Star and
Blacltbird claims. and the Triangle
claim. have just been sold by Mrs. Mary
ID sullivan OF this city to the Tintic
Mines company. The new ground.
which the Chief Consolidated company
has taken over, together with the hold
ings OF the Little Chief, gives the COM
pany one OF the most valuable groups
Of territory in the district.