The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-28

end daily from the level on the 500. and
work In sinking the shaft to greater
depths is progressing rapidly towards the
1900 level. over 1910 feet having already
been accomplished. In the northern por-
tion of the mine ore is being produced
from the 400 level and sinking was con-
tlnued 10 the 500 level TO get beneath
the orc bodies, and drifting is now in
progress To encounter this ore.
AT Tho Eagle and Blue Bell mine the
ore body on, the 300 level is widening
out in fine shape The ore was first un-
covered on the 100 level and Superintcnd-
ent William owens decided TO sink an
other 100 feet with remarkable success
and opened up new body of fine ore
running we'll in gold, silver and lead.
with the results that valuable shipments
are being made TO the sme'tcr.
An assessment OF &c per share has been
levied on the Picnic stock. The COM
pany arc the possessors of valua bic hold
ingS located at Silver City.
Other Activities.
From the 500 level at the Mckinley
mine two drifts are being run, the ore
feet and Is going through soft and
highly mincrali2ed formation, which leads
TO the fact that ore is In close proximity
The drift running towards The north from
the 500 is in over 800 feet from the
shaft and also looks very favorable To
soon encounter ore. The company is now
free OF debt and has fine electric hoist
ing plant and is fully equipped with mod
ern machinery. and should situated next
TO the Centennial Eureka mine. prove TO
be one of the big producers OF Tintic;
a large amount OF new work is being
accomplished by Superintendent l., G
Doty at the Bullion Beck mine. over
5000 feet of work was accomplished In
this old producer last year and the pres
pay current expenses and carry on DC
velopment work, a great deal OF when
will be done during the present year,
The shaft at the Tintic Central is TO
l,.s,, i. 4A I'm
contract has been let to contractors TO
carry on the work, the present depth be-
ing $50 feet. The work OF sinking VIII
be q slow process owing TO n large How
ground which will require considerable
good timbering TO make strong shatt'
Work is being carried on in the property
by the operation OF machine orilis' ana
as soon as some means can be devised
TO overcome the flow Of water Superin-
tcndcnt a. y. Holloway has the utmost
faith in openins; up larger ore noay. as as
the property is well mineralized and
has all indications of becoming a good
money maker.
Superintendent Del Roberts OF the Pro-
making good" at the Provo property
in East Tntic and tho initial shipment
proves that the production ia OF splendld
quality and that regular shipments, which
will he made weekly. will soon prove
bonanza for the leasing company which
now has charge of the workings. The
recent shipment was taken from the WinZe
twenty-five feet distant from the 800
level and II Is Mr.. Roberts intention TO
follow the ore 10 the 400 level before be-
ginning stopping operations.
Manager i. II. Bullock has started
things moving at the Tintic Comhina-
tEon which has lain idle for some time
past Three shifts will be employed and
a. drift will be run from the shaft 10 cut
what is known as the Aspinwan vein,
which contains good shipping ore.
AS soon as sufficient funds can be
placed In the treasury. work will be
started on. the Addie group of claims In
East Tintic. The property consists OF
five claims which arc near ucighbors TO
the Yankee and Iron King mines. About
500 feet OF work has been done in the
northern portion of the claims. s4S0 feet
OF which consists OF tunnel work, and a
winze has been sunk On feet at the end
Of this Four hundred and thirty feet
from the mouth Of the tunnel drift was
run on the vein so feet south and another
drift was run los feet from the bottom
of the winze shaft has been sunk "A
distance of 14S feet on the south end Of
the property from which a drift was run
10 the north In which ore was encoun-
tered IT Is the intention OF the company
to install an up-to-date hoIsting plant
and get busy carly in the spring.
The MAY Day mill Is the only mill in
Tintic now in operation. II is used Tor
the purpose Of contracting the low-g grade
ores taken from the May Day. The low
grade ores are put through the mill in
stead Of piliug them up on the dump
and the product is quite an item III The
history OF the May Day.