The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-08
Surveys Being Made to Secure
Shaft Location on Tintic
Property.
RESULTS SHOULD BE
EARLY AND VERY BIG
Latest News From Tintic Given
by The Tribune's Cores
pOndent.
Special 10 The Tribune.


EUREKA, Aug. Tho property of
the Crown Point Mining company is be-
ing surveyed for the purpose of making
location for the new shaft shortly to
be put In operation, the work OF sinking
the first 100 feet 10 be done under con-
tract. While this work is In progress
the company Will purchase and Install
fine hoisting plant and expedite the work
of sinking TO the lower levels The. claims
OF tho company are eXcellently located
and as development work progresses
should ultimately be listed IN the diyl-
dend payers of TIntic. Work on the
Crown Point will no doubt encourage
other properties and claims I'm the neigh
borhood TO take on now IRE, and the
merry sound of tho blast Will be heard
in the adjoining hills.
The Grand Central mine at Mammoth
was obliged to close down on Thursday
owing 10 an accident whereby door be-
came loosened. which struck a wall plate
In the shaft while an empty car was be-
ing lowered Into the mine. The cage was
damaged TO the extent that the cable had
TO be cut off about three feet. The dam
age was quickly repaired and the regu-
lar shifts resumed their labors on FIJI
day night.
The necessary repairs having been
made. and the machinery undergoing
thorough oYerhaulng, the operations at
the OpeX mine were resumed this week
after a close down OF one week. Every
thing is now In flrst-class shape and de-
velopment work is being pushed with
vigor and there will be no let-up until
results are gained.
Secretary George Jones is authority
for the statement that the South Iron
Blossom Will soon resume operations and
development work be kept up until Gre
is encountered The claims are located
within the ore bearing zone and with
diligent application shouldd be made
good paying proposition.
Now that the new hoist at the Yankee
is i'm good running order the work Of
sinking the shaft Will be the first thing
I'm order. which Will be done by contract
and the work pushed 10 the limit. With
the present facilities, Superintendent
Mcrriman is certain TO make a record
for the Yankee before the close OF the
present year
The shaft at the Tintic Standard mine
Is rapidly approaching the 1000 level.
and when reached. drifting will be com
menced TO strike the ore bodies, The
bilty Of putting In diamond drills, which
Will enable them to sink to greater
depths and greatly facilitate the present
operations, with proper development
the Standard should prove a. paying prop
osition.
The new hoist at tho Eagle & Blue Bell
mine is being installed rapidly The
foundations for the new machinery were
put in place last week and 1t Is expected
that the hoist Will be in running order in
few days, and the shaft sent down
from the 400 level 200 feet farther by the
aid OF the small hoist now in use.
As soon as the shaft work is completed
the ore shipments from, the property Will
be increased. The mine at present is
producing about four carloads OF ore per
week. but il costs quite n sum to produce
the ore at present from the workings
which are located ESQ feet from the shaft,
and are taken from a drift which is In
1900 feet. and then sent 10 the tunnel
level and out 10 the dump through the
tunnel. The completion of the shaft
Will do much toward cutting down the
expenses OF production.