The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-26
T|NT|C EMPIRE
WELL FINANCED
Company Reported to Be in
Shape for Mining All
Through 1911.
REACHES OUT TO
SOME GOOD VEINS
Many Other Tintic Companies
Are Doing New Work Of
Interest.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
EUREKA. Dec. o5.-The property of the
Tin;ic Empire is at present attracting "a
great deal OF attention. The company
has entered upon campaign OF active
dcl elopment work and ii has sufficient
money in the treasury To keep things
huuming for year al least. Two ore
veins run through the property-the Bui-
iock and Aspinwall-and the vein in the
latter claim runs from twenty-five to
fits feet in width. The vein in the Bul-
lock runs parallel To these. and tunne!
is being extended In AN easterIy direction
10 connect with the Bullock vein, When
tho work Is accomplished II VIII taKc
about 200 feet moro of work TO reach
The vein Of the Aspinwall. At the north
end Of the claims, where the shaft Is
located. work is being carried on. and
/; is expected lime will be encountered
shortly as the shaft Is now down over
100 feet. The prospects al making this
property dividend payer arc exceeding
~ bright.
distance Of over 900 feet has been
attained in the Beck Tunnel mine in the
drift which Is being run for the purpose
of 'cncountcrinE the body which extends
into the Uncle sam mine. and though the
work is being pushed rapidly it VIII take
some time yet TO accomplish the OBJ
lect.
Tho shaft at the Dragon Iron mine is
now down to a depth Of $50 feet. and The
sinking is progressing In very salts
factory manner. BY carly in 1911 il Is cx-
pccted the 1000 level Will be reached,
when sinking operations will bc dscon
tiuued and drifting started on the 500 and
1000 levels OF The property. when il is
thought high grade bodies OF ore Will be
encountered.
AZ Il meeting OF The claim owners of
tho TinJic mining district, held last week
al SILVER City, Frank Thornbcrg was
elected district recorder for the coming
l,las
Ia California to reside
The lcascrs Of the Mammoth mine are
making good shipments from that old
property. II is expected the company
VIII begin making shipments early in
This coming year. Important improve
mcnts have been made in the mine and
large amount of development work ac-
complishcd.
The Zlima Mining company. which has
valuable holdings in the eastern portion
ot the district. held meeting in this
city ON Thursday night at which time
IL WAS decided To resume operations al
tho mine and an assessment on the stock
VIII b" levied To carry on the work. y
be"u done on the ground in years past,
aud II should, with careful management.
10 mad" a paytng propositions.
Preparations arc being made 10 re-
sumo work IN The claim OF the Schwab
and East Crown groups. located in the
cast end OF the district. Previous devcl-
opmcpt work showed that they arc good
prospects.
From where tho strike was made ro-
Gently OH the 800 level OF tho No. 3 work
ings cf the Iron Blossom mine. eighty
cons oi orc have been sent 10 the smeter.
-tfi"r crosscuttng through the orc for a
distance of about forty feet stopping was
ruf In progress and ore averaging over
s'n per ton is now being brought 10 the
surface. al The rate of about fifty tons
rer dsy.
Professor r. \. Lehman. manager OF
NE Yankee Consolidated. was out from
property and WAS highly gratified with
;he manner in which things are being
managed and also with the showing
made
Nearly 200 feet OF shaft work has been
accomplished by the contractors in the
Crown Point ground. and when this level
Is reached the company will In all prob
ability renew the contract for further
sinking.