The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-18
WEST T|NT|C IS
NOW IN [|MEL|GHT
Mining Men Begin to Realize
Possibilities of the
District.
LOCAL OPERATORS IN
CONTROL OF CLAIMS
Chief Con-. viii Be Equipped
With New Ma
chinery.

Special TO The Tribune.
EUREKA. Jan. 1.-THE west end o
the TIntic district is at present attract
ing a great deal of attention. For man,
years the possibilities OF this section q
the Jintic mincraliZed country have re
mained undcvelopcd, as the attention q
the mining men has been directed almos
wholly 10 the opening up OF the east ent
and other parts though indications nov
are that before the close of the prcSen
year the west end will come into its Owl
as wealth-producing section. Salt LalS
capitalists and mining men especially
are beginning TO realize the possibilities
OF the western territory and have pros
pectors going over the ground and talSln,
up the most desirable locations. Amoni
these are A, 6, o'ponnell and Q, W
Powers. who are OF the opinion that will
proper development the prospects OF TIL,
west end will vie with those OF othe,
parts of the district in the matter o.
production
Copper Jack
Prominent among the prospects OF th,
west end is the Copper Jack. being de
velopcd under the superlntcndency oi
Professor ]. II. Weber, who has secured
a lease on the vnluab bic claims owned bS
the old company. Mr.. Weber has already
met with some unfortunate experiences
however. fire having destroyed his sur
face buildings just after he had pu
everything In readiness for the Inaugural
his intention 10 prospect the ground by
means OF such drills Mr. Weber, how.
ever. at once save orders for the re-
building OF the structures destroyed by
fire. and at the same time ordered new
machinery for the plant ii being his
promise now that drilling Will be In prog
resS within the next sixty days, The
best copper showings In the entire district
have been found in west end properties
which have been developed on small
scale in the past, and 1t is Mr., Weber's
intention TO go after the copper deposits
In an extensive manner. and he is conf
dent Of being ultimately successful in his
efforts,
Blaine Group,
Another property which is in the carly
stages OF its development but which is
attaining more than passing notice. is
the group OF claims owned b. r. F. f'lcin-
er OF Salt Lake, and known as the Blair
group. In the winze from the upper tun-
mel a four-foot vein OF eood-looSine lead
m.iin tunnel also ores showing splendid
values In gold, silver and lead have been
found. While doing work in the Blaine
group, Mr. Fleiner also did the necessary
group OF claims owned by jackson Nc
Chrystal and Philip Clark. and in the
course Of this development he uncovered
an encouraging lead OF high-srade lead
ore, samples OF which have since been
on exhibition in Eureka. Such finds.
while meaning but little in themselves.
indicate that this section OF the Tintic
district is ore-bearing and that il may
reasonably be expected 10 be productive
Of great returns. providing the necessary
amount OF development work is accom-
plishcG.
Scranton Neighborhood.
In the neighborhood OF the Scranton
mine, all is activity. New loca tions are
being made At almost regular intervals
ground Is being developed In good shape.
and II is thought likely by mining men
that other shippers as prominent as the
Scranton Will be entered on the lists in
The near future. The mountains OF West
Tin5ic. 1t is beginning to he realized. arc
store house Of copper lead and zinc
ores. and operators arc planning 10 ex-
tract "A great amount OF wealth from
them in the near future.
Judge Frank Thonbere of Silver City.
~!Io has lease with C .orlye PaXman
on the Cliff property. Is getting splendid
results from his work. a recent shipment
rangements are now being made for an
other shipment To be made before the
end al the present month The ore taken
from the claims shows on an average re-
turns OF % per cent lead II ounces Of
silver. II per cent iron and some gold.
Other properties in tho vicinity Of Silver
City arc being worked with encouraging
results.
Iron King.
The tunnel on the claims Of the Iron
the mountain A distance OF 5000 feet. is
now In over 1900 feet and operations are
being carried on by the use OF machine
drills. the power being furnished by a
big compressor in the shaft house. the
same machinery furnishing the men with
q good supply of air.
At Chief Con.
More modern machinery Is TO be in
stalled at the Chief Con. property for the
purpose OF prospecting at greater depth.
and 10 place the mine as rapidly as pos
sible on the basis of a big producer, The
new plant Is TO be so arranged that either
steam or electricity may be used as mo-
tive power. The mine Is at present in
a very interesting stage OF development
and Is considered one of the most prom
Using propositions in the entire Tintlc
district.
The old Wicklow property under the su-
periptendency OF w. e. Clark, is begin
ming 10 attract the attention of mining
mon in the district. The Tintic Stand
ard the East Tintic Development and
others have for some time been in the
minds Of the operators in East Tintic.
but the recent operations in Wicklow nre
n particular source of speculation as 10
what Is doing" The tunnel on the prop
erty has been thoroughly rctimbered and
is now in a distance OF more than 500
feet. the indications showing close prox-
unity 10 the ore bodies This property
is owned by Salt Lake and Pittsburg
operators who seem TO realize that they
have good proposition and who are go
ing 10 develop extensively at any rate
10 prove mp just wha. tley may have In
the property
The Wicklow Developments arc being
Matched With specia! interest thr Jughout
Tintlc.