The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
WEEK Of CAVES
IN T|NT|C Ck|hEh|P|
Yankee and Utah Con. Are
Working in Very Good
Looking Cayerns.
SO FAR, NO ORES
IN EITHER PLACE
South End of the Camp Re-
spending Well to New
Effort.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
EUREKA. Aug. 2S.-While the miners
were at work in the shaft at the Yankee
mine the fore part OF last week they
broke into a large cave, the largest ever
opened up in this district, 1t being 40C
feet long. 375 feet wide and has depth
OF IS feet and may run deeper The
formation in which the men were work
Ing was lime and the cave is mass o!
crystal, which indicates the proximity OF
ore The development work at the prop
erty Is, Of very encouraging nature; and
Superintendent Merriman proposes to
place the mine In the list as one OF Eu-
.eka's best producers.
A fine looking cave was broken into
at the Utah Consolidated mine last week;
which shows depth OF over fifteen feet
but IL has not been fully explored as yet.
The walls and rear of this cave are of a
loose formation, which is being timbered
UP SO further explorations can be carried
on safely. The floor OF the cave is COW
cred with quartz, and all indications point
tered In a short time. The cave was dis
covered while operating In the new tun-
mel. which Is being driven 200 feet from
the tunnel first used by the company, but
speedily reach the old workings OF the
properly. The management OF the mine
Is excellent, and the progress of the work
is very satisfactory TO the officers OF the
company.
Rapid progress is being made In sink
Ing the shaft at the Victoria mine, the
contractors having this week reached the
700 level. and will keep al IL until the
1000 level at least is reached
On Wednesday the new hoist recently
erected at the Eagle & Blue Bell prop
erty was given a tryout in the presence
OF D. K. Mckim, master mechanic OF the
Bingham Mines company who was de-
lighted With the success OF the i,rst ,h n. trlaL
erty: a station is being cut on the 300
level, and in the raise. from the bottom
OF the shaft, distance OF $50 feet mas
been obtained.
Work on the compressor plant to be
used Jointly by the Opohongo and Cold
Chain mines is progressing In RAPID
manner. the plant being erected on the
site OF the old Sioux mill near Mammoth
City. The two boilers that were used in
operating the mill Will be utilized. their
the plant. when completed will operate
fifteen drills in the property Of the Gold
Chain. Superintendent August Wether-
shom Is operating a drlfs on the prop
erty. driving into the 400 level and the
showing is OF the finest. From the 800
level, from which the present supply OF
ore is being obtained. drift is being
run into the opohongo mine. which prop
erty Will be operated through the work.
ings OF the Gold Chain property as soon
as the compressor plant can be put in
mine is assured. and, with proper deyel-
opment, Will soon be in the list Of Tin
ties great producers.
The four claims owned by the Edmunds
Exploration company. located in East
Tintic, and on which last year 165 feet
of tunnel work was accomplished. will
soon ring again with the sounds Of the
pick. drill and blast, Several OF the Off
cials of the company visited the property
during the past week, and were so
pleased with the showing made SO far on
the claims that they will at once COM
mence the sinking OF a shaft TO go at
least to the 700 level, and careful and
energetic development work Will be car
ried on. The claims are excellently To-
Gated. adjoining the tracks OF the Rio
Grande railway. so shipping facilities can
be easily. obtained as soon as the ore is
uncovered,
Superintendent Frank Thornberg OF the
Cliff mine at Silver City, which he IS
operating under lease. states that he is
clearing. about $500 per month He has
car OF fine silver-lead ore ready TO ship
to the smeiter and will follow up the
shipment regularly. for he has plenty OF
ore In sight. The south end of Tintic,
Il is being discovered. since leasers have
been operating the old properties near
Silver City. abounds in a fine quality of
sllver-lead ore, and the prospect of the
old mines being revived In n short time
is very bright,