The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-12
OPOHONCO USES
ITS NEW SHAT 7
Resources Being Raised From
Joint Shaft of This and
Gold Chain.
STILL USING DEEP
BLACK JACK LEVEL
Many Interesting Items of Tin
tic Gathered by the Tribune
Correspondent.
SneclaI to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
EUREKA, Dec. 11.-Operations AT the
Opohongo and Gold Chain mines are
now going along at merry pace. the
power for both mines being obtained
from the big compressor plant recently
installed on the site of the old Sioux
mill at Robinson. and which plant is
furnishing not only the power for op-
Grating The machine drills OF these mines
but operates the hoisting plant of the
Cold Chain. All OF the ores OF the Opo-
llongo Will now come TO the surface
through the workings of the Gold Chain
shaft. which were handled heretofore
through the workings of The Black Jack.
The present development work in the
Opohongo property and mining OF the
ore. with the exception of that coming
from The 1000 level, can now be handled
To greater advantage. The develop
ment work OF the mine on the 1000 level
Will still be continued through the Black
Jack workings. the latter mine is
closed down, owing TO an accident to the
compressor plant ct the Colorado mine.
from which properly they receive their
power New orc bins have been built
by the opohongo company. and Thurs
day ore began to appear for shipment
through the Cold. Chain shat Splendid
grades OF orc have been encountered in
the mine. and as development work pro-
are sure 10 be uncovered. as the ground
is rich in mineral deposits. Superln
tsndent William Hatfield has great faith
In the future Of both the Opohongo and
Gold Chain.
Robert Long and Elmer Duncan have
taken lease on the La Clede property
al Silver City and have a fine showing
Of ore al depth OF $50 feet. and as
soon as they can get the waste cleared
away viii he able 10 make A good ship
m!ent The La Clede in years past pro-
work will soon make II a good mine
Superintendent Charles Zabriskie OF
the Iron Blossom mine, for the past two
weeks has had a force Of miners at work
mining n drift on the 500 level OF the
No | shaft, toward the south. and the
showing has been excellent On Thurs
day there were two feet of ore in the
face of the drift and il Is gradually grow
ing wider as work progresses The rock
uncovered shows good values n silver
and lead. and shows traces of gold which
VII make a fine shipping product. Pros
pecting is also being carried on in the
lower levels of the property. Cross cut
ting Will he made from the 100 level
TO encounter the main vein.
Again in Limeight.
East Crown Point is again In the lime
light among the properties OF East Tintc
The directors have decided TO begin ac-
i've operations al once. and work Will
start in the shaft at a depth Of $50
feet, J. P. Greer OF Spanish Fork will
reach the lower levels as rapidly as
possible. The claims Of the company lie
between the Tintic Central and Crown
Eolnl claims and are as we'll located 10
encounter the. ore vein as any Of the
East fintic claims. heing only 600 feet
cast Of the Iron Blossom mine which is
~ present attracting the undivided in
teress OF the mining men
The report that the Opex mine would
suspend operations is utterly without
foundation. as stated Yesterday by Su-
Deriniepdent Frank SwinGler now in Tin
nc The workings at the mine are pro-
STGSSlllE IN q manner highly ficGarfnr,-
10 the management. and the underground
indications show that IL would be mad
1lsapis 10 discontinue work al this time.
The flow OF water i'm the property has
peen gradually decreasing, but whether
from the heavy puF7ning being carried
on IN ITS neighbor the Centennial Eu-
reEa. or from natural causes the man
agement cannot state.
a F. Nelson has taken lease on the
New Bullion claims located in the North
Iintic mining district. lying just south
ready Mr.. Nelson has a car of good orc
ready for shipment. and VIII increase
ms working force so he can make weekly
shipments, Several years ago the ground
produced $4,000 worth OF lead. and MT
Nelson proposes TO thoroughly explore
and develop the property and make IL
as great producer as Its neighbor. the
Scranton. There are immense bodies of
lead and zine ores in the north end OF
the district that need only capital to
bring them 10 the surface.
. ~ Tue SHai' IeVeHtiy hunk III lne Eagle
q Blue Bell mine TO the 1000 level, sta
lions have been cut on the 700, 500 and
900 levels and drifts now being run
from each OF these. Superintendent Will
liam Owens is gradually increasing the
output Of the property Development OF
ore Is now being pushed on the 700 and
500 levels and as soon as the ore is
brought to the surface ii is shipped TO
the smelters. There is no doubt, with the
large amount OF development now going
on on the different levels and what is
in prospect. that fine bodies OF ore will