The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
Dragon Company Starts Sink
ing to Discover What Iron
Gaping Covers.
BIG ORE BODIES
EXPECTED IN TIME
Tintic Mine Owners, as a Gen
eraI Rule, Are Improving
Mine Conditions.
Special 70 The Tribune.


EUREKA, July 2A-On Thursday the
sinking OF the shaft at the Dragon Iron
mine began in earnest under the super
vision OF superintendent Gardiner. who
Is using three shifts TO push the work
as rapidly as possible from the 500 level.
and he Will continue the work until the
1000 level is attained. II has been amply
proved that beneath the heavy iron de-
poslt throughout TiniIc rich orc bodies
exist and 1t would not be at all surprising
IL ane grade OF ore should be encoun-
teTed while sinking at the Dragon Iron.
The output weekly will not be lcssened
while the shaft work is progressing. and
big future is looked for by mining men
who know the property well.
Manager Walter Fitch OF the Chief
Consolidated IS up-to-date In anything
pertaining 10 mining, and this week he
Installed a telephone system in the un-
derground workings OF the property 50
ne can be In touch at all times with all
the workings OF the property.
James Nckindry and Don !. Hannlfer
this week returned from the Deep Creek
country where they have been working
on their claims located In Jua0 county
and where they found highly mineralizsd
rock on the surface which indicates the
existence OF A big body Of ore. They are
very enthusiastic over the prospects OF
the Deep Creek country and as soon as
railroad facilities are furnished they pre-
dict a second Tintic for that section.
Within the next ten days Superinten-
dent Samuel Mcintyre OF the Mammoth
mine expects to have repairs made In the
tiHbers Of the shaft which were wrecked
in the recent accident, down 10 the 1000
level and when accomplished the min
ing OF ore Will begin in earnest and ship
ments will resume.
The Sioux mine IS az present proiuc-
ing from fourteen TO sixteen carloads OF
ore each week aud can continue to do so
l0de flnlt@lv ThsrG * 2 l0r If
on the $50 level OF the mine but most OF
the product now being sent 20 the
sunelter comes from the main slope In
the north end OF the property. As soon
as further development work Is done
and the miners can be spared. work on
the sinking OF The shaft Will be resumed.
The underground workings OF the prop
erty are in fine condition and Superin.
tendent William Loose Is highly gratihed
over the showing made at the present
time.
As soon as the assessment now pend
Ing on the stock Of the Tlntic ComblDa-
continued on the drift on the 220 level.
At the present time the only work done
on the property is 20 keep the water out
Of the shaft so work can be resumed
at any time.
Work was resumed at the Bullock
property on Saturday morning. the mine
having been cloS<~s down for two weeks
owing TO an accident 10 the engine The
north drift Will De continued from the
30 level, and IN a short time the com
psny proposes 20 equip the property with
first-class machinery and sink the shaft
70 the lower levels.
The shaft at the Eagle and Blue Bell
mine has attained q depth OF $50 feet
and is being driven at rapid pace.
From the 1000 level fifty feet Of raising
has been accomplished. which makes
The underground workings Of the prop
erry are In splendid shape.