The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-05
Group of Fifteen Claims Is Ap-
plying for Perfect Title
From Government.
COMPANY DOING
MUCH SHAFT WORK
Tintic Mines Actively Operated
and Much New Machinery
Being Installed.
pecial Ia The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
| EUREKA, Sept. 5.-Applcation for pat
cnt is now being made for the fifteen
claims owned by the Tintic Central Min =
Ing company. Supt A. y Holloway is
OF the opinion that the property will de-
develop into one OF the best mining prop
critics OF Tintic. The development OF the
ground has been slow owing to the large
| quantity or water encountered and the
shatt work FOR 200 feet was done through
a loose and faulty formation. then when
| the SVo level was reached more water was
encountered which Will have TO he over
eonc by drifting from the bottom OF the
smart 10 assure. by which means the
wafer can be drawn away and operations
| resumed.
pocket has becn cut in tho shaft at
| thc Dragon iron mine at silver CITY for
the purpose Of operating a self dumping
| SKIP and the shaft which is now down
70 TO depth of 65o feet will be continued.
nc 'hine Is producing about 50 carloads
OF ore per week and this record will be
Kept up indefinitely.
Dirt is lyinG at tho Crown Point prop
crtF. Men and teams have been busy all
.nc week dong the necessary grading for
INC immediate erection of tho new build
inSs and lhc first of the week men Will
neSin operation OH tho shaft when sink
ing will commence 1900 feet distant from
SHAFT No. of the Colorado mine on the
cast Ono hundred feet OF shaft work
mas already bocn let. a good road has
% n.Gn constructed leading TO the property
and pipe line viii be run from the Colo
lHdo shaft 10 obtain power for operat-
ing the drills. Tho property will he
thoroughly equipped with the latest ma
Gn,hery and from now on the Crown
r"'nt VIII bc the scene Of active de-
Vclopmcnt work
development work in tho west din de-
POST OF the Bullion Beck mine continues
i" produce good orc and TWO carloadS will
DC put on ihc market this week which
aso a prlnS taken from the 300, AoO aud
oou levels. The orc body continues for
a distance or 400 feet and enough orc is
being obtained To pay the current cy-
pcnscS Of the mine
INC structural steel for the Chief uow
am5't a,,a housc VIII arrive here next week
and Manager Walter Fitch will install
INC same at once The excavation work
las been completed and the foundations
,pr the buildings arc now under way and
.ic new machinery is being installed
nc company is also sinking 2 we'll ON
q piece OF property they obtained from
NC crusader company. and as soon as |
iho water is encountered a DInn will he |
Installed 10 furnish The mine with ali tho
water necessary for operating purposes |
AElin Inc Rl1ck lack mine reso,mds
10 tne noise of tho pick. drill and blast !
a contract of 200 feet Of drilling ON .ho |
leoo level bejnG let to James Ducau of
Mammoth. who will drive the drift Ia
encounter the ore which has been npcuad
up IN tho ncighborhood in thc proprr,y
-, INC Opohonso. and which is moro than
nk'iY extending into tho Black lack tor-
l1tnrN, The mino has been closed down
non, ,"T 5nour IL, ,, year. hnt tho company is
eratlons, the several assessments clear
lnT up lis Indebtedness.
Ju@t -39 feet Of shaft work was com
pletod In the shaft Of The Eagle & Ejue
sell mine Oh The last DAY OF August Tho |
work was accomplished by both sinking
tnd raising and Superintendent William
make connection with thc 100 level by
IN" end of September When the cnnnor
,ion Is made The old hosting plant will
DC done away With and the now plant
"nicn mas been given thorough try-out |
VII he put I'm operation. While raising
rom the 1000 level A fine body nf orc
was encountered. but as vet the extent
" this body of mineral has net been do
ermined, but as soon as the shaft work II
5 completed the orc will he devoIoped
l,he = new shaii will give tho mine plenty
u good ventilation snd will enable the
'ompnny TO handle the output more cX-
1cdltiously and economically
INC large amount Of gas that had sc-
,,innlatGd in The Farrasut mine in ,
'losed down about three months ago .
'hcn the workings had reached "A depth ,
y 900 feet In tho north drift. The diff ,
,pcra,ions will be- resumed In two or {
hrce weeks Secretary y, ID, Hanks has
'rcat faith in the future OF the property /
Elm which extends north from tho Gomi-
II and Ridge and Valley mines runs !
through the Farragut ground
Superintendent Lou Mcrriman has had
he cave that was opened UP last week
II the Yankee mine thoroughly explored
nd firds its dimensions to be s75 feet
)ns. 81 feet high and 200 feet wide The .
ave is well mineralzed and gives every !
Indication OF the close proximity OF q )
ood orc body The shaft in the property
;hich brought the cave to view has
ow reached = depth Of 970 feet and is :
gain passing through solid earth, A $
rift Is being run in the old workings C
the mine towards The southeast from
he first level below the tunnel and II j
as already exposed low-grade ore with S
OF striking hish-grade II