The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-28
.LEH| T|NT|C PLANS
NEW LONG TUNNEL
Known Veins Will Be Cut at
Good Depth by New
Working.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
EUREKA, Nov. EFT . the inten-
ton Of the management OF the Lehi
Tintic company. whose group is in north
Tintic. TO drive an 500 foot tunnel on
the claims for The purpose OF cutting
some OF the ore veins known to exist
there. This tunnel Will encounter the
assure had in the second tunnel and the
shaft north of the portal Of No. I tun-
mel, at a depth OF $40 feet and at a depth
Of 400 feet il viii go under the incline
shaft. Indications arc that the ella inns
contain the same kind Of gre that is be-
ing taken from the depths OF the Ridge
& Valley and Gemini mines. The prop
erty is we'll equipped with machinery to
carry extensive tunneIing. and ar
rangemcnts will be made TO secure
power from the Thelma mine for the
purpose of operating the compressors
which the company proposes TO install
In the near future. The claims are In
| an. excellent location and active develop
menl work should disclose good paying
ore bodies.
Rapid progress is being made In min =
ing the drifts on the 700 and 1000 levels
of tho Tintic Standard mine, they be-
ing driven north OF tho shaft Consid :
ersble difficulty is encountered in the
| workings of tho mine owing To the large
| flow Of gas met with as depth is OBJ
standing the fact that the property is
| equipped with The most powerful blower
| in the state. As soon as this difficulty
can be handled the force at the mine
will he increased,
The shaft work al the North Colorado
| is going along In fine shape and Is now
down over so feet and work will be
| kept UP all winter.
This week the shaf, at the Yankee
| Consolidated mine reached the 1900 level.
and Ralph Kellogg and Sam Scott have
taken another contract To- to send 5, It down
from the 1900 level for the purpose of
draining tive shaft of the water which
| has accumulated.
this city. is now superintendent of the
| TTuion Chief mine located in the SAINT
sduin district. He was in Eureka last
week and makes the following report
| .'At the Union Chief about $500 feet
| OF development work has been done dur
! Ing the past seven or eight years and
now the ore has been opened UP 10 such
an extent that all prospecting has been
stopped and the force OF six men put
| TO work upon the ore
! A large number of Eureka people have
| invested in the stock OF the company
and are pleased 10 hear that Mr.. Larsen
is making rapid progress with the de-
! velopment work.
the Eureka side Of the mountain is now
below the 100 level, and as soon as a
sunep is cut on this level sinking will
be discontinued for the present and de
yelopment work Will be commenced to
reach out for the ore bodies lying near
the shaft. Superintendent j. g. Sullivan
expects to have the shaft work com
pieted this week. when splendid reports
may be expected from the property.
The old Susan property al Silver City
is proving bonanza TO Frank Thorn
berg, who will be on the ground in n
few days. He will make ffty-ton
| shipment and has now enough ore In
| sight TO keep up regular shipments, The
orc is OF a good paving grade and Is
producing good bread money. The prop
| erty is owned by the Gift Mining COM
| pany on which Mr. Thornoerg has a
| years lease al the expiration OF which.
| from the splendid showing being made.
| the company will take a hand and COM
| menco active development work.