The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10
MACHINERY FOR THE
Chief CON. ARRIVES
Good Progress Being Made in
Placing Plant Over
Tintic Shaft.

During the week portion OF the new
was delivered al the mine and the work
of installing the new hosting plant is
now under way. Clarence Calhoon be-
ing the constructing engineer, Mr.. CAL
hoon had charge OF the construction
work AT the United States Smelling COM
pany's plant at Needles, Cal. and is gem
orally conceded to be one OF the best
men In the business.
At the Chief Consolidated the two
large boilers are already in place and the
two cars which arrived this week brought
some Of the important parts of the big
hoisting engine. rhe two drums and the
other pieces OF machinery which were
fastened to them weighing over thirty
tons. Three cars are necessary 10 carry
the balance OF the machinery and these
cars should be delivered at the mine
within the next few days and within a
very short time the steel Tor the big
shaft house will also reach this city.
AT the Tintic Central property the
work OF sinking the shaft is now going
along In good shape and d depth OF 500
feet has been attained. Manager A. y.
Holloway. who was hero this week. says
that the shaft is now cutting through
some splendid looking quartz and man
ganese. which he believes TO be the cap
ore body. the showing In the shaft be-
ing much better than at any time since
work was started. The water which was
encountered above the $50 level has all
been drained off into an open assure anc
the shaft is now practically dry. Mr..
Holloway states that he does not antici-
pate any more trouble from water as
the main water level Will not be reached
In the Tintic Central ground until the
workings are down TO a depth of about
1000 feet. and depth OF 1000 or HOO
feet will. in his opinion. be sufficient 10
give the company producing mine.
The 300 or more men who are upon the
payroll at the Centennial Eureka no long
er find il necessary TO climb up the steep
dugway. leading up 10 the holslinG works;
In going to their work, On the brst OF
this month the men commenced using the
Holden tunnel in going TO and coming
from their work. and the road leading
up to the hoisting works OF this mine Is Is
no longer the busy thoroughfarc that II
was some time ago. Before the construc-
tion Of the tranway all OF the ore from
the Centennial Eureka mine was hauled
timber, coal and other supplies were also
hauled no the hill. the road to the mine
being lined with men and teams at al
most every hour OF the day. The tram
way brought the ore down and took the
coal up and reduced the travel over this
road. hut the miners continued TO use II
until last Saturday, when they commenced
goine into the mine through the big Hold
en- tunnel which taps the shaft at depth
Of $50 feet.
In the winter time the trip UP the hill
to the Centennial Eureke mine was very
firing one. and the employees of the COM
pany are no doubt well pleased with the
change. The office OF the company is now
located In one OF the buildings at the
mouth OF the tunnel. having been moved
from itg OLD location near the hoisting
plant late last week
Manager Frank p. Swindlcr OF the OpeX
says that things arc moving along rs
usual underground. The property was
closed down on Wednesday and Thursday
OF this week in order that some repairs
might bc made 10 the boilers. but the
regular shifts are at work today. Mr..
Swindler says that while there Is nothing
OF startling nature TO report, the syste-
matte campaign OF development work is
going along in nice shape. and that the
officials OF the company feel highly en-
couraged with the present showing. At
this time the work is being handled upon
the 1000 level and also upon the 2147 level,
Then work is also being carried on in the
raise between these two points
The bondsmen OF the late Postmaster
James p. Driscoll have appointed Captain
Hugo DepreSin as acting postmaster. Cap
tain pepreZin has already taken charge OF
the office and viii handle things until
Tegular appointment is made'-Eurcka