The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05
IRON HAT WILL
CD To PATENT
Schwab Company Removes Its
Contest Following a Friend
Iy Settlement.
RECEIVES SOME OF
THE IRON HAT STOCK
Tribune Correspondent Gives a
Review of Tintic Affairs of
the Week.
Special TO The Tribunc.

rIFNiNI W ~ TluuDt
EUREKA Dec. 4-Tho Iron Hat ap-
pic5tton for d patent 10 the claims in
the east end OF the district Will now go
through without protest. as the Schwah
company. whicii brought suit. has COM
promised. receiving block of Iron Hat
stock for concessions made. The Iron
Hat company owns ono of the finest Iron
deposits existing in the Tintic district
and beneath this iron deposit there are
known TO exist splendid deposits OF ore.
ii Is 4 we'll known fact among the early
prosDeciorS OF the district that wherever
"a trace uf iron was found on tho surface.
ore bodies were sure Ia exist and In cvery
Instance has this proven true. The Iron
Hat is Liable 10 blossom on, and be
greater producer than the great Iron
Blossom mine and Colorado. az It's pres
cnt showing indicates as much as did
these great properties in their infancy.
fhc company proposes tie itrs, OF The
coming year TO drive shaft down 20 the
500 level or possibly deeper. and get
below the iron deposits and then DRIFT
for the ore. Tho treasury oil tho COM
pany has ample funds 10 carry OH de-
Neiopment work.
James \. O'Bricn is making applica-
ton FOR patcn, for the Grant group of
claims located in East Tintic. For many
years these claims were owned by old
and finally Mr. O'Bricn relocated thcn
and organized company known as the
Little Edgar Mining company After
doing the necessary assessment work,
the company. with what has been done
by the old pioneers. now want a patent
10 thcs" valuable claims.
Al the present time IL looks as If the
Mnmmoll company Will strike the orc
vein which Is known 10 extend 6cr into
their property from the Cold Chain min
crai zonc. and IN order to encounter this
orc, Superintendent Sam Mcintyre is haV-
ins drift run on The 1900 level OF tho
Mammoth in tho direction OF the Gold
Chain claims, This drift viii have Ia
be driven 500 feet before the object
can be accomplished.
y deal is now on 10 consolidate two
companies to furnish The necessary cleo
iric power for the mines OF Tinlic. that
is. the consolidation Of the Knight Power
and Tho Utah Light & Power companies.
The knigh; company oNns the santa
euiu power plani, which extends their
lines into tho Tintic district; and tho
american Fork plant. which also extends
into this district. owned by the Utah
company. which plant was used In oper-
atinc the Tintic snIelter ''Unclo" Jesse
knight. who is the principal owner In
both companies. is the leading person
in bringing about the consollda tion which
viii mean cheaper light Ia the mines
and also 10 the citizens of this growing
CITY.
Thc 5rift which is being pushed out
ircii tho i3nn level at The Yankee Con-
ing The shaft viii be finished the first
of the week. when operations will be re-
suncd in sinking tho shaft TO tho 100
level.
Las, week Manager William Hatfield
cf ihc Qpohongo rline. located M Mann
roth. began work upon the 1000 foot
level and all indications go 10 show that
hc viii open up u splendid body OF first
class ore. The work is beinS; handled
through tic workings OF the Black Jack
property which have been driven UP to
the Opobongc line. Beginning the first
uf the week! the Opohongo management
will handle all their ores through the
hoisiins works of the Cold Chain prop
crty.
The Opohongo aud Gold Chain claims
arc az present producing fine grade OF
orc. and they the heaviest shippers
from their side uf the mountain. and the
tonnage is increasing each week.
The Mammoib side is equal 10 the
Eureka side. There must bc considered
work done OH the Emerald property.
which adioiuS the Grand Central. Man"
aser OrleHby il not sgyjng much now
about his property. but knowing ones
l5noN that before tho coming year closes,
thc people who have been steadtast in
ayns tseir assessments in this prop
"rtv for fourteen years will reap rich
DIVIDENDS.
Messrs. fIuntley and Richards of
CIvde. Ohio. have taken n Inortsaee OF
$1,000 on the property OF The East Tintic
Development company. so as TO advance
Che necessary funds TO pay all of the
outstanding debts Of tho company, the
gentlemen being heavy stockholders in
the corpora tion. The ground is very
r,al:iue good money. IT Will be A qucs-
ton of hut short tlmc until the COM
pany Will take hold of the workings again
and push the Development work