The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-10
CHIEF CON, HAS
MUCH RICH ore
Another Shipment Made That
Ran High in Silver
and Lead.
UNCLE SAM USES
THE BECK TUNNEL
Extensive Preparation to Put
Swansea Company Back on
Producing Basis.

During the latter part OF this month
the Chief Consolidated sent out car
load Of very nice silver ore and while the
consignment was not as rich as some
that have been sent out from this mine
during the past six months II was an un-
usually fine lot OF ore. The returns from
the car arrived only a day or two ago
and the shipment netted the company
$3.50 per ton. AS the values were in sill
YER the ore must have averaged about
200 ounces. In tho Chief Consolidated the
management makes no effort TO run the
value OF any particular car of ore up by
careful sorting and In view of this fact
a shipment of ore containing an aver
age of 290 ounces in silver TO the ton is
worthy of more than passing notice.
Some little trouble has been exper-
fenced In the installation OF tho new
compressor at this mine and owing TO the
fact that one OF the smaller parts of the
machine was broken and had TO be re-
ordered from the factory It will be about
the first Of next month before the com
pressor is placed In operation. The in
stallatlon is being handled by repre-
sentative OF the manufacturers,
Uncle Sam New Work.
taking out some ore through the Beck
Tunnel workings. AT the time of the
settlement of the Beck Tunnel-Uncle Sam
suit the latter company was granted the
privilege OF using the Beck Tunnel work
lngs and the Knight railroad in the ship
ment OF ore and most OF the ore from the
will now find It's way to the market
through the neighboring property and
this will do away with the wagon haul:
down the hill. however, and this means
that the Uncle Sam will practically dou-
ole Its output commencing with next
through M the Beck Tunnel un and and the he same
amount mined from the upper workings
and hauled to the railroad by team.
The Uncle Sam has been earning about
$1,000 per day and now the earnings of
the mine will be greatly Increased II not
doubled.
the eastern end OF the district. has
reached n point beneath the large iron
deposits from which this company has
shipped quite heayiy a IN the 3eo past t5o II tn IS
mel level was started FOR the purpose OF
opening up some Of this iron ore and
while the shipment OF this nnxing prod,
heavy tonnage viii find Its way TO mar
ket again just as soon as the ore can be
tapped from this tunnel; BY opening the
the tunnel the expenses Of mining will
be greatly reduced and the company's
revenue increased correspondingly.
Work at the Swansea.
James Duean arrived in the district
again on Tuesday after spending a few
days at his home I'm Provo and is now
making preparations to start sinking the
shaft at the Swansea Consolidated mine
under contract and win sink the shaft
from a point a short distance below the
500 level to the 1000 level.
There Is considerable ore opened up
in the Swansea and some of this ore
may be shipped II II can be handled
without interfering with the shaft work.
but Mr. knight is not over anxious to
place this ore upon the market be-
lp Smelter placed
in operation again the Swansea ore VIII
be valuable.
T. H. Sutherland and Peter Toftie are
now leasing the upper workings of the
Swansea Everything above the 700 leVeD
and from time TO time will no doubt be
sending out some ore,
There Is considerable water to handle
in the sinking OF the shaft at this mine
and this Will make the work somewhat
expensive, but the property Is equipped
with all the necessary pumping and
| hosting machinery and in fact every
thing that Will be needed in the work,
Iron Blossom Tonnage.
Superintendent Charles Zabrlskie states
| that he is experiencing no trouble In
| keeping the output from the Iron BIOS,
| som mine up to It's present high standard
and this week the mine sent out -
carloads of orc, In the No. l workings
! some development work. which promises
| Ing handled upon the 500 and 500 levels
Some time ago when the drift was
pushed out toward the Governor line
| upon the 500 some copper ore was cut
| and now this Is being followed and the
! Indications are favorable for the widen
| ing out OF the deposit.
| In the No. 3 workings drifting is now
| under way upon the 500 level which
was located below the 600 a short dis
| tance in order that 1t might correspond
| with the 700 level In the No l work
Ings II will take two or three months
| 10 drive this drift in far enough to con-
meet with the ore which is NOW being
mined on the 500 level.-Eureka Reporter