The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-20
DON PEDRO HAS
OPENED STRONG
Jointly Owned Claim Affords
Profits to Mammoth and
Gold Chain.
YANKEE SHAFT Is
GOING STILL DEEPER
Pumping Plant of Centennial
Eureka Is Operating in
Successful Way.
Special to The Tribune.


EUREKA, March 1o.-From the Don
Pedro claim owned Jointly by the Gold
Chain and Mammoth Mining companies
"A large amount Of ore has been extracted
lately through the workings OF the Gold
Chain property and tho proceeds divided
between tho two companies. The vein
extends from the Don Pedro into tho
Gold Chain and a fine body OF ore is
being exposed. Considerable orc is be-
Ing taken from the 200 900 and 500
levels of the property and shipped to
the smelter.
BY the end OF the present month
Mcssrs. Scott and Kellogg. who have a
contract of sinking the shaft ut the Yam
keo Consolidated mine TO the 1000 level.
will have completed their work the shaft
depth Of over 1900 feet When the con
tract expires new contract VIII he
made mac with The gentlemen ,oto TO sink the
far the flow OF water has not nterfercd
with the sinking Of the shaft.
Owing TO the recent fire at the Iron
King mine the property has been closed
down until last week when operations
were resumed. The company secured the
use of the compressor formerly used at
the Montana property, which viii he
ample for the time being To operate the
drills at the Iron King. until new hoist
ing plant can he installed and new ma
chinery purchased. which viii be done a.
soon the roads are in condition TO
haul material TO the mine.
Centennial l-Eureka.
Below the water level on the 1000 level
at the Centennial Eureka mine work in
in two drifts is progressing in very
satisfactory manner. one OF the drifts
now being in a distance of over 200 feet
from the shaft The large pumping plant
Is handling the flow Of water in good
shape so no difficulty is being expert
enced from that source.
On the 500 and 1000 levels OF the Drag
on Iron mine. drifts are being driven
vein which extends into the territory of
the Governor and Iron Blossom proper
ties. The ore is known To exist in tho
Governor property which is now. since
the consolidation with the Dragon Iron
claims. one of the valuable Tintc propo-
sitlons and active development work Will
be kept up through the workings OF the
Dragon shaft The prospects for the
Dragon Consolidated are very bright.
From depth Of siXty-five feet the
shaft at the Eureka Comstock property
nace under the supervision of James Lar
sen, and work will he kept up until the
900 level is reached
The shareholders of the Mckinley Min
ing company will hold their annual meot-
ing in this city on April II. al which
time new officers VIII be elected and
some action taken TO resume operations
on the claims. The property was closed
down several months ago on account of
lack OF funds. The claims are eXcellently
located adjoining the Centennial Eureka,
Eureka Hill and Bullion Beck properties.
and with active development work should
be the making OF great producer The
shareholders are mostly working men,
and for several years carried on cam
paign of development work especially
through the shaft OF the General Logan
property. from whence they entered their
own claims at depth OF 500 feet. When
work ceased the showing was OF n very
encouraging nature. The property Is
fully equipped with an electric hoist and
all modern machinery. and Will make a
mark In the mining world before the
Frank D. Kimball, in charge of the
Mccormick bank in this city, has been
elected director of the Crown Point
Mining company, succeeding j. VIII
Knight, who resigned the position.
Lehi Tintic at Work.
According to an interview this week
with Superintendent Nichols OF the Lchi-
Tintic property, II is stated to The Trib-
une correspondent that everything at the
property was in fine shape and moving
along In very satisfactory manner-l35
feet is the distance attained In the main
tunnel and 30 feet OF work has been
compDshed in another tunnel extending
into the mountain, the tunnels being
Nichols has great faith in the future OF
North Tintic, and states that there is
a large amount Of work being accom-
plished in that section, and more pros
poets VIII be opened up and developed
as soon the snow has disappeared and
the roads are in better condition,
Development work is progressing on
the Bay State property located near
Silver City, by crosscutting at depth
Of 40 feet. and work will be continued
until what is known as the sunday vein
Is encountered. Messrs. WiGhtman and
Reese OF Silver City are operating the
claims.
Maurice Anderson and Charles Kryger
Of this city have taken n lease on the
Tripp and ST. George claims. owned by
the Mediation estate. and are working
through the Carisa mine from the 500
level, They are following small
stringer of ore in a raise which gives
promise Of good results.