The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28
Additional Mining NewsI
COPPER ON 1900 Of
LOWER MAMMOTH
Old Mine Looking Better,
but Not Yet "Out of.
Woods"

There has been a substantial i'm.
| provement at the Lower Mammoth dur
ing the past few weeks, and while the
officials of the company are not making
| the assertion that the mine is "out OF
| the woods and once more on a self
supporting basis, there is no question
but what the future is more roseate
than 1t has been for several long
| months, During the week a couple of
| cars OF copper ore were sent forward
TO the smelter, and on Sunday or Mon.
| day carload OF very good lead ore,
carrying about 20 per cent, with some
silver, will also be shipped Superin-
tendent Price is authority for the state.
ment that the mine will more than pay
expenses for the month of December,
and with couple of good punches OF
ore IN sight, there are reasons TO believe
that next month s record will he equally
as good, says the Eureka Reporter,
Inc copper ore from which this
week s shipment was taken is on the
1900 level. It carries about ) per cent
In the red metal and should also aver
age eight ounces in silver, making it
very good shipping product and from
which there should be revenue of from
81 to Sl4 per ton, Carrying about
~ per cent iron makes the ore most
desirable one for the smelter. and oc-
caslonal shipments from this deposit
viii he sufficient to pay for the devel.
opment work which the Lower Nam
moth people are now doing on four of
the nine s levels, the 1900, 1900, 1900
and 1900.
The Lower Mammoth property is now
getting the benefit Of a splendid cam.
paign OF development work and the To-
cal shareholders are highly confident
a.,
some important changes in this ground.
Inc company has large amount of
virgin ground which can be developed
TO good advantage from the deep work
ing shaft, and the conditions are most
favorable for the opening of some
large ore deposits.
Activity in South Tintic.
Frank Thornburg, who was over
from Silver City the other day, SAYS
tnat ne has just sent out another car.
load or very good lead silver ore from
the CHIT property which he has been
working for some little time, The ship
ment contained about thirty-two tons
and Mr. Thornburg expects it to run in
the neighborhood of 10 per cent lead.
1he ore was mined from the raise which
extends some distance above the main
tunnel level. and the present showing
indicates that occasional shipments will
be possible, The Cliff property is 10.
Gated in the Diamond end OF the Tlntic
district.
George Paxman and sons and Ben
Long, all Of Silver City, are now at
work on the Showers and Joe Bowers
properties, upon which they have a
lease. Recently they sent out a carload
OF ore from the Showers and the smell
ter returns show that this ore will net
them about S25 per ton. Between the
200 and 300 levels of the Joe Bowers
property they are now at work on a
very nice bunch of ore from which thew
Will soon be making shipment. The
Showers and Joe Bowers are TWO of the
old time producers of the Tiutic dis
trict, and many years ago they were
among the regular shippers, consider.
able ore being found from the surface
down TO the 800 or 400-foot level,
Elgin Property Bonded.
II. c. Hoffman and associates of Salt
Lake have just taken bond on the
Elgin property, which is located in the
south end of the district and which is
owned by Frank Thornburg. The ground
adJoins the Cliff property from which
MIR. Thornburg is now taking SOME very
good silyer-lead ore and it is reported
~ CoulaIn cohsldelaDIe quantity or
low grade ore at shallow depth
The bond which Mr. Thornburg has
given on the Elgin claims runs for but
sixty days and will expire within the
next six weeks 1t cnlls for the paw.
ment of about $4,000 in case the deal
is carried through successfully.
Mr., Hoffman is the manager of the
Emerald property and it is generally |
that he has secured the bond |
on the south Tlntic property for other
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