The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14
Hercules Prolific.

The grea test individual increase is
shown by the Hercules mine, this COM
pany having enlarged It's tonnage from
less than 5000 tons month in July TO
practically 5000 tons in November. and
1t is said that the mana cement plans the
extracting of an even larger tonnage than
that shown for last month, While the
Hercules management gives out little In
maton concerning Its plans and op-
era tons. II Is known definitely that the
long bore which it is driving to cut its
ore bodies at depth viii be completed
some time next spring. This tunnel.
when completed, will be about 5000 feet
long. and Will give the company several
hundred feet OF stopping ground above
this level, The orc is now being taken
from a shaft OH the No level, and II
is pointed out that II an extraction OF
5000 tons can be made from this shaft.
which was sunk pending the completion
Of the long tunnel. known as the No. 5,
completed should be easily doubled, thus
adding materially 10 the output Of the
ins and Last Chance mines are ahead
profits for the owners of the Hercules.
The Federal shipments from the Morn
ing and Last Chance mines are aehad
OF the previous month by 200 tons. IT is
a known fact that the Federal company
is pushing It's properties hard to main
management is constantly on the lookout
for more producing mines, knowing that
the history OF It's present holdings. as
concerns production, will soon be a closed
record. and that II dividends are to be
continued 10 Federal stockholders more
producing territory will have to be ec-
qUired.
The Snowstorm mine shipped 1914 tons
more in November than during October.
and both the Stewart and the Hecla
snow substantial gains over October pro-
IN the output OF the Tamarack & Custer
Consolidated The total net gain OF the
eighteen properties listed is stI9 tons for
the month Of November compared with
a not fI,N,. TO- 0..lz ztx4
Better Prepared.
The Benton mine at Burke is being pre-
pared Tor Il campaign of development
work that viii eclipse anything yet done
TO develop the promising showing which
occurs In this property Preparations
are under way for the installatio OF cleo
trical equipment. with which IL is ex-
pected 10 sink on the hlgh-grade ore
which was encountered In the tunnel re-
Gently. o0-horsepower Westinghouse
motor has been purchased. together with
an InSersoll- Rand three drill compressor,
while a hoist OF sufficient power for the
exploration work which is planned has
also been secured. The work of putting
IN the foundations for the new machinery
VIII start as soon as the blue prints ar
rive and VIII take about three weeks AS
soon as the machinery Is installed II is
the company's plan to go ahead with de-
velopment.
While former United States Senator
Lee Mantle IS suing the directors OF the
Jack Waite company for an accounting
and such other relief as may be neces-
sary 20 the shareholders. the men en-
ployed in the property have encountered
shipping ore which covers the entire face
OF the drift In which work Is now be-
Ing carried on. Some weeks ago good
ore was encountered In the Jack Waite,
but THIS later pinched TO small seam.
body which has just been cut. The ore
vas encountered in the drift from the
main tunnel. the tunnel being g4S feet
Into the hill and the drift at present about
1000 feet further
The Jack Waite case which Is noted
one. Involves the companys property in
the Mullan district. and II is for an nc-
receivership.