The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
SAVTAQU||V KING TO
CONSTRUCT TRAMNAY
Also Lets Contract for Driv-
ing One Hundred Feet
of Tunnel.

l. a Martin Is stlll at the Santaquir
King mine and writes that contracts
have been signed for the installation o
a tramway and driving 100 feet In TIN
tunnel. Mr.. Martin gays the bedding
system Is being thoroughly explored ant
that samples have been taken and th'
assays show 8 ounces silver. 81 per cen
lead and o.3 per cent iron.
The outlook Is So encouraging that II
addition to the contract work he has
force Of men working on company ac
count His letter continues;
In the face OF the main tunnel the
ore Is silYer-lead and Is about rve
feet in width. II Is of medium grade,
but of shipping quality. Have just
let u contract Tor the extension OF
this tunnel 100 feet. The dimensions
TO be four feet wide In the clear by
six and one-half feet high, price tc
be $500 per foot, work to begin I'M
mediateiy and to be completed within
ninety dayg at the outside. This is
as low price as the tunnel can be
run for in workmanlike manner.
and l consider the contract q good
one for the company. While TINS
work Is being performed. other men
can be engaged in blocking out the
ore and following the orebcaring
beddings
The assure is one OF tho most
prominent ever found In the district,
IL has course OF 10 to 15 degrees
south OF east, or almost true south
east, and has been opened from 3OO
20 500 feet on the surface, both be-
low and above the tunnel. Our pres
enI depth is now practically 200 feet.
The fissure has so far cut every for
nation 1t has encountered. though
some OF the lime bcddlngs have been
durable enough TO narrow the ore,
and especially on the bottom of the
drift, These. however. are only of
temporary duration and from every
indication the production from this
fssurc should be almost phenomenal.
continuation OF the work on this
lssure IS the most feasible and the
only practical course of procedure. In
my opinion, the idea being to con-
tlnue on the iissure and TO block out
In the future, as In ihc past. on at
least three sides OF the ore encoun-
tered
The lack Of transportation facilities
is all that prevents the mine from
paying it's way or even making good
profits. At this time. On January -,
1914, contract was signed with the
Utah Industrial Transportation COM
pany TO Install. at its own expense.
its monorall system of railways. To
transport the orc from the mine TO
the railroad, This Will give us ex-
cellent transportation at exceedingly
low COSC per ton, Juey nave CODu-
dence enough In your property to ex-
pend at least s35. 900 TO build this
road, and It Is hard to estimate, even
approximately. how much the build
ing OF this road will enhance the
value of your property. 1t is my
earnest desire that we continue
blocking out the ore. placing II in a
position for shipment from now until
July /, This ought to give the COM
pany a most excellent tonnage from
In In ls# -. .,,,1, H.
able even though an assessment OF.
say, onc-fourth cent per share would
be necessary TO carry out the plan.
The railroad company is to erect the
Tine at It's own expense. titus placing
the company in a position where IT
can use all its resources in blocking
out tonnage and continuing the de-
Vclopment OF the ore bodies.