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Show M HOO Per Yew. lOe Per Copy A Complete Review of the Mining Operations Prom Newsdealers and Newsboys. of Tintie. Volume XX EUREKA, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1920. Power Line Extended ? To South Standard -- o Machinery also on ground and plans being made for extensive operations during the coming winter months. - O The power line to the South Standard's new shaft completed daring the week and the transformers hare been Installed. All the machinery has been moved over to the new u . shaft and the material for the foundations Is also on the ground, the excavating having been completed some time ago. The buildings have not been erected but everything that is needed for their construction la piled up nejir the new shaft and Ifc Is though that Manager Raddats will soon put a farm of men to work on the bulldlngsfjmd machinery. He has never given Tut much Information regarding his plana for the South Standard property but It Is generally understood that an extensive campaign of work will be carried on there throughout the fall and winter and that the new shaft will be sunk several hundred feet before any other work Is taken up. The South Standard Is one of the most promising of the undeveloped mineral tracts of southeast Tintie. , The group Is a large one and lies to the south of the Tintie Standard. The power line was built under contract by John F. Rowe and E. K. Bradley, being an extension of the line which now serves the Tintie Standard and other East Tintie . , Copper Leaf Suspends Operations Tor Present fr com-Blosso- m NEXT VICE PRESIDENT The completion of the lust sinking contract carried the shaft of the Central Standard to s depth of 609 0 feet and It is understood that the Greatest industry of the west next step in th development of this property will Le to drive a drift out must have better treatment to a crossbreak which should bo cut in the matter of state And on the 600 level with about 800 feet of work. The drift will be sent out national taxation. toward the south and luto this open country the water, which has been Among the important subjects developed In ths sinking of the mair. shaft, may possibly be "side-tracvitally affecting the mining Industry ed. It must not be understood, how-- 1 to be discussed end dealt with at the eer, that the drift is being driven iTw?nty -third Annual convention of solely for the purpose of taking care the American Mlnmg congresi in of the water because this break Is Dtnver, Nov.. le that of taxaone which ought to carry ore end at tion, national, state, etc. after-wThe a depth of 600 feet there are reasons situation, affectto believe that It will bo a com- ing, not only the mining Industry, mercial product. coal, metal petroleum, but the general business of ths country, le concisely set forth by one of the Fred Johnson Returns presidential candidates, who soya: Needlessly assessing taxes or After Trip To California needlessly continuing taxes Is not o a good policy. It Is certainly time to J. Fred Johnson, the superinten- repeal certain war taxes and to redent of the Chief Cons, mine, return- vise other taxes. It should have been ed early tn the week after a trip to done si soon as the armistice was California whre he went on min- signed. A considerable factor In the ing business for Walter Fitch, Sr., high cost of living Is the continuance who owns a gold property in thst of the excels profits tax. Because of state. Some years ago considerable this tax much capital Is lost to Indevelopment work was performed on dustrial enterprises, and instead Is the ground under the supervision of finding Investment In Mr. Johnson, but recently it has securities. It is obvious that lack of bees Idle. At the present time there capital for lndustrlafpurposes' moans Is quite a lot of activity in that sec- sluggish development, and this In tion and the ground promises to be- turn means decreased prodnctlon. As come much more valuable as a re- probably every consumer by this sult. time has learned, In establishing the - o selling price of Its product, every business establishment sets aside s Shaft At Pinion Queen reasonable profit and then adds to Has Reached 840 level It the amount thst must be psld to the government. This tax Is added In o Development of the lower levels turn by the manufacturer, the Jobof the Iron King property of East ber, the distributor and the retailer, Tlntlc Is being steadily carried along the Inevitable result being a staggerand although there Is nothing out of ing cut to the consumer. the ordinary to report the officers of the company are well pleased with Arthur Pascoe, Native the general outlook of the mine. Of England, Passes Away Three drifts are being driven on the 0 1560 foot level of the Iron King, Arthur Pascoe, who was horn In one going northeast, one east und the other southwest The northeast England 81 years ago and who had drift, when in a distance of 600 feet, been a resident of Eureka for the encountered an open break whlcb past three years, died here on Suncontained low grade ore, and at pre- day night, his death resulting from sent the miners are busy following miners consumption. The deceased this lead. The outlook at this point was unmarried but had ths care of is most encouraging. Besides the his aged mother, who Is left in . as a work on this level there le a drift rather poor circumstances heading east on the 1000 foot level result of her eon's Illness and death. for the purpose of tapping this same Arthur Pascoe's last employment break a little higher up In order thst was at ths Eagle ft Blue Bell mine. The funeral service was held Wedthe management may get a better line on It. About 600 feet of work nesday afternoon. After a brief service of song and will be needed to reach the objective and 800 feet of this drifting is com- prayer, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mundy, at which plum ths repleted. The Iron King Is shipping Its mains had been kept since death, ths usual amount of Iron ore, about one deceased was token to the M. E. carload per day, this product going Church, where remarks were made to the American Smelting company. by Miss Shephard and Rev. Frary. The deceased was a native of EngAll the iron from this property Is coming from the tunnel level and If land and had lived In the United It were possible to obtain a market States for about twelve years. Ha a much larger amount could be ship- was a young men of sterling qualiped as there are immense bodies of ties of character and clean habits of this ore in the companys holdings, Ufa. His death was a beautiful testio mony to the sustaining efficacy of the Christian faith In which hs pasExtensive Development sed quietly to the home beyond. Work At Iron King Mine The bereaved mother wishes to thank her many friends for their O very substantial contributions, likeAccording to Edward Sutherland, wise ths owners of automobiles for who Is managing the property of the the use of the cars lu tbs cortege, Pinion Queen Mining company of the kind neighbors and ladles of the East Tlntlc, there has been no new chnrch for the beautiful floral ofdevelopments there within the put ferings. the nevertheless few weeks, but mine Is looking exceptionally good to officers of the company. Work Is Murdered Men Were Not still being pushed In the bottom of Residents Of This City 15-1- 9, ar Walter Fitch, Jr.t local mining contractor, has been In Alaska for the past ten days, aping there to investigate a large contract which was offered him byonp of the companies operating In UeAfclnlty of Juneau. If Mr. Fitch decides to undertake this piece of work, which Is reported to be the largest Job that he has yet figured on. It will be necessary for him to ship a force of men to Alaska before traffic stops on account of the cold weather. This means that only a week or two at the most can be taken up with the preliminary work and in getting the men on the ground. non-taxab- le CALVIN COOLIDGE Wife ef the Republican candidate tor Vice President, who i your state candidates as 'York ns hard yon do for year ! work dldates. Fbegins at home. son: - Metal Prices Are Lower For The Past Week Further declines in the metal market daring the last week makes the situation of the mining Industry most perilous. Many of the large are confronted copper producers with the alternative of selling their product at a price lower than their coat of production. Unleu operating coetc coma down It Is almost certain MONETARY METALS STANDARD. thst many of the big mines of Utah that are trying to weather the storm will shut down to let metal stocks The Denver session of the Ameri- become depleted so prices for their can Mining Congress will be largely concerned with establishing new standards of vsjue of monetary metals. There Is a world crisis pending that can only be solved by Increasing the worlds output of precious metals If present standards continue. The economic phase of gold mining has been seriously affected by the high cost of labor, materials and supplies needed to produce gold. Those engaged In gold mining cannot meet the rising eost of their product which Is fixed, by the mint authorities and commercial world laws. The Greeley Mining company, ownAs a result the industry Is lanDisTlntlc In North the ing ground and Instead of the needed guishing Lehl-Tlntl-c, levied has trict, near the gold output to carry on an assessment of half a cent per Increase Inworld currency the proexpanded share. duction of gold Is actually declining. Mining Congress Is k- Fitch May Land Big Job With Alaskan Mining Co. There Is no voting district at the new camp of Dividend (Tlntlc Standard mine) and the fifty or more registered voters who reside at that place will cast their votes at ElMrta, the little agricultural town several miles to the east of Tlntlc. H. B. Havenor of the Tlntlc Standard says that most of the companys employees who have been at Dividend long enough to entitle them to vote were properly registered and that automobiles will he available to take them to Elberta next Tuesday. Level Of Central Standard After Tax Redaction Work has been suspended at the property of the Copper Leaf Mining company, located in East Tintie. The shut-dow- n is but a temporary one and It is understood that development of the guonnd will be resumed about the flrsy of tye new year. The Copper Leaf people have been prospecting their grptind on a very extensive scale 1st the past few years in an effort to open the northern extension of the Tlntlc Standard ore. They sunk a deep working shaft and have drifted extensively on two of the .levels, encountering many small buncher of ore but being unable to open commercial ore In large quantities. The property Is well equipped In every way. has all needed buildings, and a strong organisation financially so there Is little likelihood of the company remaining Inactive for any great length of time. Machinery Trouble Stops Tintie Standard Fane Work Por A Short Time WU1 Cast Votes At Siberia Operations at the No. 1 shaft of the Iron Blossom Mining company have been held np daring the past four or five days on account of trouble with their big electric hoist The generator yrent out of commission and It was Accessary to end to Balt Lake mechanical help In repairing ly Underground operations were help .up during the greater part of the week but the management nsparted that everything was in rvdlness to resume work this mong. Most of the work being carried on In the Iron Blossom Is handled under the leasing system and iy blocks of ground are fairly also are good grade of ore. No. S handling the work the haft The only work pony Is doing In the Ii Is the holdings at the present UN driving of the drift on which level of the No. 1 work! .nee of has now been driven a ever 8100 feet The objective of this drift Is to tap, at depth, a big outcropping of quarts, which shows on the surface, and It Is thought that throe or four hundred feet more Is all that will be needed to reach the desired point It would not be surprising If values were encountered here as the work Is being done In most' promising ground. HF. WIFE OF THE Number 52. product may be forced back up by the law of supply and demand. Copper was offered In New York this week at 15c a pound with no Smell ules were made at I5i4o. The last quarterly report of the Jackllng porphyry companies show their production costs to range from 1114c to 17e per pound. Add to their costs a reasonable charge for selling and these companies, some of which are among the lowest buyers. cost copper producers In the country, are now compelled to nil their copper, if they can find a market, for less than their operating costs. The lead and sine operators are in much the same position. Some cheap foreign lead has temporarily glutted the market so thst the narrow margin of profit in producing the metal has been wiped out. Any change In the pries of lead affects the Tlntlc mines. Joplin mines whfch era large producers of lead and sine have closed down temporarily and plan curtailing production so that metal stocks may be depleted to old the market. In announcing their decision to clou the mines the Joplin operators sold they were operating at a loss. In the western country the recent freight rate Increase has had a serious effect. It Is said thst most of the operators in ths Ploche district cannot continue to operate with present freight rates effective. Moose Will Have Ladies Mining Industry Feeds Railroads Large Tonnage Auxiliary In This City o- - o According to a recent report of the Interstate commerce commission, of all the revenue shout one-ha- lf freight carried on all railroads of the United Statu during the first thru months of this year was derived from the mining industry, the total being 55,114,086 tons carried In 6,4X8,164 cars. Agriculture accounted for 66,000,000 tons, animal products for 11,000,000 tons, forest products for 60,000,000 tons, manufacturing and miscellaneous for 115,000,00 tons, and merchandise In " One of the moat Interesting and pleaunt meetings In the history of the local lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose took place on Wednesday night, being In the nature of s celebration In honor of tho birthday of the founder of ths Mooaehurt home of the brganlzatlon. Thera was s fins program of musical numbers, followed by a banquet, and not only the members of the Moose lodge but their ladles enjoyed the affair, the festivities continuing until long past the shaft with three shifts and a depth of 840 feet hu now been attained. A short time ago low grads ore, carrying silver values, was encountered In the shaft at a depth of 800 feet, and It le the Intention of the management to send a drift out on the 800 level for the purpose of tapping a prominent break which llu about 400 feet east. This work will start Immediately and will enable the officers of the company to o -- For some time Ihere has been a report In circulation to the effect that two former residents of Eureka had been murdered in Nevada, but the story Is undoubtedly without the midnight hour. Among thou present at the meetfoundation. Several weeks ago two tons, or a grand total carried of ing was Mrs. Albert Thompson of local miners started out for Nevada Balt Lake, who came to Eureka for 611,699,501. tons. on a prospecting trip and when the Classifying the freight movement the purpose of organising a Indies dally papers carried an item telling of mine products, we find It appor- auxiliary to the local lodge of members wen of the finding of two bodies on one tioned as follows: Bituminous coal, Moose. Twenty-fiv-e of the deserte of the neighboring for the new charter and a ,95,164 carloads; anthracite coal, required glean some valuable Information state some one Jumped ut the connumber much applicasigned and lurger sand 639,894; cloy, gravel, concerning the ground. clusion that the Eureka men had o stone, 494,664; coke, 41,815; ores tions for membership. The charter met with foul play, hut there Is a remain will for short time, open iron ore, and concentrates, 155,449; nothing to Indicate thst such Is ths 199,000; crude petroleum, 89,790; giving others an opportunity of Join- The New Band Made Hit cose. there ii no question but shale, 57,687; asphaltum, 18,686; ing, und new Of Eureka With People lodge will start out In base bullion und matte, 16,018, and what the Annual Election Of Red other venous products, 89,116. As the moat auspicious, manner. Eurekas new band was ont again to location of origination, 8,861,010 Cross To Be Held Tonight on night, furnishing cars came from eastern; 1,848,047 BOY'S INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. musicWednesday - o for the Democratic rally. The ears from western, 596,808 from Is one of which the peoorganisation Issued for the anbeen Notice has from cars and 888,899 southern, Walter Chrlstopherson returned ple of this city should be proud and nual election of the Tintie Chapter Pocahontas districts. loot after Enreka to spending considering the short time that the Friday the Red Cross. This meeting is to About a decade ago E. H. Harri-ma- n several at Salt Lake. His yoongmiujciuu have been together they of he held tonight at the headquartastonished the country by say- son, whodays was so severely Injured In play exceptionally well. ers of the orgsnldstlon in the Libing that 60 per cent of all freight tar- an unto accident a few weeks ago, ried by United Statu railroads is still at one of the 8alt Lake rary building. Present officers of the chapter are trying to bring shout a originated from minu of oil kinds. hospitals and Mrs. Chrlstopherson Is Candidate!1 For Governor The recent report of the Interstate with him. The good attendance at the meeting. boys leg was crushed n - May Address Democrats commerce commission shows that In such a manner of that the pieces o RUBY SHAFT WATER LINE. the Industry Is holding its own, in bone were held In place by means of o On Monday evening of next week spite of a period of depression thst a silver plate, and an operation for The new water line from the Ruby happily hu seen no counterpart in the removal of the plate will he nec- the Democrats will hold their last recent years. Mining Is the basic In- essary before the child returns rally of tho present political cam- shaft to Silver City was completed dustry. Railroads cannot be operated home. paign when tho Hon. A. J. Weber this week and the water turned on will addreee the people of Eureka. for use by residents of thst camp. wlthont It and tho world Itself could o An effort la being made by the local Ths line was put in by the Knight not long he run. Northwest Mining SERVICES FOR MacSWINEY. Democrats to bring Thomas Taylor, Interests mainly for tho purpose of Truth. o candidate for governor, hero the supplying the mill und residents with ASSESSMENT COMPLETED. Services will be held for Terence same evening to speak In conjunc- water, bnt others will be allowed to connect np with the lines If they tion with Mr. Weber. o MscSwlney, Lord Mayor of Cork. 10 o'clock Mass will be offered np desire. John W. Taylor says tout he has Ont ut the Victoria Gold property, at the 8L Patrick's Church on SunJust completed tho annual si Charlie Brlngleson, one of the old ment work on the Untie Humbolt day, October list, for the repose of which Is being worked under the claims of North Tlntlc. Provo and the soul of Terence MscSwlney, Lord direction of E. J. Raddats, a small timers of the camp, returned during Tlntlc mining men have had control Mayor of Cork, who died in Brlxton number of men are doing assessment the week after tome months absence. of this property for several yean. Prison, London,, for tho Independ- work on the unpstentod claims of He hu been working for tbs Utah ence of Ireland. .Rev. Edmond F. the company. The work in the main Puking company at Ogdon feat deshaft has been discontinued while cided to spend the coming winter la Earl McIntyre of tho Mammoth Bheehy will officiate. .'-; o this assessment work Is being done Eureka where ho hu a Urge circle Mining company was In Salt Lake on the an paten ted ground. of friends. Ora shipments on page five. this week a leu than carload lota for ,000,000 -- -- -- . |