Show AROUND THE STATE park record work in the ontario drain tunnel goes steadily on and it has been noted with satisfaction on the part pa i rt of the management that more water is coming out of the tunnel than formerly former y and the water in the shaft is lowering this fact is considered a very encouraging indication bingham bulletin work of pumping out the montezuma mine in markham gulch began this week and is progressing rapidly it is said the lower tunnel was found dry a most remarkable condition as the water in the shaft is at a higher level than the tunnel it is thought that the tunnel has been drained by the red wing bingham bulletin A 1500 00 issue of bonds has been authorized by the massacoit Massa colt mining company running forty years and bearing 6 per cent with this money the company will begin the active development of the properties in bingham which have already been developed to an extent to justify in obtaining a greater depth to come in contact with the ledges that are known to traverse this territory eureka reporter joseph burrows came in from west tintic gintic yesterday and left for salt lake to attend to business matters mr burrows is operating a lease upon the prairie belle property near the old scotia mine and is taking out some nice ore which wh ic h will be shipped within a month he believes that there will be a revival of interest in that section during the coming summer and states that there is considerable work now being done on various properties eureka reporter the leases of con J and joseph hannifin in isaac hubbard and john eva and robert brown and associates on the upper workings of the eureka hill mine were cancelled on the first of the present and it Is understood that the ground embraced in the three leases will be leased to one party this ground extends to the line separating the centennial lu as reka and eureka hill mines and is said to contain large deposits of very rich ore park record james mcgregor returned fe to the city wednesday after a few days visit in camp during which time he made several trips to the st louis magnolia where work is going merrily on under the direction of hugh Mc Donaldt the new hoisting works has rapidly t ak en shape and the installation of machinery will begin soon during his visit in camp this time mr mcgregor visited the american flag and carefully inspected the steel gallows frame which was quite recent ly installed there and it is possible that he may decide to place one at ner property which is destined to be a great mine park record geo W gulliver who has ss vs v s the contracts for hauling from the daly judge has found it necessary to put on more teams owing to the increased output of concentrates cen from the mill which is now well in working order and handling from to tons of ore per day the output of first class has increased also and the daly judge gives promise of becoming another dividend payer before long A well posted mining man stated to the record yesterday that the mine was in condition to increase its output until it exceeded all others and that the stock in his opinion was worth 15 today castle dale progress the colorado fuel and iron company Is arranging to haul out a big lot of manganese from its deposits south of the little grande and from statements made by the representative of the company a few days ago there will be employment for a considerable number of men and teams there has been much activity among the manganese claim owners recently the indications are that somebody is looking for the mineral and the peculiar methods employed in negotiations would indicate that the colorado fuel and iron company or some other corporation is at the bottom of the agitation logan republican john P nielsen foreman at the lucky star prospect in blacksmith fork canyon in speaking of the possibilities ties there expresses unbounded confidence in the property mr nielsen has been a miner most of his life and is particularly familiar with the montana mines at the present time ono one body of ore in place is fully five feet wide and another is uncovered the size of which cannot yet be ascertained mr nielsen impresses one as a man knowing his business and as conservative rather than enthusiastic yet in his quiet way expresses a belief that the prospect will develop into one of the greatest mines in this western country |