Show A TINTIC BONANZA I 1 A few years ago the great gintic tintic tin tic district could boast of the possession of only a few bonanzo mines a few dividend payers now however the number is constantly increasing and so rapidly that it will not be long before they are legion recent successes in this direction having a wonderfully stimulating effect upon the mine and claim owners of this splendid camp among the recent acquisitions to fintics cs cornucopia of producing and dividend paying mines is the godiva on godiva mountain owned by the godiva mining company a close corporation over the de stines of which john 11 presides as superintendent his ability in this important position being fully demonstrated by the gratifying success which has crowned his efforts since the mine was started up with its new machinery equipment which was installed in july of last year at the present time the godiva is breaking down and shipping about 40 tons of first class ore monthly the ore is a lead carbonate and carries metallic values of about 60 per cent lead and from 30 to 40 ounces in silver to the ton the mineral being a splendid fluxing flexing product and a very desirable commodity at the smelters shelters sm elters in the operation of the mine the double compartment shaft t his has been sunk to a depth of feet with drifts running to the ore bodies at the different stations and this shaft t is being steadily sunk to the deep the company giving employment to a force of about 75 men one pleasing feature of exploitation work so far done being the fact that it has been demonstrated that the vein is in the neighborhood of feet in width with bodies of high grade ore making all through it in fact it is estimated that in the workings of the property enough ore of the quality above enumerated is blocked out and in sight to maintain the present monthly output for a year to come with indications that as work progresses in its operation and development the ore measures will be maintained to the deep if they do not gain in size as it is believed they will in july of last year the godiva was equipped with a hoist that is up to date in every respect and an ornament to the district the machinery for which embraces a double engine of horse power two 60 horse power boilers with two more of the same capacity and make now being installed besides which the plant embraces a nordberg air compressor with a 15 drill capacity the company supplying air for power for the operation of machine drills to the lareine and mining companies in the near neighborhood the hoist building is in keeping with the rest of the plant and embraces all the conveniences such as ore bins etc the godiva since it was started up with its new hoist has been a heavy producer and dividend payer the earnings being withheld from the public owing to the private nature of the incorporation still the godiva in accounted as being one of the bonanzas of the camp and is only one of the wealth producers to be added to the rapidly growing list of mines in that locality during the past two or three years |