Show GREAT 15 EUREKA dame nature was most prodigal when she deposited her marvelous wealth of precious metals in her treasure vaults in the moun bains with which eureka in tintic gintic district is environed and the rock ribbed doors of these great safety deposit vaults were closed on fortunes which enumerated in dollars and cents are almost beyond human computation and yet those who forbears for years have been prying into the secret recesses of these depositories repositories deposit ories q ta ac al fak W X wa 7 5 1 7 WE d ayr mw rk it EUREKA have scarcely penetrated the surface as yet have scarcely scratched below the grassroots grass r roots and still many millions in im perishable imperishable I 1 wealth have rewarded their efforts most liberal have the hills of eureka been to the treasure seeker and the more extended their operations the greater has been the incentive to labor as with systematic and intelligent development the striking of the pick into virgin ground the ore bodies have constantly gained in size and value and new zones of the precious metal have been uncovered in territory previously believed to be barren in fact no narrow walls entered into the construction of natures store house and no narrow veins constitute the formation of Eu mineral belt the deposits being so large and strong that this locality has justly earned the reputation of being one of the richest mineralized portions of the west the old sunbeam was the first mineral location recorded in tintic gintic district this was on december 13 1869 this magnificent wealth producer the pioneer of the camp made possible the existence of silver city now one of the most thrifty and progressive minin mining 9 centers of the west and today this splendid property in the hands of experienced and able mining men is once again in in the ascendancy from the sunbeam S around the foothill country to eureka gulch the prospector very very naturally found his way and within a fe few w months after the discovery of the sunbeam lode the eureka claim was located and the initial initial steps in the establishment of the tha now nov great mining camp of eureka were taken on the ath day of february 1870 the eureka was a grass root proposition and was the nucleus from which the eureka hill mining company sprang into life on this claim the ground wa was covered with rich float wagon loads of which were gathered up and hauled by team to Santa santaquin San quip then the nearest railroad station while the mammoth ledge cropped boldly to the surface and furnished rich gleanings for the who extracted wealth galore from mother earth without even getting under tinder cover with their workings almost existent coexistent co with the eureka hill was the bullion beck which has been a prince among producers and dividend payers although the early history of the mine fairly bristled with trials hardships and lawsuits and yet the successes which have attended the development and operation of this ground i is a pleasing example of what pluck and per I 1 I 1 I 1 CONTINUED GREAT IS 15 EUREKA CONTINUED FROM PAGE severance will accomplish indeed none of t the great mines of eureka have been transformed from mere prospects into bonanza propositions without first undergoing experiences which have put to the severest test the pluck grit and wisdom of their owners and all of thesa almost without exception have become men of wealth and standing in utah mining circles south of the eureka hill and stretching up to and over the crest of eureka mountain is the property of the centennial eureka mining company which for several years past has been conspicuous as a magnificent dividend payer and which within the last few weeks has become even more widely known than ever before from the fact that it has just formed the basis for the biggest mining deal ever recorded in tintic gintic district the purchasers being the united states mining company of boston the acquisition of this veritable bonanza necessitating an outlay of two million lion one hundred thousand dollars in cold hard lash cash and with pride be it said the records of the centennial eureka company disclose the fact that the mine has earned and disbursed more than this vast amount in dividends during its brief history to say nothing of the many millions more produced and expended in mine development and mine equipment across eureka gulch and joining the bul lion beck mine on the north is the gemini keystone mine a producer of more modest pretensions than the eureka hill the bullion beck or the centennial eureka but which according to all information obtainable is today one of the richest mines of this now historic camp in the matter of dividends the big four as the mines already mentioned may well be termed have undoubtedly paid in the neighborhood of ten million to their fortunate stockholders to say nothing of the vast amounts spent in mine equipment in extensive development in transportation and smelting sm elting 0 charges and in incidental expenses the eureka hill and the gemini keystone as is well known are close corporations but they are generally accredited with dividend payments to the extent of about four million the bullion beck accor according dinoto 11 to the books of the company has has made its shareholders happy to the extent of while the centennial eureka the youngest of the galaxy of these wealth producers has made the splendid record of in dividends paid within a few brief years it is no wonder then that eureka with these four incomparable producers in constant operation has grown from an insignificant mining camp into a progressive and substantial city ten years ago one straggling winding and narrow street was all that the place could boast of now however it is a little metropolis of several thousand inhabitants and its enterprising citizens point with pride to its many fine business blocks its tasty and comfortable residences its churches schools and newspapers its electric light system its connection with the outside world aw ii AA EUREKA HILL MILL AND HOISTING WORKS by telephone and telegraph its two railroads the oregon short line lind and the rio grande western by means of which transportation facilities have been greatly improved during the past few years while the future surely has great things in store for this steadily growing camp the greatness of which has scarcely been even dreamed of as yet the wealth of eureka however is not confined to the bonanzas already referred to as there are other mines which are constantly adding to the worlds supply of the precious metals and which are repp responding nobly to the magical touch of capital and labor of intelligent systematic and extensive development the godiva is one of these and is now reckoned amono among the big wealth producers of the eu eureka eka end of tintic gintic oi strict while in the same locality are the holdings hollinas hol dinas of jesse knight the humbug and the uncle sam which within the last f few ew years have raised their owner from the plane of financial embarrassment barras to that of a boi bonanza ianza king from a poor man to a millionaire one might say and these mines today give every evidence of permanency the eagle and blue bell but a short distance east of the centennial eureka is another mine of magnificent promise and will undoubtedly make a great record for itself at no distant day while on either side of the gulch there are numerous prospects which give promise of great thi things n gs in the future and which in iff time will fall into line with the other producing and paying mines of eureka among the number being the may day la reine and ad yankee T k DOUBLE LOOP ON THE TINTIC BRANCH OF THE RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILWAY |