Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-02 | Page 26 | May Day Has Lead Ore Well as Zinc

MAY DAY IS LEAD 01 ILL S3 ZliC Shipments Last Month Were Worth Twenty Thousand Dollars at Least. According to the Eureka Reporter, the May Day .Mining company In January shipped a total of twenty-six cars of ore. of which about one-third was lead, tho balance zinc ores. The average of these shipments was about ?S00 per car, giving the company probable earnings during tho month of ?20,000. Superintendent. Griggs slates thnt there Is a considerable zinc ore tonnage still available, and that tho lead ore is opening up In splendid fash-Ion fash-Ion on the 1000-foot level. The Undo Sam Consolidated company Is expected to have three cars of zinc ore on the way to tho market during tho week. Activity of recent, date In tho Black Jack stock is due, doubtless, to tho fact thnt a small enve was encountered on tho 300-foot level. The superintendent hns not had nn opportunity to cxporo this cave thoroughly, but from what Is already known about It there are encouraging encour-aging condltlono there that may lead tho way to some substantial ore results. Caves In Tlntlc usually are the trails to ore deposits. Tho new compressor at the Victoria has been found to be In perfect operating opera-ting ordor. and the old compressor will be removed from the active column today to-day and the new machinery thereafter will be utilized. Tho new enulpmont will enable the management to crowd development devel-opment and production, and a largor force of miners will be employed from now on. A car of first-class ore dally is (ho likely production of the Victoria hereafter. Work continue? on the 020-foot level of the TIntlr. Central property and a raise is being driven from that depth to What Is considered likely ground.