Show SALT LAKERS SINKING SHAFT AT REPUBLIC MINE IN TINTIC For several campaign of de development development development de- de weeks eels a been under unde way at atthe atthe atthe work has wa the property of the Old Republic company located in the south end of the district near ner the LaClede and controlled by oy Thomas Weir Veil and a associates of Salt Sal says Eureka Reporter Two shifts are now being used In sinK sinK- sinking sinKing ing mg a shaft which this week weel reached readIed a depth of ot about feet The work worl is be being belog ing log handled under the supervision of oC E. E R. R Higgenson of Sliver Silver City A gasoline j be-j few hoist was installed on the thA property a a days ago and is now giving entire satis faction facton If I sinking continues it is bar bary satS 1 possible that new electrically operated equipment will be secured Here In Tintic Tintie but very Yen little is known regard regarding Mr Weirs Weir's plans for the devel development of the Old Republic but it is generally generally gen gen- erly under understood tood that other South Tintic claims ma may be taken over and a large company organized Two se is of leasers are aro now at worK worl on the LaClede and from both blocks of or ground some ore Is being mined These leasers are John Jones and Eugene fig fig- genson In the LaClede work worl can only 1 oe ne carried on to a a. depth of feet on ac account SC- SC count out of the water This is one of the tho old time producers in the Tintic district I ISome Some development work is also going on at the Transvaal Transval property some dis distance distance ds- ds dis- dis tance to the west Tinder Tindel and Gadd of Silver buyer Siver City are working this ground |