Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-08-08 | Page 27 | Yampa Mine and Smelter.

Y YAMPA AMP A MINE AND SMELTER TER v i. i iV V ZW T H 1 m. m J i x i f j r I v P T. T ts r b k E k Ti 4 7 j u p rEn is PLANT OF 10 1000 U lO TONS IONS S DAILY n. CAPACITY AND tD D ECONOMICAL I lUI l OK OP S JI O tri K l' l OF OP MAIN FI FEATURES The Tintic Mine and Development De owner of the time Yampa Mine and Smelter has Imas an nn estate at Bingham that hat comprises ISO acres of ot most valuable valuable valuable able mining ground The company's neighbors are the tho Utah Consolidated on the north and the Dos Boston ton Consolidated Consolidated Consoli Consoli- dated on omi the time west vest Tho company compau also has ms some property located near tho the Sioux Consolidated properties in the tho Tintic district The Time Yam Yampa a ore bodies which are I among imong the largest sulphide ore are bodies opened In average 2 per cent I clipper c and from 2 to GO In gold Th The Tho gold Sold pays f fir r the mining anti and as the time company owns it Its own smelter with 1 tons tonN daily capacity with i mine nino and smelter equipped ed for Cor handling the oro with the greatest possible 1 j economy the tho company compan has hns a front seat when it Jt comes cornea to handling copper cheaply I A Now New Departure One of or tho time Important departures of I the last year ear at the Yampa was tho the inaugurating of a campaign of oC deep mining Heretofore all of ot the mining n-mining has been done from tram the time tunnel level le which attains the maximum depth of ot 1200 feet from the tho surface From the tIme tunnel therb has hns been started a n triple triple- compartment shaft which It is Js the time Intention in intention In- In to send down 2000 feet teet giving s them a total vertical depth of feet for tor the mine The Tho new shaft Is I down loWn about feet reet now and enough has lias been seen to coq convince the management management manage- manage I ment meent that the ti-mo Tampa Yampa ampa ore bodies bodio will continue to Increase in size and richness rich rich- ness flOSs as depth is attained Levels will be bo run out every very feet as the shaft is pushed downward and in the meantime meantime mean mean- time the tho increased production from Crom time the upper I levels vels of ot the mine will bo be maintained maintained main mania tamed without a break breal Earl Early In the year Mr 11 Saxman was was' succeeded as general mana manager er b by Mr 11 Charles A A. Pringle who came from the time theCa Ca Cara ra mines of Chihuahua Mexico Mr Pringle is an experienced man and since he ho has hns taken charge charle of ot the Yampa he has demonstrated his imis abilities In Inmany Inmany Inmany many ways ays Tho The equipment at time the mines nn and smelter arc are of or the best lIest over having been spent In the time last year for Improvements ement Tho The future for this thin company I Is very ers bright I