, 1879-06-28

mouth equals i49 cents pc1 tom aitd, the month
be rcckoned rs thirty days, thu cost is reduced
to something beneath u cents PER ton. As tho
Topnwny originally cost unly gu, 300, its economy
can l,nrlY bc clllcd In question, acolnE tat tho
usual outlay for Transporting orc III Bu.lic from
mine to, n cMstom-nill IL Fcckoncd at 81
ton, Bcstdcs, this wirc ropewuy needs ncltIcr
grading nor roatl-euilalns; u acts regardless Of
snow OF storm, aull vii! work Just us we'll on
dark night As dn q clear day. The Standard
Company arc able by tNcAns Of thls ropoway to
send their water, lumber, ctc., fFam tho Mill to
the mine without cost. somo OF your readers
may possibly have visited the works OF the Chi
cngo Aftne. Ophr district, Utah, where, about
sfx ycats ago, ono Of thcsc supeways was con-
structcti over al cxtrcmcl5 rugged country, ono
asid quarter miles fr' LENGTH slc first hati-ni!o
or 81 bcns down worry stccp ulountai,-slttc.
From lhcro II crossctl ovor tho brow Of another
mountain. whence II conttnuctl down tho canon
at an anglo Of Is 10 IL dtgrncs. Tl,rte, too, tho
ropeway waa an ontirc success. JUDGED, given
Wurk l0r II to do, II Is lltllcult to eoncoyr huy
this automatic carrier can prove otherwise than
q SUCCESS.
Tilg DEVELOPMENTS IN TIE nuLwEh-
. bulliou'protcing Mlne adlolning AMI worked
tlroug1l tho standard-are such al fully tu
Justify thu erection Of u MIL of Its own. With
Its own mill running, tho BulWeF oro could bo
crushed for Is 4 ton at most, milcreas now the
custom lntl!e charEu slb ton tor crushing, The
Dulwer lnss mouth stippcl *a5, ,452 tn two bnrp
to snn frauesco. md Ii expected speedily to DO
on d dlYtdenA.payiuS bass. Its principal leugcs
thus fur c1plprcd aro tlle asto ledge, ud Iaccit
TO the 6tanlarl ground, mud having length OF
900 feet; tho llucstako lutige 1.:O0 feet lung;
AaAt tho 6tuuoWal ledge, ,O00 feet long. Tlls
slopes from ti.e last-aaulel ledge are said to
Contain tllr rchcst Ore. The tunnel which Is to
yonttlntu ard drain tlis mno Ia making iair
prngress. lta completion will facilitate Tie cx-
traction Of orc not only frotn the Hulwer, but
also from It's nasterlr ncighbor Or rather foster
mother, ti,e Standard. III fact, wllila tho Two
mtnee nte 0stunsthiY B0paratu corporations, ttluy
arc practically III much u unit as the Central
Paclilc and thu Southern Pucltc Railroads. Iale
same luFge capitalists who routroi The ono cxcr-
ctso ptopondusating influence tn tho other mud
i the ohe Is sc!tlug for s:U q share and
tho other for $la shate, this simply
represents the difference Of nge bctwccl
mother, and daughter. Both mines trom
doatineu to run u prosperous career for many
yenrs to come 0Mu OF the highest mines ID
Bodio Il tho Consolidated Pacific, located west
ot and parallel with the 1uluer, on High Peak,
u 100 feet Abovo thu layul Of tks sen, ind con.
essting Of four claims 1.iU0 feet long by 800 feet
wide. The Consolidated Pacific No. = has bccu
worked through tunnel 1d5 feet III luugth, four
feet Wide, alui ak feet high, From tho mouth
Of this tuDucl u ledge two feet wide, Tor 900 fert
On tl'e floor. WAS ah0wnup. The winzs, sixty
five teet trom tho mouth Ut tic tunnel, lh3 feet
tn depth, l!scloscs q ledge averaging about
twenty-five inches, with smooth walls. From
the bottom OF The winzo ceosa-cuk .hlrty.six