The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-11
BINGHAM.
News Notes From the Old
Reliable.
BINeHAM. Sept. SD. 1SS4

West Mountain Mining District,
more popularity known as Bingham,
has been very quiet this season-no
boomg-no large ssles-no startling
events-no unusually rich strikes
yet, amid the quietude which has
prevailed, the production Of ore has
been immense and will, L sm assured
by those best qualified to predicate,
exceed the output Of 1888. This
result is owing largely to the fact
| that the great majority of the mines
ale being worked by practi' al
miners as lessees; the fact being
pretty we'll established that the
ordinarily in eliigent miner can
work a mine proftably where the
owners usually eastern capitalists
under the supervision of ncn-
practical resident managers, only
make record of lsmenta lie failure.
AS the greater number Of mines
in this district produce loW-grade
lead ores, concentration by jigging
| is largely resorte0 to, to make
the products OF the mines
marketable, and person in trsyers-
ing the camp sees all manner OF
jiggers. These range in form and
cost from the simple slujce box,
costing only the ordinary price Uf
very common inch lumber-say SO
Ito the complete concentrating
mill equipped with Cornish rollers
and fsn-tailed jiggers. costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. AS consequence
everybody in camp talks jigger, and
has been, is now, or expects to be
engaged in concentrating ore.
Many man, now in comfortable
circumstances here marks the dawn
of his prosperity to the day when
he leased an old dump, the debris
thrown away in better days as use.
less, and erected rude concentra
tor, most likely constructed out of
the remnants Of an old ore house.
erected at great expense by some
| gilt edged manager OF an incorpor-
ated company.
Among the few mines now being
worsed profitably by their owners l
may mention the Brooklyn, somes
times known or designated as the
Lead mine, or the Martin 10 inc.
This property has, I am told,
a singular history; the men who
| struck the prospect sold out
for mere trifie-s250 apiece. The
purchaser. Mr.. Martin, at that
time working for a salary, expended
his entire earnings for three years
in developing his purchase. When
he struck "pay grit,N he only eX1
tracted such ore in the course of de-
yelopment as was actually neces-
sary, and sold out for q fortune. The
present owner, [ believe an incor-
porated mpany, are taking out a
handsome fortune every year, and
have no cause, judging from present
indica.i ns, to fear a Idiminution of
present dividends for many years to
come.
Being at present located in Black
Jack Gulch, q lateral branch of
Batterdeld Canyon, the mines here's
about have come more particu-
larly under my observation. OF
these will mention the Queen
mine, one OF group owned by the
Northern Chief Mining Co. This
property has been for several years
operated and controlled by a very
competent manager, Mr.. Morton.
The mine ia developed by tunnel
$50 feet in length, thence by an in
cline shaft 1870 feet in depth. Near
the point Of intersection Of the tun-
mel and shaft alevel has been driven
about 200 feet eaHh way, to the
right and left. These levels and
aud incline.shaft have been'run on a
contact vein varying in width from
one TO eight feet. The ore is of a
character known as high grade mill
ing ore, and consists OF chloride,
ruby sils ell, sulphurets and occasion
ally shows ore containing q small
percentage of lead. Unfortunately
the presence of zinc and antimony
in combination with the silver
makes the otherTise easily treated
ore slightly refractory. During the
past SIX months the company has
erected extensive concentrating and
teaching works. These works are
situated over Black j ack Gulch, and
in the Main Butterfeld canyon. The
works were completed 9 few days
ago, and run has been made for
the purpose of testing their efficacy
in treating the ore. / am told that
operations have been suspended for
a few days for the purpose CT cor
rectiug some fsult in the roaster.
The Hsyti mine. owned by the
heirs of the late James Cummings,
OF your city, is being worked under
a lease by James Tiobits Sc Co. This
mine is situated near the Queen,
: and is develope by tunnel go
feet in length. Levels have been
driven on the vein to the extent OF
SEQ feet and $50 feat in length, de.
veloping a contact vein averaging
eight fest in wild b. The ore ex
tracted is low grade, but can be
proftably concentrated
The Lucky Boy, Opulent French
Spy ana Beams mines which at one
time attracted much attention are,
for lack Of a proper spirit Of enter
prise, lying idle, the Gre houses
: and other buildings going to ruin