The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-05

Operators of properties in Bingham,
the Old Reliable, are deserving of much
credit for the manner in which they
are working during these days of low
priced silver and lead, for through
their patriotism many men who would
otherwise be idle and probably de-
pendent upon charity for livelihood
are now enabled to earn good wages
and live in comfort. This is likewise
true with every other mine owner in
the territory, for they are all now
operating heavier than for years. 1t
it true there is not great deal IN IT
for the operators, except in exceptional
cases, but through curtailment of ex-
penses and other cutting and slashing
here there and everywhere they are
enabled to at least come out even and
propa bly, make a little on their in
vestment. Just at present the mines OF
the territory are putting out a vast
amount of ores and but for the tact
that many of the heavy producers are
sending their output to Colorado and
northern smelters the valley plants
would be overcroWded with work.
In no camp is this increased produc-
ton more noticeable than in Bingham,
where each month has recorded an in
crease over the previous one for the
was no exception, in fact, it broke the
record and shows up with 1855 more
tons OF ore TO its credit than June. For
July the total was zoos tons and for
June $3.50 tons. The Old Jordan and
GaIena leads the list of producers with
200 tons to its credit Then comes
the Old Telegraph with 1000 tons.
the Eighteen Eighty Nine with 900 tons
and the Dalton and Lark with 400 tons.
All of the other properties also report
increases. The record being made by
the "Old Reliable is proud one.
With the starting of the Markham. eX-
elusive mention of which was made in
The Herald. all of her mills will be in
operation. All those at work are do
ing splendidly.
of the work done in the camp for the
past week the Bulletin says:
The work of repairing the machinery
of the Markham mill Corlme need
Thursday morning. When few rec
essary alterations are made the plant
will be started with a full force of
men. with Dan W. HeaSto1, one Of the
best mill men in the territory, and
for a long time foreman of The Lead
Mill. in charge. This plant has lain
idle since sometime IN the tal Of "a,
b2t now that the mines OF the camp
are yielding such an enormous amount
of ore[ it's services are il demand and
with such men in charge as Elr. Heas-
ton and partners * is certain that the
mill VIII do better work than ever and
viii be quite remunarative ID rs oIera-
tors.
Cottonwood gulch is to 5ake on still
more activity. The Coramandel is be-
sng made to yield up Its valuable
treasures in large quantities; the
Jersey Blue is being operated with
encouraging results, and now parties
have take1s a lease on the Aida mine
6eer
same with all vigor. The latter pro
perty has a nice showing of ore, and
the lassees, MessrS. Forman and Hines
can commence extracting and shipping
ore from the start.
For some weeks a small party of
men have been camped in the foothills
south of the Lead Mill, and while it
was known that they were surveying
and doing a little work. it was not
positively known by Bingham citizens
the nature of the work nor who the
projectors were, until yesterday morn
ing, when the Salt Lake dailies an
nounced the Incorporation of the
Bingham Tunnel company"
The company has gigantic under
taking on its hands, but if it carries
out its present plans the tunnel will
prove q paying investment for the
company and will be of great benefit
to Bingham and some Of her valuable
IulHeS, WAlOh Sd1LOI INV nc WOEhGQ
uroftably owing to the Enormous
amount of water in her workings, but
with this tunnel to drain them-doing
away. with the expense of running
pumps-can be made to pay handsome
dividends
Colonel Mike Gibbons has large lot
oc first-class ore on the dump at the
Rough and Ready mine. which will
soon be en- its way to the smelters in
the valley
A great many hand-jigs can again
be seen in operation in Highland
culch. working on the o. ]. and G.
dumps. The operators understand
The work thoroughly and viii make
when asked as to how the AIinta-
owned and operated by Wilt and
f.avin.rwas looking the other day. Mr.
Gavin replied: ITS looking fine