The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-16

Colonel Walls Ophir-Mercur water
system proposition has been entirely
absorbed by a syndicate of local gen
rIemen, and this change in the general
situation means that a company will
be organized within the next few days
and the necessary prelirninaries re-
ceive full attention without delay. This
company will be differed as follows:
President, w. S. Mccormick: vice pres
ident and general manager. Theodore
Bruback; secretary, s. 7. Pearson;
other director, Colonel Wall Its cap
dtal stock is 10 be $4,000, and the
purposes set out in the articles, which
were drawn up yesterday afternoon
ana signed by all of the members of
the company last night, are the sup
plying of the people and properties of
the Mercur gold belt with both water
and power.
1t will be with great deal of in
terest and pleasure that the operators
of the Camp Floyd district learn of
the particulars of the new deal (which
means so much for them and for the
future prosperity of the district. When
such gentlemen as Messrs. Mccormick
and BrubacA enter into any enterprise
with a will it means that there will
be no such thing as fail Now that ali
-he details of the deal have been ar
ranged it is proposed to proceed with
out delay TO the carrying out of the
original plans of the Wall proposition.
That is 10 convey through a line of
wooden and steel pipe a splendid flow
of pure mountain water from the
Ophir side Of the range over to the
Camp Floyd district A sufficient
amount of water has been secured by
Colonel Wall to enable the company
20 supply every property in the dis
trict with a flow heavy enough TO
meet the demands Of a mill, and the
fall from the summit of the divide be
tween Nercur and Ophir will give a
splendid power for the operation of
machinery throughout the district.
Already an order for the heavy pipe
has been placed and the pump which
is to be located down in Ophir can
yon and operated by electricity gene
rated with the fall of the creek is be-
ing prepared for shipment to the dis
trict. All of the trenching for the main
line has been completed and it will
not require a great deal of time in
which to install the entire plant
One-third Of the capital stock of the
company, or $4,000 has been paid into
the treasury, and it is thought that
this money will complete the main por-
tion Of the water system. AS the field
of the company is enlarged the re-
mainder of the capital stock will be
paid in and utilized in the construc-
5ion of additions TO the system.
Afr. Mccormick recently visited the
Camp Floyd district and considerable
curiosity was aroused thereby. Now
the entire matter is explained. for the
gentleman was quietly investigating
for himself the feasibility of the water
proposition. He found it everything
as represented, and more, too. and it
did not require much persuasion to Sc
cure his cooperation in the enterprise
MIR. Bruback was already acquainted
with the situation and his money was
also ready for investment Now that
these gentlemen have become associa-
ted with the project there is no ques-
1ion as to the outcome and the Camp
Floyd district is certain to receive all
are water necessary for the operation
of mills and general machinery.
Speaking Of the water brings to mind
the fact that the lower levels of the
Golden Gate properties are just now
flooded with water, it having flowed in
when the slate stratum, which is char
acteristic Of the district was encoun-
1ered. Pumps are now necessary in
order to clear out the mines. Such is
also The case at the Hecla, where the
sinking OF the-shaft has been discon-
Hinued On account of the presence in
the shaft of some four Or five feet of
water. On Monday the property viii
be equipped with q pump, that on the
Petro at Bingham having been Sc
cured. 1t is not anticipated by any Of
the owners that the water supply in
either Of the properties will nrove
permanent. In the Cannon shaft
which at one time held twenty feet Of
water, there is now no flow, and this
IS the situation at all of the proper
ties which have secured water. The
indications are that the flow is simply
surface water. which accumulates in
the slate stratum