The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-29
IN THE OLD RELIABLE.
Items of Interest Collected from the
bingham Bulletin.

bingham Bulletin.
Affairs at the great Dalton and
Lark mine were certainly never in so
prosperous q condition as at this time.
During the past few weeks surprising
ly large bodies of first-class ore have
been encountered, one of Wilhelm a
drift from the $40 level-was showing
reporter visited the property Tuesday.
"A great drawback is lack of facilities
for handling the wealth of ore, and
this is to be remedied by opening a
new working shaft in Dalton ground.
Operations in an upraise to connect
with this shaft. which is already down
800 feet, have been retarded somewhat
by bad air, but the difficulty has now
been overcome by the use of an electric
motor, and connection will be made
some time ir July. All ore now COM
ing from the Lark shaft will be raised
to better advantage through the new
outlet, and the mines viii then be in
shape to output 400 tons per day more
easily than the present product is
handled AT every point the big veins
are showing handsomely, and the only
hitch is capacity for handling the in
creaSing output. This the management
is determined to overcome. and with
the improvements in progress it will be
no surprise if the daily yield reaches
q round 400 tons before the season is
over. The product is at present large
ly fiTsS-clasS. 4 steady output of high
grade, consisting of hard gray car
bonaEes carrying 70 per cent lead, is
also coming from the Richmond shaft
above the Dalton, and forms a feature
Of note in the company's operations.
KEYSTONE OPERATIONS.
Since Elmer Hill leased the Keystone
mine, three months ago, he has done a
large amount of dead work to put it in
condition for extensive production. 1t
has peen bothered with bad air, but an
upraise is now within ten feet of max
ing connections which will obviate the
difficulty, and when completed the
Keystone will be ready to make a
! steady output having stopped, ground
blocked out of no present limit. Tween
ty-three men are employed, and Mr..
Hill proposes to make things hum
from this on. A considerable ship
ment is coming from the keystone
this week, and It's output. the rest of
the year is liable to be several hundred
tons per month.
DIPS AND SPURS.
The Neptune began another ship
mant Wednesday.
Elmer Hill is surveying for patent
his group of five claims in Pine gulch.
| The Winamuck has received a neat
! little engine. which is to run a dynamo
10 light the mine and mill by electric
| ity.
Approximating the shipments for
June at 5000 tons, Bingban1's output
for the first half of 1896 will reach
Sc, 900 tons.
The boys who have been jigging Pc
! tro ore shipped three carloads last
Monday. They will clean UP the bins
today.
The impression prevails in Bingham
mining circles that the near future
/ will bring better prices for silver. and
! shipments for July may be somewhat
! lesseneG, in consequence.
The Old Telegraph has a great move
on this month, and its shipments are
liable TO exceed those of any previous
month for over a year. The gross ton
mage for June will probably reach 1,S00
four hundred tons of which comes from
/ the late Nelson-Eckman Strike.
George Hirsch, Colonel Gray, A. A.
Avery and James K. Shaw have started
work on the Nancy Hanks, a promising
claim at the head of Markham gulch,
and will continue operations indefinite
ly. 1t has about 100 feet of develop
ment, and there are indications that a
good ore body will soon be opened up
Another shipment of 40 tons has just
been made from the Montezun1a, but
its output is now slowing down as the
main work is sinking and raising fol-
air connection. This will be made
about August l. Manager Strickley is
looking for better prices for silver
later on. and will only ship when
Obliged 10 clear the bins.
The plans at the Winamuck are tc
largely increase the present force i'm
mediately after the Fourth. and work
mine and mill to their full capacity
Since the freshet nothing has beer
done below the 200 level. as a matter Of
economy; but the water is now rapidly
receding. and pumps will be put tc
work about the 1st, after which the
mill will start in on a steady grind.