The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-24

There is such a wonderful elasticity
In mining matters in Utah that no
matter what conditions may arise,
there is hardly a camp in the state
that Will be wholly closed down: for,
come what may, the mineral resources
of Utah are so great and varied that
it is an easy thing to change from sill
yer mining to the production of gold,
and vice versa; while in some of our
districts, where the mines are SO rich
in silver and lead, nothing but COM
plete cessation of the demand for these
metals could interfere with the success
full operation of these properties.
IN Utah's low-grade silver-lead
camps-such as Bingham, for instance
the depression in the quotations on
these metals would work great hard
ships were it not for the magnificent
gold deposits OF the camp, and its
lodges of gold and copper Gre, with oc-
casional leads OF rich silver and lead
ores to draw from.
Bingham is wonderfully responsive
to every emergency that may occur,
and it is for this reason that the camp
has justly earned the title of the "Old
Reliable"
4 Adjoining the famous Dalton and
BARK mines in Bingham is to be found
the Mammoth, which has been a pro-
Queer of low-grade gold ores for
twenty odd years: but on account of
the existence of big silver and lead
mines in the camp, which yielded good
returns for the labor and money in
vested, it was not until lately, when
i
upon these producers, that mining men
began to turn their attention TO the
gold mines of the camp, one of the
first TO be secured being the old Mann
moth, which, on account of the recent
cheapening in the processes of ore re-
duction promises to open out into one
of the bonanZas of the district.
For the operation and development Of
the Mammoth mine and two adjoining
looes-the Confidence and Defendier-a
company has been organized under the
name Of the Mammoth Gold Mining
and Milling company.
The articles of Incorporation were
filed with the county clerk yesterday,
the capitalization Of the company being
placed at 1000 shares of a par value
of 81 each. while officers and directors
were named as follows:
S. B. Shelp, president; Frank H. Cliff
ton, vice-president; John r. Foulks,
secretary. w. j. Browning, treasurer,
\ and Frank B. Stephens.
The incorporators Of the Mammoth
have had possession of the mine for
the past three months. during which
time it has cleaned out the old work
ings in the property, embracing about
800 feet Of drifts and wines, not coun-
ting the S00-foot shaft and the S0O-foot
incline, all of which are in ore, a, six
foot vein, which averages SIS in gold
to the ton. while twenty-five inches of
the ledge shows values of $43 40 in this
precious metal.
The ore exists at the grass roots and
the workings so far demonstrate the
continuity and permanency of the de-
post.
tons of ore on the dump that viii aver
age SIS in gold values to the ton. The
mineral is a teaching ore and tests
made upon it in this city. and by the
Macarthur Forrest company of Denver.
show that it can be most successfully
treated by the cyanide process at a
saving Of 50 per cent
The feasibility Of working the ore by
4 this system will result in the con-
Y struction of a. cyanide plant by the
company II an early day, probably
within sixty days, and already plans
and specifications are being prepared
for the plant, which is to be Of 100
tons capacity, with machinery equip
ment sufficient to enable an enlarge
ment Of the mill at any time desired
The force of the mine will be in
creased within a few days. and the
company is now laying in its winter
supplies