The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-01

For a month past, as mentioned De-
fore in these columns, negotiations have
been pending between Captain j. R
DeLamar and the Gold Belt Water
company. wherein the former was seek
ing to acquire an interest in the lat
ter's system at Mercur. Propositions
nave been made, amended and rejected
several times during the period men
toned, and it began to look as If the
deal would fall through with, but yes
terday, after being closeted nearly all
day in Colonel Theodore Bruback's Of
fee. Captain DeLamar's representa-
tives, G. A Robinson and H. A. Co
hen and Judge Rives. made proposals
to the water company which were
agreeable to all, and at p. m, the
papers were signed, a check for $4,000
was given to Mr.. Bruheck and Mr.. De-
Lamar acquired an individual one-half
interest in the Gold Belt water system.
A REORGANIZATION.
A reorganization of the personnel of
the officers and directors of the COM
pany was then Immediately affected,
as follows:
w. S. Mccormick. president and treas
urer; Theodore Bruback, vice presi-
dent; G. H. Robinson. H. A. Cohen and
Will Cunningham, and for secretary, on
account of acceptable services rendered
S. 7. Pearson was retained.
BY virtue of this sale and reorganiza-
ton Colonel E. A Wall. Josiah Barnett
and S. 7. Pearson stepped down and
out of the directory, and Colonel Wall
parted with all of his interests in the
company.
THE GOLD BELT SYSTEM.
The Gold Belt Water company has
been a most important factor in the
upbuilding of the camp of Mercur, and
ii is now one of the necessities and con-
veniences of the camp. After the pro-
ject was fairly under way it was de-
iayed by va rious obstacles until Mr..
Bruback took hold of the enterprise,
when il was pushed to a speedy COM
pletion, the pipes being laid in the
streets of Mercur in the month of De-
cember last and afterwards piped over
10 Sunshine, since which time both
places have enjoyed every comfort in
this respect that could be claimed by
a city of $4,000 souls
The water supply for the Gold Belt
system is obtained at Ophir creek seven
miles distant, from which place it is
piped into MercUr. a distance of seven
miles further, thus making a ten-miIe
line
The capacity of the plant is 225, 900
gallons daily. which is sufficient to sup
ply the present and future demands
upon it, for milling, culinary and other
purposes for some time to come.
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT.
Now that Captain DeLamar has pur-
chased half interest in the water
system, it is his intention to put in a
plant at once on Ophir creek for the
generation of electrical power. which
VIII be transmitted by wire to Mercur
for lighting and for use as a motive
power in mining and milling in the
camp.
The construction of the DeLamar
mill Of 500 tons daily capacity depend
ed largely upon the ternina ton of his
negotiations for an interest in the Gold
Belt water system. and now that this
has terminated so Satisf actoriiy to all
parties concerned. tho erection of the
mill viii be begun at once, and it is
hoped to have it completed and ready
Tor operations some time in May, when
the almost untold wealth of the Golden
Gate mine will be utilized and poured
forth to help swell the volume of trade
and commerce.
Inc consumr1ation of this important
deal means much for the camp of
Mercur. for thereby a species of rela-
tionship has been established between
nearly every mining company of promi-
nence now operating in the camp. and
these interests are sure to promote
amity and good will between them all
With railroad facilities. water advan-
tages and electricity for light and
power, and with the largest bodv of
gold ore ever discovered in the world
Mercur should develop into one of the
greatest mining camps in this or anv
other country-and she is bound to do