The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-29
BINGHAM BULLETIN NOTES.
arrangements Being Made to Treat
Dalton and Lark Ores


Ever since the destruction of the
Lead mill last summer the Dalton &
Lark company has had in contemDla-
ton the erection of reduction works
on the old mill site, but until salts
factorily determined what process will
treat its ore to best advantage, the
company has been adverse to making
a move, and especially in no hurry
since the slump in lead. A process
to which attention has lately been ia
vorably turned is what may be termed
a fire concentration. said to be of great
utility in the treatment of sulphuretted
and silicious ores. Manager Schenk
stated Wednesday that this process
was being thoroughly tested, and that
whether results are favorable or not,
reduction works of some sort and of at
least 100 tons capacity will be in on
Grafton within six months on the old
lead mill site. He is getting weary of
the present inactivity, and there is no
doubt that the Dalton & Lark mines
VIII hum whenever the markets offer
Inducements for production.
Stephens e Peterson are doing as
sessment work on the Mckinley group
Of six claims. below the Antelope and
Dalton & Lark. There is an immense
vein in the center of the group, said
to be over 100 feet wide, and EXPERTS
say important results would be the Sc
quence of a shaft sunk on il 500 feet.
All veins from the south and west
mountains seem to come together down
in the foothills where this group is To-
Gated; also, the trend of ore bodies in
the Dalton & Lark, Richmond and An
teloDe is in that direction. Float has
been found there that assayed S2S in
gold, and an assay from the present
working, six feet below surface, went
y ounces silver and S1.2S in gold. An
important fact in connection is that
the Bingham and Atlantic tunnels are
running toward Mckinley ground. The
owners are moving to organize a COM
pany to open up the ground. They
ought to have no difficulty in interest
ing capital.
Warner & Frisbie, successors of Bero
& Peterson IN the Zelnora lease, are
this week taking active measures to
get the Clipper Hill bonanza in shape
for working through the winter, and
to that end lumber for a boarding
house was started up the hill Wednes-
day, and Simons e. Co. also tilled =
considerable order for supplies. The
Zelnora has considerable development
including a tunnel run on the vein 40
feet. This tunnel will require some
work to straighten, after which a track
viii be put in, and it is to be extended
some go feet, when sinking will begin.
Several men have already been Dut to
work The late lessees made several
shipments of ore from which they re-
ceived good returns, and the property
is said. to be making a fine showing
at present.
That solid property the Montezuma
mine isn't causing a bit of noise, but
under the careful management of Mr..
Strickley is being put in shape to make
its owners independent. Five men are
employed on development work. and
occasionally a jag of ore is marketed
to meet expenses and keep a dollar
or two in the till. A 75-ton lot was
shipped this month. When lead and
quotations, watch the Montezuma.
Ore has been leaving the depot this
week at the rate of six cars a day, and
quite an appearance of business is
noticeable. II the brokers should hap
pen TO notice that lead is quoted on
exchange at $S.0712, and move w ac-
cordingly. there will be big demand
here for empties during December.
Three different outfits on the Phoenix
group are now shipping, and all are
said to have big ore. Beyond a doubt
the Phoenix will next year be one of
Bingham's great producers.
A rumor came over the hill Wednes-
day that Anderson & Son. since last
summer working a property at the
head of Brooklyn gulch, have broken
into a fine body of ore.
Tibbles & Hines made a 100-ton ship
ment from the Phoenix lease, as the
result of about ten days work. Re
turns are now due and expected to be
good.
Wilt &, Whitfield, the new lessees of
the Greeley, are to have a 1S0-ton lot
of concentrates at the Rogers mill,
and Standish & JimDsOn are hauling
for them.
The Frisco is now employing u men,
and will make another shipment about
the first of the month.