The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-06
Up CARR FORK GULCH.
The bingham Bulletins Mention of
This Locality

Carr Fork and its tributaries are al
present the busiest part of Bingham. saws
the Bulletin, and from the amount OF
work now being done it may be inferred
that next season it viii be the banner
precinct in the matter of production.
Inns, nus article does not mention half of the
InInes Where work is in progress. The
frisco, Greeley, Burning Moscow, Giant,
Petro and others being operated will
be referred 10 later on.
Work IS progressing at five different
points on the Phoenix group. which Ia &
lately made important developments.
perhaps the best layout is in what is
known as the Brim tunnel under lease
10 Gibson and Powers. They are re-
ported TO have showing of three to
four feet of marketable ore, and are this
week making 1O0-ton shipment Tib-
bic & Hines, leasers, are Sinking from
the Commanded tunnel level They have
taken out rs tons of first-ciass ore With
IN short time, and returns are very
satisfactory They expect to make an
otner shipment this month. The Phoenix
company IS working in the main Crilden)
tunnel, and southwest drift Of the Cora
mandel. and there is understood to be a
me ms, showing OF ore IN the latter. Peck is
sun plugging away on his Stanley lease
Three men are now employed al the
Morning Star. The principal work is
driving tunnel, but some good ore is
this month. f. NJ. Frank and partners
secured lease of this property Of the
owner, c. H. Lashbrook. on November /
II mas a strong vein, has considerable
mineral in sight and the intention is to
get II in shape for steady production next
summer.
At the Highland Boy work is being
pushed on tunnel No. contract with a
force of eight men. and the plan to make
this the common entrance TO the grouD
VIII be developed by the time extensive
production is desirable. Eight men are
also employed in prospecting and doing
assessment work on the different claims
and altogether the affairs OF the Highland
Boy group are moving very creditably to
the management. Superintendent Weir
who came up from the city Wednesday
morning, stated the site for the new mill
was cleared and ready 20 begin foundation
work, but severe weather having set in
SO early this fall, building operations will
probably be POSTPONED until spring. Mr.
Newhouse is to be in Bingham tomorrow
when this and other matters will be def
nitely decided upon.
Superintendent J. w. Campbell has from
20 to p men working at the North Last
chance group, mostly in the Hooper mine
and will soon have ore coming out to
keep the mill running by double shift
Mr. Hodge is expected here from the
east about the 10th inst.
At the W.nnemuck mine this week the
force has been increased 10 % men, and
we understand large amount of de-
veiOpment work is to be done during the
winter, only such production as viii
naturally result from drifting and sinking
:
reticent regarding the deal by which its
property is TO be transferred to new
ownership but it is believed the increased
operations now beginning are by direction
of the new outfit, and that the transfer
viii be fully corsummated before the
close Of December.
An important strike was made last
Friday IN the Ruby-Native. the Freeman
gulGh property, under lease TO r. J. Glib
son. The incline being sunk on 1t had
reached about 100 feet in depth, when
shot exposed a body of ore which assays
30 per cent lead. 60 ounces silver and SO
gold. and it is free from silica. The tun-
mel cuts under this streak and its extent
has not yet been determined.
Lerwin & Richards are still sinking
on their Pacific claim. above Leadmi,l
station. and getting good indications.
Fred has lately moved a camping out
fit to the claim, and proposes to stay
right with it this winter
Most of our mining exchanges contain
warnings that good men are laying
around idle. and for miners to keep away.
Those who can feed had better. stay
where they are at for the present
Bill Eckman and partners are busy on
the old Winnebago. tunneling on the
vein, and expect to he in good ore soon.
ORE SHIPMENTS.
Following are the shipments from
bingham for the month ending November