The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-05
HOIST FOR THE ANTELOPE.
Extensive Developments Planned For
This Bingham Mine.


The Bingham Bulletin, in its weekly
mining review. says.
New hosting machinery was unload
ed at the Antelope mine last Friday,
and Saturday was being put in place
Mcdonald, Harrington & McNally have
mapped out considerable DEVELOPMENT
work for this winter, and prospects are
bright that the Antelope will loom up
next spring as profitable shipper.
Work now beginning includes the ex-
tension of a. crosscut run westerly from
the main incline to tap the famous
Richmond II, from which the Dalton
& Lark company took many tons OF
good ore last winter. The crosscut is
at the 900 level. 1t was begun last WIN
ter and run to the Richmond footwal,
reaching it nearly 40 feet below the
workings in the Dalton & Lark group,
where the pay was at the hanging wall.
AS the vein is nearly 100 feet wide,
probably the crOsscut will have to be
extended nearly that distance before
encountering good mineral Besides
the Richmond, the Lark and Wasatch
veins intersect the Antelope group. and
the owners will be in hard luck If they
don't find a good thing in one of them.
The incline is in excellent carbonate
ore on the Lark vein, but farther sink
ing will necessitate a pumping OUTFIT,
which will not be put in for the pres
ent.
DIPS AND SPURS.
Immediate operations under Manager
Thomas at the Niagara company S
mines will include sinking the shaft of
the 80 to connect with the Niagara
tunnel. The distance to sink is 352
feet, vertical depth. 1t will prove one
OF the most important improvements
ever undertaken on the celebrated old
property, and beyond doubt open a
large area of valuable new ground, be-
sides ultimately giving drainage and a
superior outlet to the whole group.
Bingham miners who are talking of
giving the Beam reduction process a
trial should inform themselves as to its
merits before taking steps which they
may have cause to regret. The Eng1-
neering and Mining Journal expresses
the opinion that the Beam method Is
impracticable, the impression given be-
ing that it will in due time take its
place in the boneyard to which hun
dreds of other marvellous" processes
have been consigned.
The situation at the new Last
Chance mill faVors its speedy compile
ton, as the floors of the building are
all enclosed, and work can progress
without interruption. Some of the ma
chinery is en- route, and the balance
being turned out as rapidly as possible.
Roads permitting, it will be hauled to
the Site Immediately on arrival, and
should be running before the close OF
the year.
Work at the Winnamuck was par
TALLY suspended yesterday, and the
pumps of the lower level drawn. Rumor
assigns the cause to be the failure OF
A. H. Borman and associates to secure
an extension of their bond, which eX-
pires in February. They demanded 1t
as a large outlay for machinery is nee
essary at this time. The east DRIFT OF
the 400 last week went into a fine show
ing of ore, and the mine is said to be
looking better than 1T has at any pre-
viouS time.
The Highland Boy has 200 tons OF
shipping ore in its bins which Stand
ish & Jimpson's busy teams have beer
! unable to reach, or the output iron
| that property would have reached oVel
| 700 tons last month.
The Giant Chief company has secured
the old Markham mill and 1t is being
| oyerhauled and remodeled under the
supervision of George Mallett to trea
| second-claSs ore from the mine.
In another week the connection be
| tween Wine and shaft in the Frisco
will be completed, opening up $50 fee
of stopping ground. The mine will ther
begin regular shipments.
Messrs. Crouch and Benedict of thu
! Zelnora are planning opening tina
property in new ground, as the presen
tunnel site IS in the track of snow
slides.
The main canyon tram was CLOSED
for one day by the heavy storm o
Wednesday. The cars began running
| n cain vest ardav morning.
The storms in the latter part of No
vember retarded ore movements, AM
materially upset calculations of mum
Der of shippers.
Plans are said to be maturing for tn
beginning of extensive operations OF
two of the main canyon placer claims
The storm of Wednesday leaves
considerable depth of snow on the hills
and made hard hauling.
Manager A. Gebhardt' came in thi
morning and is inspecting operation
at the Phoenix mine.
Several transfers of important Bing
ham mining property are being con
summated this week.
Tom Mayne finished hauling a 25-to