The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-28
THE GOLD RELIABLE"
The Bingham Bulletins Review o,
This Great Camn


We have received a number of in
quiries regarding the Markham tunnel
project, outlined in last weeks Bulle-
tin. But one answer can be given
there are no definite details to be made
public just now, and the promoters
are in the background. We, however.
hear the belief generally expressed
that should the enterprise be carried
out il will prove one of the most i'm
portant ever begun in Bingham. There
is such faith in the resources of Mark
ham hill that if a good company fur
theirs this enterprise, its stock ought
to find a quick market.
Messrs. Brink, Watson & Gibbons
have begun operations on the Dixon
No. with the view of doing consider
able development work this summer.
1t has an open cut, across the way
from Maynes stables, from which an
incline was formerly sunk about rs
feet, showing strong vein. The cut
has this week been cleaned out to the
incline. which was put down a mum Der
of years ago and is probably in bad
condition. Considerable ore was taken
out while sinking it.
Word comes from the Last Chance
mines that connection between the
British tunnel and Hooper has at last
been made, the work having been COM
pleted Tuesday or Wednesday. The
Hooper is making a large showing of
ore, and a steady run of the mill is
planned whenever the product can be
hauled. There is talk that a gang of
men will soon be employed in opening
Muddy gulch road, which is badly
blockaded.
The output of the Old Jordan and
Galena is likely to reach nearly 1000
tons this month, an average of 80 tons
being the present daily shipment. Last
Thursday one of the rolls of the mill
was disabled by a broken shaft, which
had to be taken down the valley for
repair. 1t was replaced Friday, and
the machinery is running all right
again.
The road to the Northern Chief was
opened Wednesday by Standish &
Jimpson, after three days of hard dig
ging, and weather permitting. a ship
ment from the mine will be made at
once We understand there are about
so tons of first-clas5f out, also the bin
full of second-class. which will be
treated at the Rogers mill.
Joe Kaufman has a new partner in
his promising lease on the T1eWaukee,
a trade having been effected early IN
the week, and he is now pushing the
work The lease is making good
showing, with ore body steadily In
creasing. Rich assays indicate that
the boys will make some money.
The site for the Highland Boy mill
was this week staked out by Z. 4.
Brooks of the firm of Browne &
Brooks, surveyors. and it is under
stood It will at once be cleared and
made ready for the foundation. A
OF excavatlng Iools loi
the Highland Boy is at the depot.
The ten-stamp mill at the Dalton d
Lark mine will start UP within a few
DAYS for a continuous run, with ore
ahead to keep it busy indefinitely. we
understand, also, the mine force is to
he Increased with 10 or 20 men.
Very little ore is moving at present
aside from Old Jordan and Old Tele-
prsnh outputs, sbut with short spell
Of weather like the present, NUMBER
If shippers will be able TO dig out.
tommy Jimpson is hauling another
SHIPMENT from the Storey mine, over
an execrable road. There will be over
100 tons of first class, and 30 tons con-
,entrates via the Rogers mill.
Manager Elmer Hill of the Fortune, |
has lust received satisfactory returns |
from small shipment, and the Dalton
{, Lark tram. being now open, will soon |
market a larger lot.
Some of the small leasers are quite |
discouraged by slim returns from their
shipments. But they have to bear 1t, |
md are hoping for Improvement later
)n
Several deals are said to be culmi-
,ating which will result in starting up |
some valuable properties now com
idle.
Pete Clays is beginning work on
;orne claims adjoining the Bonanza
group, on which he has a bond and
ease.
The Dalton & Lark tram was deliv-
ring ore at Leadmill yesterday from
he Sampson mine.