The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
BINeHAM's COPPER BELT.
Foot of Forty Per Cent Ore Found in
This Zone.


In its regular weekly cleanup of
mining news. the Bingham Bulletin re-
ports the following:
Our reporter this week inspected
three claims, owned by couple of
miners without means, that are liable
to be snapped W if the owners will
part with them. They are within the
copper belt, up out of drainage. One of
the claims, with about 200 feet of de
velopment, shows a strong vein, car
rying 10 to Y inches of oXidized ore
that, at a guess, carries 40 per cent
copper. No such truck has ever before
been found in Bingham. a sample lot
is shortly to be sent down the valley
for a test.
Reports from the prospective new
Markham gulch bonanza, the Ben But
Ter No. ?, continue to be very favorable,
and there seems little doubt that j. NJ
Walker & Co, the owners, will soon be
strictly in it. The face of the tunnel
is streaked with handsome galena, and
all a good concentrating proposition.
Indications are frst-class that it will
soon present a solid ore body.
Samuel Newhouse of Denver. and
Manager Thomas Weir, were out from
the city Tuesday to inspect operations
at the great Highland Boy property.
That day the first general cleanup was
made at the mill, and 500 pounds of
gold bullion is reported as the result.
1t WIS sent to the refinery at Argen-
tine. Kan.
The Yukon claim, in Cottonwood
Sulch. and located between the XXI.
and You and I, has changed hands and
is now under the control of SuOerin-
tendent r. K. Smith of the Argus out
fit. 1t has a shaft 20 feet deep and ore
carrying 20 ounces Of silver and So
gold
The Starlus Mining company, sue
cessOr of the Bingham Copper COM
pany, is getting its affairs in shape for
business, and as soon as Dlats of the
late surveys are received, viii begin
systematic development work on the
Starlus mine.
j. R. Tainsh and Joe Shamrod have
been industriously working their Indi-
ana lease since about the list of Sep
tember They sent out fOur-ton
sample lot OF ore the other day, and.
we understand, have good prospects
ahead
Considerable work has lately meen
done by Manager Hill at the Fortune
and Keystone mines, in preparation for
winter Ore is being raised from the
Slopes and shipments will be resumed
today.
Since the Sth inst about four carloads
have come down from the Petro and
we understand at least one team will
be kept busy hauling from that mine
until the holidays.
A report comes from Upper Dry Fork,
above the Highland Boy, that a pros
pector opening uD claim there is
taking out from six to nine-ounce gold
ore.
The roads have been heavy this week
and unless they speedily improve are
likely to affect the ore output for No
vember.
Report comes from the Illinois, above
the Fortune mine, that Superintendent
Williams has struck a body of fine ore.
Jack Nelson is making good progress
on his Jubilee tunnel contract.
Four carloads were shipped this week
from the Mayberry & Co. Spanish
lease
the Highland Boy tram from tunnel
to mill will soon be under a snowshed
Notwithstanding the eXecrable roads
all available ore teams are busy
Wilt & Co. have a shipment await
ing teams at their Greeley lease
The Phoenix made a. carload ship
ment this week