The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17

Before leaving for De Lamar, New,
Thursday evening, Captain ]. R. De
Lamar closed a contract with the
Messrs. Num-, of the Telluride Power
ana Transmission company, of Colo
rado. which means much for the camp
OF Mercur. as it insures to the district
an abundance of electrical power for
sn purposes.
As stated before in these columns. it
is he intention of Captain De Lamar
to use electricity for motive power in
the operation of the mammoth mill
soon TO be erected at the Golden Gate
mine, which is to be ready for ore
treatment oy the first OF December. and
in the contract entered into with the
Num- brothers. the power is to be de-
livered at the mill at that date. and
in case Of a failure TO do this. heavy
penalty will be exacted, according TO
the terms of the contract
According 20 agreement, the captain
is 10 receive 300 horse power whether
il is utilized or not, and he has reserved
the right TO increase this amount to
500 The contract is for a period of
one year with the option of extension
for an indefinite period.
This. however, is a small part OF the
electrical power that viii be carried to
Mercur over a steel wire, as it is the
intention Of the Telluride company TO
furnish the camp with all the power
needed for the operation of its equip
ment of mills, for lighting and other
purposes. and this, in itself. means
much towards the advancement of the
interests Of the camp, and the district
at large
The Messrs. Num- left for the east
Thursday night, after closing up the
contract. so that it was impossible to
see them in regard to the same. but il
is learned on good authority that the
company they represent proposes TO
construct q gigantic power plant in !
Provo canyon, the intention being TO
furnish electric power also for Tintic.
Bingham and Park City, and as the
company is well healed. financially,
there is every reason to believe that it
Is fully able 10 carry out its plans and
contracts. and also that upon the COM
pletiOn OF the enterprise the cost of
power for milling and other purposes
in the camps above named will be re-
duced TO a minimum.
Several other companies and parties
have been figuring with Captain De
Lamar on this electric power PROPOSE
ton. among the number being the COM
pany represented by Allen G. Lampson.
which has secured q site, for its works
al the Jordan NarrOWs. Mr.. Lampson
has been working on this project for
some time. and was confident that his
company could fill all requirements as
far as power for Mercur was concern !
ed but now that the contract has been |
Virtually awarded. 1t is not known what |
effset il Will have upon the proposed |
enterprise. and the proposition to sup
Ply Bingham with electricity.
: The Lake Bonneville company. al |
though it had no interests as far as
Mercur was concerned, had its eye on |
Tintic camps, and it IS likely that il |
viii make an earnest effort TO get in |
there before the Telluride company has |
its contract with De Lamar. /
The rapidity with which Captain De
Lamar is moving, now that he has
fully decided to build a mammoth mill |
at the Golden Gate, is enthusing new
life into that camp, as well as in some
OF the other districts of the state. as
his action has inspired others with con-
and as consequence il is an
ticipated that there will be renewed
activity in the various districts
throughout the commonwealth Of
Utah