The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-19
BINGHAM BUGLER NOTES.
Increased Activity Is Noticeable
throughout The Camp.

An expert recently here condemned
the Bingham copper belt, expressing
an opinion that the copper would give
place to white iron at a little depth. 1t
takes an expert to go off half cooked.
He saw some white iron in tunnel,
and jumped at the august conclusion
without any knowledge, theoretical or
practical. OF what is in our copper VEINS
below water level. In the High IND 800.
tunnel No. a, large body of copper
of the finest quality that Las yet Lssn
found is now being opened up, ard We
would advise this party to take look
at IT.
Captain C. L. Nichols. c. w. King.
L. S. Davis, G. w Morehouse and Ed
Caldwell, partners in the lower GreeS
group lease, are erecting buildings IN
GLIDING a residence for Captain Nichols,
quarters and blacksmith shrn NJ
about ready for more active operations.
They are to extend the Constantinople
tunnel 800 feet to tan tn NAN
a 80 days job. Indications are first
class that they will run into a big body
of shipping ore.
Ed Moss and Tony Fenstad. VINO OBJ
tanned control of the Sweden mine at
head of Markham gulch about a month
ago, have since been drifting on the
vein scutherly from the cross cut tun-
HSl- icy nave GIA 1HO1AC1 VI VI l eSAA
assay from which by Clays Wednesday
showed 70 ounces silver and IS per cent
lead to the ton. -Four men are at Wor'1
and taking out a ton a day while
drifting.
Affairs at the Winnamuck seem to be
moving in a very satisfactory manner.
The output for the month promises to
equal if not exceed the 800 tons OF AL
gust. The contract 10 sink the main
l~,@ ~ Lotto x
and work on the other contracts IS
steadily progressing. There are ru-
nors that the working force in the
mine is soon to he increased.
superintendent A. j. Beetles Of the
Highland Boy mill has seen few idle
moments during the past two weeks.
The machinery is now in fine working
order. and With the teaching tanks rap
idly filing, the plant will soon be run
ming regularly in all its parts. The ten
teaching tanks have a capacity OF 6G0
tons when all are in operation.
Ore is now coming from the Petro
ard a 100-ton lot at least viii be ship
ped The mine is outputting to some
extent, but we understand the man
agement is impressed with an idea that
lead is soon to touch So, and will not
begin heavy production until it gets
there.
The contract for building the North
Last Chance mill was let yesterday to
Joe DeGrich, and next week the haul
, ing of machinery and lumber will be-
gin under contract. We understand the
construction is to be completed at as
early date as possible.
The Samson lease of the Neptune
and Kempton is sending out a carload
sample, and if returns are satisfac-
tory will follow it up with regular
shipments as there is plenty of the
same sort ready to be Knocked down.
A party who had an option for cash
on one of our copper properties was
not on his taps and allowed it to ex-
pire this week. On applying for re
neWal he was informed that he could
| have it for just double the money.
Sam Rogers and partner. leasing the
Bazouk, last week tapped the vein from
a crosscut and are in two feet of fine
! milling lead ore, said to run we'll uI
in gold. More work for the Rogers
mill
Negotiations for a mating plant fol
the Dalton & Lark mines are still in
progress, and the outlook is favorable
for the closing of a deal before int
close of the month.
The Old Jordan & Galena mill is run
! ming steadily at the late increase ana
! any further advance i'm lead is likely
to decide the management to change
| to double shift.
Since Bill the Jigger'" started in on
! the big Winnamuck { D lp he has rur
through about $50 tons and shipped 15(
! tons of concentrates.
Tuesday the Dalton & Lark com
| pIeted a 100-ton shipment, though the
mines are practically shut down fol
the present.
The Rogers mill is now running or
Giant Chief ore.