The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03
PROSPEROUS BINGHAM.
The "old Reliable Taking on Lively
Airs Of Late,

The Bingham Bulletin, in It's weekly
roundup among the mines of the camp
says:
At the Red Wing three shifts are
running a lower tunnel, $50 feet below
che present working tunnel. 1t is eX-
pected to tap the vein at a depth Of $50
feet, and the mouth being near gulch
bottom, it will ultimately be the work.
ing outlet and usad for drainage. The
Red Wing Gold Mining company re-
Gently organized, is highly pleased
With IT'S prospects, and with good rea-
son. In the upper workings OF the
mine so feet of good stoping ground is
exposed, though We understand 1T to
be the policy to leave 1T for the pres
emit and push developments. Confidence
is expressed that the Red Wing Will
soon rival in notoriety its next door
neighbor, the Julia Dean. Under the
superirtendency Of Mr.. Carrick it is
steadily forging ahead
DIPS AND SPURS.
The Highland Boy company is now
employing 60 to 10 men, in mines ard
mill
Operations of some magnitude, we
learn, are expected to soon begin on a
promising copper belt property.
The Winnamuck is planning to in
figures are likely to reach over 400
tons.
This win be an unusually active
month at the Old Jordan & Galena
and with no drawbacks tne output is
likely to approximate 1000 tons.
Joe Kaufman and partners ycster-
day shipped Potion lot from their
Yosemits No. / lease, which carried
about SO per cent lead.
A -
ton & Lark, and another shipment is
being made this week. Should silver
so up to SO cents. there is prospect
that the company will begin extensive
operations in November
This week Colonel Nichols and part
ners, leased Of the Constantinople tun-
mel Greek group), cut through the lime
rock into soft ground and expect to be
in mineral within the next 90 feet
James Crouch of Stockton, Utah,
largely interested in the Zeln7ra, Wis
tied the mine on Wednesday. which we
understand is to be operated by the
owners hereafter with A. NJ Benedict
in charge.
Lumber for the Last Chance mill is
expected to begin to arrive today. Over
0,000 feet will be required. The grade
for the mill is ready, and the work Of
construction is to begin as soon as the
materials are on the ground
Slime Gavin this week returned from
Silver CITY, where he has been since
last November. and with several parties
is arranging to start work on the
Bully Boy, a Highland properly To-
Gated in the nelghborhood of the Old
Jordan.
The Liberal under the active oDara-
tons instituted by the Inter- Mountain
Developments. company, IS steadily i'm
proving and promises a considerable
production this fall. The wording force
is being increased and ore sorted fer
shipment some time this month.
A winze sunk to a depth of q feet
from the Amazon tunnel. 800 feet in, is
on Il inches Of handsome ore carrying
% per cent copper and So ounces silver.
About the 10th the boys Will ship a
carload OF the stuff. which ought to
net $50 per ton. The Amazon is a .rop-
crty of great possibilities and liable TO
make a Stir before long.
The contracts for running the 400
level of the Winnamucl1 were let this
week 10 Peck Bros. and Joe Adams ard
partners. The former ara 10 dua 100
feet west and the latter 400 feet east.
The work viii open UP large area Of
new ground. and is the most tmparl-
ant among the Winnamuck's late de-
velopments. With no drawbacks the
contracts Will be completed in about
two months.