The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-24
THE MINES OF BINGHAM.
The Ore Output of the Camp Is Rap
idly Increasing.


In its weekly roundup of mining
news, the Bingham Bulletin says:
Nearly all the machinery for the
-Benais mill has now been deliv-
| cred. and some of it is being put in
place. The building is practically COM
| pIeted, except the upper floor and bins,
which will occupy some time. All the
work is being done in most substan-
tial manner, and conveys the impress
| sion that the plant is being built strict
| ly for business and plenty of it. 1t will
have a capacity of at least 125 tons per
day, and we predict it Will speedily be-
come very popular with mine owners.
From present indications the Athens
! company, operating in the lower tun-
mel of the Greek group, is Just break
ing into the main vein, which they have
been running several months to catch.
and there is little doubt that when it is
reached a large ore body will be opened.
The tunnel recently cut through two
foot ore streak that assays 80 ounces
silver, IL per cent lead and $3.50 in gold.
Drifting upon this streak is soon to be
started.
The West Mountain Gold & Silver
Mining company, with Harry a. Brown
as manager, is reSuming work on the
st. Patrick group, and among other i'm
provementS a blacksmith shop has been
erected. Present work will be extern
sion of the main tunnel, which is now
showing three feet of cyaniding ore
that assays IS per ton. The quality is
expected TO improve with sinking.
The big Winnamuck pump, after
undergoing repairs, is again working.
Operations have been resumed on the
johnson contract in the 400, and WORK
on contracts to extend the east and
west 400 drifts will soon begin. The
Johnson cross-cut is being run to
catch the ore pipe from which exceed
ingly rich ruby was taken in upper
workings.
Manager Noble of the Butte-B Bingham
Copper company is to return from
Butte City tomorrow. We understand
the company has in view a project TO
build a mill in connection with the
Ais Well and their other holdings, and
run a combination milling-leaching
process.
Secretary Snyder of the Swansea
Mining company at Silver City has
purchased OF Captain c. L. Nichols his
interest in the Athens Mining company,
operating under lease the lower tunnel
of the Greek group.
We hear sub rosa, but reliably. of
strike yesterday in one of our DrOmi-
nent mines that opened out a foot of
the handsomest copper ore ever seen
The Giant Chief mill, after shut
down for general repairs. starts in next
week on custom work, with orders for
about LOCO tons from various proper
ties.
Shipments have been resumed at the
WinnamuCk. and Will soon include con-
centrateS from the Eckman jig, which
started up a few days ago.
Shipments from the Old Jordan are
thus far averaging about the same as
last month. Up to yesterday Al car
loads had left the depot.
Several of our regular shippers have
lately made favorable ore contracts,
and are correspondingly in good spir-
its.
Tom Mayene yesterday finished haul
ing a 50-tOn lot of concentrates from
the Last Chance mill.
Two carloads of good grade have
been shipped from the Tiewaukee this
month.
The Phoenix viii market about 125 !
tons of good grade ore this month.
The Old Telegraph has % carloads of |
ore to its credit since April l.
Thus far this month the Spanish has |
marketed 80 carloads.