The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-06

Several of the mines of Bingham have
been making splendid records of late
as copper producers, and, with the ex
ception Of the Highland Boy, none
more so than the keystone and For
tune. in the Dalton and Lark country,
over the destinies of which Elmer Hill
has so ably presided during the past
few years.
Mr.. Hill is in the city with a trial
shipment from a new discovery in the
Keystone tunnel, and it is more than
likely that he viii remain in Zion until
after the meeting Of the mining con-
gress is adjourned.
This trial shipment of copper ore, Mr..
Hill states, comes from new ground
opened up in the lows of Contention
tunnel at a, point about 600 feet from
its mouth. where 4-foot body of min
eral IS exposed, two Of which is high
grade copper ore. while the balance of
the deposit is a mixed lead ore Of good
milling quality, in which some very fine
galena is found and it is believed that
with further development splendid
body CT shipping and milling ore will be
disclosed there.
The Contention tunnel is now in
distance OF 1 800 feet, and, as mentioned
in these columns a short time ago,
good sized BODY of ore has been I'M
covered in its face, a 3-foot solid body
being exposed, scattered through which
are strataS of mineral which viii assay
70 per cent copper, IS ounces silver and
$40 in gold to the ton, and fIom which
deposit some heavy shipments are be-
ing made to the Salt Lake market.
In the upper tunnel in Fortune
ground Mr.. Hill has opened up S-foot
body of solid block galena ore, while
from the same workings a shipment of
"A tons of steel galena has just been
made that was sold on controls show
ing metallic values of 9 ounces silver
and 57.5 per cent lead 10 the ton.
For the month of June Mr. Hill ship
ped TO the valley smelters 225 tons of
ore from the keystone and Fortune
mines. and the consignments this
month will be equally as heavy, while
these properties have been so extern
sively and intelligently developed that
Mr. Hill believes, from conservative es-
Inmates, that enough ore is now blocked
out and in sight to maintain regular
and extensive shipments for five years
to come; while the possibilities for the
future for these mines are most hatter-
ing.
In the driving of the long Contention
tunnel Mr. Hill had in view the devel-
opment and operation of valuable
ground on the other side of the divide,
where he has a number of valuable
properties, and in time to come he has
arranged for the opening up of a large
area of virgin territory by means of
this outlet, which will not only provide
for the cutting of new lodges and ore
zones at great depth, but will also
make the properties on the other side
of the divide more accessible and
cheaper the cost of mining.
Since Mr.. Hill began operations at the
keystone and Fortune, quite a thrifty
and tasty little town has sprung up at
the mines and it has now assumed such
goodly proportions that it is deserving
of a name; and it only remains for
some genius to bestow upon it some fit
ting appeilation in order that the new
and enterprising burg may find a place
on the map of the district and also be-
come an aspirant for postoffice honors.
Mr. Hill has been untiring in his la
bors in the development Of the For
tune and keystone mines, and now
that they are entitled to the distinction
of being ciassed as bonanza PROPOSE
tions, there are none who Will not say
that he is deserving of the grand re-
suits which have crowned his efforts.
which have given to Bingham two big
copper producers.