The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05

grade. To do this fall of perhaps
/ 1,5O0 feet in something over two miles
will have to be overcome by making
the most of Cottonwood, Markham,
Freeman and Dry gulcheS, and by the
/ time the grade energies from the latter
it will traverse in loops and curves an
actual distance of probably six miles.
As thus outlined, the road will be a
strictly nighttime proposition, far
above, and not an outlet for Bingham
at all, so far as the main canyon is
concerned; but either as an independ-
Grande Western it would prove of
great advantage to many of the higher
mines in the gulcheS traversed.
| While, as stated in our last issue,
positively nothing is known as to the
ultimate planss of the promoters, be-
yond question a railroad of some kind
| from the Highland Boy to at least
connect with the Rio Grande Western
seems to have been rendered a neces-
sity by the remarkable developments at
the mines, to say nothing of other OPP
erations formulated, and that work on
the grade will actually begin within so
days we have not the slightest doubt.
Since the company began work on it's
mill last summer it has diSburSed
sum for hauling up freight and ore by
teams sufficient to nearly prepare the
roadbed for the ties. Thus, and espe-
cially should the company's operations
increase approximately in the future
as they have in the past, it is hardly
preSumptiouS to assume that a rail-
road built on a line similar to that in
Dictated could, considering local bust
ness it might do, be made to pay for
itself within two years. There is no
question as to the ability of the COM.
pany to connect its mines and smelter
site by railroad, should it so elect, and
we see no reason to doubt that the
mines will be reached from the valley
by rail before the year is out.
RumorS continue to multiply as to
ultimate designs of the company, and
the trend of all originated in Bingham
is, of course, fathered by the wish that
its railroad enterprise is to in some
way benefit the main canyon. One of
the most pertinent coming to our no
tice yesterday was that a branch from
the high line will come down the south
side of Markham gulch. and bear up
Main canyon to a depot and yard at
the mouth of Carr Fork. There is no
doubt but that the inventor of this
scheme, which has not even the dignity
of being a railroad on paper, has a
great head.
PLACER OPERATIONS.
There IS still % feet to be sunk be-
fore the pump shaft of the West
Mountain placer will have attained the
depth of $50 feet, as planned. AS the
ground is very hard, slow progress is
now being made-we understand about
a foot per day. The cut across creek
bed will be drilled with a compressed
air plant, and move much faster. A
CorliSS engine, soon to be set up will
furnish power to run the big Cornish
pumps, each having a capacity of $50
gallons, which are to dry the channel
We understand a working shaft is to
be sunk on the Dalton & Lark placer,
directly below the West Mountain, as
soon as the latter's pump shaft is in
operation.
RICH COPPER ORE.
Manager Hill reports that the lower
tunnel of the Fortune, now in 1900
feet, is showing a foot of good copper
ore, which is steadily improving in
quality. Water has bothered a good
deal, but it is now subsiding Bad
air has also seriously interfered with
the work, and is to be overcome by
connection with the keystone tunnel,
now being extended to an upraise,
which will be reached within a
month. The long tunnel is giving up
some very fine ore, one assay showing
20 per cent copper, 90 ounces silver
and well in gold.
DIPS AND SPURS
Fred Richards has resumed work on
his lease in Markham gulch.
Tom Mayne Tuesday completed an
S5-ton shipment from the Phoenix.
There will be a large increase in
shipments from the Fortune and Key
stone this month.
The approach to the Swan-Bemis mill
has been a quite difficult piece of work, |
but is now we'll under way, and an
other week will see the mill premises
nearly in shape for trial run.
Parties understood to be acting in the
interests of Mr.. De Lamar this week
took a large number of samples from
tunnels and shafts of the Alrs Well !
group and other properties, which are
to be treated at the Giant Chief mill. |
The collection included a number of !
good specimens and promises satisfac- /
tory results. Upwards of 20 claims are /
represented in it.
Manager Clays is putting half a dozen |
men at work in the new Slopes of the |
Julia Dean, and will have out several |
carloads of first-class ore by the 18th /
inst. He has adopted the plan of saw
ing only the best, and expects to run /
the shipment up to 40 or so per cent /
lead. The Heaston water power jigs /
are doing superior work of Julia Dean
SecOnd-cldSS, and will be kept busy on
it during the season.
Superintendent Dave Cook of the /
was notified yesterday that /
a Snow patent pump has been ordered .
for the mine by wire from Denver. 1t .
will be located at the 4O0-foOt station,
and when started the water trouble at
the Winnamuck will be ended. The
pump has a maximum capacity of 700 |
gallons, and weighs between seven and
ten tons.
1t is predicted by close observers that
the silicious ores of mines tributary to
the line of the proposed Highland Boy
railway will find a steady market and
command better prices than can now
be paid for them when the Highland
Boy company has its new reduction
works completed, and is prepared to
treat its own ores. The cyaniding plants
and new-fangled coRcentrators are
likely TO take a rest.
The Exchange Donation.
Before the call of the mining ex-
change yesterday morning Secretary c.
E. Hudson called the attention of the
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