The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
AT THE OLD RELIABLE.
Bingham Bulletin Reports Operations
at Mines and Mills.

Word comes that a contract has been
let for grading the branch road to con-
meet the Rio Grande and Oregon Short
Line railroads with the site for the
Highland Boy smelter. 1t Will be some
thing over a mile in length, and hurried
to completion, so that material for the
smelter can be hauled over il.
In regard to the road TO connect the
Highland Boy and Boston Consolidat-
cd mines with the valley, we have it on
high authority that work is likely TO
begin on the grade early in September.
The lower route, having Z per cent
grade, viii be adopted as least expen-
sive. If built it is to be standard
gauge. and operated with Shea Crac-
tiOn) engines. y number of grading
ct rtracts viii be let, employing sew
eral hundred men, in order to complete
the grauug, tIeing and ironing this fail.
The smeIter, if work is begun at once,
cannot be completed much before
April next, but it will be advantageous
to complete the road as far as the de-
not during the fair weather, if not to
utilize it this winter in hauling sup
DleG. etc.
Regarding connection between the
smelter and terminus, to he made this
fall, there is as yet no public inforna-
ticn. but undoubtedly if the canyon sec
ton is constructed the connection Will
follow Something definite in regard
&c the enterprise will be known within
ten days.
Another promising body of mineral
has been encountered in the Julia Dean.
1t IS an old upraise, N-hich was lifted
about 40 feet by leaseis last year and
abandoned rs no good. Work was be-
gun Sunday where they left off, and
within three feet ore began to fall.
Tuesday upwards Of three tons of
clean, unassorted ore that averages
over 100 ounces silver and is we'll up
in lead We're housed, and the streak
yesterday looked very promising. Our
reporter saw on the dump a specimen
showing a remarkable combination. On
the same surface were 10 be seen sui
phide, bromide and chloride, besides
number of patches OF wire silver. Some
large assays from Dean ore were made
by Billy Clays this week, one showing
three ounces to the ton.
BY the first of October the Monte
yuma Will be ready for its hosting and
pumping machinery, with which it is
the intention TO sink the new incline
several hundred feet. a station in the
main tunnel is partly cut, and the in
cline IS down about 20 feet. Water is
likely to soon interfere with further
hand work. Manager Strickley COM
pleted a 25-ton shipment yesterday, and
second grade is going to the conce::-
TRAITOR.
The Dalton & Lark is now employing
81 nle:. mostly in the 500 and $50 lev
els. In the north drift of the latter there
are two feet of ore at the breast, car
rying values Of 20 per cent copper, %
per cent lead and Sc ounces silver. The
condition of the mine throughout is
excellent. and prosperous ending Of
the year is looked for. The 10-stamD
mill IS turning out carload of concen-
trateS per day.
The West Mountain Gold and Copper
Mining company, at its annual meet
ing Wednesday, elected the following
officers: H T.. Brown, president: Geo.
Z. Lee, vice president; W. e. Germane,
secretary and treasurer, and these,
with J. I. Perkes and j. B. Stephens.
trustees
Colonel Wall reports that he has
lowed down on operations at the Max
veil pending the closing up of bust
less transaction, but in good time viii