The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-28
THE MINES OF BINGHAM.
The World Enriched From the Treas

The World Enriched From the Treas
ure Vaults of Markham Gulch.
The attention OF heavy mining men
and enterprising investors is being
more and more turned to the wonder
full naturalization of the old camp OF
Bingham and The splendid disclosures
made in the past and now being re-
ported in the wealth producers OF this
section adds to the assurance already
given that within the next few months
this locality viii doubtless be the scene
of increased activity and progress.
For many years Bingham has been
noted for its heavy output of the
precious metals, among the noted pro-
ducers of the camp being the Old Jor-
dan and Galena, the Niagara, the
Spanish, the Old Telegraph, the Winnie
mucca, the Dalton SS Lark, with its
group of big mines, the Stewards, the
PeuO and a number of other bo-
nanza propositions, all of which can
safely boast of enriching the world to
the extent of thousands of dollars, the
aggregate amounting to several mil
lions, while there are legiOnS of smaller
producers and also heavy ones not emu
merated in the above list, the output Of
which, added to the sum total, if def.
nitely known, would make a record Of
which any camp could well feel proud.
The discovery OF enormous deposits
OF copper ore in the mines of Bingham
have almost doubled the present as
Well as the prospective value OF the
camp, and now that copper is the rage
il would seem as if Dame Nature -
striving TO do her best for her offspring
was cOloring every lode and ledge in
the mines of the district with this pop
ular commodity, as, where the pres
ence OF copper was not even suspected
before, ii is now being found in paying
quantities, and discoveries of copper
are being almost daily reported from
all over the district, among the local-
ties in which finds of this nature are
announced being Markham gUlCh, which
branches off from main Bingham can
yon almost in the heart Of the town of
this name, which is the commercial en-
trepot Of the district.
At the very mouth Of Markham, al
most, is the Red Wing mine now a
regular producer of the precious metals
in which copper plays no unimportant
part Adjoining is the Julia Dean,
which is reported TO be one Of the
richest producers in the district, and it
is stated that copper also enters into
the metallic values OF this bonanza
Further up the gulch is the Monte
yuma, from whose treasure vaults
heavy and regular shipments of heavy
lead ore, combined with copper have
been made for q number OF years and
are now being made. While on the
other side of the guich from this bo-
nanZa proposition is the Liberal. a.
property of more than ordinary merit
and up and down the gulch, from its
mouth to its head, there is a perfect
network of veins and lodges on which
are located many properties of merit
and value, some of which have been
worked to such an extent as to deter
mine the fact that with further exploit
alton quite number of producing and
paying mines can be added to the num-
Der Of wealth producers Of that local
ity.
other portions of the camp are also
strictly in the SWIM and it is stated
that this seasons work will witness
the opening of mines of worth where
now only the Outcrop and the neglected
ledge stand as sentinels over splendid
deposits OF the precious metals.