The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
Another 1o.ooo-foot Bore For Park
City.
PLANNED BY MR. M'GREGoR
WORK NOW IN HANDS OF MIN
ING ENGINEER.
Would Drain An Immense Territory
and Tap the Crescent Vein at
Depth of 2,40O Feet-Novel Map
Of the Region to Be Drained
Bird's-eye View of Large Section.

! A big tunnel scheme, which contem-
plates the drainage of the western por-
ton of Uintah mining district. Summit
county, or that portion lying between
Thayne's canyon on the north and the
Anchor and Daly-West on the south,
is being worked out by James McGreg-
or, the well known mining man, whose
individual holdings in the section
named embrace $50 acres of patented
Claims. When seen regarding the I'M
dertaking, Mr.. McGregor said he was
not yet ready to unfold his plans, but
the work being performed for him by
Hubert ID. Page, the civil and mining
engineer. shown to a reporter yester-
day, tells the whole story, and it can
be relied upon that in the near future
1O,O0O-foot tunnel, which will run
from a point in what is known s,''Nig-
ger hollow. close to Park City, clear
through the mountains to the Crescent
mine which ii is designed to tap at a
depth of 2.400 feet, will have been
commenced. and it is safe to say that
after Mr.. McGregor has penetrated his
own ground. or before. for that matter
he will be open to propositions looking
to the extension of the work into the
possessions of the companies which it
wq benefit
IBe execution of the enterprise means
perfect drainage for the section named.
to say nothing of the advantages it
would give in the way of transporta-
ticn of ore and milling facilities. be-
cause the mouth of the proposed tun-
mel is so near the lower part of the
town that the product could be loaded
right on to the cars from ore bins and
mills without teaming. The scheme
will take on a more definite aspect dur
ing the next month or two, and then
more can be authoritatively said con-
corning it.
Unique Map.
The manner adopted by Mr.. McGreg-
or of working out the preliminaries of
the undertaking are new. novel and
unique. at least as far as surveying
and engineering work in. Utah goes
In performing the task given him by
Mr.. McGregor. Mr.. Page spent twelve
days in the field. during which time
surveys were made and photographs
taken to aid in perfecting the general
characteristics of thes section Since
returning the gentleman has practical
ly completed one of the most interest
ing maps of a mining section ever
turned out in Utah-a map which, to
anyone familiar with the ground it rep
resents. will be fully appreciated, and
which may be depended upon by the
uninitiated to faithfully portray an
accurate idea of the entire surround
ings. The map is nothing more nor
less than a bird's-eye view Of the sec
ton extending from near the mouth of
Niger" hollow, close to Park City,
west to point beyond the Apex mine.
and from Thayne's canyon on the north
to line south Of the Silver King mine. |
covering total area of one by two and
a half miles. The work is drawn to an
accurate scale of 400 feet to the inch |
and is designed to show the posses |
sions of the Crescent, McGregor, Silver |
King, Baltimore. Newport and ]. B. |
Thompson groups of mining claims |
Aside from containing the outlines of |
these properties, and the proportionate |
size of the mountains. canyons, ravines, i
ridges, etc. over which they extend. |
the hosting works and other buildings |
Of the Apex. Crescent, old Sampson,
Began. Silver King and other compan-
les are nicely drawn and accurately To-
Gated. The Crescent tramway and all |
wagon roads are also correctly out
lined.
The work, which embraces other maps
showing the course of the proposed /
tunnel, the depth at which it will PEN /
citrate the different properties along its
inc and other detailed information are
III either completed or nearly so.