The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-03
Electricity introduced In Bingham
For Motive Power.
PARTY FROM SALT LAKE
STARTING OF MILL OCCASION OF
CELEBRATION.
Spread Was Served and Speeches
Made-Salt Lake Exchange Will
Take Charge of Display In Hall
of Relics-Fourteen-f Vein In
Showers Consolidated.

The New Mammoth mill at Bingham
was started yesterday, and for the first
time in the history of the camp cleo
iricity was introduced as the motive
power for the operation of mines and
mills in Bingham.
At precisely IL o'clock, Ruth Rognon,
the little 4-year-old daughter of Man
ager L. G. Rognon, touched the electric
button which started the machinery in
motion This was done in the pres
ence of over forty people, all of whom
were stockholders in the company.
The important event in the history
of the New Mammoth has been looked
forward 10 for some time, so the di
rectors of the company arranged with
fhe Rio Grande Western railway for a
special car. and all the stockholders
were invited to take advantage of the
(. opportunity to see the result of the
present years work. The company paid
all the expenses of the trip and at the
. mine the guests were treated to a feast
fit for a king, prepared by the board
ing house chef, James Carter, a famil
iarly known caterer. The dinner came
after the electric current had been
turned on at the mill and after the Wis
itors were given a chance to examine
the mine.
Speeches came in order after refresh
ments were had, and Manager Rognon
spoke OF the progress of the develop
ment of the mine and the construction
of the mill, and complimented Charley
Ford, its builder, upon the splendid
work performed by him. At the close
of his remarks, as an appreciation of
his efforts, the speaker presented Mr..
Ford with a box of cigars.
Director John r. Foulks responded,
at the wish of those present, and after
a few remarks, a vote of confidence
was extended to Mr.. Rognon.
The development of the mine has
been rapid, considering all circum-
stances. AT the beginning of the year
the property was a mere prospect, and
by some was considered doubtful
proposition. AT least $4,000 has been
expended il its development since that
time, and the mill was put up at a
cost OF about $4,000, aside from the
erection of various other buildings.
The funds for these improvements
were realized entirely from the sale of
stocks, which goes to show that it took
more than ordinary financial ability to
bring the property to such a successful
conclusion. Over four-fifths of the
stock is held by Salt Lake parties.
The new mill is modern in every re
Spect. 1t has a capacity of $50 tons
daily, with eight teaching, one stump
and two solution tanks.
The plant is constructed with a view
of economy and under its arrangement
two shifts of five men each can keep
it in operation to its fun capacity.
Manager Rognon says it is the in
:ention TO keep the mill operating con-
tinuously. a dump containing about
5000 tons OF low-grade ore will be
1nille1 at once, after which the mine
will Is called upon TO furnish the sup
ply. This he says it is perfectly capa-
Bile of doing. During the past six
months no ore has been extracted. but |
a force of miners has been engaged in |
blocking out ore. a thousand feet of !
ihe workings is in ore and in no place |
the hanging wall is lost. Two Slopes |
were opened up recently on the 200 |
level, and each has a ten-foot breast /
Of ore that will average, so Mr.. Rognon |
says, over $40 to the ton.
From all reports there is no apparent !
reason why the mine cannot enter the 1
list of dividend-payers before the first |
OF the year.
The ore is said to be a fine teaching |
proposition and in recent tests made it |
was shown that SS12 per cent of the /
gold was saved and SO per cent of the !
silver values.
Those who made up the party from
Salt Lake were E. 6. Kognon. F. II. /
Clifton, John r. Foulks, David D. |
Iosg, Kansas City; I. NJ. Brown. CO.
lumbus, o.; Clara A. Danielson, Lin
coin, Neb.; Allan G. Lamson, William
Orr. T. l. Colborn and wife, w A.
Lee and wife, n. r. Waterman. George
McCarroll, o. II. Barber, A T. Moon.
Charles W. Ford and wife. r. j. Evans.
James p. Keate and wife, George H.
Reybould, George Moore, ]. Z. Beve-
ridge and wife, Colonel Henry Altman,
George o. Bradley, j. W. Culley, Miss
Hattie Flygare, Miss Name L. Boehn-
er, I. H. Curtis and wife, Mrs. Lena
- n u
Morgan, Miss Millie F'lygare, James H
Keate and wife, Miss Jessie Colburn,
Mrs John r. Foulks and Mrs. Mary A.
Rcehner.
The special car was sidetracked at
Lead Mill, four miles this side of Bing-
ham, and the balance of the way the
party was conveyed over the Dalton
s. Lark tra.mway.