The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Bingham's Gold, Silver and
Lead Mines.

r HE YEARS developments at Bing-
ham. know the world over as the
"uId Reliable" would make an inter-
es-ng chapter in the mining history of
Utah for 1900. The great increase in
the production Of copper from this
camp. the prosperity which has attend
cd many of even the hum0iest opera
lions would, if presented properly before
the wealth of the country. cause an in
1iuX of capital that would make all past
years of progress seem unimpOTtant by
comparison.
The copper bOnanzas of Bingham have
been extensively treated in ano other
section OF today'S Herald. The great
producers. old and new, are described
and their merits set forth in detail In
This article an attempt viii be made 10
tell something of the small mines and
prospects. Their owners are working
ul them every year and a. the develop
l8eUJs progress they are becoming bet
leg and better satisfied of the worth
a. their holdings.
SILVER SHIELD.
Lying near the United States Mining
Cumpany's ground are two claims be-
longing 10 the Silver Shield company
They show a assure vein which runs
parallel with the celebrated South
ta'ana vein. The late John TjeTnan or
i-.GaIIy owned the claims. They We're
purchased from his sons by the newly
Incorporated company for 100000. TO be
paid IN twelve monthly iu$;allments-
The judgment of the purchasers has
been verified right frlm the start Since
Ga KING hold OF the Silver Shield they
have sold ore to the amount of S45.Uuo-
lrre shipments show marked improve
1s.ua i'm the character of the dirt, and
r.e management is sanguine that
I.urhIy dividends viii soon be in order
.Ira president is a. Hanaucr with }. a
Pollock ass vice president, and j. W.
langley as secretary treasurer
THE BUTTERFIELD co.
An energetic campaign is being
PLANNED by the Butterfield manage
mont FOR 1901 For months the property
Mas lied up i'm litigation. but now the
clouds are clearing and the parties IN
r.r.SLed viii have an opportunity TO
determine what is in the property. the
s--r which temporarily caused rus
tension of operations. was brought Dy
l..gIuau farmers 10 test the ownership
.. water flowing through the Butter
-..I tunnel.
The suit was recently decided in
-.U.- of the company. a great guam
r-E of high grade milling ore IS Sdld
r. .- iu sight. a lot Of 100 tons. which
r.s treated not long ago at the Rog-
factory character. one Of the veins mas
I.-u opened at d depth OF 500 feet by
The Queen tunnel IL ls claimed, also,
s.a- when the Bu.terfeld tunnel IS
driven 200 feet further ID VIII lnJersecL
the Vein 1000 feet on its dip. The prop
e.'- is owned by a French conn any and
is managed by George W Keel
ST. JOE PROPERTY.
T.. ~. Joe is one of the newer com
I#u.-= of Bingham. Ii was incorp6f-
s-.L o. little more than three years ago.
~.-a. $50 acres of mineral land are in
Guided I'm IT'S holdings on the eastern
s.... uI the mountain So Ear the CHER
.....Hrmeuts consist of an upper jun-
-.. which peneJrates the hill TO depth
a. 1900 feet
Three distinct veins are cut by this
tunnel and edCn OF them SHOWS SuOu
milling values. The lower tunnel viii
N. run in 4SUa feet work 10 this end
being now in course OF prosecution IN
addition to- giving immense depth on
rH- veins this tunnel viii do away with
The water problem which has always
-aupered the management more or less
>.--lusly-
AT THE TIEWAUKEE.
AT the TIewaukee Ieasers worked
during the greater portion of 1900. Now
HE owners are contemplating the re-
sumption of active development OF the
property. IT consists Of thirteen claims
in what is considered a splendid section
az the district
More than $500. 200 has been produced
from the Tiewaukee in past years from
surface workings. It's owners are OF
The opinion that If the main tunnel Is
pushed in few hundred feet further
tH connect with the back veins. an
other era of prosperity would begin
-"r Jhe old producer.
BEN BUTLER PROPERTY.