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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
NE-sTREET TOWN is Binl

ONE STREET TOWN IS Bing-
u ham. It is not a wide street
anywhere, but is very narrow
most of the way. It is a two
mile long street, distinctiveIy a long
and narrow way. The town lots are
eorrespondingIy shallow and the back
yards, where there are any, are either
at an angle of 40 degrees or are ter
raced into the side of the mountain. To
have a cellar under the house il is only
necessary to set the front of the house
on posts and roll in a few rocks from
the hillside for the rear wall. The
street Of Bingham is no Straighter than
are the streets of Boston, although
their croOkedness is due to a different
cause. In the one case it follows the
water course; in the other, they follow
the calf paths of the earlier centuries.
It IS not singular that so many Boston
people are attracted to Bingham camp
10 make investments in mining They
can always feel at home there.
But there are many besides Boston
people who are interested IN the Bing-
ham mines. For more than thirty years
there has been a steady output of the
precious metals from the "Old ReH-
able" camp. accompanied by some that
are not so precious, but in a way quite
as valuable. The first locations were
made in the neighbOrhood of the Old
Jordan, and by United States soldiers
from the command of General Common,
stationed at Camp FLOYD.
Sixteen locations, each 200 feet in
length. were made along the vein, and
the whole sixteen were afterward con-
sOlidated into a single mine. It has
haar7 q Vr-ov1f7a7.fr4TIv- T1Todr70ffV-a mo "a
though it has never been worked TO
any considerable depth below the sur
face. II is now being prepared for a
new period of production, to be on q
scale of magnitude far beyond any
previous experience in the camp. It is,
however, but one Of a group that be
iOnEs TO the United States Mining COM
pany, which viii be treated Of separ-
Btely.
The mountains Of the Bingham dis
trict are at the northeastern extremity
of the Oquirrh range. They are not
particularly high mountains, but they
ere scored by deep washes, through
which the creeks run-when there is
any water in them-and together con
slitute a group of very great hills over
which there is plenty of hard climbing
for the prospecto~ and for those who
serve the miners.
Formation Of District.
Without attempting a technical de-
scription Of the district. it may be said
that The mineral is found in tOlerabIy
regular formation. The description
given by an experienced miner gives
il in & few words clearly. An earlier
UpheavaI exerted itself in a direction
from east northeast to west southwest
lifting the stratiied quartzite and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Of which A. T. Holden is the general
manager, with Andrew 2. Mayberry,
local manager, at the Bingham mines,
and C. +. Allen, in charge of the Tintic
properties, is a. corporation with far
reaching plans and an immense capital
to carry them out With a capital at
the beginning of the year Of SO, 600 600,
increased at q shareholders meeting
in May to $12500,0 600, it is making ac-
tive preparation for large production
when the smelter now in course of con-
struction near bingham Junction shall
be ready for action. They own a group
Of the Oldest and strongest properties
in the Bingham district. including the
South Galena. the Old Jordan and the
Old Telegraph. These mines have pro-
duced millions in the past, but the de-
velOpments now made indicate their
capacity to far sUrpass their previous
achievements. Just before Manager
Holden left for the east. in October. he
made the statement that there is now
blocked out ''in sight no less than l.
100000 tons of ore, carrying a fair per-
centage Of copper and of an average
value Of at least so per ton Mr.. Ma
berry said to the writer that the esti-
mate as to value is very conservative,
and that the measurements were care
fully made. The force of hands now
In the mines is small, and it is
wholly employed in preparing the
property for rapid production when the
time arrives.
Extensive Improvements.
The improvements. both at the Old
Jordan and the Old Telegraph, are on
d liberal scale. and there is ample ac-
20 ion 7ar
at both of these mines. While they
already have a compressor of fair ca
pacity, new one is being installed, to
have capacity of 5000 cubic feet of
air per minute. sufficient to operate
fifty drills 1t is located just within
the settlement Of Upper Bingham. and
at a point where it viii be convenient
20 supply all its mines and such other
power as may be required from il.
Three boilers, each having a capacity
of 150-hoTse povver-the Wickes wafer
tube boilers-are in position. and the
plant viii be completed long before the
smelter can be finished. None of the
workings in the past have been more
than zoe feet below the surface. and
above that point the ores We're of a
distinctly different character. The ores
now blocked out are of the one class.
anu lA d-tltetil4 Llir same as those
being so successfully treated by the
two independent smeIters in the val
ley with a. copper base.
Ore Transportation.
The method of transporting the ores
from mine TO smelter had not been
definitely determined at the time of
my visit Surveys have been made for
an aerial tram TO the Bingham station.
and also for a surface tramWay sys-
TEN. which win make the company in
dependent of the railways. The topog-
raphy Of the country is very favorable
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wines would be filed, lest the discov-
cry might prejudice the mine in the
opinion Of investors and depreciate its
value. In the past years it has been
found that this class of ores is really
very desirable.
All Of the three largest companies Of
the Bingham district have been formed
by grouping smaller companies or in
dlviduaI properties into organizations
with ample capital to prosecute the
mining on large scale, and with the
purpose Of utilizing the copper-besr-
ing ores as the basis Of their smelling
operations. Two Of them already have
their own shelters in operation, and
the third one has the largest Of the
three in course Of construction. It IS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

fall of 1899 the great Centennial Eu-
reka property in the Tintic district.
from which $1,000 was paid in divi-
dends last year and 100000 the present
year. So far as ore production is con-
cerned, it has been practically closed
down since Aug 1. but about fifty men
have been employed in retimbering the
shaft and clearing the mine for rapid
production when ready to start again.
1t is expected that it viii be the 1st
Of April before this can be fully &C
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

claimed that the cost of smelling by
the processes employed in them is not
more than So per ton. and as the cost
of mining is proportiOnately low where
such large bodies can be handled en-
masse, with only a few miles Of down
hill transport between mine and smell
ter, it is possible to utilize ores of a
low average grade.
Each of the three has a producing
capacity at the mines equal TO the
full capacity Of their smelters, or near
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

FOR the adoption of the latter, and 1t is
more than likely that it will be so de-
termined.
The Tintic Property.
The company also purchased IN the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

The new United States smelter, which
is now being erected near Bingham
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Tic Uu4Ueu oLaIes-
The United States Mining company,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
MAKING COAL BARGES OUT OF OLD WARSHIPS

would provide a barge with a coal car
rying capacity OF more than $500 tons.
The career OF the Nelson contains no
ex%hilarating record Of naval battles
and the lowering of enemies colors
In the sixties she was lent TO the
government of Victoria by the imperi-
al authorities to aid a scheme Of local
naval defense, and for many years she
was the headquarters Of the colonial
naval forces. Later on. when the YES
sci became utterly obsolete. Victoria
having no further use for her. inform
ed the admiralty that she was at its
disposal, and the latter ordered her to
be sold to the highest bidder.
She was sold at auction in Mel
bourne and knocked down to the agent
OF a Sydney buyer for $4,000. While
the sale was in progress a peripatetic
German band, whose conductor aD-
pears TO have possessed a grim sense
Of humor, put up the music stands in
front of the building and played Rule
Britannia" and The Death OF Ne[
son."
Once upon a time she was the larg-
est ship afoat, and many experts nova
days regard her as the best wooden
vessel ever built. Many new and i'm
proved principles of construction were
introduced into the building. making
for increased stability and strength
The forests of four continents were
l~-i.A - g. - CONSERVATION fhA
timbers used being English oak. Indian
teak. African oak and American green
heart The value of the metal in her
was demonstrated by the fact that
some OF her copper bolts were as much
as ten feet in length, and were sold
at prices varying from SIS to $37
apiece.
Her armament consisted Of Ia
guns. Her register was 2.617 tons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
New York.s Labor statistics.

The State Bureau OF Labor Statistics
OF New York shows in It's Bulletin No,
Z that the number OF labor ~organiza,
tons in the state increased from the
end Of June to the end of September to
1886. a gain OF "a; the membership
during the three months fell from 247..
$50 to 45.332. The decline Is mainly
due to a falling on In strength Of some
Of the recently organized unions in the
western part Of the state. Employment
was more general In the third quarter
Of 1900 than in the preceding three
months. Earnings were less than In
1899. The increase in immigration al
the port OF New York continued In the
third quarter OF 1900 and aggregated
30 per cent more than in the corre-
spending period OF 1898. and 46 per
cent more than In 1899.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
AN UNKNOWN
REPUBLIC FOUND

According 10 a report made by n
war Office the Russian troops made
the discovery of a regularly formed re-
public in Manchuria, which has been
In existence for upward Of half a CEN
fury, but was probably unknown TO
any of the European powers, or. for
that matter, to the majority OF the
European travellers in the far east. The
Mancuhrian republic is situated in the
basin of the upper reaches of the Riv-
er Sungari, and south Of Grin. II il
known by the name Of Tcha-Pi-Gou.
and numbered originally 10000 citi-
zens; the population is now about 100.-
900 souls. In the beginning the mini
AZURE republic was governed by a tri-
umvirate, and subsequently by a presi-
dent, Chan Yui Pao. who took all the
executive powers into his own hands
and organized tribunals, trade guilds,
taxes, ETC., and regulated native indus
tries and gold mining. A small re-
publican army was created, and has
been permanently maintained. In the
battle fought by the Russians in the
valley Of the Sungari some two months
ago the republican force offered a
more determined opposition than the
imperial Chinese troops. The Chinese
authorities in the province Of Grin
have since its foundation always shown
a friendly liberation toward the Man
churian republic Of Tcha-Pi-Gou.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
The Recoue Scarf.

For draperies and artistic belts the
"recque' scarf is the latest. It has
quite taken the place of the silk hand
kerchief square so fashionable a few
months ago. The new scarfs are ex-
quisitely lovely. and make the most
graceful Of draperies. They are half
a yard wide and are made of embroi-
dered crepe de chine or Of soft taffeta
with woven oriental ends finished with
wide knotted fringe. In silver gray
crepe de chine embroidered with faint
pink wild roses and green leaves they
are specially beautiful; also in cream
white with pansies embroidered in
shades Of yellow and purple.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14

One interesting fact about govern
ment reports is that they are gen.
orally published on Monday mornings.
and the reason for this Is that the
newspapers on that day are not SO
crowded, and thus more space is Sc
cured. James G.. Blaine, who was an
editor before he became a statesman,
was the first to appreciate the oppor-
tunity of the Monday morning news
paper, and when he had an important
announcement to make, or a report to
submit it was always sent out the last
OF the week, so as to secure the best
possible treatment on Monday morning.
His example has become a precedent
in Washington oficialism.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
Congressman Howard's Letter.
Fort Payne, Ala.
The Peruna Medicine CO., Columbus,
Di.pensary system of Liquor.

One of the forces that has worked in
favor OF the dispensary system OF
liquor selling in South Carolina is the
requirement that the profits OF h
state saloons shall be turned over to
the support Of the public schools. AS a
matter OF fact, however. the schools
have not yet profted much from the
bargain. On paper the aggregate up
to the LIST of November Of last year
was $500, 900. But Owe $500 900 Of this
profit was represented by the stock OF
liquors on hand in the several dispen-
saries. And so there Is little actual
cash. The managers Of the dispensary
say that 1t is necessary to carry a large
stock and as the local ~dispensaries are
continually asking for more stock. the
outlook for the schools getting much
help soon from the business Is not
bright.-Indianapolis News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
PREDICT
Volcanoes H.ve Their spAsms fhss
Scientists Can ForeseEL

Volcanoes nave AasA 1R
Scientists Can ForsaelL
Careful study Of the behavior OF VOL
canoe has enabled observers in recent
wears to predict with some degree OF
accuracy when a renewal of plutonic
activity is impending. This was the
case last summer, when Mount Etna
for a few days attracted attention. after
seven years of almost complete qui-
essence The last eruption had oc-
Cured in 1892, but in the autumn OF
1893 blue flames began to emerge from
the mouth of the largest crater and a
a great deal Of yapor was emitted from
the lesser orifces. Il was then an
noupeed that Etna seemed to be pre-
pairing for an effusion OF lava. prob
abIy on the south i southwest slopes.
The expected eruption did not begin
till the morning of July 10. 1899. when
great volumes OF smoke. with lava ana
sand. began TO issue from the main
crater. but after several days the ac-
tiyitv subsidized and Etna soon re-
sumed its peaceful aspect The present
generation hears little Of Santorin,
among the Cyclades. in the Egean sea
hut the volcano will again become a
center of interest il the recent state
ment is true that Santorin is prepar-
ing for another series of the terrinc
-sxplosions and outbursts that nave
always marked its active periods For
thirty years Santorin has been con-
tent with the continuous mild ennis
sion OF gases. but according TO Complies
Rendus OF the French Academy OF
Sciences the volcano now EXHIBITS
much unrest and an active period Is
predicted. II is near the crescent west
ern shore OF Thera that Santorin mas
reared itself and two other lava STANDS
above the sea. When IL finally arouses
itself after long periods Of ~quiescence'
no valcano excels Ii in the violence OF
its outbursts. The eruptions between
1866 and 1870. when. according to
Reclus, no less than 10000 OF partial
eruptions were counted In V years.
drew spectators from all parts Of the
world, including some men OF science,
whose observations made a distinct
addition to our knowledge OF volcanic
action. In that period the ashes were
sometimes thrown to a height OF 1000
feet and the immense ~outpouring OF
scoriae more than doubled the size of
the island Of Nea KammenL-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
L IN A HURRY.
What Telephones Mean to the Remotely
situat ed Farmer.

What Telephones Mean to the Remotely
ed Farmer.
The farmers Of Oneida county have a
telephone service almost as complete
and convenient as hat of any small
city. says a Utica dispatch to the New
York Press. For rural telephone en-
terprise this county is one of the fore
most. The outside world is connected
with the local lines. and for Its long
distance system the farmers line has
had the praise Of electricity experts.
The remarkable feature OF the develop
ment. which has been recent. Is that
practically every farmer in the county
ia In reach by telephone with every
other. Not all have telephones in their
houses, but there Is not a neighbor-
hood in the county where every farmer
may not, in a few minutes walk to the
telephone and communicate with every
other farmer in the county. and at the
same time he Is able to talk with the
small villages and the cities as well.
The system has proven invaluable. Not
only has 1t increased the social feat
ures of the farmhouse life, but by 1t
physicians have been summoned from
the cities and help has been secured
from neighboring farm houses in
emergencies. Two years ago, before
the system was as well developed az it
is today. a Cassville farmer. who had
been attacked by burglars. was also
able to give the alarm over his tele-
phone and thereby FASTENED the cap
ture OF the bandits.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
HOW TO SPEND MONEY.
Rich Men Are Not the Ones Who
Understand Its Use.

Truxton Beale. formerly United
States minister TO Greece. believes that
millionaires need education in regard
to the proper n of spending their
money. He says that among the men
possessed of millions there exists a
fallacy in relation to their wealth,
which fallacy vas exposed by Adam
Smith in the very year in which We
started on our national life, and that
is that spendthrift expenditure is a
good thing for society. This idea per-
tains to a great extent among the mil
lions as well as among the millionaires.
Mr.. Beale says: Despite the fact that
every great economist since Adam
Smith has demonstrated the contrary,
II Is a fallacy that has not yet been
rooted out of the minds Of a large ma
joriry of even the educated. Indeed it
might be called the pons asinorum of
economics. There are so few even of
college bred men who have ever given
themselves trouble to understand the
subject in the abstract, and of those
few some are constantly stating propo-
sitions that are altogether Inconsistent.
When the millions as well as the mil
~lionaires thoroughly understand that
absurd and vulgar expenditure impov-
erishes society and checks the produc-
ton, and when they learn that there
is no economical Justification for the
present vast, unproductiye expenditure.
then public opinion will compel the
'multis' to expend their fortunes in
ways that will be more in accordance
with simplicity and good taste. The
yulgarity of wasting wealth will be all
the clearer when its effects upon the
public wealth is understood, and nc
sound public opinion on the subject
can be formed until the public under
stands the purely economic side of the
question"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14

Following a severe attack OF IL
grippe | seemed to be affected badly
all over.
"One of my customers who wa
greatly helped by Peruna advised me
TO try II. and | procured n bottle b
same day. Now my head Ii clear. my
nerves are steady, | enjoy food, and
rest well. Peruna has been worth .
dollar a dose to mel. ID. Wallace
Grippe Causes Deafness.
Mrs. NJ. A. Sharick. chaplain q. A r
Woman's Relief Corps. writes from
Fremont. Wash:
When la grippe was the prevailing
Illness In this Western country | was
laid up the whole winter, | partially
lost my hearing. and had a very bad
case OF catarrh OF the head and throat
read OF Peruna. tried 1t and had
my hearing restored and catarrh cured.
| cannot speak too well OF Peruna"-
Mrs. NJ. A. Sharick.
La Grippe Cured In Its First Stage.
Lieutenant clarice Hunt. Of the Salt
Lake City Barracks of the Salvation
ArmV, writes from Ogden, Utah:
Two months ago | was suffering with
so severe a cold that | could hardly
speak.
"Our captain advised me to try Pc
runa. and procured q bottle for me. and
truly II worked wonders. Within two
weeks l was entirely well."-Ciarics
Hunt.
Congressman whites letter.
Tarboro. N. c.
0enkiemen--"T am nor than sails
fled with Peruna and find IL 10 be an
excellent remedy for the grip and ca.
farrh. ! have used II In my family and
they all Join me In recommending II as
an excellent remedy. "--Geo. II. Whife.
Member of Congress.
of La Grips
Mrs. T. w. Collins. Treasurer lndo-
pendent Order OF Good Templars. OF
Everett, Wash. writes:
After having a severe attack OF In
grippe / continued in a feeble condi-
ton even after the doctor called me
cured. My blood seemed poisoned. Pc
,runa cured me."-Mrs. T. w. CollinA
Address The Peruna Medicine Co..
Of Columbus. o.. for a free book on
catarrh.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
Fooled by Drunken Ducks.

Attorney Robert Scholes, game war
den and sportsman, startled the people
of Peoria, ILL.,. with an announcement
In which he declared that the ducks
shot along the Illinois river were az
fected with a form Of cholera, render
ing them unfit to be eaten. but 1t was
learned that hunters recently spread
broadcast over the duck haunts sever
al bushels of corn. soaked in alcohol.
The ducks were made drunk by this
corn and were slaughtered by the hunt
ers.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14

This extract Is from The Story OF
ny Life" by Augustus ]. c. Hare:
LADY Caroline Paulet wore an anklet
and would often ut upon a table and
BET 1t fall down over her foot to show
~ Il was inscribed, La Legerette de
Camille ct la Vitesse d'Atalante.' One
day Lady Isabella st. John, who was
equally proud of her little foot, said;
= wish you would let me try IL l can
Ust your anklet over my foot, Lady
Caroline And she put 1t on, and to
Lady Caroline's great discontinue
kicked it of to show how easily her
bot would 20 through it."
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
END OF A MINIATURE RAILROAD

model the world-famed Forth bridge
The journey half-completed. in obedi-
ence to a notice. Reduce speed" the
Jericho-Chicago express slowed down
as IT passed the cabin Of the fog signal
man at the entrance to = tunnel A
signal exploded automatically. and
from the window OF the cabin the
operators head bodied out Satisfied
that the tunnel is clear. he waved .
flag. and the train plunged into dark
ness. and then. with a ~protracted vhis-
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
COOLIES DRAW THE CARS.

and the photograph shows a rearkable
muscular development of the limbs,
seldom,i IL ever, observed in eastern ath-
letes. The boy on the front platform
performs the duties of conductor. but
his chief function Is to blow a horn as
a warning of the approach Of a car at
curves and ON hills and to manipulate
the brakes. The fare. including tips
for the crew. on this remarkable and
unique road Is only the equivalent OF
twenty-one cents for the round trip.
The road forms the missing link be-
tween the Chinese wheelbarrow method
of transportation the sedan chair and
1inrikisha and the narrow-gauge mule
drawn car.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-14
COOLIES DRAW THE CARS.

Japan has a street railway on which
the cars are propelled by men. Coolie
labor in the mikado's realm is cheap
and the line is therefore profitable. It
is seven miles long and connects the
two coast towns Of Atami and Yoshi-
homa, in the province Of lie. The
motive power consists Of two muscu-
lar coolies. who push the car up grades
and jump on when the a is drifting.
or going down grades. One of the
coolies Is shown in the rear Of the car.