The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28

Famous ''OId ReLabIe'' Camp Now
Relies Mainly on Copper.
Development Along New Lines Very Extensive and
Output thoroughly SatiSfaCfOry-Big Ore
Reserves in Several Properties.

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mine" camp, by any means. but it
can truthfully be said that it has been
completely changed from a camp OF
hundreds OF little mines to a much
smalleR number of great big ones The
past year has not been so remarkable
for the launching of new enterprises as
Ii has been for the more complete
rounding out of the great undertakings
previously begun While a healthy
tonnage of lead-silver ores still con-
tinues to come from the camp, the op-
erations of the large companies have
fully verified the calculations Of their
founders and promoters that copper
and gold would prove to be the main
stay of the wonderful old district
While the development of the camps
mines has been crowded during the
year with a vigor unequaled at any
time in its history, the facilities pro-
vided TO handle the output have re-
ceived special attention, not only at
the hands of the mining companies, but
by the railroad company connecting
the mines with the valley shelters
Early in the summer it became appar-
ent to the Rio Grande Western COM
pany that to fulfill its contracts ac-
cording to schedule it would be neees-
sary to double track its line from
Bingham Junction TO the camp. This
work was completed some time ago and
the operators of the big smelters are
happy in consequence
New Railroad Trackage.
To take care of the monster tonnage
from the properties on the mine end
the Bingham Copper Belt road was
constructed from the camp terminal OF
the Rio Grande Western to the Bling
ham Consolidated company's CONNER
cial property, passing the gateways OF
many of the other mines en- route and
leaving but short span to be covered
in order to connect up the coming big
producers nestled around the Highland
Boy.
In addition to this most important
piece of work, the Bingham Con-
company also had branch line
constructed from the depot around the
foothills to the mouth of its Dalton d
Lark drainage and operating tunnel,
besides building an electrical tram
road from the tunnels mouth up the
mountain side to the mines embraced
in its Dalton & Lark group, this to
serve until the properties shall finally
be tapped and operated at great depth
through the tunnel workings
Nor is that az. Realizing that the
day was at hand when its own mines
would be called upon to supply at least
500 tons of ore per day 10 It's own
smelter. the United States company
decided to make itself entirely indie
pendent of common carriers by con-
structing an aerial tramway Of It's
oWn This plant. which IS something
over 1900 feet in length, went into
regular commission few weeks ago
and is now delivering ore at the Blng-
ham depot in such amount daily as the
management of the smelter demands
facilities
coupled with the aerial tram being
operated between the Highland Boy
and the depot, come close to making
the old system of ore hauling by team
a thing of the past.
conservative estimate of the
amount of ore now coming out OF the
camp. from all the mines, big and Ut
tie, would be between 1,SO0 and z,oo1
tons per day-a tonnage unequaled by
any other district in the state Thai
this amount viii be increased from q
to 80 1-3 per cent during 1903 seems
more than likely. when viewed in The
light of the developments Of the pasl
twelve months so the provisions made
during the year for the moving of the
output. no matter to what dimensions
it may grow. have been timely, indeed
Tremendous Ore Reserves.
The mines of the United States and
Highland Boy companies have eScf
! reached that stage of development
where to recount what has been done
! in them during the year just CLOSED
would be of little or no interest 10 th'
general reader The former property
( has something like S1O. 1000 900 worth o.
I ore blocked out and ready to haul away
/ to its shelter, while the Highland Boz
/ has been sending out 500 tons a dal
/ for the twelve months and increased IL
/ reserves in the mine by about 1,OOO,0e
/ tons.
! At least two more monster mlne
/ have been brought up to point OF de
! veIopment during the year where the.
! can be made to add to the camps out
nut at the rate of 1000 tons per da!
| whenever the word is given by tn
/ managements. The Boston COnSOli
] dated is one of them. This propert.
has been undergoing systematic devel
/ opnent for over three years Lonl
1 tunnels have been run to tap the ledge
at varying depths and during the pas
| wear the ore reserves have been addei
to by nearly 1,250,OO0 tons, while ap
/ proximateIy 1000 feet of new work ha
been performed During the year nov
opening it is safe to say that the ore
, will either begin moving to the Gus
| tom smelters under contract or else a.
independent plant for their treatmen
! will have been decided upon by tn
! company.
Tintic's Mating Smelter.
OF no less Importance to the cam
! have been the operations of the Tint
/ Mining & Development company, tn
owner of the magnificent Yampa grou
of claims adjoining the Highland Boy
During the first half of the year not
great deal was done at these mine;
but the early fall found everythin
running full blast and very recent
the lower tunnel was driven TO cor
nection with the ore bodies about LOO
feet under the upper workings l
these upper workings of the mine tn
great ledge had been opened to dept
of 700 feet from the surface. and fC
the same distance along the strike
that stretch of 70Ox700 feet, with tn
vein averaging eight feet thick. appro1
imately 100000 tons of ore have bee
blocked out-ore that samples S12 pt
! cent copper. S1.20 in gold and 2
ounces in silver per ton Grantin
that the ore chutes in the ground b'
tween the lower tunnel and the uppt
I workings maintain their strength an
continuity. and the work already dor
! indicates that the ledge has grow
stronger and richer, the amount of OF
now practically in sight, allowing a
feet only in length, is close 10 l.5O0.O
tons That further development bot
in the upper and lower workings wi
show far greater results than the:
figures indicate. can be set down as
certainty.
The company operating this splend
property is at this moment arrangir
for the erection of a mating smelt
IN the ground and before the yes