Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

Newhouse has been the moving spirit.
He early recognized the great worth
OF the ground, more than 1850 acres In
ALL embraced IN the domains Of this
corporation and when he relinquished
the active management of the Highland
Boy he al once planned to open up an
other great bonanza for Bingham and
IN this he has gloriously succeeded 1t
has been a grand triumph Of energy
with wrich Mr.. Newhouse Is abundantly
endowed. ..t
The past year has wrought some mar
vellous changes In the physical condi-
lions Of the mine. The Boston Consol-
idateds vein forms an extension to
those which have yielded their riches
so generously in the Highland Boy. The
main vein shows an average width OF
possibly 40 feet, while great chutes are
encountered frequently many times
that size. There are about 5000 feet OF
underground workings In the Boston
Consolidated, in which are blocked out
anywhere from 1000 900 TO 5000, 900 tons
or ore, carrying values ranging from
to per cent copper, 1850 In gold and
silver, with little excess In iron. lin
the great mass, however, Is contained
a vast quantity of richer ore than this.
More than 5000 feet OF the workings
have been run In solid mass of ore.
The principal workings consist of the
Armstrong Nos. l and 2, Peabody and
Work tunnels
In Armstrong No. tunnel there are
two important ore bodies exposed. In
the Peabody tunnel, ITO feet above, Is
an important chute. which has been
blocked out from 1850 to 800 feet In
length and breadth. In the Work tun-
mel, 100 feet still further above, some OF
the important events Of the year have
taken place and here body of ore 300
feet long by 115 feet in width has
been developed. Above this still Is the
Phoenix tunnel, out Of which much lead
ore was extracted IN the earlier history
of the camp. Armstrong No. 2 tunnel
II the lowest workings of the mine be-
ing 800 feet below Armstrong No. /.
This tunnel contains large bodies of ore
which are yet undeveloped. The tunnel
has been run for length Of 800 feet
and will eventually become the main
workings of the mine.
During the present month the Copper
Belt railway tracks We're laid to Arm
strong No. tunnel where ore bins are
being constructed and for the present,
the principal extraction will take place
| from there.
That the Boston Consolidated Is am
| ply able to keep a smelter as large as
| any in the Salt Lake valley. constantly
| In operation, has been generally known
for some time and the matter has re-
| ceivod consideration by the directors.
| But for awhile at least. this plan has
been abandoned for the reason that a
very favorable contract has been made
with valley shelters. The conditions of
the present contract call for the delly-
cry of no less than 200 tons of ore per
day. AS long as II continues, the COM
pany would not be justified, counting
! the interest on the investment etc. I'm
going TO the expense Of building a plant
| of its own
Undoubtedly the output could be
made TO equal that of the Highland
Boys output before the end Of another
| year,
The present condition OF the Boston
| Con. Is source Of much qualification Ia
Manager NJ. NJ. johnson. and It certain
| ly must give him a great deal of pleas
ure to recall that. since becoming con
nected with the Newhouse mines he has
been associated with the development OF
three Of the greatest properties In the
state, viz. the Boston Con, Highland
Boy and Cactus.
Mr.. Johnson is an able and expert
| tHctu HllHeI anu ~ certainly va ulDlc
member of the Newhouse staff. Work
ing In harmony with Chief Metallurgiet
A. j, BEETLES, they make a most formid-
able pair.
The Boston Consoldated's property
contains a goodly portion of the larger
porphyry dyke so characteristic in the
domains Of the Utah Copper company
| OHIO COPPER PROPERTIES.
Among the strong syndicates formed
during the year TO operate Bingham
mines was the Ohio Copper company
which absorbed the Columbia Copper
Mining company and all its holdings In
the West Mountain Mining district. The
price paid was s225,000 and possession
was obtained I'm October last
Subsequent developments have prov
en- that the Buckeye state men made
no mistake when they bought into
Bingham, for were they disposed to sell
out now they could realize more than
100 per cent on their investment. But
the Ohio properties are worth more
money and the present owners are well
aware OF IT, Preparations are being
made to open the mine on "A large scale
Early next year a great concentrat.
ing plant Of a capacity of no less than
1000 tons per day will be built. Inltia-
tory to this, however, the company q
few weeks ago secured q two years
lease on the old Wlnnemuck mill In
lower Bingham. This plant has beer
idle for a number Of years, but IL has
been remodeled and equipped with lat.
est improved machinery and will be ir
! commission by New Years day, by