Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

quo N'fNAf thlNH Nll' IAfNll'NlNIA
Is freely made that the
change viii be FAR more complete dur.
Ing the next twelve months
Great things are in store for the
camp, and the time is not far distant.
when boastful Butte will be required
10 rellnquish the honor Of first place
among the copper camps Of the west
ONE MILLION TONS.
Bingham mines viii have Yielded
when this year closes, at least L..
100000 tons Of ore, or about 5000 tons
per day. This enormous tonnage has
been handled by the mills Of the
camp or sent direct to the smelters at
Bingham Junction and Murray. The
only exception to this Is found IN the
Yampa mine, which has smelter OF
its own IN lower Bingham. where the
copper is reduced to matte and then
sold IN that shape to the local buyers.
who bid the highest price FOR It.
CAMP IN IT'S INFANCY.
Although Bingham canyon FUR
nished some Of the earliest scenes in
Utah mining and some Of the proper
ties now In operation have been ac-
tive for quarter OF century. Il is
generally conceded by mining mon
familiar with conditions that the camp
Is sun In rs infancy, that the lodges
have only begun to tell their story OF
wealth.
In the beginning gold was the only
metal sought, and In the SOS placer
mining was carried on successfully I'm
lower Bingham without thought that
some day the comp would become one
OF the foremost copper districts OF
the country, and that some Of the ma
lions greatest flnancierS would find II
Mecca for investment Many OF the
old placer diggings are still I'm evil
dence, but no work OF this character
~ now being conducted, the search for
placer gold ceased a number OF wears
ago. but were Il possible TO control the
tremendous volume Of water coming
down the canyon, the Industry might
flourish again, as the washings never
reached bed rock Of the creek
When placer mining began 10 wane
lode discoveries were made. In some
portLnps OF the camp gold veins were
more prominent. while I'm other nor
tons silver and lead were the most
conspicuous For q long time the
camps metal output consisted OF sill
yer and lead.
SOME EARLY HISTORY,
The beginning Of mining in Bingham
is tersely told In the report OF Prof. j.
NJ. Boutwell, OF the United States geo.
logical survey who was sent TO Utah
by that department to study the geol-
ogy OF the West Mountain district. TO
which Bingham belongs. In his report
Prof, Boutwell, says.
Early In the fall OF 1868 ore was dis
covered by George B. Ogilyic, near the
head OF Bingham canyon on Sept. ~
1868, each OF the % membres Of the
Jordan Silver Mining company FORM
ally located there for mining pur-
poses, one claim OF 200 feet each and
one additional claim Of 200 feet FOR the
original discoyercr This Is the ear
Hest recorded mining claim IN Utah.
Active prospecting led 90 the disCoy-
CRY and location Of promising crop
pings but lack " facilities for trans
nortatlou rendered mining operations
Rt this time impracticabe The first
shipment Of ores from Utah was
carload OF copper ore from Bingham
canyon, hauled 10 uintah on the
Union Pacific railway. and forwarded
by the Walker brothers to Baltimore
N June, 1865
In 1870 came the connection Of the
Union and Central Pacific railroads By
the Utah Central with Salt Lake city.
the Inauguration Of the branch line 10
Bingham the results OF experiments IN
the reduction OF local ores. aud the
successful exploitation OF the Emma
mine ana adjoining properties I'm the
Wasatch mountains, M Bingham,
many bodies Of lead ore. mainly car
Donate were exploited The fret OH
rient development OF the mines n the
district was conducted by Mcssrs.
Bristol and Daggett In the Wirna-
muck and Spanish. and the largest
bodies OF argentiferous lead ore were
developed In the Jordan and .jalona
mines. In 1874 the bulk Of lead car-
Donate ore was exhausted. and In the
Wlnnanuck, Neptune. spanish and