The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-01-13

operation long enough TO determine
that the sulphide ore bodies below were
worth going after.
WOULD NOT JOIN IN.
The other mine-owners were pre-
vailed upon to join i'm the pumping
operations but none seemed willing to
do this. The result was the Honerine
plant was closed down. the pumps
withdrawn and for time IL looked as
II the camp would remain indefinitely
dead.
TUNNEL SCHEME DEVISED.
But shortly after the shutdown, just
about a year ago, the Honerine tunnel
scheme was devised In this enterprise
the mine-owners appeared to agree and
the managers Of the principal proper
ties Joined in the organization of the
Honerine Tunnel company Sufficient
funds were raised to guarantee the sue
cess of the enterprise, and the great
work was begun during the present
year. When completed the tunnel Will
be about 5000 feet in length, and will
penetrate many of the lodges which
have yielded so generously above the
water line. A little over 5000 feet of the
tunnel has been run and II has already
drained many of the workings which
were filled with water few weeks ago.
RESERVOIR TAPPED.
A great porphyry formation seemed
to lock the water within the mineral
zone. thus apparently forming a great
reservoir. When the tunnel cut through
this porphyry a few weeks ago the res
ervolr was tapped and the water sought
an outlet through the tunnel I'm tor
rents: for days the stream was running
at the rate of from 5000 to 5000 gallons
per minute With this event the sue
cess of the tunnel was assured and
preparations were begun to resume
operations i'm some Of the mines that
had been idle.
WAS IN GOOD HANDS.
The work of driving the great tunnel
has been in competent hands; under the
superintendency of r.. J. Raddatz
while the general supervision has been
directed by willard F. Snyder. gen
ernl manager OF the Western EXplora-
ton company an organization closely
allied to the tunnel company and the
Honerine mine. The undertaking was
a stupendous and expensive one
The tunnel has cost about a quarter
of a million dollars.
BIG REDUCTION WORKS.
In the meantime preparations went
ahead for the building of a great re-
duction works at the mouth of the tun-
mel. near the old station of Terminus
TOWN OF BUHL.
Here also the townsite of Bull was
ldlu out, anu IL IL llhtly W b'tpnlt Vic
of the most important stations on the
main line of the San Pedro, Los Angeles
& Salt Lake railroad. The Honerine
company has now under construction n
concentrating mill of 500 tons capacity
which will go into commission early i'm
the coming year. The ores will come
through the tunnel which will serve as
the avenue OF exit for the mines along
its pathway. The plant will probably
be increased to several thousands OF
tons daily capacity when the develop
ment OF the properties through the tun-
mel progresses further.
WAITED FOR TUNNEL.
Stockton. pending the construction
and completion of the big bore, has
been quiet: few properties have been in
operation. At the Stockton mine, how
ever. development work has been
pushed ahead and some large bodies OF
milling ores have been opened. The
product will probably be treated at the
new mill at the mouth of the tunnel un-
til the time comes for the company to
provide its own facilities.
The Honerine tunnel Is OF almost In
calculable benefit to the camp of Stock
ton, and II means the development OF
the district upon the broad scale OF
Bingham. Park City and other places.
II means that the tonnages to be han
died next year win surpass previous
records from Stockton; that not only
silver and lead. but copper will play
an important part I'm the production.
Continued Next Week