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

Although silver Shield has become al
most "a household word with a good
many persons. 1t rs safe to say that not
ope out Of 10 who have bought and
sold the stock ON the local mining eX-
change during the past year have any
conception Of the magnitude of the
development work done at this Bing-
ham mine.
From Assistant Secretary Il. II. Mead
the News has learned that the Shield
tunnel has been run into the mountain
for "a distance OF a little over 5000 feet
and recently Il encountered some
interesting ground A fssure was cut
few weeks ago, but no attempt was
made TO raise on II owing to the tre-
mendous flow Of water But the SUI
perintendent reports that with the
present showing should II continue,
he can supply the markets with
goo tons Of ore daily from which a
good profit can be derived, and which
seems 10 be of a character that VIII
carry with II light treatment charge.
Manager II. s. Joseph has diligently
pushed development work, and during
the past two years almost 5000 feet OF
exploratory work has been performed
ON Nov % u second assure was cut
an the Shield tunnel, about so feet ahead
Of the first one, An upraise VIII be run
ON this assure and at the same time
drifts win be run both ways
The silver Shield company has gone
through some trying experiences in the
past and shareholders became well
nlgh discouraged on account Of the
turning point Is about TO come ana
officials Of the company feel quite con-
fdent that from this time one the mine
win pay its way, one thing can be
truthfully said, and that Is, the funds
derived from past assessments have
been iudlciously spent and to show for
Il Is one of the finest equipped tunnels
ever built IN the state the electric
ha1lage system Is employed aud the
mine, is IN every particular fitted |
for the speedy and economical handling |
Of ore.
The Shield group consists OF about 60 |
acres and adjoins the domains Of the |
United states Mining company
The officers OF the company are Hem
~ Cohn, president; II. S Joseph vice
president and manager J.W. Langley,
secretary and treasurer, who, with j.
NJ solomon Lewis Moore, d. S. Tag
CART and T.. II, Mead, constitute the
board OF directors.
UNITED BINGHAM MINE.
The United Bingham has had quite
q successful career up to the present
time and there is no good reason why
this prosperity should not continue.
Unlike the silver Shield and a great
many others. assessments have not
been required to keep work going
ahead, The mine has paid las own way
and. IN addition, Is adding gradually 10
a surplus. II is estimated that there
Is $4,000 worth Of ore blocked out IN
The tunnel and shipments are being
made at the rate OF about a car load
3 month TO the Salt Lake shelters. In
order to Increase the production and TO |
insure economic mining I'm the future
have been made with the
Silver Shield company TO operate
through its tunnel With that pur-
bose In view a cross-cut viii be run
rom the Shield tunnel TO tap United
Bingham vein at n distance OF 2S0 or
BOO feet. BY cutting the vein at this
loint win give from ZOO to 500 feet OF
lacks for stopping, The ore now being
hipped nets the company from $50 TO
NO per ton.
Harry S. Joseph Of Salt Lake. Is man
.ger Of the United Bingham company
ouis Moore Of Cincinnati, Is president
ma A. Hanaur, Jr, Of Salt Lake secre-
airy and treasurer
BINGHAM CONSOLIDATED.
Bingham Consolidated is counted as
ma Of the solid. substantial institutions
II Bingham. The company owns up
Yards Of 300 acres, which includes some
q the properties active In the early
ays Of the district.
The original corporation organized by
ne projectors of the entorprlce was
ne bingham Copper q Gold Mining
ompany For this organization the
va Commercial Old Hickory and adj
lning properties were acquired Later !
'lngnam Consolidated came into exist &
nee the latter taking over the original q
1mpany. When the matter of building &
smelter came up for consideration.
was found that ores other than 9
nose OF which the Commercial and
inbred mines We're producing. would :
Q required 10 make up a satisfactory I
ombinatlon for economic reduction.
o help matters out the Dalton & Lark 2
Ilnes were added 20 Bingham Con, =
1dlngs c
Like the Highland Boy belonging TO
= Utah Consolidated the properties u
eh'ioned were lead-silyeT producers y
me early DAYS OF the camp, and like U
the ores changed TO copper bear p
u with depth; but unlike some OF
e mines, were opened by means Of e
'alIs sunk 20 the ore bodies instead Of Il
hhels' This was particularly true Of o.
g Dalton q Lark, whore shafts were "
" Gown ranging from q depth OF n
wv 10 800 feet. Since, however. the N
uton q Lark drain tunnel has been W
~ ana the property Is now Just as e
'H equipped for the economic hand al
w OF ore as any other mine In BIng- II
1gth of
me mines Of the Bingham CONSOLE "a
yea are shipping about 900 tons OF ore Il
NY the amount being about equally
'lded between the Commercial and m
llton & Lark properties The ores IN
pm the Commercial IN Upper Blng- tli
~ are brought down over the tracks al
inc Copper Belt railroad, thence to &c
smelters over the tracks Of the pa
q u q, railroad. The Dalton & Ol
the latter n
'esldes the shipping product. there at
lll the mines very large tonnage pr
iow grade milling ores. the reduction In
WHICH VIII be provided for at some co
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