The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

trated through q tunnel over s. 600 feet
long through which electric trains are
driven and in which the ground is
broken by power drills Two splendid
lodges have been encountered during
the past few months. but the large flow
of water encountered has not yet per
mitted their thorough exploration.
Enough has been learned concerning
them, however. TO justify the belief
that within short time 1t will be pos
sible 10 mine extensively in them and
at substantial profit. Manager II. :.
Joseph has never been connected with
a proposition in the state 10 which he
has devoted more attention. and il has
been the opinion of every mining man
and engineer who has inspected the
property during the last few months
that the work has been ntelligently
and faithfully done: that nothing diff
ferent could be suggested. and that re-
suits must inevitably follow the round
ing out of the campaign 1t has taken
lots OF time and money. and may re-
quire more, but the consensus of oDin-
ion is that every dollar spent has been
fully justified and that returns are
sure.
At the United Bingham, adjoining.
considerable nice ore has been followed
and opened up in the tunnel workings
and the property has beer made TO
pay its way. Eventually this ground
will be opened at depth through the
mines future Will be assured.
Pine Canyon Side.
Beginning on the divide west OF the
Utah Consolidated and Yampa mines
is what is known as the Pine canyon
section of the camp. Out through this
region the wonderful mineral zone runs
in the direction of Stockton. Dry Can
yon and Ophir- Several propositions
of magnitude have been launched at
various times over there and consider
a bic good and telling work has been
performed.
The most persistent operating com
Dany in this section has been and is
the Utah Copper Boy The company.
which is largely controlled by New
England operators, has gone steadily
ahead opening up the several lodges
that run through the ground. and while
there is still a great deal to do to
make the mines what present conditions
indicate they eventually viii be. the
past years operations have been a 3
full OF results as the most sanguine
shareholder had a right to expect 7.
B. Taylor is in charge of the mines.
and with the means placed at his dis
posal by the company he accomplished
wonders, When the party Of share
holders were here from the east Il couple
Of months ago they expressed satisfac-
ton at the appearance Of things at the
willing TO see the campaign through
Some work has been done at the
Great Divide the Star has remained
idle, while the Bingham West Dip Tun-
mel company, proposition that is de-
signed TO eventually tap all the mines
of the West Mountain district at great
depth and provide an outlet for the
ores when it becomes too expensive TO
mine them from this side, has made
some Roadway. This latter is an en-
terprise that viii require years TO &C
complish, but that il has been started
indicates a knowledge on the part of
its projectors that the time is coming
when it viii be needed and that now Is
the time TO start.
There are a number of other proper
ties on the Pine canyon side that have
been doing some work, and there is
reason TO believe that 1t Will not he
long till that section receives more at
tentiOn than it is getting today,