The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

en- route to the sampler and with two
cars OF frst-clasS and two cars of sec
ond-clasS ore in the bins awaitinr
teams TO haul il to the railroad loading
station
Eight cars of ore from Frisco. two
from Tfntic, ore from Fish Springs and
one from Battle Mountain. Nevada.
We're re orted at the Pioneer sampler
yesterday morning.
Victor G Heikes, who is in charge OF
the field work for the geological survey
in this state. has arrived in the city
with Mrs. Heikes and opened an office
in the Atlas block.
Manager G. L. Rood of the Ontario
and Daily mines came down from the
Park Friday night to look after matters
on this end of the line. He stated yes
terday that he had nothing new 10 re
port from either property at this time.
The HALEY mining bureau has just
got control of the old MuldOon prop
erty, consisting of three claims and
three millsites. There is a good show
ing on the property, and a number of
men viii shortly be put to work on it.
The working force at the Mammoth
mine has been increased during the
past few days-about twenty new
names being added to the payroll. The
old mine is said TO be getting better all
the time and some important develop
ments are expected.
David Evans has returned from his
trip to the coast and q. roundup of the
Nevada gold fields. He is very much
impressed with what he saw in the new
camps, and says that people are
streaming in there at an amazing rate.
What viii become of them all he is at
a loss to understand.
s. H. Martin, who was in the mineral
surveying business here ~ TO about
four years ago, and who left to work
in the field for the government, is in
the city for few days waiting for the
snow TO permit of his making an exam
ipation of Idaho properties for eastern
friends. Mr.. Martin is now located in
Chicago.
j +. Heller, president of the COM
pany which has installed the Peck mill
ing plant at the Horn Silver, returned
from camp yesterday morning on his
way back to New York. He is accom-
panied by his son, b. S Heller, and
they leave very much impressed with
the possibilities of the new undertaking,
and with no doubt that it will work in
a perfectly satisfactory manner.
r. Z. Hughey, the Goldfield operator,
came in from camp again yesterday
morning, and left for Butte on the
night train. When headed in that di-
rectiOn a few days ago. he was headed
off b. wire from Goldfeld and went
back to camp without reaching the big
camp of copper, at all His trip this
time will be rapid one. From Butte
he goes to San Francisco. and from
there back to GoldfieId for the Jumbo
meeting set for the 9th.
Bingham Bulletin: The Bingham
Central company, Incorporated last
week, is getting right down to business.
Frank J. Taylor. superintendent of the
Bingham-New Haven. viii have charge
of the Bingham Central operations for
the present. and under his direction the
jeff Davis tunnel now in 400 feet, viii
be driven several hundred feet further
to open up the Monham ground. An
other tunnel viii be started about 300
feet from the Bingham New Haven ore
bins, to be driven about 1,100 feet TO the
Red Elephant ground. This work viii
be done by contract.
Eureka Reporter: A corps of Rio
Grande Western surveyors has been
at work this week surveying for the
spur which Will be built 10 the Eagle
& Blue Bell mine. This line has had
this Improvement in mind for some
time The original plan was to run the
track around near the foot of the noun
tain from the summit but the railroad
company could not make suitable ar
rangements with the owners of the
ground through which the spur would
have had to pass. and consequently the
new road will leave the other line near
the Eagle & Blue Bell dump. The
mining company viii also put w d
large ore house which will make it very
easy matter to handle the heavy ton
mage which is now being sent out.
Bingham Bulletin: 1t has been dem
Onstrdted at the Ohio min that much
better results are attained by the use
of rolls than from Chilean mills, as the
latter DulVerize the ore too fine and
permit the values to escape in the
shines. superintendent Zeigler exhibit
ed at the office this week two bottles
of concentrates that illustrate this
point They contained red oxides. car
Donates, sulphideS and native copper.
and presented a dazzling and beautiful
appearance with metal Of every hue.
These particular concentrates carried
so pei. cent copper and the saving of the
oxides and carbonates is proof of right
methods and careful mill work. Some
fine specimens of native copper are now