The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-05
BOND AND LEASE
ON COPPER BASIN
Promising Custer County Prop
erty on Lost River to Be
Developed.
ACTUAL SURVEY WORK
ON RESERVOIR BEGINS
Big Irrigation Project Now Be-
lieved to Be on Sound
Financial Footing.

a MACKAY, Ida, July 4.-w. H. Plum
y mer a Portland capitalist, has taken a
Il lease and bond on the Copper Basin
X mining district. The bond is for $780,
4 600 and gives him possession of the
n property for two years. The lease calls
4 for operation within tho next ninety
u days; one-fourth of the bond is TO be
y paid at the end of the first year. The
. transfer involves the thirty mining
N claims of the district, together with the
n smelter shops, tools, etc. and the mill
h sites already located, also all the ma
II chinery In the camp. 1t has been four
|years since the district showed much
activity and now since this bond has
|lbeen arranged the camp Will take on
|new life and come to the front rapidly
las the values are there in large quanti-
|ties. There are at present something
like 25 900 tons of ore on the dumps. and
/ lat least as much moro In sight and the
work has only begun. 1t
lis the intention OF Mr. Plummer to sink
la shaft to the water level on claim
|Iknown as the Parallel. following cop
|Iper vein which measures thirty feet
|wide The shaft Is already developed
Ito depth OF 100 feet, and $50 more feet
'lpf sinking Will be required TO reach
that point.
In an interview, Mr.. Plummer stated
/
hut to work there within the next sixty
Hays and following this the force would
he increased as fast as places could be
Hound for men. He contemplates the
Expenditure of something like $4,000 II
Necessary to develop the properties to
satisfactory stage.
Surveys Begin.
Actual work on the surveys for the
I II nd
And Irrigation company has begun. 1t
IS believed the big project is now on
rm footing and will go right along.
NJ E. Hopkins 81 Co. OF Boise had
barty of Pittsburg capitalists out on
he old Horn Silver property on Era
Flat this week for the purpose of show
ing the mine to them. The Pittsburg
nen contemplate leasing 1t.
c. V. Hansen recently visited the
Keystone property on which he has
ond and found that the development
york was proving very satisfactory.
Fhe keystone is an old property lying
etween Challis and Bay Horse.
The postoffice at Barton has been dis
ontinued. Mail should be sent to
Iackay.
The new culverts which were placed
round town last week are a decided
Improvement,
Delivering Lumber.
The sawmill men have begun deliver
bg lumber to this city. relieving the
rained building condition. caused by
he shortage of lumber.
Frank Cook Is clearing Off his five
ere tract in the west part of town and
btends TO start building on the plat
bon.
Master Mechanic Frank Sweeney has
hd a large force of men at work on
pc top of the hill recently completing
pc wor kof constructing the tram from
pe Weller camp to the Alberta tunnel
he work is nearly done.
Mackay stores now close at o'clock
.,ery night excepting Saturdays, pay
ays and the day preceding legal holi-
lys.
New Drug Store.
S. K Paxton of Blackfoot has leased
le Mayette building, formerly occu-
ed by the postoffice, and VIII engage
the drug business In this city Mr.
aXton was formerly In the same busi-
sss at Blackfoot.
The Darlington Creamery company
is Incorporated and elected the fol-
wing officers: D. NJ. Burnett. presi-
mt. w. c. Purdy. treasurer; ]. H.
reene. w. C, Purdy, James Hanrahan,
Gorge r. Miller. D. NJ Burnett, d.
ctors This creamery turns out an
cellent grade of butter that finds
ady market.
ling to be a splendid one this year.
lere are about 1000 acres In.