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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22

Two companies in Bingham. the Bos-
ton Consolidated and Utah Copper, will
be handling in their new milling plants
at Garfield not less than 5000 tons of
copper bearing porphyry within twelve
months; two years from now they eX-
pect to be treating between them 10000
tons per day. That such an enormous
tonnage can be easily mined is evident
to even a tenderfOot after a visit to the
properties and few moments inquiry
into the methods of mining that are to
be employed. How this tremendous
amount of ore is going to be transport
ed from mines TO mills; how the ton
mage from all the other mines and the
constantly increasing amount of freight
into the camp and TO the mines is going
to be taken care of, is a problem that
does not look so easy of solution. 1t is
safe to predict that the Rio Grande
cOmpany's Copper Belt line and its new
SKY line" so called, will not be equal
to the occasion. The canyons are too
steep and narrow and the grades that
will have to be negotiated are too
heavy, it would appear to the layman,
to make possible the satisfactory hand
ling of the traffic on the lines project
ed. Within two years not less than 20,
600 tons of ore day will be rolling out
of the mines of the camp. In that time
the tonnage of coal, lumber, machinery,
powder, tools, merchandise, structural
material, etc, into camp will at least
equal the amount of ore that is COM
ing out; but for arguments sake cut it
in two-make the tonnage into camp
10000 tons a day. That would make a
total bulk of 10000 tons for the railroad
to handle every twenty-four hours.
Solution of Problem Difficult.
A little figuring on what this means
in the way of the employment of cars
and locomotives will make it plain that
the mining companies will have GER
tainly to take an individual hand in the
solution of the mighty transportation
problem with which they will be con-
fronted, and the thought forcibly sug-
gests itself that the aerial tramway
will be the means employed. To haul
10000 tons of ore a day out of Bingham
will require 400 cars of a capacity of
fifty tons each; to take 10000 tons of
freight into camp will call for 200 cars
day. While 400 cars are coming out
loaded 400 will have to be going in
to replace them. Allowing that half the
number of general freight cars going
into camp will be represented by half
as many being returned empty it will
be seen that not less than 1,100 cars will
have to pass over the rails, negotiate
the curves and grades OF the worm-like
lines that lace the steep mountain sides
of the deep main Bingham and Carr
Fork canyons. From lower Bingham { :
the upper terminals of the Copper Belt
and "sky line" tracks 100 tons up and
200 tons down will be as much as the
ordinary locomotive employed in that
service will be able to handle with safe
ty. 1t is. therefore. plain that mini
mum of sixty locomotives, in first-class
repair, will be required to handle the
camps ore tonnage alone within two
years: twice that number will be nearer
the number that will be actually en-
ployed If uninterrupted service is CIV
en-. Even with double tracks around
the hills and across the canyons be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
A Problem in Transportation

tween lower Bingham and the loading
points, such string of locomotives and
cars will be enough to fill d greater
portion of the tracks with trains end
to end.
When a glance is had of the coun-
try through which these tracks rum
when it is remembered that the snow
piles up from a foot to six feet deep
along these routes during the winter
months, and there is often hours
and sometimes days that it would
be impossible to get a train through,
the question comes back, as though
echoed from the towering SUBMITS of
the canyons: Can they do it,"
Establishing Big Station.
A few miles below Bingham, out on
the margins of the valley, the Rio
Grande company is establishing a sta
ton on hundreds of acres of compare
lively level ground, where it will be
possible to take care of thousands OF
cars and locomotives if necessary. Here
the trains of a few cars that are
brought down from the mines will be
made up for the comparatively easy run
to the mills and smelters at Garfield
and right here. unless appearances are
deceptive, is where the mining compa-
MES, or some of them at least, will have
to build lower terminals for aerial rope
ways over which to take care of the
tonnage the railroad will find it hard
to handle by running trains to the
mines, particularly during the stormy
months of winter. These ropeways may
be operated by the mining companies
or they may be operated by the rail-
read company under its contracts with
the companies to deliver the ores at
designated points for so much a ton:
but it seems impossible that the camp.
in its maturity of production, is going
TO get along without them. Their eff
cheney and economy as carriers is per-
fectly illustrated in the lines already
in operation at the camp: that more Of
them will be built seems a foregone
conclusion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22

ago, has commenced operations with
a positive guarantee from its consult
ing engineer, 2. J. Donahue, that he
viii soon be mining precisely the same
character of ore as that being pro-
duced by the rich neighbor. Thanking
the Standard is the property of the
Bingham Central company, behind
which is Samuel NewhOuse, c. W.
Whitley and other big operators, and
the work being done by all of them
in that particular portion of the camp
makes the scene an animated one.
Over on the west side of Carr Fork
the Bingham Mary company is pound
ing down a shaft to develop the same
ledge, or what is believed to be the
same ledge, that has made a bonanza
lead-silver mine of the Phoenix, owned
by Andrew Gebhardt and others, during
the last year. There is talk of apex
litigation between these two cOmpa-
MES and opinion AT camp is divided as
to which company will have the best
of il.
! Everything points to making of an
other big copper producer in Colonel
z. A. Wallis Starless property, adJo:n-
ing the Utah Copper possessions. A
new compressor and power plant OF
| large capacity is now being installed
and the understanding is that a large
mill is to be erected 10 handle the
ores.
Utah Copper's Large Methods.
The Utah Copper company will soon
begin the stripping of its copper-bearine
porphyry deposits in the same manner
as the Boston Consolidated. One huge
steam shovel and a large number OF
/
others will soon be added. With these
in commission, four shovels having q
combined capacity of 10000 to 1900
tons per day, will be moving rock with
in rifle shot of each other.
The Utah-Apex. the Ohio Copper and
numerous other properties in the main
portion Of the district, are operating
on extensive scales, while possibly 10C
properties of lesser note are making
the rock fly in different portions of
the district. Among these may be men
toned the Bingham Mines company s
properties, the Bingham Lucy Boy, the
Montezuna, Silver Shield, Cluster, Red
Wing, Butler-Liberal ana many others
In addition to all the company work
going on in the old camp numerous
leasers are making good money in
working over old dumps and through
surface workings of properties lone
since abandoned because of the deple-
ton of the high-grade ore bodies. ii
is now found possible TO operate al
a profit many propositions that a few
years ago would have been Stunned
and the prosperity of the camp is inn
measureably enhanced as Il result
DR.. Keith has resumed his dental
practice. 500 Scott. building. les Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22

swans down, and then would have for
gotten to do any ramming with it.
The providence that watched over
children, fools and men who shoot up
mountains for the Boston Consolidated
was present on this occasion. The
rammins was safely finished. An en-
CINE whistle shrieked warning, bat
terry was attached TO wires running up
to the dynamite and. No, it didn't
happen as you think it did. There was
no rending roar, no fountain of bould-
ers shooting nigh in the air. no terrific
CONFUSION, no trembling of the earth.
Seems unreasonable, doesn't it? You'd
think 1,500 pounds of dynamite touched
off at a single shot ought to make
the immediate vicinity look like COM
binatiOn of VesuVius, Mont Pelee and
President Roosevelt. Nothing of the
kind.
What really happened was: A sort of
faint runIbling, almost like giant sigh
A section of mountain forty feet long
and twenty feet wide or high, reared
up about six feet and then fell over
Perhaps 1000 tons of dirt was displaced
but there wasn't a thing spectacular
about il. A cannon cracker of the
twenty cent size would have made con-
siderably moro noise. Too bad
Great Blast Promised.
In about three weeks, though, there
will really be something doing in the
explosion line on the Boston Consoli-
dated work The boys are going to
blow the top off of a mountain. They
will drill a lot of those deep, wide holes
In them they will place total of 49,
900 pounds of dynamite. Something do
ing then? Well, rather Everybody is
going to be asked to move out of the
canyons in the immediate vicinity. II
will be the biggest blast ever fired in
this part of the country.
Is IL easier TO go down mountain
than up? That's the question. To go
up, perchance to get out of breath and
fall down hard. To go down. perchance
to tie the leg muscles into such knots
as fish lines are made of. Ay, there's
the rub. II certainly is hard both ways.
The party with which this faithful his
tory deals. minus Mr.. Hanchett and
the Harper brothers, reached the bot
tom of the trail safely about $50, hot,
dusty and oh, so thirsty. And that
man Gates certainly is a genial host.
The night was spent at the Highland
Boy club house. In the absence of Mr..
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Adsit were host
and hostess and their kindness to the
wayfarers will never be forgotten.
Next morning the muscles were dis
covered ani-never again is the watch
word.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
EXCURSIONS EAST
Via Oregon Short Line and Union
Pacific
Pacific.

Tickets on sale July list to 10th, in
elusive, and July 18th. 10th and 21st.
Following rates will apply from Salt
Lake:
Omaha or Kansas City and return. $49. 90
Chicago and return ................ 81. 80
ST. Louis and return .-....... IS, so
ST. Paul or Minneapolis and return IS. 80
Tickets good for return to Oct. 81. 1906.
Proportionately low rates to many
other points. See agents for particu-
lars.
City ticket office 201 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22

DR.. Keith has resumed his dental
practice. SOB Scott building. les Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
ONLY ONE DOLLAR
To Ogden and Return.

Sunday, July %. via Oregon Short Line.
Trains leave Salt Lake at 7:10 and lO:30
a. M. or 1880, 4:05 and sos p. m. Re-
turning leave Ogden at 40 and $40 o.
m, and special at 1890 D. m. Street
car line now completed to mouth of
Ogden canyon. Trout and chicken din
Ter at the Hermitage in the canyon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
BIG NEW MINES
BEING OPENED
Continued from Page 8.

level. Here the ore bodies will soon
be opened in absolutely virgin ground
and the shaft will be continued on
down, the mine opened at each success
sive 100 feet in depth. On the tunnel
level recent exploratory work has been
in a direction that will open the vein
300 feet away from any of the present
workings. Any DAY is expected to car
ry this drift into ore and then the New
England will begin to show what it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Other Properties Being Opened.

What has been accomplished at the
New Haven and New England proper
ties is being worked out at the Last
Chance, just above the New England.
by Morris H. Kirk for the Nevada
Utah company. while right on the
boundary lines of the Boston Consoli-
dated and New England, and within a
stones throw of the big sulphide de-
posits of the former, the Standard Cop
per company, organized a few weeks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Notice. Personal.

Ong Zip Sing, owing to press of bust
ness, will not return to Salt Lake until
about Aug. 1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22

The only way to positiveiy remove all
dust and dirt. UTAH SANITARY
HOUSE CLEANING co. THE
WAGON" Call up the Redman Van
& Storage CO. Both phones 555.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18

as comfortable as possible. Doctocs
Wilson & Wilson are attending him
and at last reports, the patient haa
shown some improvement.
This is the second or third attack
of the kind which Mr.. Hays has had,
but none have been of as serious a
nature. His entire left side seems to be
in a paralitic condition, and the
patient, though conscious. is unable to
speak. his vocal muscles being affected
Mr.. Hays has been in the city for
the past month, and his numerous
friends here hope for his recovery. A
short time ago he disposed of his large
ranch interests near Ubet, intending
to go to a warmer climate for the bene-
fit of his health.
He is a well known old timer. having
come to Montana in the early sixties.
His step son, J. b. Vanalstine. a we'll
known cattleman of Martnsdale, ar
rived in the city last night to be at
the bedside of Mr. Hays
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
Price S Cent

Barney Hedigan, a notorious borse-
thief who has been de eDredating thu
ranges of Fergus county for the mast
ten years and who has long been sus-
pected of his nefarious vocation. was
yesterday morning sentenced to serve
fourteen years in the state prison.
eight for the theft OF the Rooney horses
ana six years for the theft of the
McCann horse. Judge Cheadle fixed
the heavy term of punishment after a
severe and caustic lecture.
In order to deter a repetition of the
same crime by others and to serve a..
a warning to Hedigans associates In
crime. the judge gave Hediran ;,
heavy sentence. which means shat tho
best part of his remaining wears vii,
be spent In close confinement at hard
labor.
There are a number of men" soid
the judge, who han at least been as
slsting you in the crime of horsesteal-
ms The Judge farther stated that
horses To the value of $25 900 had been
s'"''a IN Fergus county during the
past year. IF all the horse thieves
y, 'he county Were present here to-day,
'hefe would be no room for spectators,
s"'u tue Judge, you furnished the
"r"ilS TOR that gang, the cunning and
the courage receiving in return a small
proportion Of the profits" The i,rdge
referred To Hedigan's associates as
'coWardly accompliccs."
some of Hedigan's suspected accom-
plices, the judge said. had approached
nm and counsel for defense asking that
iehiehcy be extended to Hedgan.
Neil McEVony appeared before tho
Judge Immediately after Hrdigan was
sentenced and pleaded guilty to as
sault IN the third degree. After 4 sew
ere renrmand by the judge. McEvony
was fined 800
was taken up after Mct,vony's sp,ea.
ihe jury decided IN favor of Stokes
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
Right of Way Decision.

An important opinion of considerable
local interest was handed down by the
supreme court at Helena on the 18th of
this month in the matter of the state
ex rel the Bloomington Land & Live
stock company versus the district cour,
of the tenth judicial district, in and
for the county of Meagher. and Hon.
E. K. Cheadle, judge thereof In their
decision Judge Cheadle is sustained
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
desired to take some land be longing L.
the Bloomington company for right OF
way, and having failed to agree on thc
damages commenced condemnation pro-
ceedings. In addition TO a right Of way
100 feet wide the railroad company. de-
sired % feet for cuts and fills and also
200 feet to change the course of the
Musselshell.
The court says ii was really called
upon to consider. "Did the railroad
really seek to acquire land which it
was not entitled to acquire by tho
right OF eminent doman?" and recitins
statutes, says it did not, and dismisse /
the proceedings.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
GOOD VEIN or COAL.
Found by Will Hughes Near Stanford
--nill Is RuiIdinO a Biz Barn.

one of the finest veins of coal ever
struck In Fergus county, was encount-
tered by VIII Hughes on his ranch on
Willow creek IA short time ago. The
vein Is about seven feet thick and al
most entirely free from slate. The coal
Is fine grade Of bituminous Mr..
Hughes has driven a tunnel about $50
1eet and Is now taking the block fuel
out or large rooms. All the coal owners
or this region find good market for
their product, selling all they can get
out at $40 per ton at the mine, just
as the product comes out Of the ground
ilcked coal sells at even higher prices
at the mine.
The roads between Geyser and Belt
are almost impossible at the present
time. About eighteen inches Of snow
fell i'm that region about two week,
ago and Is still on the ground
Miss Euphemia Campbell teacher OF
the Campbell school on upper Wolf
creek, was in Stanford last Saturday
visiting her many friends.
A report reached Stanford last week
that AL Hackett, who was going to
open hotel here. was killed by falling
oul VI WdSol ana breaking MS necK,
while on the way from Armington to
Belt. Later 1t was ascertained, that
AL met with an accident as above
stated but by no means fatal and il
recovering rapidly from the effect OF
the fall
AL Hutchell of Armington has pur-
chased the old Crescent hotel building
from Lee Balm and contemplates OPEN
fner 6c.,t
future.
Thomas Simpson is home from bus
mess trip to Canada. He intends to
settle in the dominion by spring.
w. J. Hill, superintendent of con-
struction of the Billings & Northern
railroad, Is having a large barn built
here to care for his many teams which
are working i'm this vicinity, doing
freghting for the nearby grading
camps.
Joe LavOie of KiIby has remoyed his
sd wmill to Spring Coulee between Run
ming and Dry Wolf. He has taken q
large contract with d. Grant & Co to
supply them with lumber for the Sur
prise and Willow creek tunnels.
A heavy fall of snow fell i'm this vic
nifty during the recent snow storm.
j.. l.. Mears trailed his cattle from
the Pig Eye basin last week to his
home ranch on Arrow creek where he
will winter them
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
CHRISTMAS SUNDAY

At the Presbyterian church AN tbe
II o'clock service the following Christ
mas music viii be rendered Nv the
choir: II Bring You Good Tidings.
Wilson; The Shepherds Vision" Am
ford Solo BY Miss Whiting; The Choir
ana Congregation WIN Sing: Herald.
Angels, Mend lsshon; Carol Willis.
The pastor will preach on the theme:
Ihe Wise Men and Other Wise Men.
me evening service viii be musical
III by large chorus choir and soloist.
me young peoples meeting at $50
WIZ he led by Mrs. puickendcn. Topi.:
low can we carry the Christmas
spirit through 1901"
HENRY QUlCkENDEN. Pastor
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18

In our opinion, the above quotation
answers your question, for in said
section 1888 of the Political Code, the
county commissioners are not even re-
quired to ask for bids for the county
printing. but may, if they SO desire
enter into a contract with any paper
in their county that, in their Judgment
shall be most suitable for performing
said work, which has been published
continuously in said county at least
six months Immediately preceding the
awarding of the contract. The mere
fact that the law does not require the
board to call for bids and let the con-
tract to the lowest bidder would in
legislature that this matter should be
left to the sound discretion of the
board of county commissioners, there.
fore, we must hold that it is against
public policy for the old board of COM
missiOners whose term of office is
about to expire, to enter into a con-
tract for work of the character of
county printing which will be binding
upon the newly elected board of county
commissioners and thereby deprive
them of the discretion they are given
by the law in making such contracts.
Your opinion of the board of county
commissioners is hereby affirmed.
Very truly yours,
ALBERT J. GALEN,
Attorney General
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
METHODIST CHURCH FURNACE.
A hot Air Underfeed System Has
Just Been Installed.

The installation Of the new furnace
in the Methodist Episcopal church Of
this city was completed last Saturday >
afternoon, with the exception of few
minor fixtures, and the furnace is now
in good working order, heating the
large church room in first class man.
ner
The system which has a heating cap
acity of 10000 cubic feet. being one of
the largest furnaces of the kind made.
was installed by Al Kline of the Mon
tana Hardware company.
The new furnace. which is the hot
air variety, has two advantages, over
other furnaces. First, it takes advan-
tage of the "underfeed" system of add
ing fuel. This means saving of two
thirds in the value of fuel used A
second advantage is that the CRATES are
revolving on a ball bearing which is a
great convenience.
A large cold air duct has also been
built which allows continuous supply
of fresh air to enter the building. Ow-
ing to the relative weights of hot and
cold air, steady circulation of the air
making a uniform heat is going on in
the room.
The ARRANGEMENT is such that the
very best of ventilation can be secured
and the room kept warm at all times.
1t is thought that arrangements look
ing to the purchase of pipe organ will
soon be made.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
WITHDRAWN LANDS RESTORED.

Not for many months has better piece OF news
been received in Lewstown than that contained in tel
iegram the register and receiver Of the u s. land Of
flee at this place this morning from the general land
office
The telegram announces that all Of the land with
drawn from entry last July and the yet larger tract
Withdrawn the latter part Of November has all been
thrown open for entry Only land upon which
coal is known to exist in paying quantities is
excepted.
This order affects several million Of land in
Fergus county, and had the Withdrawals been continued
in force ,uld have greatly retarded settlement in this
county. Following is the telegram received this morn
ling:
washington, D. c., Dec. II, 'O6.
Register and Receiver U. S. Land Office Lewisown,
Montana.
by departmental order of today Withdrawals of July
26 1906 and subsequent Withdrawals from entrv filing
of sections Of lands believed to contain workable COAL
modified to provide for the withdrawal of such lands
from coal entry merely. So note your records and
proceed accordingly.
&C. F. POLLOCK
Asst Comr"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-12-18
Well Known Cattlemau of Tibet Conn.
try Is Victim of a Stroke
While at Day House.
HIS CONDITION IS VERY SERIOUS
The Victim Cannot Utter a WOrd--
His Right Side Is Entirely Para,
Iysed--Step-sOn Arrives.

Absolem T. Hays, for twenty five
years a well known rancher of the gap
was the victim of a serious, if not
fatal stroke of paralysis which over
came him last Sunday afternoon, in
the Day house.
Mr. Hays had gone into his room
and was about to start a fire. AS he
stopped to pick up some kindling. the
stroke came over him. A cry startle d
the guests Of the house. and when his
room was entered, Mr.. Hays way lying
upon the floor in a helpless condition.
Medical aid was Immediately sum-
moned, and the stricken man was mace