Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
BINGHAMs SKY LINE.
Something About the Railroad Built
To Boston Cons Porphyry Belt.

one Of the features Of construction
work In Bingham AZ the present time
Is the sky line railroad OF the Boston
Con. which Is rapidly being brought to
/ completion. says the Press The road
runs from the works IN Carr Fork
around the hill into the main canyon
and II % be used solely for steam
shovel work. The properties Of the
company referred 20 cover an extern
sive tract including the top Of the hin
Which separates Carr Fork from the
main canyon and the orc body Is
found here but few feet from the
surface II II the pan OF the company
then. 10 operate three steam shOvels
on this tract first scooning the sur
face dirt and finally removing the
rocky formation which covers the ore
body proper Thus an immense saw
ing in labor and time can he affected
and sufficient ore to meet the require
ments Of toe company's 5000 ton mill
viii be uncovered.
The railroad Itself il constructed IN
three legs. two ~ which are 20 be used
merely 10 mount the steep grade 20
the third leg or line proper From the
junction 81 these two portions. the
road runs east on the south side Of
Carr Fork distance Of mile 10 the
hogback separating the two canyons
Here the grade changes from the Der
cent which Il has maintained thus far
10 2 per cent The latter degree NJ
ascent IS maintained 20 the end OF tho
line IN main canyon
The steam shoyels are to be used ON
the portion Of the road Just described
They are % be started upon the main
canyon end Of the road and win shin
their dirt on narrow gauge. made bv
means Of third ran back 10 Ingefsol
gulch II is eNueectei that the latter
will be filled within two years. and this
indeed is not improbable when 10 Is
taken into consideration that the Bos-
ton Con properties are or such am exc
tent that there Us literally the surface
~ a small mountain 20 be- removed
The shoyels purchased for this work
have high capacity. One Is on the
ground az present. having working
average of 1000 cubic wards Der dav
Of ten hours. n works i'm a radius of
30 feet has horse power Of ,i and
picks up three cubic Yards every din.
per FUN This shovel Is listed az Slf,
600. With two more machines also NJ
large capacity ON the road. the equip.
ment in this line is seen 10 be- very
efficient
As 20 the roadbed itself 10 may be
said az leaest that - - an unioile
piece Of engineering. The entire Inc
Is cut out ~ the hillside and run Tor
half It's length a. an exceedingly steep
grade There are five cuts on the line
varying 90 length from 100 10 800 feet
and having an average depth " ten
Yards several fills. switches and so
MANY curves that there are practically
no tangents on tns entire road. And
perhaps the most noteworthy feature
OF the whole project nom au engineer
Ing standpoint is the one trsstle
which crosses iugprsoll gulch. 70 Is
200 feet long and is built on a III per
cent grade and "a 40 per cent curve.
Work ON this line was started ON
March ] and though difficulties have
been encountered an average of so
men per day Tor the last three months
IL ranilly bringing the end I'm sight
Nearly 1000 feet Of track are ana at
present ana the remainder Is being
put down a. The rate of 500 feet a
DAY