Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-14
CHANGES MANY
IN BINGHAM.
Being Brought About by the Stu
pendous Work Of Boston Con.
And Utah Copper.
GEMMELL LOCATING YARDS.
To Handle Great Tr > Loads Of Ore
-unprcccdcn rmand Tor
Mine Equipment

The person who has not visited Bing-
ham, Utahs greatest copper camp in
the past six months, were he to go
there today could not help but note the
vast changes that have taken place
during that space OF time.
Undoubtedly the next six months VIII
record changes much more pronounced.
just now two OF the big copper COM
panles, the Boston Consolidated ana
Utah Copper, are getting ready To Turn
out Tremendous daily tonnages, ana
while the work Of mill construction AT
Garfield is being carried forward with
ali possible haste. the officials In charge
OF the respective mines are losing no
time in preparing to make good when
they are called upon 10 keep these new
mills supplied They realize that ihere
is much to do to get the mines In shape
10 respond when the word Is sent out
from GARFIELD that the mills are ready
to receive ere.
During the past week General Supt.
r. q. Gemmell of the Utah Copper conf
pany has spent the most OF his tiine III
camp figuring out the most economic
plan OF handling over l20 carloads o.
ore every day. IT VIII be necessary 10
at one time anywhere between 100 and
800 cars. The canyon being SO narrow,
Mr.. Gemmell finds that there are many
serious problems TO be overcome In
order to get sufficient room. II has
been practically decided, however,
that the most available place In the
canyon for these yards Is IN the vicin-
ity of the entrance TO the main tunnel,
but this will Involve the moving OF
number OF company buildings 10 other
locations. including the structure con-
tanning the air compressor and black
smith shop; the county road VIII prob
ably have to be changed, while the
problem of tearing down the mountain
by means OF steam shovels without un-
derminng and destroying the roadbe1
Of the high line" of the Copper Belt
railroad, presents some rather unique
and Intricate problems.
The Boston Consolidated Is shaping
things TO start one OF It's big steam
shovels In stripping the surface prep
aratory to putting the machine ON ore.
The grading OF the two miles " rail-
road, which will connect the scene OF
operations with the tracks Of the Cop
per Belt, Is ALMOST finished ana the lay
ing Of rails viii be started almost any
day.
MOI only are the foregoing nafnen
companies preparing 10 expand, but
others are following in line. notably the
Yampa and Utah Apex both OF which
will soon undertake the building OF
aerial tramways to facilitate the hand
ling of output At the New England.
Manager Atkinson is Installing ma
chinery that will result In greatly In
creased earnings from that property,
the Bingham Central is carrying for.
ward its campaign of development with
the view OF reaching the productive
stages before very long; the BInghan.'
New Haven company continues TO sup
ply the market with ore regularly ana
recent developments in the Utah Con-
solldated indicate that dividends WIN
continue to come from that bonanza
for an Indefinite period OF years.
In fact. everywhere. In bingham,
progress is being made and not a day
passes without an increased demand
FOR labor Machinery houses report thar
there has been a wonderfully large call
for new equipment from operators, out
side of those interested in the build
ing OF the new concentrating mills az
Goldneld, of late and that business IN
the mining machinery line has never
been so good as IL Is at the present
time.