Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
NEVADA MAN
ON BINGHAM
Says il is Best Located Low
Grade Copper Camp in
The World.
HAS MUCH FAITH Nj BULLFR0G
VII. a Wonderful Milling Camp
Also Predicts Prosperity for
Manhattan.

O.. d, Porter a brother Of Peter Por-
ter ~ this city, believes on Nevada. He
Is extensively interested ga It's mines
and has figured prominently In the de-
yelopmsnt Of Touop7h, Goliheld, Man
haitian and some Of the other new
camps which have come into existence
in the sjotc on the west during the past
few years. Mr. Porter Is IN the city
ON a briei business trip, and during tn
past few days has been looking over
Bingham, in which he IS also intel est
ed. Being part owner Of the Montezu.
ma and Cluster mines. he also believes
in Bingham ana thinks 1t one Of tn
most ajyaniageously located lowgrade
copper camps 60 the world.
Bingham" said MI Porter today, rs
in tte unique position Of being close 70
salt Lake CITY. It's base OF supplies, il
bias plenty % power, Is near 10 some Of
The greatest ore reduction works in the
worm, ana being not d great ways from
the coal mines, the Tue problem Is noe
a serious one, Bingham has the adj
vantage lf good railroad facilities, con-
dlUous seem 10 be about rignt tor t.a
handling OF ore cheapiy and when some
OF the mig companies which are now
equlppin, ihcir mines with milling IA.
ciuucs g.. 90 stedQy business. am con-
h1ent mat some OF ueu vii produce
copper al as low cost as can be done
anywhere else The great work that
mas been undertaken 300 Bingham. with
the erection ~ the smeltvr ana mills az
Garfield means a great deal for salt
Lake. mufs. no DOUBT, than some PEG
pie realty appreciate"
While MI Porter believes Tonopah.
Goldheii, Manhattan, Round Mountain
ana Fairyiew aye wonderful mining
camps aud viii De productive u great
many more large lG,nes he IL inclined
10 beiIye mat the bulllrog district will
be- King OF them an. tie describes Il
as being The bingham OF southern Ne
vaca, ana that u VIII be the location
NJ immensely large mills. The ores
there. he states ueing OF a character
which win permit OF economic treat
ment. The camp will soon have rail-
road facilities IL already has electric
power, the source Of energy being m
California. and down IN the AmargOsa
valley Is an ineEh3ustible water supply.
II is the Judgment OF Mr.. Porter that
Manhattan Wlu be another great mil.
ling c3mp 'lj VIII bee high grade
/ milling camp. he continued. Tor there
we find lots Of ore not quite good
] enough t0 stand the cost OF shipment
I from q camp so remote from the smell
I ters but which would be classed as
high grade ore in Utah Manhattan IL
a district which win produce mil
lions Of dollars IN gold and ! DO no,
know Of any other camp where pam
nines N free gold can be obtained from
Owe. such a large area as is the case
/ On Manhattan
Mr. Porter Is one OF the principal
/ owners o. the Pine Nut mine, adioin
/ Ing Inc Manhattan Con-. which is beinA
equipped with a powerful new hoist.
/ ms plant. \ lode from % 20 30 feet In
/ width has been followed for "A distance
/ OF 200 feet, and the ore Is OF a
/ splendid milling grade. The company
] has close 90 $4,000 in its treasury ana
/ will in due time provide milling equip.
/ menti but f0r the present all energy
/ VIII be bent towards the further de-
| vclopment 81 the mine.
Mr. Porter, Ike good many others.
/ Is fayorably Impressed with the east
. end OF the Manhattan district wher,
some immense Lodges crop 10 the sur.
face, and II indications count for any.
thing, VIII be the location OF some big
producers.