The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
BIRCH CREEK
COPPER MINES
Idaho Falls Is Boosting for Re-
gion in Which Weimer Mines
Are Located.
MANY MEN INVADING CAMP
eRINsoN COAL MINE ON WILLOW
CREEK.

A great deal of interest is being mani
Tested i'm the new finds in the Birch
Creek mining district, about sixty miles
northwest of here. and some very re-
markable ore propositions are coming into
notice since the opening of the Neimer
and other properties which have been
outputting ore valued all the way from
800 TO $500 a ton. says an Idaho Falls
correspondent of the Boise Capital News
on the inauguration of extensive ship
ping OF high-grade copper ore, the us
trict has received very close attention
from many prominent mining men of the
west and several companies have been
organized for exploration In tnat sectloh'
Operations at the Weimer.
The Weimer properties embrace about
seventy claims and cover a marvellous ore
deposit. An open cut has been mace
which will develop several claims OF the
group. This open cut has "a uepth OF
thirty feet. or more and ITS real extern extent
is unknown at this time, though practl-
cally the entire ledge is being quarried
off and sacked for shipment.
This ore is hauled about sixty miles,
an average shipment being ten tons per
dav and the net returns. over and above
hauling expenses. will run pretty close to
500 a ton. which constitutes one of the
biggest mining propositions in the west
ern country. The territory is practically
unlimited. Thirty-fiVe men are employed
at this time and as many more viii go
out TO the properties within the next two
or three days.
Commodious bunk and boarding houses
have been erected, and also "A tramway
which conveys the mineral from the open
cut to the ore shoot where II IS loaded
for transportation There is a great
amount OF secOnd-grade ore at the mine
which will be sent out as soon as snip
ping facilities are improved. The property
is controlled and operated by j. =. Wei
mcr. q Michigan mining man OF long eX-
perience. Extensive operations will be
promoted i'm the early spring and 1t is
probable that a matte smeter Of large
capacity will be built. The smelter prop
osition has virtually been decided uDon
and the operation will not be devoted to
the exclusive handling of WemeH ores.
but will he custom concern.
The Bell Peak Group.
c. w. Mulhali and Thomas Wilson ar
rived home the other day from the Birch
Creek mining section. where they have
lren doing assessment work en- group
OF four claims. i'm which they are inter
ested. This group is located across the
gulch from the noted Weimer properties
on the other side of the hill. The four
claims are the Bell Peak. Gungle. Elk
Track and WhiterOck. But little devel-
oDment has been done. but sufficient TO
show the presence of a well-defined vein
or high-grade copper ore The operators
are as yet hardly under ground. but n
sample test made from average Dickings
returns an assay valuation of $685. ton
These-values consist Of 80 per cent con
per and ten ounces silver with a trace
OF gold. ON the basis Of this ASSAY value
milling propOsition of one-fourth that
figure would be a great winner These
samples we're taken from two claims and
arc virtually from the grass roots Wig
@rous development is being prosecuted at
this time.
The claims are owned entirely by Idaho
rams people. Mining men unhesitatngly
pronounce the group. from present indi-
cations, to be lOne OF the most promising
mineral propositions they have ever seen.
and it's exact value and status as a min
inE property will shortly develon with
the exploitation Of the vein This is but
another proDerty that could find ready
0utlet Tor It's product through an cleo
tric road TO Idaho Falls.
Idaho Falls Coal Mine.
Joe Crimson has opened up coal mine
on MS property, which is located about
fourteen miles from Idaho Falls on uDDer
Willow creek. He has the vein we'll de-
Neioped and is taking out an excellent
Huaimy oi Soal, the daily output being
the mine for s.. and all the product of
the property at this time is consumed
py the farmers OF Iona and Ammon. An
engine and hosting apparatus have inst
been installed which will materially in
crease the output of the mine The on
Srauon or this property proved of great
neneft TO residents OF the rural sections
curing the coal shortage period and nov
tnat IL mas been opened up I'm good ahane
me product will be put on the local mar
ket IN competition with Wyoming coal
ne coal IS OF a superior quality and the
teITllory IS practically unlimited
Many Going to Birch Creek.
Ed Kaufman came down from Birch
creek yesterday and reports a very vigor-
Gus condition i'm that section The Wei
mer people have set up about twenty
tents tors the accommodation of an addi-
tlonal force of men until suitable auar-
ters can be erected. The property is in
creasing its shipments and the same higb
grade ore IS being taken out He like
wise reports that a number of RexbIIro
parties nave commenced extensive onera
tons and development on claims inst
stcrosS the gulch from the Weimer mines
me old Nicola property. which is now
nnuer bond and lease TO Mine Inspector
Den lot Sz0,Wg is under present devesoD-
Heht ana exploitation showing mn a suh
stanuai vein OF high-grade si.ver-iead ore
Act'EiIy IS generally noticeable through
OUT otner parts OF the district and nanv
people are fiocking in TO stake claims. al
though the depth Of snow badly in+e--
feres with development and assessment