The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-23
MILLIONS BEING
SPENT At BINGHAM
Camp Is Making Giant I'm
pToVementS in Develop
ing Mines.

Giant strides I'm improvements arc
being made I'm the camp % Bingham. al
though Few salt t.akcrs have any con-
ccption Of what IS going on IN tine
dollars are being spent. yet salt Lake
hardly notices the mining camp that
LAYS rs miles from its door. There mil
Hons 81 dollars are coming out each
year and this amount is being In
creased as each year goes by. To real
iT know what is going on In this giant
metal camp visit IS necessary \
mining engineer who recently visited
The camp was greatly Impressed with
what Bingham can do and tn part he
1T is hard for person 20 realize
what ie going on en- the great hills and
mountains 80 Bingham. The immensely
or the work is what appears as greatest
20 tho engineer But an annlysis
makes a. more astounding Only few
Items ~ what IN going on are ncces-
eary to show the mammoth propositions-
The Utah Copper company Is now
skirfinr the mountains with It's own
roads. with tunnels through the noun
tains and hills. adding to its already
enormous value and making another
outlet for bingham ores one railroad
g. unable 60 cope with the situation.
Two railroads will hardly be enough
~ the camp continues 20 increase as 81
hes in tho past. Tho nearly 1900 600
year will grow so per cent this year.
Army Of shoveI-.
Besides the railroad the Utah Cop
Der ig nov operating an army or shoFels
stripping the Immense quantity Of cop
Ter ore. a gigantic tonnage is being
placed IN sight for future use. No less
than 20 steam shovcls are now tearing
away 40 "a real mountain Of ore. getting
90 ready FOR the market and at the
same time keeping up regular snip
wentT. More dumping grounds are be-
Ing constantly acquired and greater Ia
ciiitics for mining are being taken over
by the company. The wei terreced
mountain side hardly looks like the
place "a did two years ago. IL is
new Bingham.
The bingham New Haven mill Is
now in operation and has been Tor sew
erai months. 10 Is giving full satisfac-
fion since the tiEs we're removed and
the treatment OF tho ore was siruplifted-
The ore is now crushed. run over two
sets Of screens. put through a classiiter
and then sent to the Whitley tables The
plant is giving excellent satisfaction
and handling from % o. 100 tons OF ore
son the Bingham side Of the noun
tam the Utah Metal o. now working
men. cleaning out number OF the old
tunnels. As soon as this Is done work
will Dc started By the company 20 de-
VoIop the ore bodies in anticipation Of
the new tunnel which viii be through
from Middle canyon within the next
nue. OF transportation Tor Bingham TIN
win cut down cost 60 a great amount
for n number 81 the properties.
shuts Down Plant
The United states plant is now shut
down pending the overhaulinE or Iue
machinery. The compressor at the old
Jordan mine has been iu FOR years This
fa being thoroughly ovcrhau.cd before
starting up again
"The Bingham Mines property is now
ma king a number or changes shat mean
"a LONGER life for this mine. The houses
are all being moved and the company
viii attack the mountain az a deeper
level
at the Ohio Copper plant and mill
. some revelations iu mining are beinl
made that we're never dreamed or. The
cavinE system Of mining is accomplish
fuE results that were never Thought 81
AZ tho mill everything is running Tx
. clock work. 4 man dressed for bal
could walk over the plant and never gel
n arack Of dirt on him