Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-06
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
ADDS TO TERRITORY
OF CAMP OF BINGHAM
Utah Metal Discovers Naturalization
ON Toocle Slde---fOrtunc Prom
iscd Form Water.

Through strike in the big tunnel
OF the Utah Metal property. an addi-
tional mineralized territory has been
added to Bingham. Although the ore
which was found 3,4O0 feet from the
portal OF the tunnel. II not a com
merCial grade 4, rs well mineralized.
Z. 1T IL I 900 feet closer to the portal OF
1.-The tunnel that was expected and fully
Z carries out the opinion or President
Walter B. Farmer
The assure is being cut diagonaliy by
/. the tunnel and at present Is 40 rect
\ wide and filled with iron and copper.
The water that leaks out OF the
assure Is well saturated with copper
No assays have as yet beer made OF
the ore body.
This means much TO Bingham AS II
adds n strip OF several thousands OF
!, feet to the mineralized area of the
camp For long time II has been
contendcd by many engineers that no
ore would be found on the Bingham
Metals sido OF the property, from
which the big bore is being driven to
reach Carr fork.
h The work in the tunnel is advancing
rapidly, some days as high as rs
feet being the progress In the face OF
the tunnel The big power drills are
driving away and force Of three
shafts "A DAY Is toiling away
on Mr. Farmer W. T.. l.. Diilaway,
treasurer Of the company and l.. \.
Fordycc, during their visit at the prop
erty was the finding OF $50 ore by
leascrs on the Deems claim, which was
worked in the early DAYS The tun-
mel Is SOS feet long. Within a week
after the leasers had taken ahold, the
tunnel was cleaned out and raise
! had struck 1--WE feet of ore carrying
lead. silver and gold. as wei as some
"copper". In the Mast tunnel this same
vein ~ shown to be IL feet wide
The company has adopted a policy OF
following leases In all the openings In
the property which II II declared
| number over eos. A score or more OF
leases will soon be operating on the
property. not ONLY on the Bingham
side. but on the Tooele side as we'll
This will allow quick method OF
! gaining an understanding Of the
geology OF the ground.
Negotiations are also under way be-
tween the Utah Metal and the Utah
Copper for the sale Of 220 gallons of
w9ter a minute to the latter company
+, Officials OF the Utah Copper recently
examined the many springs on the
Utah Metal property. II has been as
certained that springs are high enough
to nut the water over the range TO the
Utah Copper without whiting for the
/, tunnel. IT ~ also declared that within
4.
negotiations for tho securing OF Its
water supply from Middle canyon.
HAS FORTY SPRINGS.
There are about 40 springs on the
property and only one or two of these
have been developed at all
I The water now coming down the
canyon could develope 1900 horse
power. but only about a sixth OF this
Is being utilized. As soon as the low
ebb Is reached by the water, work Will
be started with a force OF men TO in
GREASE the flow and fully develope
the source of supply.
4 Tho No. dam ia Right Hand work
I'm Middle canyon has a drop OF 7s7
feet vertical and the power Is develop
ed through . inch pipe that Is
graded down to four inches. Nearly
three time the amount Of water used
Is passing over the dam, No. dam IL
in Hansen fork and IL has vertical
drop OF $50 feet. This II taken down
with II inch spiral pipe graded 10
six inches. This developes $50 horse
power
There Is $50 to 500 gallons OF water
leaving the tunnel every minute This
Is being utilized 10 develope the cleo
n trio lighting. The water system has
been 50 arranged that should any
Thing happen to one OF tho sources
Nanother. can be switched in at
moments notice.
4 The building OF additional cottage
for the care of the married men em-
ployed at the property will be built at
once
Il Mr.. Farmer and Mr. Fordyce left
! yesterday for Boston while Mr.. Dilla-
way went to Montana TO look over his