The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-05
UTAH METAL
PUSHING WORK
Some of Big Equipment for
Bingham Property Has
Arrived.
AIM TO FINISH WORK
IN SIXTY DAYS.
Tunnel Being Enlarged and
Average Grade Somewhat
Reduced.

Manager s. ". Trcloar Of the Utah
Metal Mining company. whose opera tions
AZ Bingham are on large scale is visit
Ing In this city FOR a few days. Mr., Ire
loar states that the machinery and equip
mcnt ordered by his company recently is
arriving In good shape. and that all pos
sible progress is beins made with tho
worl; now i'm hand.
Among tho material which has already
arrived at the mine Is 1900 feet OF six
inch air pipe and $500 feet OF twclve-inch
pipe for use I'm tho construction OF the
hydro electric plant is also on the way.
Barring delays consignment OF $50 tons
OF 81 pound rails. 10 he used in replacing
the lighter steel formerly used in the tun-
mel viii arrive on Thursday Of this week.
and this Will be laid as rapidly as pos
sible. Mr. Trcloar received Geographic
Information Tuesday To tho effect That
the big generator for the plant. as wei!
- s the electric locomotives. to be used
ss n part of the electric haulacc system
which will he installed in the tunnel. are
Inder construction at the factory, and
an effort is being made to nave thcm
delivered ~ the mine not later than the
end Of the month.
Two carloads OF lumber are now being
unoaded also. this TO bc used i'm the crec-
tlon OF a large two-story bunk house,
change room. boarding house and Offices,
etc. and for the charging OF the power
plant building.
In all some $50 600 worth OF machinery
plant has been ordered. $50, 0O0 having
been originally set aside for the install
ia,ion OF new machinery and the, i'm,
DroVep1ents planned FOR thc tunnel ana
other workings at the mine.
Enlarging Tunnel.
While tho worl; Of the installation oi
the new plant Is going on as rapidly as
The equipment arrives. much attention
Is being paid TO the rcmodcline and en-
larginc OF tho tunnel, From Its old dl-
InensionF OF Xxi tho tunnel Is being on
larccd 10 n uniform size OF SSln feet,
tho grade is being made more uniform
and the route will bo double tracked
throughout 35-pound rails, as stated. 10
he used for tracks
The 1une underneath the tracks. which
now has capacity OF 900 gallons oi
water Der minute. will I've enlarged until
Il can accommodate 5000 gallons per
minute, and this alone gives some idea
of the extensive operations planned by
the company.
viii Get Depth.
The tunnel Is now I'm about 1000 feet,
and the company still has 5000 feet To 10
completed bore will be 1000 feet in
length. \ depth OF 1000 feet will be at,
tained in the old Bingham Central
having known ore reserves in this ter
ritory. Tho ma Management anticipates max
inG headway 1t the rate OF 400 feet per
month whom once the actual work OF
tunnel-driving is started. Three shifts
Will be employed constantly. and With
increased power drll capacity and the
electric haulagc system handling the dir;,
h is promised that new records in work
OF this nature viii be made.
II the machinery now on the way ana
In process Of construction Is received or
schedule time, Mr.. Trcloar Us OF the opin-
ion that its installation and the improve
mcnts now under way In tho tunnel VIII
he completed within the next SiHty Gays;
SO jhat by the end OF that timc If ell
goes well the actual work Of mining will
he started.
In tho financing of the Utah Metal
company. recently perfected. provision
was also made for the construction OF an
electric road from the tunnel TO the In.
tcrnational plant nj Tooeic. and this VIII
probably be undertaken following the
complction of the tunnel.