| Show HAVE CLOSED TIE PROPERTIES I West aionntnin Placers Will k on I Remain Idle Operations at the properties of the West Mountain Placer Mining company com-pany in Bingham have been discon tinned and within a few days the plant will be placed entirely out of commission and be turned over to n watchman for an indefinite length of time I is not known when workwill be resumed but it is probable that some changes will be ordered just as soon as there is a decrease in the volume vol-ume of water now overflowing the Bingham country For some time past the company has been considering the advisability of closing down the works on account of the inability to cope with the water which flowed in a great stream just over bed rock and through the gravel for some feat above The recent change in the management had a good effect but the wrong had been accomplished accom-plished and Mr Hazelgrove found himself him-self In a position where he could not carry out his original plans At a meeting of the members of the company com-pany held yesterday afternoon i was decided to discontinue operations and this was ordered I was the general opinion among the members that when the dry season makes its appearance appear-ance the company will be able to again work the sere s-ere Is no question as to the value of the companys ground for all of the gravel which has been raised has given splendid results The gold is in a flaky form with occasional large nuggets and the values in each pan ful of gravel washed has never been less than 52 cents and often run as high as 90 cents without counting the nuggets Out of a space Sx7s6 feet the sum of > i was taken the other day and such a showing alone should be sufficient proof of the permanency of the property For some time past adrift a-drift has been pushed across the can ran in order to if possible get up onto on-to a dry bench which exists above the claims of the company but the discovery caims raise cuts covery was made that the off above the mines and then the drift I was discontinued Everything out at i the property will be put in such n shape that operations may be resumed I at a few minutes notice It is also I probable g that some sort of a consolidation consolid-ation with other properties may be erected er-ected |
