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Show HINGIIAMS NEW 1!U1 A Strike in an Old Location atChrr'a Fork Creates a Sensation Among the Miners. ACTIVITY OH ALL SIDES Deputy Swan Finishes His Official Business Busi-ness and Takes a Look Over the Oamp. Deputy United States Marshal Swan returned from Bingham this morning, where he reached the enemy, and getting get-ting service in tbe South Galena-Niagara Injunction suit, gave his attention for a brief space to the great industrial feature of that locality. To the interviewer, inter-viewer, Mr. Swan stated that never in his recollection had Bingham presented such an atmosphere of substantial prosperity. All the old producers are maintaining a steady output, while the amount of prospecting is unprecedented, unprece-dented, t'arr Fork is now the scene of A Moat Energetic Campaign and will soon, it is predicted, be among the most formidable of the camps that are now in the exciting struggle for supremacy. It has been worked in a desultory way for years, and while it has been, productive of some very gratifying results, it is doubtful doubt-ful if the real mineral horizon has been reached until within the present season, j The presence of a strong and well do-! lined ore zone is being more clearly demonstrated with each blast, a can-spicuous can-spicuous example of this having been I found at the Jersey Blue mine that recently re-cently Made a Strike that discloses a splendid body of mineral min-eral assays from which show as much as $135 per ton. Tht property has been prospected by a tunnel that now penetrates pene-trates the hill for a distance of 800 feet and which establishes a vertieal depth of 200 feet from the surface, showing a continuation of the mother vein as it was originally brought out at Bingham. In addition to this work is going on throughout the Fork and Splendid Keulta are Allured this year. Confident of this, prospectors prospec-tors are working on a most diligent scale while new strikes have not only stiffened the demand but advanced the ligure at which the prospective bonanza is held. The steady and substantial growtd of the oamp was never more perceptible than at present, said Deputy Swan. The roster shows the employment of about 1200 miners which number will be increased as heavier machinery is planted and lower levels are reached. The general outlook of the camp was never more encouraging and the output for 1891 promises to show a large increase. |