Show THE U S TRAMWAY Expert Authority Pronounces l the Biggest of Kid in the West A staff correspondent of the Mining Reporter Denver finds material in the United States Mining companys tramway tram-way at Bingham for a most interesting article on the aerial transportation of ores and says of the carrier In question that ll is the heaviest capacity line that has been installed on any mine in the Wost The article is profusely and instructively Illustrated and will appeal with much force to others who are seeking to overcome expensive hauls between the mine and loading station Among other things noticeable notice-able about the line sass the correspondent corre-spondent Is that H was built to handle ore In competition with cOllpetllon wih a standard gauge railroad This competing com-peting railroad line is within 200 feet of the loading terminal of the mainline main-line and delivers their ore over a considerably con-siderably longer distance than the lama to the Rio Grande Western railway at Blngham nnd the United States Mining company would certainly certain-ly I never have gone to the expense of installing this tramway if they had not been aatisfled that It was the cheapest and best way of handling their ore An Industrys Loss The Mining and Scientific Press of San Francisco after reviewing the career of Victor M Clement from the date of his birth In Los Angeles through the thrilling days of the Tame son raid In the Transvaal and up to the hour of his untimely adieu at Saltlllo Coahuila Mex says In the death of Victor M Clemenl thero Is removed from the active licit of the mining world one of Its brightest bright-est lights He was a serious earnest man and one true to his friends His loss will bo mourned by a large circle of friends and acquaintances in America and abroad The Pacific Coast Miner commenting upon the death of the lamented mining man says Gifted with many good qualities born of parents of different nationalities and possessing theli respective Inspirations and individualities individu-alities Clement drifted more Into mining rather than entered the profession profes-sion by direct Inclination or design Responsible for his education to himself him-self only and accomplishing It througl his own efforts he became a most capable man There was no mining engineer In the country with whom he could not compete and there was no manager whoso work generally was more economical and satisfactory Ills death Is a loss to the mining profession profes-sion and his many friends on the Pa olllc coast have received the information informa-tion of his death with the utmost regret re-gret I Mining Notes Waller W Byre leaves for Boise Ida to Interview of today tho bonanza kings o Neal and Pearl districts Frank B Cook manager of the Columbia Colum-bia companys Blngham properties left for camp again yesterday Two lots of ore from lessees on Garten ground were delivered at tho furnaces of tho Blngham Con during tho duy Tho illness of his wlfo at Denver prc vented time return of Manager Freuden thai of tho Manhattim as scheduled yesterday yes-terday W G Isebekcr loft for Mllford las night to conduct an examination of a group of prospects that have been commended com-mended to his clients Maj I B Stanton who han long been Identified l with tho placers of tho Colorado Colo-rado rlvir Is In town apaln but positively positive-ly I refuses to be Interviewed concerning he future of his undertaking In that re don alonH 1L W Sherman of tho firm of J H BIgger Co left last night for Omaha and Chicago In tho Interest of the East Pacific Mining company The management of tho Con Mercur yesterday drew down fi chock for i90 > this time proceeds of two tons of slag from Ha refinery at Mercur Charles J Moore for many years idea tiled with the wimps of Colorado and ut rcsont of the great Portland mine at Crlpplo Creek la In the city Manager McVlchle of the Blnpham Con has returned after a visit to the Euglo it Blue Bell of Tlntlc and says the new compressor will go Into commission today to-day dayTime Tho management of the Copperhead group In Drum district will continue the sinking of tho shaft to a depth of ± T5 feet from which level tictlvo prospecting will be d > c prosecuted E cry thing yesterday appoarcd to he favorable to an early settlement of time tribulations that havo momentarily overcome over-come the Bluebird of Beaver county Certainly the Indebtedness will be discharged dis-charged and work resumed Jn tho nest few days |