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Show Campaign 1$ Eegun at Bingham Central Work Inaugurated in Old Jeff Davis Tunnel, Undor Direction of Frank Taylor. Active oporatlon3 at tho properties of tho Bingham Central Mining company wcro inaugurated yesterday morning, at which time the cleaning out and rehabilitation rehabili-tation of tho old Jeff Davis tunnol, which has penotrated the JJonham group for about 100 foot, was begun undor tho direction di-rection of Frank J. Taylor, manager of tho Bingham & Now Haven company's mines, adjoining thoso of the Central, Mr. Taylor having consented to servo tho new undertaking, at least temporarily. Tt is tho intention of tho new company, said Manager Jnckllng, on his return from tho new camp, to continue this tunnel tun-nel to a connection with known bodies of sulphide oro that occur In the Bonham group, and that aro exposed In workings 1G3 feet abovo the level of the tunnel. To tap tho wealth of tho Davls-Gcbhart group, It hao been decided by Manager Jnckllng to begin driving Into It from an opening In Carr Fork, tills to be sent In at least 1100 feot to a connection with tho main contact, by which tho domain Is undorlald, whllo that there aro intercur-rlng intercur-rlng ones tho management has no doubt whatevor. To enable tho management manage-ment of tho Boston Con to push ahead with machine drills, tho management of the Boston Con. has signified Its willingness willing-ness to provldo It with tho necessary air, and for this a contract will probably bo effected tho present month. At Bingham there Is much Interest manifested In the new undertaking, and thnt it shall crystalllzo as one of tho most productlvo In tho camp of copper is a conviction expressed ex-pressed by every person who has Inquired Into tho territory about which tho new company has wound Its embrace. |