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Show Bingham's Anniversary Seventy-Nine Years of Development Transforms Trans-forms the Place from a Sheepherder's Paradise Into the Greatest Mining Camp in the World. Seventy -nine years ago this month, Binjham Canyon was lust given a name to distinguish it from other canyons can-yons of the state. Since that time it has developed into the greatest tonage mining camp in the world, liy way of expressing appreciation of the fact that this paper enjoys the distinction and the honor of circulating as a disseminator disseminat-or of local news and good will among the inhabitants of one of the most interesting and really important mining camps to be found anywhere on earth, it proposes to devote this space to reciting a few historical facts in connection with the development of Bingham Canyon from its infancy to the present day and to present some authentic statistical data to substantiate the broad and sweeping claim made in the caption of this article. In October, 1347, Will E. Bingham drove his band of sheep in this canyon and referred to it as a "sheep herder's paradise".... It was named at that time "Bingham Canyon." The early settlers of Utah devoted their energies to agriculture and prospecting for precious metals was discouraged. dis-couraged. When General Connet came to Utah, among his soldiers were a number of prospectors w ho had labored in the mines of California. Experienced miners were given leave of absence from time to time and in every way encouraged en-couraged to prospect the surrounding hills. To G. B. Ogil- . vie, a farmer, however, belongs the honor of having discovered dis-covered the first ore in this district. The mineral was found on what is now United States Mining campany property and was known as the Old Jordan claim. . The really rich mineralized district lies within a radius of one mile, using the Utah Copper company territory as the center. To date the Utah Copper Company has moved 312,902,-603 312,902,-603 tons of material. This, if placed in railroad cars of fifty tons capacity, would extend nearly 30,000 miles. Present population, 12,000. Children attending school, 1,303. First mineral location made September 17, 1S63, under the name of Old Jordan. This is now a part of the United " States Mining Company's property. Number of men 'employed in and around the mines, 3 849. Monthly pay roll, $546,623.60. , Total value of supplies used monthly, $381,427.22. Electric power required for mining operations, 11,829 H. P. (not including steam). Pounds of powder used monthly, 421,778. Tons of ore and waste material handled monthly, 2,-886,947. 2,-886,947. Names of producing mines: 1. Utah Copper 2. Utah Delaware ' 3. United States 4. Utah-Apex. 5. Bingham Mines 6. Park Bingham 7. Ohio Copper 8. Utah-Boston (New England) 9. Utah Metals and Tunnel 10. Montana Bingham. 11. Lead-Silver , |