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Show BINGHAM STANDARD STAND-ARD TAPPING ODE While - the upper tunnel of tne Bingham Standard Mines Company has exposed a very large vein ot ore, according to Mr. Mercer, Miulns Engineer, t!ila tunnel simply skims over the top of an apparently large body of ore. This. is very evident, says Mr. Mercpr. "Because an examination ex-amination of the top and bot tom of the tunnel Itself dteclose8 that the ore at 'the bottom of the ujjper tunnel widens out from the sides of tho bot. torn and narrows up considerably at the top of the tunnel, all whhin a radius of ten feet," It is therefore, highly important that depth be obtained, and to accomplish ac-complish this the company has locat. ed and are now driviag a lower tunnel tun-nel toward the ore horlzonally. This-work This-work la progressing satisfactorily. . Larger quarters for the men is an. other thing being given consider!- lion at the present time by the com. pany. The compa Is swklng bij r for t' e conhlruc lon of larger Tifm-, rs, and this work will con.monco the Immediate future. As soon iu thi9 work is completed, addition-.' help will be phuvd at the mimi, r.n three shifts of men will be regul.trly enjoyed in the driving of tho t'-r. nel. To put this mine on a rnu. shipping basis by the first of th year ls the ambition of officers of thr company, anl every effort will be put forth to accomplish this, according t. Mr. Beck, secretary-treasurer of ih company. ' |