Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-18
The LUDWIG SMILING WORKS.
A Successful Enterprise that shsuid
Be Well Eaceuraged for the Bsn.
ems or the whole stats-A New
Field OF kmploymsas fer Hun.
dreds or Men,

As heretofore mentioned In the NEWS.
the new furnace erected at the Ludwig
copper mine. in the Walker river section.
Lyon county, Is proving to DO . moot
excellent practical success. highly en-
~oosraging to the mining prospects OF
not only that vicinity. but Of the whole
State as we'll. In fact, II constitutes .
new era and an important step in mining
advancement. 1t was looked upon - q
dubious experiment. bat the indomitabls
energy Of it, projectors. aided BY sx-
psrisnss and good Judgment, has carried
Il through to . successful issue.
For several years past ore from this
mine has been hauled to Dayton In
wagons, where Il Was Manufactured Into
blusstone at The works Of the Lyon Mill
and Mining Company. The richest and
best ore xss, Of course. selected. oonse.
ouently In time Q huge waste dump Of
about 5000 tons Of low.grads ore
accumulated. Several parties examined
this ore from time to time, bat CON-
sidersd II too poor to risk the costly e.
pertinent OF smelling II.
Six years ago Lewis Williams Of Ban
Francisco, one OF the most thorough
practical smslters on this coast, exam.
ined II and cams to the conclusion that
q proft could be made by hauling tho
ore a distance OF eight miles 10 water.
and there erecting smelling works. This
undoubtedly could be done, but the
present managers or undertakers OF the
operation. figured that by erecting . fur
mace at the mine. hauling the requisite
water for the water jacket or casing to
the furnace, and using that water over
and over again ~ fast as 1t could be
cooled In tanks provided for tho pur.
pose, that 1t will be far the most eco-
nomical plan, and 1t was accordingly
adopted. This plan also concentrates
the company's. property in q place,
employing fewer mon, requiring only
one boarding house. and requiring no
watchmen when the furnace 10 shut
down.
This IL the frst instance In the history
OF mining on this coast where water has
been hauled to the furnace. and 1t proves
to be q decidedly advantageous opera
ton. The company has had many difh.
culties to contend with, having had to
sink O we'll ON q desert and employ horse
power to pump the water. The work.
however, was carried through With
determination to test the real
value and smelling qualities OF the
ore, and In three and q half days
working Of the furnace 1t produced
twelve tons OF nearly pure copper, as
saying niuety.six per cent. and Q Stag
which only contained ope-eighth OF q
Der cent. copper. Suoh Q result
could not be other than sstisiac.
tory. The enterprise may safely
be pronounced an unqualified success.
This will give encouragement to other
mining property owners In the vicinity
to 90 ahead aud take out ores which they
can dispose Of at these reduction works
IL they see ft. The works are erected
in q very favorable position to draw It's
ore supplies from an extensive and rich
mineral belt Of base ores. Arsentiferous
aud auriferous lead and copper ores will
be treated, and the company will extend
their operations az fast a. they are able
and find II profitable.
It now remains for the railroad people
10 give this enterprise ample encourage.
menu and assistance In the way OF cheap
transportation to enable them to pull.
chase coke in San Francisco, and ship
their metallic products East or to
q paving market. II this 10 done.
the mining interest will DO encour'
aged, and employment furnished to
hundreds Of men. creating other flourish.
ing mining camps, and developing the
mineral and other natural resources Of
the large extent Of country through
which the new railroad passes IN Lyon
and Esmeralda counties and onward to-
ward the COLORADO river. Mutual In
terest should be carefully considered and
studied In this proposition for the bens.
at OF those Immediately concerned. a.
we'll % for the benefit OF the general
mining interests Of the whole State.