, 1899-11-02
For Three Years-That is What
the Famous Rudefeha Copper
Mine is Capable of Pro
ducing From the Ore
Now in Sight.
MAY BUILD A COMMENTATOR
At the Mine Next Year With Which to
Matte the Orc-Hon. Geo. Ferris
Talks, Interestingly of
the Great Cop
per Mine.

Hon. George Ferris came up
from the railroad last week and
went up to the Rudefeha mine
Sunday. While here Mr.. Ferris
talked of the future work and
prospects of the great mine in
which he is largely interested and
to the management of which he is
devoting all his energies. Among
other things, he said:
"We have no thought of putting
in n smelter at the mine. The
company has never contemplated
such a step, but we have talked
something about a concentration
for the mine next year. But we
have come to no definite conclus-
ion in the matter and there is no
use to discuss the matter until the
time comes"
When questioned concerning
the outlook of the mine, he said:
1--WE are 10Y drifting along the
vein under the old workings,
which we abandoned for the pur-
pose of constructing a new and
larger shaft. From the new to the
old shaft the distance is 100 or
200 feet. At a depth of 1870 feet
in the new shaft, we ran a %cross-cut
to tap the vein, which we did at a
distance of 30 feet. We cut
through the vein and found it to
be a little over % feet in thickness
at that point. OF course it was
not all high grade ore-we did net
expect that it would be-but that
entire % feet will run from s to 10
per cent. copper. When we had
satisfied ourselves of the vein we
proceeded to drift along it toward
a point directly under the old
workings, which were only so feet
in depth. OF course when we are
directly under the old shaft, we
will be more than 100 feet from
the surface, for the incline issharp
and we are running on a level,
which, with the natural rise of the
ground will give IT'S 40 or 80 feet
gain in depth.
80 far we have gone about 900
feet on the vein and in that dis
lance we have cut three different
bodies of the same high grade ore
taken from the old shaft. These
bodies were from two to three feet
in thickness. When we get di-
rectly under the old workings we
expet to encounter the same rich
body of ore which we know to lie
there. 1t was five feet in thick
ness in the old shaft and may be
still wider when we cut into it
again"
When he was askedhow much ore
would be taken out in n day, with
the machinery now at the mine,
Mr.. Ferris said:--
I'VE can easily take out a lOO
tons"
Upon some surprise being ex-
pressed, at the great quantity, Mr.
Ferris continued
"Why, that is nothing. Per.
haps you will be surprised when ]
tell you that if we were to take
out a 100 tons a day we have ore
enough in sight now to keep US
busy at that rate for three years
A big thing? Well, | should say
SO. Neither you nor | will evel
e that mine worked out. Tha'
is "A great country. There will b,
copper mined up there when this
generation and the next, and still
the next, have passed away-ir
fact 1t will never he exhausted"
When Mr., Ferris had gone hi.
way wefell to computing. Suppos,
the mine yields 100 tons per da!
Of 10 per cent. ore, for one year
That means $4,000 tons per year
At ten per cent, (leaviug out o
consideration the great body o
ore that will yield from 40 TO 81
per cent? we should have 1861