The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-08
This Is the Unqualified Opinion of
an Expert Mining Man of
Wide Experience.
e. Hardy, Successful Opera tor
of South America, Examined
the Property Yesterday.
He Pronounced 1t a Mafnffic ent
Showine--Prac ticaIly Two Gi-
eantic Mines in One.

Il. Hardy, a successful mine operator
of Costa sisico, Central America, who
arrived few days ago, having been
attracted hither by the reports of the
grand showing made in the prop
critics now being opened up here,
has been busy every day since his ar
rival in looking over the ground in the
gold and copper belts, and to say that
he is highly pleased with what he has
seen is putting it mildly.
Yesterday Mr.. Hardy went through
the underground workings of the Chain
man, in company with Foreman ]. B.
Simpson, and F. d. Smith, the COM
pany's metallurgist and mill superin-
tendent, the editor of the NEWS also
being one of the party. The first stop
was made at the 200-foot level, and
from the moment he stepped out of the
skipp it was plainly evident that Mr..
Hardy is a thorough mining man, fully
conversant with ore veins, their strike
and dip, and also what values they
| contain. Going first to the point where
the copper deposits were encountered,
the visitor examined the ore bodies
critically, found the point of contact
between that and the gold bearing
ores, and following each drift to its
fartherest extremity, pronounced it a
wonderful showing.
''This, !" said Mr. Hardy, lis cop
per mine, and a valuable one, and while
it is true that there are large quantities
of gold ore in sight, it will certainly de-
velop into a copper proposition and
call for a smelter.
But after passing through the sew
eral drifts and thence through
the workings on the upper level,
and making mental estimate
of the immense ore bodies blocked out,
he added that, Notwithstanding the
| copper deposits, there can be no ques-
tion as to the wisdom of putting in the
plant now being constructed, for there
is ore enough in sight to keep it in
operation for years, not to speak of
that which will certainly be opened up
in the further development of the
property.
AS he sat in stope and looked about
just before leaving the lmine, and was
told that the assay value of the ore
around him was $50, he remarked that
If it were only SO, or even less, the
property would still be one which |
would satisfy any mining company on
earth. That the Chairman mine far |
surpasses anything he expected to see
ola s..lxy IL
be surprising If Mr.. Hardy concludes |
to transfer his base of operation from
Central America to Ely.
To us, who are familiar with the |
mineral deposits in the Chairman, the |
value of these immense ore bodies at |
times seems to pale before the under |
standing, and we realize only in a |
faint, half hearted sort of way, what |
vast stores of wealth are to be extract |
cd from the hills around us. At such |
times a visit from man of Mr.. Har-
dy's experience and ability is whole |
some, and We become again sensible of |
our surroundings. The Chairman has
ceased to be an experiment, and when |
the new mill begins turning out bullion |
it will shortly take its place among the |
largest producers in the land.
NOTES.
The boilers for the Chairman are |
now on the road to Ely and II it had |
not been for the washOut In the road, |
would have been here day or two ago. |
They will be in place within few DAYS
and work in the mine will be resumed. |
Dix W. Smith, the Secretary of the
Chairman Company, is an indefatiga-
BILE and tireless worker, and il
there ever was a time when he could
Justly be accused Of being tender
foot, that time has long since faded
from memory.
All things considered, the progress
being made with the new chairman
mill is all that can reasonably be
expected. AT times delays occur
which seem inexcusable, but when the
distance from the railroad is considered,
due allowance must be made. The
NEWS will shortly present its readers
with photo-engraving of the new
plant
Nine riveters came in last +. iday
from Salt Lake City to construct the
new tanks for the Chairman mill, but
as the rivets had not arrived they
have not yet commenced work. Gem
eral Manager Dawson at once took the
matter up with the railroad company,
and also advised the Salt Lake Hard.
ware Company of the situation, with
the result that the rvets and other
material for the tanks are now two
days out from Eureka and will be here
the latter part of this week, when the |
work will be pushed forward with all |
possible speed.