The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-06

capitalists, VINO were mere recently lu-
.pecting the property of the New York
Z Nevada Copper Goa was Mr.. Tay
lor OF Providence, r. L. How well
pleased was the gentleman with what
ne saw here is expressed in the follow
ug interview published by the New
York Commercial:
Gustayos Taylor OF the National
Bunk OF North America of Providence,
r. L., Is registered at the Imperial
Hotel, after an extended tour OF the
Vest. where he went to inspect the
properties and IN ines OF the New York
Z Nevada Copper Co. Mr.. Taylor was
very favorably impressed with his trip
md is enthusiastic over the mines of
she company. MIR. Taylor says that
ne saw one Of the greatest mines In his
,stima;ion, ia the West
II left New York, said Mr.. Traylor
toiay, on June 81, reached the mines
IT Ely, Nov, In COOL time and made
thorough examination, | was joined
.here by j. W. Nesmith, president OF
he Colorado Iron Works of Denver;
). w. Tray lor of the Colorado Iron
Works, New York; Heory S. Ssllick
# NUrwalk, Conn, retired mining
nan; james Phillips Jr., OF Boston,
irecJoc of the American Woolen Co.,
md director OF the Am ilgamated Cop.
Ier Co; d. n. Harper Of New York,
professional chemist; W. Hink.a Smith
II Philadelphia, capitalist; Marcus L.
dewitt, Basin, Mont, manager OF the
Cataract Copper Co, and W. +. Collins
# Denver mstallurgist. The party
vas Joined few day. later by William
\. Parish. mining engineer OF Salt
lake.
I'VE spent several days In going ov r
the pruperty on The outside, looking at
he surIlce aud lay OF the ground, and
hen weut down into the mines. We
vent first into the NJ. ! shaft, which is
iuwn 400 feet. Ne found an every 100
loot level drift of from 600 10 500 feet,
With cross.eats OF frUm : ID 10 40 feet
Jn either side, aud found That the mine
,ad not run ont of ore AT any point.
The Impression of the whole party, as
Jar as uoy kno~lsdge could get, was
mat they probably had seen one OF the
greatest properties In The United
| States.
"While ms experience in mining does
lot justify me In expires ing an expert
lpiulun upon IL proposition sueh as That
| II the New YORK q Nevada Copper
Co the many years experience of sume
| Ht,s... IA a aea
ne that the showing Of "copper" as the
| development work now reveals In these
nine-. has no equal anywhere In the
mining world The party, after hav-
tng free access To all parts OF the mines,
| .aIuples being taken freely. was unan-
lmous in the opinion that the Ely dis.
| trict, which includes the mines of the
| New York Il Nevada Copper Co, Is
soon TO be one of the strongest pro1u-
GERS of copper in this country.
This company has long passed the
poiut where IL could be considered as in
| the prospective stage, and The mines
NAY Z sufficient ore developed and ready
! 20 be delivered at the reu ucti0n works
| TO supply 1000 tons OF ore per day for
many Years To come. AT Key tone,
where the company owns extensive de-
posits of iron, " hiuh also carries values
II gold aud liver, "a very modern re-
iuction works IL in course OF construc'
tiuu. All the machinery Tor this plant
| i on the ground and IL VIII be compile
| ted la the next five or six weeks, accor-
ding TO the statement OF j. w. Nesmith,
who has the construction IN hand.
| Wbile the plant Is being constructed to
treat 500 tons of concentration ore, aud
with POO tons smelling capacity, II was
he opinion of the engineers as well as
If MIR. Nesmil h, that owing 10 the
nh vsical condition of the ore the plant
would easily treat 1909 tons per day.
The five ears spent by the New
| York & Nevada Copper Co. in the de-
| yslopmsnt If their mines has been used
| To great advantages. They have had
the nick of the territory and have not
| failed To purchase the most valuable
| claims loo tied in the district. Tne only
| available stream OF water within the
| district Is owned by the company. The
| company owns its own siwmul aud De-
tween 5000 90 aud 4,OO0,OO0 feet oil
the choicest pine timber.
In judging of propo -ittoh such rs
the Que nave just visited am natur'
allv governed by the simple hgures "a
the matter. as To the difference IN tht
| selling price ui any CohtApulty apo VIZ
cost o. produ, ing the same 1t wa
fran ky stated by the engineers wn'
were in this party that this mino Is II
uo-itlun 10 produce copper at less
tigure than any other mine 10 the eoun
try today This i due To the natura
resources and facilities available.
"Owing In the enormous body and
slftness of the ore IL was being mineC
wlIh pick aud shovel and crowbar, ant
while was there no dynamite nor pow
der was Bsing II 'ed. "a IL was simply
caving the ore down. The ore, aitel
being exposed To the atmosphere
crum bles 10 powder and very small
piec -. II Is ~ conservative estimat
mat there i 100, 900 tons on the dunn
at No. shaft. and at No shaft ther
l. At least p. 600 tons on the dump.
As far as | could see in ali the ter
ritorv walked over. which envere'
lhe whole Of the Now York " Neyad
Copp, Co. nnd The Ruth property. yo
could pick up " n Il they call 'crcpplnga
nf blue ard green copper, which wa
lyIug on top of the ,,~ttaA heiiey
there j. a. least 81, coo, 900 tons OF thi
ore blocked out at the present. time
! (. | In.