The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-08-20
THE GIROUX CONSOLIDA-
TED COMPANY.
GOOD ORE IN THE MORRIS BELOW
THE 200-LevEL.
NEW DRIFT STARTED FROM
45O-LEVBL OF GIROUx
SHAFT.
NEW DOUBLE cOMPAR TMENT
SHAFT COMMENCED
THIS WEEK.
Joseph L. Giroux Resigns Posi-
tion of General Manager
United Verde Mines
To Personally Take Charge oil
Operations Here.
Says We Have Biggest Copper
Mines in the World.

1t is with a source OF qualification
that we note the disclosures and oper-
ations of the Giroux Consolidated
Mines Company this week, and also to
know that man who has probably
taken from mother earth as great an
amount of wealth as any other living
person has gone on record as believing
that he has, comprehended within the
Gironx Mines the making of one of the
greatest copper prod ucing properties
that he ever had any experience with,
an opinion that is shared by nine tenths
of the people 10 this community who
baye any knowledge whatever Of min
ing.
1t is unnecessary for us to make any
exaggerated statements or misrepre-
sent the mines in any respect as there
can be doubt of their merits being fully
exploited with such man as Joseph
L. Giroux directing their operations.
That he will not make a mistake in full
filling his predictions OF the merits OF
these properties is evidenced by the
fact that not one single failu e, in all
his years of practical and active min
ing, has yet been held against his man
agement of any mining proposition, and
the present developments in the prop
erty not only fully justify every pre-
diction that he las made but are ac-
tually bringing about a realization of
them.
Associated with Mr.. Giroux in the
local management of the properties are
two of the most practical, competent
nd efficient mining men In the State,
both OF whom are thoroughly familiar
with the characteristics OF the ore bod
les in the districts, which in its self Is
very useful and important information
to possess in connection with the devel-
opment of the mines,
The holdings of the Groux Consol-
idated Mines Company in this district
comprise fortyfour locations, covering
&, 900 feet of continuous copper out
groupings, varying in width from 300
to 600 feet, upon which work is now
being prosecuted at several points.
The most prominent being executed
at the Giroux shaft, on the Old Glory
claim, and ON the Morris mine, both
places now presenting an excellent
showing. In sinking the latter shaft
below the 200.foot level this week, n
large volume OF water was encountered
necessitating the insta llation OF anoth-
er pump which is now having no DIM
Guilty In handling the water. Under
lying this water strata is what now ap-
pears to be very large body OF good
ore, consisting OF chalcopyrite, chalco-
cite and peacock copper. When this
shaft has reached the 300 level, which
the management expect will be accom-
plished early next month, drill ing
from this level will begin for the pur.
nose of still further developing the
large bodies of chalcopyrites now ex-
nosed on the 200-leyel by 900 feet oil
drifts. II the developments on the
next level demonstrate the ore bodies
to be as large and of as good grade
as they are on the upper level-and
they will be better-the Morris alone
will have enough ore is sight to justify
the erection OF reduction works, the
work upon which will probably be be-
gun at an early date, unless Mr.. Giroux
with his usual conservatism, should in
sist upon still further developing the
property before the commencement OF
such an undertaking.
At the $50 level of the Giroux shaft
another new DRIFT is now being driven
forward with Lyrer air drills. This
DRIFT will cross-cut the enormous ore
vein aad also serve as drain tunnel to
connect the other workings with the
new double-compartment shaft, which
ia situated on the Alpha claim and To-
Gated about 500 feet west OF the GirouS
shaft. The new shaft, upon which
work is now progressing, Is the prob
able point where the main work viii
ultimately be centralized in order tc
handle the ores in a systematic and
economical manner. Lying as 1t doe:
| coma red feet below the collar o
the other two shafts, in which grea
amount of water has been encountered
IL will be driven down to a depth sui
aclent to drain all the surrounding
coun try of its surplus water, aud from
its lower level numerous drifts an'
cross.cuts will perforate the neighbor
ing territory for hundreds of feet
thereby enabling work to be carrie'
on in the various levels of the othe