Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-11
ONLY ONE STORY
ABOUT YER|NGT0N
Everyone Who Visits This Copper
Camp Comes Out With Good
Opinion OF II.
WHAT A BOSTON MAN SAYS.
a. j. Ortm Says the Showing of Cop
per Ore There Is something
Marvellous

There seems to be but one story TO
tell about the Yerington copper dis
trict. Everyone who goes there comes
out thoroughly impressed with the
greatness Of that camp and convinced
that II will be the location of some OF
the biggest producing copper mines
In the country II not in the world.
A. j, sOrem OF Boston, one of the d.
rectors of the Nevada Douglas Copper
company, is no exception; for he has
lust returned with the declaration that
no one can begin to appreciate the inn
portance Of the Yerington district,
without first going 10 the trouble Of a
personal investigation and says this
applies particularly to the Douglas
mine
Il am sure did not" said Mr. Orem
today "and | am frank to say that
have never seen anything like the
showing of copper that confronted me
while | was shown about the Douglas
property by Supt. j. II. Smith and
Consulting Engineer Sam S. Arentz. II
was something marvellous. The stories
| have heard and the reports | have
received ut my office In Boston have
been more than confirmed by actual
observation, There are probably 100
openings on the surface of the Douglas
and ] dare say not one can be found
without an exhibit of copper ore. Be
sides IN the old workings Of the mine
an immense tonnage is exposed ana
each day. as the work OF development
progresses, this is being very MATERIAL
~ added TO.
Il was considerably interested" con-
tlnued Mr. Orem. lin finding out what
the Ludwig copper mine, which Is sit
uated adjoining the Douglas. is doing
In the way of ore shipments. The Lud-
wig company owns but one claim from
which IL can extract ore; but Ia carry
ing on very vigorous campaign and
I was informed by party In position
TO know that shipments are being made
at the rate of 10 tons per week and
the average value of the ore going out
is about 20 per cent in copper which
ia hauled bv wagon about 20 miles to
Wabuska the nearest railroad station.
IL you stop TO DO a little figuring 1t
win be ascertalned that the Ludwig ore
-on the basis of 20 per cent copper
contains 4i0 pounds OF metal to each ton
of ore. Copper at 10 cents would
that Is not iguring in the gold and
silver. But taking only the copper into
account the company should be maxi
ing sslg6 per week, or s4IS,l92 per an
mum from its loperat lions. There are
not many mines In the country with
as little territory to work on doing as
well as this one but there Is no reason
why the Douglas should not do as well
and far better for the reason that
the latter has vastly more territory
than the former and has ore exposed OF
exactly the same character and value.
/ have mentioned the Ludwig simply
to show what the Douglas can do. how
ever, II is against the policy OF the
Douglas management to do much to-
wards shipments until the railroad,
which has been assured. Is built into
camp. But In the meantime, all ener-
gy viii be turned towards systematic
ally preparing the mine for operation
upon broad scale and equipplng II
with such modern devices as will re-
duce the costs of mining and treat
ment to a minimum.
IL may be some ore shipments will be
made before the railroad goes in; how
ever, | am not prepared to say definite
~. The former owners shipped last
year 1880 tons to Salt Lake, but 1t looks
like good business Judgment to keep the
ore in the mine until transportation
facilities are provided.
80 far" added Mr. Orem, "the work
done by the Douglas company might be
considered as preliminary to the greater
things that are TO follow. But II has
been necessary, az a great amount OF
assessment work had to be done on
some OF the newer claims and the COM
pany has also been doing what the gov
ernment requires done before the issue
of patents. However, the work has
served as double purpose; the most
important OF which was TO give the
management an index to the property
thereby enabling II to select the
most advantageous point for the start
ing of the main tunnel adit upon which
Il good beginning has been made. The
proposed reduction works are to be To-
called near the mouth Of this tunnel,
hence the expense OF moving ore
through this tunnel TO the place OF
treatment will be small"
ON his way out Mr.. Orem met a rep
resentatve Of the Truckee General
Electric company which has contracted
TO supply the Douglas company with
power for its mines and plants for
period OF 10 years, and from him II was
learned that the construction of trans.
mission lines from Como. a distance OF
about Is miles, Is now IN progress and
that II would be ready for commission
within the next 30 days.