The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-07-28
COPPER MINES
AT YERINGTON
(special Correspondence.)

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south of wabuska on the Southern Pa
ciac. 1t is situated In the Mason valley
through which flows both forks Of the
wall at river si..rS sIfr' cnt water 10
irs. gate an arat 81 leautiful a<c a.
t. raj land 30 miles lug by IL miits
wide. Along the banks of this river are
large ranches which would do
credit to any state. On each side of this
valley are ~ounta range rich in min
eral values. The surface showing can
only be appreciated by a visit to this
section. Several copper properties are
producing high grade copper ore from
practically surface workings n num-
erous dumps of medium grade ore are
waiting for a more economical method
of treating, or reduction in freight rates.
On the road from Wabuska you meet
many ore teams loaded with ore run
ming in value from 16 to 25 per cent
copper. The largest shipper in the dis
trict is the Ludwig mine. This prop
erty is a close corporation and has a
record of high grade corbonates and i'm
mense bodies of low grade copper sui
phides. In the workings of the Ludwig
property water level has been reached
and the change shows a fine character
of sulphides. A certain grade of the ore
is being shipped to a large manufacture
ing jewelry house in New York and is
being used as jewelry. This ore nets
the Ludwig company 81 per pound. The
Ludwig company has our eight-horse
teams constantly on the road hauling
ore n from what I could learn, large
dividends were being realized every
month.
The Blu Stone mine is situated about
six miles from Yerington and ore Is be-
ing blocked out until at present some
six million tons of medium grade sui
phide ore are in sight. This company
is not shipping but is developing the
mine and building a concentrating plant.
The company has had a small expert
mental mill in operation for some
months. The ore is reduced to about
No. s mesh, roasted and the mineral is
separated from the gangue by electric
ity producing a high grade concentrate
ore.
The Dyer properties contain large
bodies of sulphide ore. This mine has
not been developed to the extent Of the
others, but the tonnage promises to be
enormous while the total values range
from SIS to $40 per ton.
The Gold Coin group owned by Ne
vada Copper company of which James E.
Keelyn of Evanston, ILL.,, and w. X.
Robinson and others are interested.
This company has been developing
through a tunnel some two hundred feet
long. In running this tunnel two ship
ments havebeen made of 1850 and 16
per cent copper ore. This property gives
promise of being one of the best ship
pers of high grade copper ore tina is in
the camp.
The Spragg property has large bodies
of medium grade ore varying in thick
ness from 10 to so feet.
The Blue Jay recently purchased by
James E. Keelyn has a shaft down 40
feet with crosscut tunnels, which have
developed a large body of medium grade
ore and good quantities of high grade.
Shipment returns in the last month
show values as high as 16 per cent
This company is going to continue the
shaft several hundred feet and build a
concentrating plant. Other properties
in the neighborhood that are very prom
Using are the Douglas group owned by
San Francisco capital. The Akin mine
is now producing some ore of hig
values and the owners contemplate re-
modelling the old smelter and treating
the ore.
The Mcconnell mine and many others
give promise of equally as good results
as the above named properties.
This country contains the finest iron
and lime for fuxing purposes and the
Walker river offers opportunities for the
generation of power which can and will
be electrically transmitted. This region
like most copper sections, demands local
plants where the low grade ores can be
economically handled. Capital is seek
ing investment where a fair percentage
of profit can be assured for many years.
At present Yerington and the Mason
is being visited by men with
large capital. Among the recent in
vestors in the ami is c.. S. Sprague and
others who AVE purchased one of the
most promising group of claims in the
The property was worked many
years ago and today the shafts are all
of the old style round holes. Mr..
Sprague is developing this property in
the modern way and is being encouraged
by ore of remarkably high values. This
property is situated a short distance
from the Ludwig mine and in the proven
belt of the district. The value
of mineral land is not excessive as the
~prospector is anxious to have his prop
erty developed and will make very lib
eral terms with men seeking invest
and the entire region is worthy
of careful investigation.