The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-28
ALL GROUPS HAVE
FINE COPPER ORES
Remarkable Record Being Made
by the Famous Copper Camp
of Yerington.
NOT ONE COMPANY
WITHOUT IT'S SHOWING
Yerington Copper Company Has
Reunion Thursday at.the
Commercial Club.

That there is not an incorporated
company now within the Yeringtol
copper district without its showing oi
rich copper rock, is the remarkable bu
indis putabie statement made to Thu
Tribune. Thursday, by Superintendent
company, Mr.. Marsal has been N
charge of this fine property of Salt
Lake talent ever since the organization
of the company, and accompanied by
Director D. E. Mcpherson, of the same
company, arrived in Salt Lake Wednes-
day evening on company business
Thursday noon, President Strevell was
the host at the Commercial club and all
the officials of the Ierington Copper
company were the guests at luncheon
in their honor. Those present in addl-
tion to President Strevell were Charles
D. Rooklidge, Joseph f. Game, l.. R.
Martineau, S. V Derrah. and the two
above named officials.
Yerington has a record that few II
any Nevada camps can equal, and its
LOYAL supporters are proud of her. Mr..
Mcpherson stated during the afternoon
that the Gerlngton Copper company
owns Is claims on which are three
ledges of prominence. The main ledge
upon which the management has cen
tered their efforts so far has been open
ed up for an enormous length along its
strike, and 1t shows a width of from
five To forty feet. The company has
hardly had time to do any great amount
of deep work. but the lower tunnel has
more than confirmed the splendid re-
suits obtained along the surface crop
pings of this vein.
For the distance already opened
along the surface, this ledge has mann"
tanned it's richness faithfully. The
copper valucs average from four to
TFba lau-ar al
which tapped the ledge at vertical
depth OF about 155 feet. demonstrated
the same To he Is feet in width, with
general average of four TO FIVE per
cent red metal. In order TO gain
still greater depth upon this resource,
The management has started a shaft on
this main ledge at a point stated TO
be 40 feet wide. At so shallow level
as eight feet from the surface the man
agemcnt found three feet of rock that
averages around the high point Of 40
per cent copper. 1t is an interesting
matter for speculation to estimate the
results of depth upon this fine vein.
1t is the intention Of the company to
send this shaft Immediately to the
500 or 400foot level, as time will show
necessary. for the sulphide zone is ex~
pected TO he reached at the former
level Eventually this working Will
serve to open up the ore bodies at con-
stantlv increasing levels, and the com
ing season will witness great amount
OF substantial and permanent develop
ment work upon this property Mr..
Mcpherson will leave for Yerington on
Monday, while Mr., Marsal will 90 to
his home in New York before return
ing to his active duties IN the camp.
Both gentlemen expressed their graft.
fication over the present condition of
the whole camp of YeriDgton. stating
that properties were extremely high
and hard to get even by the strongest
of talent. which has been converted to
the merits Of the camp a bit too late
IN the game.