Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-02-16
I;ly's bright Prospects.

Alfred Chart, who recently returned
from Il trip to Eureka, Nevada. informs
the Carson Appeal that on his way to
man named Bidlemnn, who has been
the general manager OF a New York
corporation operating copper mines III
Cuba for "a great many yearJ. and who
has been ordered by his corporation
to Ely to inspect mines owned by that
corporation there with the Wow OF i'll.
stalling four unit furnaces-a unit
furnace having the capacity OF reducing
1000 tons Of ore per day. Mr.. Bidleman
appears to lee d thorough-going business
man, without brag or bluster, and in.
formation came i'll the ordinary course
Of conversations; in other words, he did
not advertise himself or his busin ess,
md never mentioned the stock Of the
corporation, or values, but necessarily
sought ii information, and by far preferred
to listen than to talk, presumably be.
lieving that he could learn more by
listening than by talking.
Four unit furnaces to he installed
within a few miles Of Ely means Il
running capacity OF 200 tons per day,
but according to the informan.'s figure
it means about 1900 tons a day as
furnaces need repairs, and in actual
operation 80 per cent are cold and 90
per cent hot. TO run 1000 tons per day
would require at least 1000 men, and at
A., 800 F,r,I, kI,k ,,na,- m nnn -
hnbitants directly supported by the
industry, and rs many more indirectly
supported. The Comstock had about
10000 people when there were less than
1000 miners employed, and all other
camps IN Nevada have maintain popu.
latious ID proportion.
But Ely and it's neigborhood has
greater promise thar that. There are
other and larger corporations interested
i'll mines III its neighbOrhood, which
corporations will certainly follow tho
leader, il 1t is successful.
The ores OF Ely and neighborhood are
low grade and yield about three per cent
copper. Such low-grade ore requires
mn immense amount OF rock por day to
be handled to make n fairly renumera-
tive profit. The ore reserves or mea.
surcs are simply immense, and mex.
haustible so FAR as the present genera.
ton is concerned.
4 broad gauge railrond is beng built
from Cobre, Oh the line Of the Central
Pacific railway, and it has been graded
Il distance of over sixty miles, and track
laid over most the OF the grade, and it is
believed that the engine Will toot its
horn in Ely by next July.
1t il not known where the railroad
will have it's depot, cod there is much
speculation in Ely about that subject.
Some OF the mines are rs much ns nine
miles away and the secret as to the
terminus reposcs in tho directors Of the
railroad company, and tho business
men OF Ely uro naturally very much
exercised about it.
Tho prices Of houses and lots main.
tain n very high speculative value. The
accommodations are about rs lair M car
be expected considering tho situation oil
the camp, and prices proportionallY
reasonable. Tho distance from Eureka
TO Ely is about 30 miles and made by
stage. At present 1t 10 n very, very
rough trip; but the roads will coon be in
n good condition for travel, when better
service will be given. The stnges are
uow being almost monoPolizcd by
travelling men aud their sample cases
and goods.