Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
Boston Editor and Copper Au-
thority Visits Principal Mines
Of the Camp Of Yerington.
VISITED NEVADA DOUGLAS.
Manager Walter G. Orem i'm Camp at
The Time--Electric Power
On 18th Inst.

Walter C. Orem, general manager OF
the Nevada Douglas Copper company,
has returned from a trip to the prop
erty of that corporation at Yerington,
Nevada. While In camp he ran across
George L. Walker, the noted Boston
copper authority and editor of the Bos-
ton Commercial, who is making round
up OF the principal copper camps OF the
west. This was Mr.. Walkers first
trip to Yerington, and he expressed
himself to Mr.. Orem as being quite
agreeably surprised with the showing
Of copper that the camp presents. he
visited the property of the Nevada
Douglas company as the guest OF Mr..
Orem, and had an opportunity to see
how things looked there on the eve OF
putting power equipment into commits
sion.
To a News" representative today,
Mr.. Orem stated that he had at last
received assurance from the manage
ment OF the Truckee General Electric
company that electric power would be
delivered to the Nevada Douglas mine
not later than the 18th inst This is
about the best news that has come from
Yerington in many weeks, for IL means
that employment will be given 10 a
great many more men and that de-
idly than has been possible in the past
In fact, Mr.. Orem says. as far as the
Nevada Douglas is concerned, he eX-
poets to accomplish more in the next
six months IN the way of showing up
ore, than has been done In the entire
history of the property. :,
While Manager Orem was In camp. II
was decided to center work in the
Immediate future at three different
points. viz, towards the opening OF
the Casting Copper ore body, the driv-
ing of the deep tunnel and further de-
velopment of the Ludwig mine. re-
Gently acquired by the Nevada Douglas
company.
The outside shaft on the Casting Cop
per claim is now down 1870 feet. AT
As feet depth, the ore body has been
cross-cut for a width Of A feet. A
drift has been started westerly from
the shaft on the 125-foot level and is
showing copper averages of NJ per
cent. The ore is a sulphide and car
ries enough iron to make it desirable
a sampling of the shaft returned 5.5
per cent copper, while east of the SHAFT
and UP the hillside, the vein has been
opened for a distance OF 500 feet by
surface tunnels and trenches. The ore
body has been found to have a. width
of from 40 to 80 feet and the drift now
being run on this ore body should give
stopping backs Of anywhere from 800 to
400 feet
In the Ludwig mine conditions are
steadily on the improve. On the $50
foot level, an ore body of quite gener-
Gus proportions has been exposed.
While the exact dimensions are yet to
be determined It Is known to be rs
feet long. Recent shipments of ore
from this shoot have returned 20 per
cent copper. The main Incline is down
$50 feet In sulphides Of low grade
and drifting is in progress looking to-
wards the opening of the $50 ore body
along the foot wall. The usual pro-
auction is being kept up from Ludwig.
After leaving Yerington. Mr.. Walker
made his way TO Ely and is due to
reach Salt Lake earl ynext week.