The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-19
DOLLY WARDEN
COMING MINE
Depth Will Show Big Copper Val.
ueS of a Permanent Char.
aCter.
FLATTERING REPORT IS FILED
William A. Parish Declares Property
Has Earmarks of Big
Producer.
FLATTER|NG REPORT IS FILED

me purpose OF lne VlSlt OF w lllldHl
A. Parish, mining engineer, whose
offices are at 16 Wall street, New
York, to this district short time
ago has been learned since his de-
parture for New York.
Mr.. Parish said that he was here
Just to look around bit" and fur
ther than that declined to state the
nature of his mission. Since his de-
parture, however, it has been learned
that he came to examine and report
on the properties of the Dolly Warden
Copper company at Dolly Warden. 1t
is understood that this examination
was made at the request of cOterie
of big eastern capitalists who are in
terested or who may become inter-
ested in that property
Mr. Parish is we'll known here, he
having visited this district profess
sionally several years ago. On the
occasion of that visit he examined the
then New York & Ely property, now
the Nevada Consolidated, and in Au-
gust, 1903, filed a report which stated
that the owners of the property would
be fully justified in erecting plant
with capacity sufficient to care for
from 5000 to 10000 tons of ore per
day.
This report was not received en-
Enthusiastically at that time, it is said,
but the development of that property
has shown that his figures were not
over estimated, and that he was in
reality prophet of the future.
Mr. Parish has also examined
large number of other big properties,
among them some of the greatest
mines in the country. He recon-
mended to Hearst and his associates,
the purchase of the Homestake mine
in the Black Hills and said that it
would eventually be one of the great
est producers in the world. His pre-
diction was afterward shown to have
been correct. The development of
the famous Homestake was largely
due to his judgment.
copy of the report filed by Mr..
Parish on the local property whose
examination he made while here is
of interest to local 1nen who have
holdings in that part of the adjoin-
ing county. This report says that
the future of that section is exceed
ingly bright, and that there will be,
with development, some big mines
there.
After description of the twenty
lOul Cldiluo Vi thC PiopCie oi 1911
says that they are located upon a
great mineral belt which traverses
the mountain in a northwesterly and
southeasterly direction. This belt is
twelve miles long and about one and
one-half miles in width.
The geology of the section is gone
into in detail. The dykes going un-
der the heavy limestone Gaping sell
dom break through to the surface,
but have frequently caused assures
and cracks in the limestone, all of
which bear mineral, principally in
lead and silver, with an appreciable
amount of copper. In the porphyfy
the work SO far done demonstrates
that the lead and silver are decreas-
ing in depth while the copper values
are growing greater.
The report says that that portion
of the property which presents the
most inviting chance for finding and
developing a valuable mine with the
least outlay of money and time is on
the Virginia claim in the shaft now
being sunk on that claim. The dyke
runs northeasterly and southwesterly
and at all points where it has been
uncovered shows evidences of great
naturalization.
On the Dolly No. 2, the report says
that with depth below the water lev
ell, which should be found at not
more than 700 feet, very valuable
copper ores will undoubtedly be dis
covered. 1t is possible that tale
vein or hard dyke may run between
the mines and the valley in north
erly and southerly direction, which
would act as dam for holding back
percolating waters, in which case the
sulphide ores would be found at a
lesser depth than stated.
Mr.. Parish recommends the con-
tinuous sinking of the fifty foot shaft
on the Virginia. He also recon-
mends the sinking of the vertical
shaft at point about 400 feet north
of the principal workings on the Dol
ly No g. Both of these shafts should
be sunk to a point below the water
level, at which point the ores will
change from oxide to sulphide.
After careful consideration OF
all the facts which l have endeavored
to place before you," the report reads
'it will be seen that this property
bears all the necessary indications ol
ear-marks for making very large
and valuable copper mine on its full
development below water level, for IL
my opinion, the present surface con
ditions as described continue to grea
depth"
In conclusion the report says thai
the property has great prospective
merit, with the chances of failure
on its full development reduced tt
a minimum.
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