The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-09
NATIVE COPPER IN
THE LUDWIG MINE
Manager 0rem of Nevada Doug
las Company Likes This
Copper Mine.
BRINGS SAMPLES OF
VERY FINE RESOURCE
Latest Yerington Deal Has In
voIved a Very Promising
Present Produce.

I-pon returning from week g stay
at the great copper camp OF Hering'on'
during which visit he picked up the
noted Ludwig property for the Ne
vada Douglas Copper company, Cen
eral Manager Walter c. Orem brought
with him several samples of Ludwig
.arbouate copper ore that are charae-
,eristic of this mine. and every ounce
of il is iewelrv ore. He also brought
with him two splendid samples of ma
tive copper orc, the same coming from
tho I.ndwip. and those who have seen
il pronounce ii as fine n character of
The pure stuff as has ever been seen IN
this city, The Nevada Douglas has
made the first payment upon the bud-
wig. and while not giving out the price
paid for the mine. Mr.. Orcm did not
deny that it took "A fine consideration
10 pull loose the former owners MI
Orcm stated:
-"The Nevada Douglas company has
purchased an option on the Ludwig
property adjoining its original pos
sessions The first payment has been
made. and If all depends upon What
the developments are to be in the next
Two or three months whether or not
the final purchase price is to be paid.
The Ludwig mine is full of great prom
isc, and there is fine amount of high
grade ore already. III sight. Inc com
panv has been shipping on an average
of 400 tons of rock per month for sew,
eral months. the average value OF
which has been around 90 per cent In
taking over the management of this
property | fonnd in Superintendent
David Ross q very capable mine SUI
pcrirtcndent. and we have made ar
rangements with him to continue IN
the same capacity for the Nevada
Douglas company
"We will continue 'he same pro
gramme of ore shipments in the flu
ture Two cars Of ore were sent INTO
the market when ! was there last
week, and two additional cars are now
at the tracks awaiting the ears. BY
means of the North drift upon the $50
foot level body Of ore. principally
sulphides. has been opened up twelve
feet thick and for fifty feet in length
body is I3 per cent copper. On the
same level the South drift has en-
countered a body twenty feet thick
and seventy feet long which averages
"a per cent copper. An incline has
been sent from the 0foot level TO
the 650-foot level, and shortly we ex
pect 10 have both bodies blocked out
100 feet below the present levels.
1.-The shipments already made have
come mostly from the upper or car
Donate workings, and in addition to
these high grade chutes there is large
tonnage OF carbonates averaging be
tween and 10 per cent copper which
will be available for profitable treat
ment in . smelling plant. There seems
no question regarding opening up the
Eulphides on the lower levels, and we
feel confident that We will develop as
fine line of sulphide ore bodies as
the best that the camp can show at
this time. 4 winze has been sent from
the 500 level. and drift sent out from
the bottom for twenty feet so far as
developed; and the average value OF the
ore IS All per cent copper.
''As for the Nevada Douglas prop
erty proper. drifting Will begin AT once
from the l00foot level Of the Outside
shaft, or rather. 100 feet below the
tunnel level, as the tunnel, which was
started after the shaft had penetrated
10 considerable depths, met the shaft
las possessions. This shaft has been in
ore from the collar 10 its present
depths, or for over l20 feet, and the
general average of the same is As per
cent. The crosscut made on the tun-
mel level showed this vein to be "A
feet wide. If the new drift shows up
equally as well, even with this SUI
per6cial development, great things can
be expected at greater depths.
Zone Of the most interesting points
III the Nevada Douglas development
work is the opening up Of the lime
porphvrv contact that crosses the line
of the Deep tunnel at point fully 800
feet away from 'ts present face. This
contact is running from 10 TO l. feet
in width. and the general average is D
per cent copper. 7 have learned from
very reliable sources that actual rail
yoad construction To Yeriugton will
begin very shortly. and this will give
the camp tremendous advantage and
the mines an ideal start / am entirely
pleased with our interests in the great
camp.