The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-26
RUSHING WORK At
THE LOCAL MINES
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS PROP.
ERTIES SHOW CONSIDERA-
BILE ACTIVITY.
CONDITIONS At THE GlRoux NINE
Several Good Strikes Have Been
Made of Late at the Star
Pointer.

Reports from the various proper
ties in the vicinity of Ely are to the
effect that great amount of work
is being done. At nearly all of the
most prominent mines big crews of
men are rushing development work
so as to be ready to ship ore as soon
as the smelter is in readiness.
Two No 5 churn drills have ar
rived at the Giroux and it is the in
tention of the company to use them
for prospecting purposes and also for
tapping the water-bearing strata SO
as to give additional water for the
concentration Everything is in
readiness at the mine for turning out
ore, some more ore cars having been
ordered. 1t is rumored that the COM
pany will obtain electric power from
the Cleveland ranch, where it may
install a plant, there being fine
supply of water there.
The mine will probably be produce
ing ore within 80 or 40 days. All
that is holding them back now is the
fact that the smelter, concentration
and pumping plant are not finished.
Carpenters are pushing the con-
struction of the bunk houses and
boarding houses at the Veteran and
when the work is completed the COM
pany will have accommodations for
large crew of men. Several very
good strikes have been made on the
property of late and some bodies of
rich ore containing native copper
have been encountered. The shaft
is one of the most promising in the
district.
The location for the new shaft has
been selected and work will be COM
menced as soon as the proper equip
ment arrives.
Another shaft that is promising
is the Wedge shaft on the Cumber-
1and-Ely. 1t is now clear that the
ore belt is continuous, which is
gratifying to the company.
1t is likely that another shaft will
be started somewhere in the vicinity
of the Columbia shaft, probably on
the hill to the north. The ground
belongs to the Nevada Consolidated
people and the hill has been well
prospected with churn drills. The
drills have been removed, as the ore
body has been located. One has
been placed north of the Ruth shaft
on the opposite side of the hill.
They are still prosecuting at the
Butte and Ely in the Bee Hive shaft
and are encountering some ore-bear-
ing formation similar to the Giroux
The miners have quit hosting al
the Star Pointer and are rushing the
construction work as rapidly as pos
sible. The concrete work Is finished
and crew of steel workers will soor
arrive to put up the head frame anG
the ore bin. The headframe will be
65 feet high and the ore bins will
have a capacity of 500 tons. 1t is
planned to install electric machinery
and electric lights, both on the sur.
face and below. The power is tC
come from McGill.
Two large mess houses have
about been completed at the Star
Pointer in addition to eight or ter
residences. Side tracks will be bull
to the shaft and supplies will be
shipped over the Nevada Northern
Veteran. 1t will probably be some
time before the railroad reaches the
Veteran.
The track on the ore line was lait
to the large trestle at the Star Point
er yesterday, which makes the line
complete from Ely to the shaft, dis
lance of eight miles by rail- Crews
are now ballasting the road getting il
ready for the transportation Of sup
plies.
The spur to the Eureka, where the
steam shovel will be put in, is being
pushed to completion, as the com.
pany is DESTROYS to commence strip
ping the oyerburden and opening uI
the larger Eureka ore body. The ore
comes to the surface in many places
and less stripping will probably have
to be done than at any other copper
property in the state.
The ore line on the hill back oil
LILY is rapidly nearing completion
and the steam shovel is working al
the lower end. 1t is being worked
three shifts and the filling is placed
in cars and hauled to the low places
where grade is being made.
The Badger shaft at the Ely Mines
is down 200 feet, where some cross
cutting will be done to open up the
ore body.
The Chairman shaft of the Chain
man Consolidated is down 100 feet
and three shifts are being employed.
A set day is being put in.
The surface equipment at the Jo-
ana shaft is installed and work will
be resumed at once.