Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-12
ELECTRIC POWER
FOR YERINGT0N
New Equipment of the Nevada
Douglas Copper Company
Now in Commission.
Mr.. oREM is WELL PLEASED.
Tells the News" About Some Import
ant New Developments n
Ludwig Mine.

just about Tho best news that has
come from the Yeriugtou. Nevada. mine
ing district IN a long time has been
brought TO this city by Walter O..
Orem. general manager of The Nevada
Douglas copper company, Co the effect
that acter several months of tedious
delays. electric power has been deiiv-
cred to camp from the plant of the
Truckee General Electric company sit
uated on the Truckec river several
miles above Reno.
As yet the Nevada Douglas mines
are tho only ones being supplied Ihc
Juice was turned on last sunday,
while Mr. Orem was OF the first wheel
which marked the beginning OF a new
era In the history Of this big Nevada
copper company.
When seen by a News" representa-
tlves today Mr.. Orem expressed hing
self as being mighty well pleased with
the way things are shaping up at the
mine. Ia fact the development made
during the past month he declares. has
exceeded his greatest hopes. This is
particularly true OF the Ludwig mine,
now one OF the valuable assets OF the
company, and which has been under
going vigorous development by the Ne
Yada Douglas management during the
past ten weeks.
on the 550-foot level, Mr.. Orem states.
has been opened what seems 20 DE "a
Tense iu the limestone hanging wall
So far IL has been demonstrated TO DO
40 feet long ami 80 feet wide, the char
acter of which is "a chalcocito or black
sulnhide OF copper, the whole mass
averaging about 10 per cent.
a remarkably fine showing OF copper
ore has been developed in the Wine
from the north drift Of the aJO level
This ore appears TO be thoroughly im-
prcgnated with the native metal ana
OF course. win assay high. lu inc
cross-cut from the 650-ievel the same
character OF ore Is showing In the face
ana demonstrates beyond any question
of doubt chat &C SIS "a continuation Of
the same ore body exposed above.
on an of the upper levels, Nh. orem
says. the results Of development nave
been decidedly satisfactory and new
and independent ore body nus peeu
opened on the A00-foot level and back OF
what has been supposed 20 be the hang
ing wall This new ore body rs fully
10 feet wide and averages 10 per cent
conner and has been demonstrated
along the strike for 100 feet IN tne
work done from the old slopes in the
Ludwig mine similar conditions nave
been found, proving beyond any ques-
ertv before it was taken up by the
Nevada Douglas had no idea Of the eX-
tent Of the ore deposits. The new md
has been demonstrated 10 a point 90
feet above the 400 level and 20 feet be-
low IT, on the 500 level another new
shoot has been found. 30 feet long by
10 feet wide. that will average IL per
cent copper.
OF the work being done on the Neva-
da Douglts ground proper. Mr. orem
saws the bottom of the outside SHAFT IS
I'm what appears 10 be the original sui
phiaes. carrying about 3is per cent cop
per: while a drift from the tunnel lever
on the same ore body Is also showing
Up we'll
The company is shipping ore steadily
from the Ludwig mine and the way
things are showing up the chances arc
that the tonnage coming from that
source win soon be increased.