The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-18

NO Uldfheu CHduSc III general COI-
ditions occurred in Robinson district
during last week. Headway continues
with excellent results attendant at
all the working properties and at the
Smelter and the concentration. Ev-
erything now indicates that there will
be no further material cuts in work.
ing forces of the district, which un-
questionably stands at this time well
in advance of practically every other
copper camp in America in the mat
ter of present favorable conditions
and bright future prospects. Feat
ures of the week included the report
of Managing Director Pope Yeatman
of the Nevada Consolidated, made
public at the annual meeting of the
company and printed in part else
where. This report tells much that
should make Nevada Consolidated
stock holders feel good. That Mr..
Yeatman has been conservative in
his estimates of the immense ore
bodies of the property no man who
has been underground and around
the Nevada Consolidated will enter
question. Another very attractive
showing for the company is contained
in the balance sheet. At the pres
ent time, Nevada Consolidated work
ings are practically idle, but every
thing is in readiness to begin the
shipment of ore as fast and as heavy
as desired the minute the word is
given that the concentration is ready
to take it. The railroad is at the
mines and it is simply a matter of
dumping the ore into the cars.
Nevada Northern ore line con-
struction is crowding along as rapid
ly as it can be pushed. Trains are
now operating to the Star Pointer
and Eureka and it is expected that
by the middle of December the road
to these mines will have been put in
first class shape, for while it is now
being operated over there still re-
mains considerable ballasting to do
before it is in the form that is de-
sired for regular ore traffic. On the
extension to the Veteran it is eX-
pected that the total track laying of
2 40 miles will be completed by
January /. About a mile of this
distance is now covered with rail.
The tracklayers are close behind the
graders and it is probable that the
latter will be unable to keep ahead
much longer, as they have some
heavy rock work in front of them.
Bad weather not intervening, how
ever, there is confidence that the
Veteran will hear locomotive whistles
and see cars ready for its ore traihc
on New Years day.
At the Veteran the workings on
the 500 level are being carried
right along in the ore, vigorously and
with the result of more and more
ore being added every day to the
immense bodies that have been
blocked out. The mine is wonder
in its demonstrated possessions, in
the opening of which it is having the
advantage of splendid head work.
There are now over two hundred men
employed on the two shifts which are
operated. The number is being in
creased steadily, no competent miners
being turned away on application for
work, if they are ready to get in and
go the hustling gait that the rapid
work which has been carried on in
this mine has set the standard for
being made fast. The job will be
one of the best in the west when il
is completed.
There has been no reduction OF
forces working on the first unit of the
concentrator, and it is the full under
standing that there will be none. The
contractors are, on the other hand
being urged to top speed and are en-
blowing every man they can find room
for. They are to do their best to gel