The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-22

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duced at a cost OF cents per pound.
net, sold in New York.
During the past year development
work on the Nevada Consolidated
has been projected principally with
the idea of determining the extent of
the ore bodies. so that the mines can
he economically worked on the cav
ing system and with the use of steam
shovels. Vigorous development work
has been prosecuted on the Cumber-
lapd-Ely properties in order that the
ore bodies may be fully blocked out
bv the time the reduction plant Is
completed.
The largest ore bodies thus lar
opened up in the district are on The
Ruth and Eureka workings of the
Nevada Consolidated, and the best
showing OF high grade ore is in the
Veteran mine OF the Cumherland-ElH
group. At the $50 foot level of the
main shaft in the latter mine Is
large body of ore ranging from ) to
& per cent copper. Drifts have been
RIM in four directions on THIS ore
hody for a total of over 400 rect ana
the faces of all these drifts are still
in high grade snlphides. The vet
eran promises to open up as great
tonnage as either the Ruth or the
INN
opment on the Cumberland-El Is on
the Wedge. the main shaft OF when
is in ore averaging better than l.
per cent copper. All of the mines
thus far opened on both properties
will he worked by the caving system
through shafts. except the Eureka. on
which steam shovels will be used.
The proven mineral belt of the ELY
district is approximately eight mics
.aast and west. from one-half to three
Quarters of IA mile north ana south
The two companies mentioned OWN
total area of over 200h acres Ill seN-
oral narcels throughout the belt
Thorough and exhaustive tests nave
haen made of the Ely ores ana the
entire proposition has been WORKED
ont stem by step. Transportation Ia
cilities were absolutely essential ana
. railroad 144 miles long has been
built connecting ELY with the South
arn Pacific. This road is now beng f
completed through Robinson canyon /
10 the mines proper, and VIII repre-
sent an expenditure of over S2'ooo'-
600.
The Guggenheims have placed AT +
the disposition of the Two companies .
their best engineering talent. Pope I
Yeatman is consulting engineer fof F
the mining companies and TOT the
smelling company. Joseph r Gaz-
Fam until recently in charge OF the t
Simmer and Jack mines in South Al
RIGA. is general manager OF the COM
bined interests. The companies are
amnly supplied with working capital. T
The smelter site embraces over
5000 acres and includes water rights .
sufficient to treat $4,000 tons OF ore
daily Those enormous land holdings
preclude the possibility OF damage
suits arising from smoke nuisance or
water pollution as all the ranches III
The vicinity of the plant were includ-
ed in the purchase. When finished
the reduction works will be larger
than the big Washoe plant at Ana
conda. and will be complete in every
detail. The electric installation at
the smelter will furnish power for
operating the mines - miles distant. +
over mile will intervene between +.
the concentrators in which the ore
is first received. and the smelters
which turn out the finished product.
Thousands OF feet of dust chambers
and flues connect the smelters and
the smoke stack This stack will be
$40 feet high and 90 feet inside di-
ameter. the largest smoke stack in
the United States. The first unit Of
the concentration will be over half
mile long. The power house is 320x
1926 feet and the engine house is ! -
x75 feet.
Up to date less than one sixth OF
the property of the Nevada CONSOLE
dated and Cumberland-Ely companies
hac haen nroSDpctpd