Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-08-15
UP TO SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Capitalists Interested In Yevington
Mines Willing to Build Road.

P"P'~ ou PooO'
The Southern Pacific has made
preparation to build from Wabuska a
to Yerington, but has been wait.
ing for the money market to get
easier. At the present time cap
italists interested in the copper
mines have a representative in
New York who is instructed to say
to the S. P. that if they are not
ready or in a position to build the
road this year that the money will
be furnished and the road built by
private parties if the necessary ar
rangements and connections are
guaranteed at Wabuska.
We are in a position to offer
free all the ground necessary for
depot and terminal facilities in the
city of Yerington whenever the
road reaches this point.
A Reno correspondent, who Wis
tied the Nevada Douglas, says:
"Your correspondent estimated
that there was enough ore in sight
at the present day on the Nevada
Douglas to pay for the building of
railroad, and in this estimate a
satisfactory confirmation was re-
ceived from several of the most
important mining men in the
State. When once ready to ship,
this mine will differ from others,
inasmuch as il will be cosmopolitan
in its workings, so to speak. In
other words, it can be classed
among the few Nevada mines
which have an ore body and a re-
serve"
Commenting on the entire arti-
Gle of the Reno correspondent,
Orem's Weekly Bulletin says:
THE comparison he touches
upon between the Ely and Yer
ing districts is doubtless based es.
sentially on the amount of devel-
opmept. He need not, how ever,
be greatly surprised to learn from
me that have the opinion of a
prominent copper mining engi
neer-one who takes the highest
rank in his professionalism is fa-
miliar with Ely and Yerington
each as but few men are with
either of them and who possesses
a joint knowledge of the two dis
tricts probably exceeding that of
any other man-to the effect that
Yerington evidently not only sur
passes Ely in the richness of its
ores but in the area and tonnage
Of its naturalization.
"Mr. Boericke is peculiarly in
error regarding the Yerington rail
road situation. Regardless of the
amount or absence of talk / hap
pen to know that the facts point
more strongly to railroad for Yer
ington than ever.
~ regard Mr.. Boericke's esti-
mate that there is enough ore in
sight at the Nevada Douglas mines
to justify the building of road
from Wabuska 10 miles into the
district as being we'll within the
mark. An ample figure for the
road construction would be $500
900. Even if copper scores no ad-
vance in price meanwhile l be-
lieve the Nevada Douglas item of
'ore in sight by the time the rail-
road could be brought to the mines
would be around $40.
superintendent S. S. Arentz
said that the mines started the
year 1908 with million tons of
FIVE per cent 'ore in sight That
meant gross oo,ooo, 900 pounds of
copper - $I3,ooo,ooo. Develop
ment work is adding to this item
at the rate of a round million
And it must be remembered
that there are many other mines
besides the da-Douglas in
this district and that at least two
other mines have enough ore in
sight to build three or four rail-
roads from Wabuska to Yerington.
1t is only the question of a few
months before work will begin on