Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-17
MANY MILLIONS
EXPENDED In
ELY DISTRICT
Record of Rapid Development
Unprecedented In History OF
Mining Enterprises = EST
mated At $4,000, 900.

probably in no other section OF the
,.o-ld vas there such a vast sum III
money spent in mining development
as in the Ely district last year. Inc
npblished annual report OF the Step-
too Valley Smelling and Mining COM
Many shows that its Improvements
iast wear amounted to S4,1l5,S2l.vZ,
and hut for the panic, which meterial-
lv DELAYED operations at the big plant
for many weeks, it is probable that
the sum total would have reached
$4,000 GOO.
The Nevada Consolidated Copper
company spent SCISSORS and tne
Cumberland Ely 1924 ,S7O.35.
THE report OF the Giroux Consoll-
dated company has not yet been pub
Ushed. but no doubt win show TO
tai expenditure of something ike
$3.50, 600. Its milling plant alone,
erected during the year, cost ABOUT
half a million.
The Fly Towasite company last
wear spent in improvements not less
than a million dollars, and the wa.
fer company probably quarter OF
that amount.
The Robinson Canyon extension OF
tbe Nevada Northern railroad, an ex-
pensive piece of railroad building,
doubtless cost in the neighborhood OF
half million dollars.
In addition to the above sums eN-
panded in equipment and betterment
of properties, it is safe to say that
not less than another million was pul
into circulation by other companies
sucb as the Ely Mines company, tae
Cbainman, the Mcdonald Ely, Ely
Central Ely Witch, Turner Ely, Bos'
ron Fly. ELY Northern, Butte and Ely
the Tex Richard companies, the Ne
ysds JTnitad and many others operat
inc in the district, which, together
with fine improvements made in the
good old town of Ely show that some
thing like S10,0o0,OO0 were inVestee
during the year 1907 in this lmmed
iate vicinity.
II is indeed a wonderful showing
and is bound to inspire commence IL
the investing public.
AS many of these properties are
now fully equipped, it is not propaolt
that such a vast sum will pc expehues
during the present year. The StepIo'
Valley Smelling company viii doubt
less spend as much money TINS yea
as it did last, and the Giroux Oon
solidated company has plans matnre'
calling for the investment OF sl,eVo'
900.
OF these vast sums the greater bull
of the money goes east for supplies
the money paid for labor alone re
naming here. However, 1t shows IN
investments that the various com
panic shave made in preparation Q
the out putting of copper.
While in the future the expenses
of the companies, in the way OF equlI
ment, will be much lighter than dul
ing the past year, their pay rolls 10
labor, in which this section is mos
deeply interested in business wa!
will be largely increased
It is now a question OF but fe'
weeks until the Nevada Consolidate
company, will reopen its mines, thu
adding several hundred skilled me
to its monthly payrolls- The mrs
unit of tae concentrating plant at Nj
Gill will be put into commission q
the same time, thus largely increasln
the force of men at the plant in AZ
dition to those already employed o
construction work. The force at IN
Cumberland Ely properties Will ais
be largely increased, and the numbS
of railroad men employed in operatin
the Robinson Canyon Extension wi
also disburse a considerable sum
the end of each monte; ELY MIMI
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