The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-09
Has Brought Ore Line Practically to Fin
ish in Record Time at Both Ends.--Di.
rect Track to SmeIter Will be Ready
for Straight Ore When Furnaces are
Ore Line Ready to Handle Initial Output Of Mines
Something Of the Economics that Operation
Means TO the Owning Companies and to Other
Operators in the District Interesting Points

Near approach of the time at which the line of Cmber
land Ely and Nevada Consolidated will be called upon for
steady carriage of the outputs of the mines to the re
cucon works Mc(i has lately attracted good deal of
attention this highly important feature OF the equipment
which the companies established for their service and
which will play important part in making economical operation
of mines and reduction works.
From General Manager Cannon of the Nevada Northern
under the direction of which the line is operated it is
learned that it is ready to into active commission at any
reach up the ultimate daily output from the mines
of 900 hand though it has all been
ordered There is however, sufficient equipment ready for use
enable handling easily the initial output which the retnc
tion works will call for
Twenty-Five self dumping of 80 tons capacity each
pulled by will the line single
train equipment which will be in when the work OF carry
ing mine production is commenced Handling OF these ears
will be readily done by engine and over THE run OF about
miles from the Veteran a the extreme end OF the line
to the concentration the neter single make daily
round trips thus delivering 200 tons of Such facility
for handling of business between mines and reduction plants
is enoyed in few camps the general rule bng high cost of
transportation and slow and dangerous handling this by
of the fact that grades generally heavy and
in the mining camp construction OF track must pc made
through difficult with curves numerous and short
to make of standard track mractable Here
the e has found easy grade degrees freedom
from bad and will allow the safe handling trains
its trackage at good speed
Regarding the line there has been much printed in the
past its excellent construction and the high advantages which
its operation will the Cumberland Fly and Nevada Con
soaed having Been fully set forth Not only to these
panes however, is the line boon well necessity All
of the district and the various mining and developing con
within it looking to the road the salvation of diff
situation and second only in Importance to the ac
ties which the reduction works at McG will give for the
profitable and economical conduct of work Very rightly the
opened the ground is considered first in Importance
From the economical standpoint the line is next in the
link, it makes possible the from the mines
reduction works quickly and cheapy Third the
cenrator and the smelter which finish the transition of the
material to bullion and bring about the cash returns.
The line proper has been completed since December
and rails in from the reses at the concentraor to the
Veteran mine of Cumberland Ely From Ev City to the
melter the ties carry 20 pound rail and from Ely City to the
Veteran IS pound rail While balastng cannot the
final touches until the spring haws the track service
able and has been used successfully for all needs On the
este work to the concentration the rail will be down shortly
The mmensty of this double track este construction work at
the concentrator which provides simple and economical
of delivering the big tonnage which will direct
to the mills, realized generally in but small way The work
excavation for foundations commenced in August and
the treste in its entirety 1920 feet length practically
pleted by the middle of January Ultimately the wood work
will give way to solid fill which will contain thousands of
tons of rock stripped from the bed in Copper Flat
The filing will about the is stripped the top
tea being dropped down the line to the trese and there
dumped An 50 foot steel grer span the end of the wooden
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