The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-16
FIRST TRAIN OF ORE GOES
TO CONCENTRATOR--RUN
BY THELATTER TODAY
J. ". tceles and George E. Gum Expected Pres.
ent When the Machinery is Started Enthusiasm
Made by Passing Of Ore Train Over the Line
Material Carried Came From Copper Flat

The first train carrying between the mines and the
concentrator passed over the ore line last eyering
This train composed of of ore left Copper Flat
at $50 1t reached Ely City o'clock stopped over the
bins at the of the septoe Valley Smelling
Mining Co at $50
The loaded the Copper Flat yesterday
afternoon by the steam hoves operating the great deposit
copper which the Nevada Consolidated has this point
Statements made from time time that this copper
ready for attack any time the shoves should be
turned into it have thus been verified
The call for from the Flat not made until yes
erday afternoon when the shoves turned from strip
ping overburde and directed attention exposed from
which the speedily filed and sent down the line
Today ore will be turned into the crushers and put
through INIT of the The will be
of the equipment of this part of the monster plant s W
Ecces and probably George Gun together with Managing
Director Yeatman Manager Lakenan and others of the Official
staff of the allied interests this district will witness the run
Mr. Ecees is expected to arrive in the city special
train some time this morning Accompanying him will prob
ably be Mr. Gunn who arrived in Salt Lake this week from
his trip abroad The gentlemen thought to have left Salt
Lake last night An engine goes out from Ely City this
morning to pick up their and bring IT to MeG Later IN
the day the visitors will to Ely City and tomorrow will
probably visit the mines
That the first ore train would be down the line during
the evening was learned Ely City and Ely yesterday after
noon with result that great people were out TO "ateh
its the event being looked generally as the hrst
en in be direction of permanent high activity at the mines
and reduction works Passage of the tram on ITS way TO the
concentraor was accordingly greeted by demonstration Oh
much enthusiasm On all sides the event was heraueu do "
opeping of a new of prosperity
Wbeer or not the operation OF ore trains VIII De steto
from now ON has not been announced but 1t ls probable tha'
e a ,,; now PASS that will not ore moving between
h and the concenrator until the time comes that thls
- lan is in steady operation and handling upwards oi
1000 tons day in addition the from Cumberland Ely
which will go direct to the smeter
A. th nresent time the Copper Flat property OF Nevada
Itd can supply all the needs of the concentrator WIN
t aa;uy and without the aid OF the Star oiner anu INC
p", Of tbe company which are practically ready 10
-. On production whenever call Is naoe AuJu''ne' "
, h;orv Of the first unit OF the eoncenra'or anu oe.e
' f ;ts readiness for steady operation VIII prooao'
for starting production from Star foinef anu
pe Wv mis- NAV now be matter OF but very snort tihe
c,horlapd Ely is ready to ship from ITS great workins
a. votoran whenever the ore line is ready 10 haioie
or the track between Copper Fiat ana 'he Neoei
m :; fast nearing readiness for use inc large ioee,
, L been employed at ballastmg have mace eAceie',
ood NAV have their work sufficiently advanced mos.
20 llov Of the carriage of ore 1t Is possible 'ha
t"9 ,h osent week Cumberland Ely may SEND Tram o
;t GRO down to the eoncentrator 1or 'ti"l p
10 lor and over the tables into the concentrates ons