The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-19
SHAPING UP At FLAT
FOR BEST OF RESULTS
NEW TRaCKAGE PLANS NOW
WORKING OUT WILL BE Oh
GREAT ADVANTAGE = READY
FOR RECORD WORK.

COPPER FLAT. Sept. Lack
of cars was all that prevented rec
ord being made on shipments today
from the Flat The shovels were
ready 10 turn loose and put 50 or
more cars down the line, or around
1000 tons, but the cars We're not
here TO load. The best days ship
ments 10 date run around $500 tons.
As matters stand at the present time
in the pit. this amount Of ore could
be raised couple thousand IONS
daily without trouble.
LARGER FACILITIES.
With improvements now rapidly
coming mp in the extent and arrange
ment of frackage 1t Viii be but a
little while before the output posi-
BILE at this time Will be small IN COM
parisoin with that they VIII be able
To do here. Completion of the hlgh
line for the carriage OF overbufden
to the dump across the canyon VIII
HELM great deal, While much AID VIII
also come from work which was start
ed today 60 the end of tearing away
the point at the lower end of the pit.
A steam shovel Was set in on ms
side of the point and started opera
lions. Tomorrow il will be tearing
its way rapidly into the point. An
other steam shovel was brought out
of the pit this evening and set at
the point above the general ONCE. II
will make cut here which will al
low of still more traekaee and the
better operation of trains.
GETTING IN SHAPE.
This new work means the rounding
ont of plans OF Superintendent Van
derhoef and the general manage
ment for the making of Copper Flat
the easiest and best operating steam
shovel proposition in the world. as
we'll as the cheapest. Costs have tum-
bled fast in the last few months and
are due 10 tumble still further in the
next few months. The greatest DIM
Guilty that has been had 10 contend
with I'm the past has been the lack
of room in which 10 move trains in.
When the system now outlined and in
course of working out Is finished,
there will be no loss of time by the
shovels. They can be kept going
steadily loading the trains which il
will he possible 10 shove TO them one
after The other without interference.
CASE OF CHAMBERS.
4 good deal OF excitement was
made today by announcement that a
horse belonging TO c. II. Nance was
affected with g1anders. The conelu-
sion was reached after examination
OF the animal by \ veterinary and
the horse ordered shot. IL is feared
that development OF this case viii
result in the finding of others around
the mines and close watch Is To be
kept on all animals. Such steps rs
possible 10 prevent the spread of the
disease have been ordered taken.
The horse killed today has been used
around the mines for some months
but has not in that time been 10 out
side points. s.
COPPER FLAT NOTES.
Tearing down. OF the old Eureka
hoist house is now about arranged
for and the active work Will COM
mence In a day or two. Meantime ar
rangements for construction of the
new machine shops at Star Pointer
from the materials IN the big hoist
house are going on apRce.
Larry Robbins, recently arrived
from New York. was n visitor here
today on his way 10 the Coppermines
property. Nhere he enters a posi-
ton. Mr. Robbins IS graduate Of
Yale and will add practical TO the
theoretical knowledge which he at
tanned of mining at mis- school.
John Leslie Dobbins and W. \.
Perkins We're among the distinguish
ed of Copper Flat who went 70 Ely
to spend the night.
Dr. Wallace returned this evening
from East TfV where he was to-
day to assist With an operation Tor
appendicitis at the Steptoe hospital.
Managing Director Yeatman, Man
ager Lakenan and Manager Cannon
of the electrical department. were Wis
itors here today from Smelter. look
ing over the property and then going
10 Veteran. where they spend the
night