The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-13
ORE SHIPMENTS BEGIN FROM
MINES TO CONCENTRATOR
ON Permanent BASIS
Cumberland Ely Sent Down First Train Yesterday
Nevada Consolidated Begins Today--The Steam
ShoveIs Finished Stripping to the Pay Dirt Yes
terday-. y-.SpIendid Situation in Every Way

An ore train which slid unosten
tatiously down the ore line last even
ing marked the beginning of regular
shipments to eoncentrator by the
Cumberland Ely from it's Veteran
shaft
Today there will be a train down
from Copper Flat, which will mark
the beginning of regular production
for the concentrator from that inn
mense property of the Nevada Con-
solidated.
The good news came from Copper
Flat yesterday afternoon that the
great steam shoyels had finished the
advance work of stripping the ore
body at those points which will first
be attacked and that they were in
the real pay dirt in large bodies for
the first time.
Announcement was made at the
same time that cars were being load
ed and that train would be ready
of ore for the concentrator. This
means 30 cars. They will probably
be down some time this afternoon.
A thousand tons a day lis the fig
ure set for the start at Capper Flat.
From this tonnage Increase will be
gradually made. Cumberland Ely
also dumping into the bins at the
concentrator regularly from now on
means that within very short time
there will he sufficient stock ahead to
allow of starting of both sections of
the first unit.
Cumberland Ely was not booked
to begin its regular shipments until
the 18th, but the work at this prop
erty was pushed ahead so rapidly
that 1t found Itself In need of getting
rid OF ore from the big shaft yester-
day and the shipments were accord
ingly started in advance of the time
expected. The splendid shaft is in
shape to keep up the gait that has
been set for 1t and that will steadily
he increased until its maximum daily
output of thousands of tons is reach
ed.
At Copper Flat there are now
about 900 men at work. This force
Is being increased steadily. The same
is true with the force at Cumberland
Ely. Increases in both forces are be-
ing made from the ranks of excellent
American miners. While at Copper
Flat there are a number of foreign
ers employed, the proportion of this
sort of labor being close to so per
he. all 20 fe
not of character that Americans
would do. 1t is of necessary eharao-
ter but amounts to form of drudgery
that the American laborer does not
care to undertake. This class of
work will diminish as time passes
and the ratio of American workmen
will increase oorrespondingly.
The beginning of regular ore ship
ments yesterday and today, along
with the fact that Nevada Console
dated has Copper Flat ready for CON
tinuous business AMI along with the
high readiness of Cumberland Ely at
the Veteran, comprises the best OF
news that the district Will have un-
til the eoncentrator and the smelter
get to going Beginning of steady
shipments means great deal In it
self and should greatly brighten the
home situation At the concentrator
everything is in readiness for the be-
ginning of operations with the first
unit. while work at the smelter Is
crowding along with such rapidity
that there seems now no reason for
doubt but that next month will wit
ness output of the first copper matte
and the reduction of that through the
conyerters TO copper bullion. There
is every reason to feel exceedingly
good over the situation as 1t now is
and none whatever for the slightest
touch of pessimism.