Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-28
P|OCHE TO ELY
BY RAIL ROUTE
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Ninety Miles Of Construction
Would Link Two Of Ne
vada's Biggest Camps.
ORES NEEDED AT SHELTERS.
New Line Would Cause Development
OF Many New
Camps.

a railroad from Phoebe to Ely is one
OF the possibilities of the near future.
1t is said that the Guggenhelm and Gil
doux slnelters, which will soon be ready
for operation in the eastern Nevada
copper camp. win want just such ore as
the mines of the Phoebe district are
producing.
With the possible exception of tho
Prince Consolidated and Day mines
practically all the ores produced in
Phoebe are OF a silicious character. and
that is just what the Ely smelters will
need. on the other hand, the Prince
Consolidated and Day properties con-
tain large bodies of base ores which
are acceptable at almost any smelt-
ing works. The Prince Consolidated.
It was stated today by mining man
In position to know, could easily fur-
nish 500 tons a day.
The distance from Phoebe to Ely Is
about SO or 80 miles. The cost OF con-
struction would be small per mile for
| the reason that the line would fol-
| low a valley practically all the way
| and encounter no difficult grades.
| There is nd doubt but that the Gug-
| genheims propose to make Ely n great
| smelling center and to round out the
| proposition as IL should be- the camp
1
both Phoebe and Gold6eld. Ely will
| then become a railroad center sur
| passed by no other point in Nevada and
made accessible from every other min
! ing camp of any Importance in the
! entire state.
The White Pine News In pointing out
| the advantages TO be derived by a rail-
| road between the historic camp of Lin
| coin county and Ely. says:
Connection with the Phoebe district
| would open large stretch of mineral
| country to this camp In relation to
| which It would stand with the direct
| railroad communication In the same
| position az a trade and supply center
| as Salt Lake city now does.
| aside from commercial advantages
which would be gained, heavy orc
| shipments could be looked for from
many camps along the line to Phoebe.
These might readily in time reach as
| large volume, IL not larger, than ore
| shipments which line to Tonopah and
| Goldfeld would unquestionably have
to handle
.'Pioche ores are OF character which
make them desirable for smelling pur-
poses in this district. a heavy tom
mage has been deyeloped In past years.
but transportation charges until the
advent of the salt Lake railroad with
a branch into the camp last fall were
OF necessity so high rs to prohibit ship
|
than the very richest of the ores Since
the railroad has been In there has been
no demand on the part OF Salt Lake
valley smelters for ore and MS con-
sequence the Phoebe district has bene-
flied but little ms yet from the branch
line. Extension OF the branch line to
this city would make a much shorter
haul TO smelter and consequently a
lower rate.
"Recently diamond drill exploitation
In Phoebe district has given occasion
for belief that It's values go down and
that at depth big ore bodies viii be
| opened which viii change the entire
ASPECT of the district and make 1t one
1 of large production and high attractive
| ness Whether results are obtained
ut depth or not, however. Phoebe camp
is developed far hevond the prospect
stage and Is possessed of some excel
lcTlt properties With connection with
reduction works such as extension OF
the Clark road branch from It's present
terminus to the smelter at McGnl
would give, the camp would make great
strides and resultant large benefits
would be felt here in every line OF
trade and Industry Construction OF
and inexpensive Aside from the new
producing country which It would make
dependent on this district as a supply
center the new line would also en-
able quick outlet for the camp to
the south. east and west.
THE news of the possibility Of this
railroad construction has made for a
good deal of citation on inside circles
In the citv. where II Is fully realized
that results attendant would be OF
enormous value In fastening the day
which VIII ultimately see the district
the greatest mining smelling and rail-
road center I'm the west Phoebe viii
! also doubtless find the news much TO
give occasion for good feeling"