The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-08
M|zPAH STARTS A
NEW SHAT I
WILL SINK TO WATER LEVEL
HOIST Is ON WAY TO PROPER
TY-oRE SHOWING N INCLINE
SHAFT INDICATES BIG NINE.

Harry Darlington, who arrived
last week from Kansas City. has gone
TO Mizpah TO start new development
on the Mizpah Consolidated. II Is
expected that this work will be under
way the latter part of the week and
that 1t will be crowded steadily
ahead.
The principal work TO he taken up
will he the sinking of double COM
partment working shaft. The collar
of the latter will be about 10 feet
south of the mouth of the incline
shaft through which Development OF
the property has been largely con-
Quoted 10 date The vertical shaft
is started on recommendation of ".
A. Parish. well known mining expert.
who visited the property in the
spring and made comprehensive
report upon II for the management.
Mr. Parish advised at conclusion
of his report that vertical shaft be
put down To depth of at least 30
feet. where he believes the water
level will be reached and snlphide
ores come in. All Indications favor
this belief and the further expeeta-
ton that at water level the ore body
will be found To be large and valu-
able one The manner of develop
ment determined upon calls for drift
ing from the 30 level as well as fur
ther sinking.
For conduct of the work now to
be undertaken. . horse power
gasoline hoist has been ordered and
is on the way 10 the property. The
hoist will have rope speed of 40
feet per minute and will be equal TO
carrying the Two compartment shaft
to depth of several hundred feet If
so desired BY the time grading and
preliminary work is finished on the
new shaft site il is expected that the
hoist will be on the ground and ready
to go in commission.
Mizpah Consolidated is looked
upon by mining experts and men ia
miliar with conditions in the Bisbee
camp 10 afford splendid chance for
the making of a high grade copper
mine. In The incline shaft which has
had rich ore in punches from the
surface down. the conditions are al
most identical with those found in
the Copper Queen mines at Bisbee at
the same stage of Development. In
the Queen mines the rich pockets of
ore found near the surface continued
on down and M depth of from 900
10 300 feet developed into frequent
great chambers of high grade ores.
shipments 10 smelter from these big
ore bodies. now being worked TO
deptlr- of LOO and Loo feet as
we'll as on levels from the 400 down,
making an average of per cent.
The bottom OF the Mizpah Consol-
idated incline Is now all In ore. \
general sample from this recently
gave returns of L per cent copper.
with values on the side aggregating
g. To the Ton. Shipping ore has been
opened on the hanging wall from the
surface down and the property could
at once begin deliveries 10 smelter
If SO desired. However II is con-
sidered good economy on the part of
the management 10 retain lis ore in
the mine until such time as II can
secure custom treatment at MeGill.
BY shipping 10 the latter point moro
than 50 per ton will be saved in The
difference in freight charges prevail
ing between Mizpah and McGill and
Mizpah and Sail Lake. in itself a
considerable item ON large produo-
ton
The development the Mizpah Con-
solidated will take up will be greeted
with enthusiasm In the Mizpah dis
frict. inasmueh as il assures more
thorough exploitation of the ground
of the district than there has ever be-
fore been the means available 10 con-
due To the present time the dis
trict has been greatly retarded by
the lack of large means, noiwith-
standing which there has been great
deal accomplished which lends high
encouragement TO the belief that II /
Is merely a question of time and
work until the district is put in the
front rank of producers of copper, |
gold and silver values in the state
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