The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-01

The promise of the management of mines of Cumber-
land Ely Nevada Consolidated that they would more than
keep busy from the start has been made good
IN the last week. that time having witnessed call from the
ucton works the mines decrease their output tempoar
y until the reduction works catch up Nevada Consol-
dated going about the 400 tons day gait with its output
when the halt called and Cumberland Ely crowdng
along toward 600 with every day showing gain and things
IN better shape for showing the output up rapidly.
The Nevada Consolidated output has all been coming from
Copper Flat where hoves have the ground in shape
do great things straight ahead With the additional time
that change in concentration orders giving for devng
of the overburden and throwing greater amount oil
ground into readiness for extracton the shifts at this prop
erty rigtfuy entitled to the feeling OF confidence wfe
they entertain their ability to keep well ahead OF the con
until that time arrives when good many more units
are in commission than present The fact that the ground
at the Flat is well advanced in development together with
the that from the surface averaging
HIGHER than had been expeced due greater savings made
than originally figured accounts for an
which has been made that starting OF the Star
Pointer shaft and the extraction of ores from the Ruth will
not made until indefinite date. The production OF
these properties will not be needed by Nevada Consolidated IN
maintaining its end of concentration operation for some te
probably until all three OF the units now under roof are III
ul swing if then Copper Flat can do all that Is necessary IN
the way of production from the ground in the meantime
At Cumberland Ey's Veteran shaft the findings have been
satisfactory proportonatey than at Copper Flat The
Veteran in good shape for outputtng and Is gong to be
able to hold the concentration level right along The great ore
bodies the mine getting bigger with every day of de
veoent work while the organization that has been perfected
and the system of production that has been brought about IS
UP all expectations Cumberland Ely get the down
the line the extent of nearly full units capacity at the
present and by the time its section of the second unit is
ready for business will be fixed output this full unit of sup
ply with plenty margin left for good start the increase
which will have to make to take of its half OF the third
unit Things mighty satisfactory from the and ship
ping andpons the mines They also very satisfac
tory from the labor standpoint More American miners are
going every day The number of foreigners employed
increasing These latter being used only work
which American labor does not care to perform rough surface
.rugery This is also true at the reduction works with refer
ence to foreigners employed there.
At Mc( the work concentration and smelter crowd
ing the limit During the week the first unit of the
ooneenrator went full "a hour shift in the hands of expert
enced operatives who have been brought to po
5tons, principally from Montana Work the
end unit going ahead fast possible and will not be
until is ready for starting Definite date has been de-
cned the that weather conditions have been
of kind occasion considerable delay and they continue
much longer will hold back construction materially. How
ever is considered certain that the second section will be
ready for trial around the middle of the month and the third
section will be going probably early July At the smeter
weather has also delayed work during the last week.
great progress has nevertheless been made The
still holds confidence that it will be ready to blow in the first
furnace before the first of July and is bending all efforts
that end There every confidence that this result will be
attained and that the Fourth of July will find the district in
position to celebrate from double