The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
RAILROAD AND SHELTER
FOR YERINGT0N DISTRICT

A broad gauge railroad from Yering-
ton to Wabusga, a smelter with a Ca
pacity of 500 tons per day and employ
ment for hundreds of laborers and min
ers in Lyon county for 1908. These are
the plans Of A. J. Orem, who with his
associates control the famous Nevada
Douglas and Ludwig copper properties
near Yerington. Orem is a member of
the firm of Orem & Co. mine owners
operators of Boston and Salt Lake
City. He recently secured control of
the Douglas and Ludwig and is
now on his way to Yerington to direct
the beginning of work which promises
to make tina great copper camp second
to none in the world. He spent yester-
day in Reno and with G. A. Williamson
and william Z. Ginot left for Yerington
last night.
Williamson is a mining engineer of
reputation in Europe. This Is his first
visit to the United States. He was
formerly with the George Goch company
of johannesburg. South Africa He ac-
companies Orem and associates to YER
ington with a view of examining the
district, passing upon the Nevada
DOuSldS anu 1<uuWi6 PtOPSA o'N -
pairing a report which. 1t is believed will
eventually result in interesting wealthy
English mining men in the Yerington
district.
Ginot is a wealthy lumber man OF
Maine. He is interested in the Orem en-
terprise.
Neither the price OF copper nor the
recent depression has affected our plans
in the least" said Orem last night.
Our work has gone ahead without a
stop. We are now going into Yerington
to prepare for a big years work The
first thing that will be done will be the
building of a railroad from our proper
ties at Yerington to the main line OF the
Southern Pacific at Wabuska- We have
been sampling our ores and experiment
ing with different processes for the
treatment of ores. for some time and !
believe we will soon be able to begin
work on the first installment of our
smelter. 1t will be on the Smith valley
side of the mountain. an ideal location
for the plant and in a place where the
farming interests will not suffer. To
begin with the plant will have a capac-
ity of reating 500 tons Of ore per day.
TN addition to this. work will be
pushed on our properties. 1t is our in
tention to have these improvements
well under way II not completed and In
operation before the end of the present
year.
1.-THE report Of Mr.. Jennings on the
Nevada-Douglas and the Ludwig prop.
critics shows that we have not less thar
10, 200. 900 tons Of copper ore carrying
3 per cent values and al least 100. 00(
tons carrying 10 per cent In copper
This is enough to keep our smelter go
ing for the next three generations and
vet we do not know haw much ore OF
higher grade we have. For instance re
Gently on the 55o-foot level Of the Doug
las We drifted 30 feet In solid ore and
crosscut 1t for 81 feet in ore all ths
time. This ore goes 35 per cent in cop
per and the quantity blocked out in thil
small mount OF development work car
ries copper valued at more han $3.50.
900.
Copper Is one Of the staple metals o.
the world. Civilization Is not going
back and while II marches forward cop
per will be the most sought-for of tn,
common minerals. ! believe We are nov
on the eve OF an electrical era Tn,
steam locomotive is passing: eiectricit,
is taking it's place and where coal ans
IRE and steel and steam are now uses