The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-04
SITUATION STEADILY IMPROVING AT MINES AND SHELTER IN
MATTERS OF OPERATION AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
COMING ABOUT DEPARTMENTS WITH UNUSUAL RAPiDN
-otTpuT DUE TO CLINE FROM NOW oN-pisrRIcr's WORK

The last week has Witnessed MAIN
tenance of increased ore shipments
from the Veteran mine of GUNNER
land Ely and Copper Flat OF the
Nevada Con. Notwithstanding the fact
that at later property an immense
amount of work in anticipation OF
winter difficulties attending steam
shovel mining has been in hand.
From the Veteran and Copper Flat
shipments are now running better
than 1000 tons. During the present
month there will be increase made TO
this of at least 1000 tons.
At Shelter there was better OPP
Grafton during the week in all depart
ments than in any previous Week
Difficulties of minor character which
attend the getting underway OF all
big plants are being rapidly overcome
with result that each day sees things
going a little smoother. 1hat very
decided success has attended oper-
ations in this respect al Smelter rs
best demonstrated, however, by the
fact that nearly million and a
half pounds of copper were turned
ont during the month of September.
This is by no means the output they
will soon be making but II Is exceed
ingly good for plant that has had
less than three months OF working
history. At the concentration good
Roadway is being made with the COM
Melton of the third unit, the first
section of which should be ready
to go in operation during the month.
The grading for the fourth unit VIII
be pushed more rapidly from now on
Contractor Lynch being right behind
the graders with his cement work.
The latter was delayed some during
the week by the graders but the
latter now have been pushed out OF
the way and the cement men VIII
have a chance from now on TO make
fast time. They are through on the
ore bin floor and have made good
start on the Huntington mill floor
foundations. Equipment for the new
unit continues to arrive and by the
time the foundations are ready there
will be a good advance supply OF
materials on hand To keep the erect
ion forces busy.
Coal supply is building up rapidly
with the help of train loads OF fnei
which are now coming In on orders
placed sometime ago. These snip
ments are not likely TO be interefered
with in the future. the strike troubie
in wyoming being over and no pros
pect obtaining of such increases III
railroad business at any early date
as might check receipts OF coal on
the orders outstanding. Additional
assurance of freedom from fuel
difficulties is carried In the fact OF
the recent experiments, from when
the fact was learned that the
furnaces nj Smelter will get away
with most any grade of fuel that may
be delivered this making the sit
nation greatly easier not alone In
the matter of availability of fuel but
also in the matter of Importantly
reducing costs.
At Copper Flat the work in pro-
gress will soon put the ore pit some
twenty feet below the present level.
The steam shovels engaged on the
new cuts are getting down rapidly.
On the south side of the pit. where
the big porphyry blum Is being torn
away. ore has been encountered with
In twenty feet from the top OF the
bluff and is opening into nice body
as the shovels get down in II.
This ore was not expected and adds
one more find TO the number which
have been made to this time In con
duet of the work AT the Flat amount
ing To date to very little in eompaf-
ison with that which j. TO he done.
all going 10 demonstrate that the
immensely of the ore resources OF
This property. big as they have been
fpured cannot be estimated. De
velopments for many years To come
promise TO bring more and more ore
beyond the boundaries that have been
looked upon from time 10 time as
defining the extent of the pay streak.