Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
.ELY-CALUMET TO
DEVELOP GROUND
WITH LONG BORE
ELY INVESTORS BUY 100000
SHARES OF STOCK
FARlsH SAYS PROPERTY WILL
MAKE GREAT MINE
Company Will Install Compressor to
Operate Machine Drlls-HaVe
Choice of Two Tunnel
Sites

The Ely-Calumet Mining company, Oh
which Al d. Myers of Los Angeles Is
president, has been notified by the east
ern people who hold a bond on the
property that they would be unable 70
take advantage OF it, and the company
has completed arrangements TO develop
the ground. Two plans are under con-
sideration both of which embrace long
tunnels j. X Turner, Mr.. Myers en-
gineer, is at Ely and in consultation
with Tex Rickard, vice president OF the
company. They have purchased SIX
claims of the Ely Arch company for
tunnel site on the northwest side OF
the mountain on which the claims are
located, with the design of running
tunnel from that side of the mountain,
a distance of 1900 feet, which would
tap a known ore shoot in the North
Star claim at a depth ofa1000 feet. Mr..
Myers idea, however, is to drive tun-
mel from the opposite side of the hill,
near the town of Ely. While this tun-
mel would have a depth of but 600 feet
on the ore shoot, 1t would have the
added advantage of running for the en-
tire distance on the ledge, with chances
good for opening up pay ore at any
time. 1t would also be close to the
town, enabling the mine employees to
live there, and convenient to the rail-
road In the event the Ely Arch tun-
mel is decided upon, that company will
give the Ely-Calumet 100,0 900 shares of
its stock as a bonus, but Mr.. Myers
does not consider this advantage to
overcome the other one of being on the
vein in driving the tunnel. He has eX-
pressed his views in the matter to Mr..
Turner and Mr.. Rickard, and as he is
the principal owner of the stock, 1t is
fair to presume that his suggestions
will be followed.
The ore which crops on the surface is
on the North Star claim, and the prop
erty is located just outside the limits
of the town of Ely, whereas most of
the large mines are some distance out.
William Parish, the noted expert on
copper mines, declares that the Ely
Calumet should make one of the big
producers of the district, and so i'm
pressed are the residents of the town
with the value of the property that they
have subscribed for 100000 shares of the
treasury sock at 25 cents share. Work
is to be started without unnecessary
delay, and a compressor plant is to be
installed for the operation of machine
drills, SO that speed can be made in
the work.
Of the Ely-Calumet the Ely Expos
itor of a recent date says:
mo less authority than Col. William
Parish, the eminent mining expert. has
predicted that in the group of claims
comprising the Ely-Calumet property
would some day be developed one of
the richest mines in the Ely district.
The location of the tunnel to be driven
under the mountain is the direct result
of Col Farishs investigation of the
property some time ago.
when the expert looked over the
Ely-Calumet ground he became highly
optimistic of its possibilities, and his
report contained sufficient important in
formation to cause mining men to keep
the property in mind as one that ulti-
mately would play its part in the future
greatn of the camp.
THE development Of this property
promises an answer to the frequently
expressed wish that the mines and city
were more closely connected. Under
such conditions Ely will not remain
merely a good town in a great district,
but become a great town in an equally
great district. In the development of
a big mine in the Ely Northumberland
the prospect of such are exceedingly
bright-the city of Ely would realize
its long cherished wish. The city would
furnish homes for the miners, thereby
materially increasing the population
and general prosperity of the city, and
at the same time furnishing the work.
ers with a character of home not pos
sible in the accommodation now pro-
vided in the immediate vicinity of the
mines"