Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-07
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railroad taxed to its hauling capacity
and the likelihood of an additional
switch engine being required shortly
a demand from the Little Florence
Mining Company for a spur to hand
le its ores, the probability that
night force will have to be put to
work at the Western Ore Purchasing
company. and ore flowing in from
Goidfeld dumps and leases. and Dia-.
mondfield properties, as we'll as from
Pioneer, Goldfield is in a fair way to
be swamped for time hy its ore
business.
Since the reduced rates on low
grade ore went into erect April 3,
the Tonopan and Goldheld railroad
ores from this camp to the various
smelters. The management of the
Western Ore Purchasing company
states that il expects TO handle LOO
tons of ore within the next ten days
and that this will necesstate night
force to keep the plant from becom-
ing congested More men are being
worked in the plant now than at any
time in the last year.
"Business has increased so rapidly
within the last two weeks. said II. X.
Grier. general agent of the Tonopah
and Goldfield railroad, that We have
been compelled to resume the use OF
a switch engine and crew daily. |
can say that not since my connection
with the road for the past year. in
this city, have | seen so much work
and switching necessary TO handle
the ores for the various mines. mills
and samplers, as at the present time.
And the ore is coming from ev-
erywnere in a constant stream. said
Mr. Grier. and if it continues we will
have to put on another switch en-
gine. The Consolidated and the Flor
ence is not doing it all either. for we
had one car of high grade ore which
went over $500 to the tor. %h;ch was
hauled in entirely by team, durinS
last week. from one of the other Gold
! field properties which am unable to
mention. Why, never say such a
condition in all my life. If it cOntin-
ues it will keep us hustlinG to handle
the ore turned over to us.
The Tonopah and Goldfeld has
been requested to run a spur to the
Little Florence lease. and a survey
/ ing party is now planning the line.
! This is being done upon the assur-
ance OF Gtneral Manager Nickers, of
/ the Little Florence, that he will ship
! 80 tons daily as soon as the spur is
IN operation.
With Combination No. | shipping
car of high grade daily 10 the West
ern Ore Purchasing company" con
unued Mr.. Grier, the Combination
Fraction shipping three cars day
of milling ore TO the Eevada-Gold
field Reduction works. the Red Tor
Consolidated iease shipping car OF
high grade to the Nevada Reduction
works sampler, four cars week OF
Pioneer ore coming in TO the Western
Ore Purchasing Company, the Flor
ence Goldfield hauling high grade anC
concentrates by team. and the volume
of concentrates being offered by tnt
various mills of the city, as well as
a large tonnage being haMed by wag
ons from various mines. leases ant
dumps. it certainly looks like reviv
al of old times.
This in addition to the large ton
mage being shipped to the Selby Smel
ter at Vallejo Junction, Cal, has caus
ed the samplers in this city to in
crease their working forces large.
. and the railroads are being calleO up
on for large numbers of steel-framet
cars to transport the precious meta
to the smelters."