The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-26
SENDS fine ELY
CENTRAL ORE
Turner Ships 100 Pound
Lots East From Shafts;
Another Working Begun

Ore of the most beautiful description
ever seen in this district was taken
out of the shaft of the Monarch claim
of the Ely Central on Sunday and yes
terday. For W days the drift had
been passing through a volcanic mud.
The first shot of Sunday brought the
miners again into the ore. Their had
been many beautiful specimens taken
from this working before but those dis
closed by Sunday mornings round OF
shots entirely eclipsed anything pre-
viously seen in the district, specimens
going as high as 60 per cent copper.
1t was for the most part red oxide of
copper, and in the big pieces were ma
tive copper and stringers of malachite
and azurite.
President Turner paid a visit to the
mine soon after the discovery and went
himself into the lower workings and
took out a few chunks, some of which
he declared We're for his cabinet and
others for exhibition in New York. Yes
terday there were expressed for him
not less than 100 pounds of specimen
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pleased with the ind. While he was
displaying his specimens to friends in
the Northern Sunday night there ar
rived from the mine more specimens
which were the result of the after
looms shooting in the drift and which
were richer still.
The appearance of the Clipper work.
ings was not less to the liking of Mr..
Turner. Ore that vies in richness with
that of the Monarch is being taken out
and there seems to be a big body of
the copper bearing rock. Mr.. Turner
also went down into the workings here
and returned to the surface armed with
all the specimens he could carry. He
marveled himself at the solidity of the
ore and declared that what he had
brought up with him would go not
less than 25 or 80 per cent.
In the three compartment shaft on
the Eureka fraction work is progress
ing most favorably, although they are
not making as good Roadway as they
We're before the water was encounter
ed. This makes it slower going, but
the presence of the water augurs well
for the richness of the ore when it is
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calculations of the engineers at 4OO
or 425 feet, judging from the dip of the
ore in the steam shovel pit of Nevada
Con. The shaft is now down 175 feet
and they are making about three feet
a day with three shifts.
A No. z Cameron pump has been in
stalled and is taking care of all the
| water that comes in and could take
care of ten times as much more if it
were necessary. Another Jump is
ready for installation at any time, but
it is not expected that need will arise
until below the 800 level. Meantime
the workings of the pit of. the Nevada
Consolidated are getting nearer to the
Ely Central shaft every day, and drills
and steam shovels on the eastern side
are proving the ore in the Ely Central.
The last drill hole on the Nevada Con-
solidated, 800 feet from the sideline of
the Eureka fraction, got the ore at
a depth of 165 feet and is now in 40
feet of ore, the hole having a depth of
205 feet.
Another opening has been started on
Ely Contra ground, making the fourth
on the property. This last is a tunnel
on the Juniper claim to the north of
the steam shovel pit, and it is conf
IDENTIFY anticipated hat ore will be en-
countered within a, month or two. With
four workings going ahead as fast as
men, money and machinery can send
them along, the future of Ely Central
looks bright.