New-York tribune., 1909-03-15
NOTES OF THE MINES

The engineers who viii control the work in the
Alaskan gold fields for the Yukon coupanv have
,-77rieted all arrangements 20 90 into the frozen
north and sta-t the plants in operation three weeks
-l.--lier than has been done IN any preceding year
7 order 20 accomplish this a large corps of ex
rert< engineers and worbrnen will cross the ice
fields into the Yukon early in May. s r C4uRren
,i-n president Of the company. has taken persoraI
s5pe-vision over the equipment and general plant
fe,r. mining operations in the season Of 1900
Arrangements nave been made for an increase -,
electrical power Of n per cent. As soon as the
o-en season starts the hydraulckins in Tho -1ace-
fields viii ne begun hy the of the continuous
s,-npIv of he taken from the Yukon attcb
This water system was built at the cost of severaI
million dollars carries water from, the 7or,bs+,,.
P,,er distance of sixty-tv,o miles by qr1rne d4cb
and pipe lines through country which was an
sbsolute wilderness when the engineers first went
over the ground
Seven dredges have been erected the largest IF
which completed and put in operation late &,
the season Of 1905 These dredges a-e Of 1args
caQacity and great strength and able 20 stand ,be
most severe service.
TIE official reports of the Nevada Consolidated
Copper Company show large productions in the
first three months OF this year The original in
srsnation is in fun operation and last month
s0esn tons Of $40 per cent ore was placed in the
steptoe Snelter. which is owned jointly by the
Nevada Consolidated Company and the Cunher-
lsnd-EIy J Parke Claiming. 2 recognized expert
Of copper properties is authority for the statement
that Nevada Consolidated Company with its eollip-
rnenr. can produce copper for less money pound
than any Of its competitors. He estimates that the
company can produce copper for cents pound
Three reverberatcry furnaces are now in operation.
and the production viii gradually Increase in 1879
The big strike reported on Tuesday in the Nipis-
sing mines viii largely increase the silver stores
OF that substantial Cobalt property As a matter
Of fact. the discoveries being made almost
daily in the Cobalt silver district assure the per
rnanency of that camp. The dividend history Of
the camp Is remarkable in view Of the fact that
il is only i've years since the first ounce Of silver
taken out Since that time the camp has
produced over s2O.Oo6.0oO worth of silver and paid
OUT in dividends up January over 81 900 onO
AL Of the hest managed companies in the Cobalt
camp are spending large in the development
Cf their properties and plants. The section Of
the camp which has been attracting the most at
zion lately Is the Kerr Lake district where dis
coveries Of rich ore bodies at great depth are OF
almost daily occurrence The Kerr Lake company
Is mining al a depth Of about five hundred feet
and : carrying out a comprehensive exploration
plan in connection with its mining operations
Cobalt Central has recently uncovered such rich
ore bodies AZ depths ranging from 800 425 feet
that il has become necessary for the management
70 enlarge the concentrating plant TO handle the
increased output which has become possible.
The plant has been twice enlarged in the past by
the installation Of new machinery and boiler
capacity. and while it will be several months be-
fore some Of the new bodies struck by the dia-
mond drill he developed. the management is
anticipating the opening up Of these reserves by
making immediate provision for enlarging its
crushing and concentrating apparatus