The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-21

the better are observed in the dis
trict each week. More develop
ment work is being done, more ore
uncovered, and more money being
turned out. More attention is being
attracted on the outside and prop
critics appear to be in demand. De-
velOpments have encouraged owners
and all that is necessary is the mon
ey to go ahead. That there is mon
ey to be had for development in Ely
has been made apparent by the re-
sumption of work in some places
and the beginning of new work in
others.
The best object lesson that can
be given of the progress in the dis
trict is by comparison with the work
now being done and conditions six
months ago. In the latter span of
time wonders have been performed.
1uOIhu ~ SolC aDo HE oSSoShoeNs
have been the biggest investors of
the district, and quietly they have
effected a large consolidation of
properties for which they paid round
sums of money. In their purchases
they have increased the acreage of
the Giroux Consolidated, and in adj
dition, heve spurred others OH to
opening up work and bidding for
properties.
on i'm the district was confined to
the properties of the Nevada Con-
solidated, Cumberland Ely, Boston
Ely and Coppermines. The Cumber-
land Ely has been absorbed by the
Nevada Consolidated, and the rest
of the properties are still being de-
veloped. In. addition, work is now
going on i'm Giroux, Ely COnsolida-
ted, Hidden Treasure, and the Ely
Federal Ely are about to start up,
while f. w. Griffith returned on
Thursday night to work
on the property lying between the
Ely Calmet and Mcdonald Ely, re-
Gently acquired by him and his as
sOciates and organized upon with
the new Ely Centennial COM
pany.
In addition to this other deals
are on which will bring more capi-
tai into the district and start more
work. Labor seems to be the scar
cest commodity i'm the district, and
an increase of men may be looked
for i'm the nea future. Next year
will witness greater developments
than ever, for the reduction plant of
the GirOux Consolidated will be then
got under construction to handle
the immense output which may be
expected from it's holdings. Another
steam shovel pit will be i'm opera
ton, for the GirOux has developed
one on Bunker hill by means of
drills. With the greatly increased
output of ore and the cheapest
known methods of producing copper,
Fly will, without doubt, be the hub
of the copper world.
NEVADA CONSOLIDATED-The
big work on the ~Guggenheims great
mine is still confined to the steam
shovel pit, and there is no falling
off in the output, Notwithstanding
obstacles brought on with cold
weather and increased depth of ex-
cavation. Taking out the ore from
the floor of the pit is the most diff
ficult problem which now c%onfronts
the management, but this is being
bravely accomplished by the force of
brains and intelligent direction of
Drawn. Between the main line Of
the Nevada Northern and the en-
terance to pit, they are putting in
another adverse, and the ground of
the Ely Central is gridironed with
tracks, the effect of which is to
lessen the four per cent grade down
into the floor of the pit.
During the severe weather of the
early part of the week the steam
shovels were transferred from
thS Soo ~ thC ol0S VII otliP-
ping the ore and mining was direct
ed to the bottom of the pit, where
everything is ore. They are still
taking out the ore from the floor,
building up new terraces with two
steam shovels; and the other three
shovels are back ON the east side,
removing overburden and ore. While
cutting up the bottom of the pit for
new ore there were times during the
week when not more than one car
could be utalized for loading. That
is, the locomotive could not haul
more than one car at a time to the
steam shovel, and when that was
loaded, the engine had to carry it
out and return with another. This
meant yer slow going, and it was a
relief when the return was made to
the terraces, where there is plenty
of play for the ore trains.
GIROUX CONSOLIDATED-The
shaft of Giroux Consolidated is now
upraise of the Accompaniment
of the Giroux Consolidated is now
24O feet from the bottom of the tim
Der sets, the latter being down about