The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-28
G|ROUX SHAPING FOR
WORK FAST As IT CAN
MANAGER MILLS GETTING DE-
TAILS IN HAND-INCREASE IN
WORKING FORCE WILL DATE
FROM TOMORROW.

roux begin it's real activities. On
the outside this has also been lead
ing query, though with not the same
anxiety. for the people on the out
side who are particularly interested
are investors and investors the world
over know that things are done just
as rapidly as Is possible, with no lost
motion anywhere, by those now In
control of Giroux. Furthermore. the
outsiders have not the matters of
resumed pay roll and increased de-
mand for labor TO consider. These
enter materially into Giroux affairs
from the local viewpoint.
The News is able to say that Cen
eral Manager Mills of Giroux is NOV
ing as fast as possible with prepare
lions for activity on a big scale at
the property and that he expects be-
ginning with the first of the month,
tomorrow, to commnece putting on
additional men. The middle of
March will see a substantial pay roll
at Kimberly and by the end of the
month a large one. in which more
than a hundred men will be partiei-
pating April will see material in
crease in the force, and so will every
succeeding month in all probability
for a long time to come.
General Manager Mills has to this
time been busily engaged in sur
rounding details at the property.
There is a great deal of this kind or
work necessary before he can have
the situation on the ground in its
entirety at his fingers ends, where
he wants 1t and will have 1t before
long. The last week has been spent
principally in going thoroughly over
the supplies and equipment OF the
company. and as result Mr.. Mllls
now knows pretty much what he mas
TO work with at the present time, In
tools, steel, boilers, hoists and the
many other things entering into the
daily requirements of the property.
With this knowledge in hand he will
he able to move intelligently In de-
Gliding what else he needs, and MS
type, the men who direct operations
for the Cole-Ryan interests, move IN
telligently or not at all. Ihe 1act
is one that enters very largely into
the speed and thoroughness with
which they have always accomplish
ed success when once they set their
hand to 1t and told the world what
they had and what they expected TO
do with 1t, as they have in the Oh
roux transaction.
Beside giving attention To the IN
ventory of Giroux equipment, Mr.
Mills has put engineers underground
to determine variety of things
which he wants to know about be-
fore starting important new pieces
of work, including the sinking of the
monster new five compartment shaft
which the mine is To have. He has
also familiarized himself with the
boundary lines of the property ana
altogether has assembled great deal
of necessary information from the en-
gineers' reports. from the assay OF
fee and from the books and inven-
tories of the company. He has In
fact put in a busy week and most
profitable one, for he has got the
loose ends together in his hands and
is now In position to start his real
development activities in the nrst
part of the month.
In preparation for a part of the
work that is ahead. the Morris hoist
was moved during the week and will
he In commission very shortly in the
place of the smaller hoist on the Old
Glory. 1t is on the Glory hill that
a member of the Cole party here last
week remarked that there would
speedily be things doing and that
during the summer IL would be torn
TO pieces. Some other changes OF
equipment will also be made at early
date. while the enlargement OF the
Alpha shaft by the addition of an
other compartment and the strength
ening of this shaft wherever Thought
desirable, will be coming up speedily.
keystone drills will be put at work
lust as soon as they can be secured.
/ Had they been available they would
now be on the ground and ready to
start with the opening of the month.
Two drills owned by the Giroux lost
their wood work in the smelter fire.
I Their frames will be rebuilt at once,
/ if further examination does not dis
close injury to the metal parts which
has not been disclosed to this time.
Meantime steps have been taken to
get more of the machines. They are
wanted TO prospect the steam shovel
ore body further and TO determine
some additional things around the
Alpha and other shafts of the COM
pany.
Regarding the value of the prop
erty, Manager Mills continues en-
tirely satisfied. Ii has looked good
I ~ hin, cfnea his first fnsnqctiOn and
it loses none as the days pass. On
the other hand. all his findings are
of character TO increase the opti-
mism with which he views the prop
erty. This optimism is equally shar-
ed by the members of the Cole party
and by their associates far and wide
a fact that assures, together with
their statements, the making of a
producer of the Giroux just as soon
as brains and money can accomplish