The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-26
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SPLENDID SUCCESSES SCORED
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Has a Big Part
in, Dividends.

Playing a very large part in the
production, of low cost, copper at Nc
Gill is the great power plant which
the Steptoe Valley Smelling and Min
ing company has operated with sue
cess since the first of its extensive
equipment, was turned over.
Since then there have been i'm
proyements made from time to time.
mostly small in their way but all
highly effective in the attainment of
results, until at present Mechanical
Engineer Duncan has a plant which
operates UP to the mark of highest
efficiency and economy, challenging
the admiration of all comers.
The power plant is the heart of
the. great industrial activity Of Nc
+, Gill, while also dependent upon it is
the Veteran mine of Cumberland Ely
when in operation. Later, when the
Star Pointer and Rutn may be work.
ed, they too will measure their heart
beats in conformity with the move
ment of the power plant. At Nc
Gill it enters into every phase of the
work. A halt in the power plant
z means a halt everywhere else. The
absolute necessity for its smooth
and steady operation in order that
the highest results may be obtained
in all divisions of the work is thus
readily apparent. And it is such
service that has been had and that
there is every reason to anticipate
steady continuance of.
Responsible for the present happy
state of affairs in connection with
the power plant are all agencies
which have entered into it since the
selection of the site and the making
of the plants. This latter work was
done with such marvellous accuracy
that in all the great building it Vas
not found necessary to alter the To-
cation of a single pin or bolt placed
in the concrete work for the recep-
tion Of the pondrous machinery when
it should arrive and the gigantic
task of setting it up be undertaken.
Skilled mechanics from all parts of
the country who came here to help
in this work marveled at the ac-
curacy that had been attained.
These men played their part in
doing their work with excellence for
the foremost machinery firms of the
country who participated in furnish
ing the equipment of the plant. The
good work at the beginning, in fact,
bred emulation and indeed this has
been one of the prominent features
in the entire district since the dawn
of the copper era for the camp.
Each and every hand has found in
the wonderful surroundings placed
by nature and the subsequent good
work done by man something to IN
courage to the best effort and to in
cite to EXCEL. 1t is this atmosphere
which still remains to encourage to
better things each day, with the re-
suit that nc week has passed since
the beginning of production a little
yer a year ago that there has not
been attainment of bigger and bet
ter results all along the line. So it.
first today as q low cost producer and
Is the envy of every other copper dis
trict in the country.
The power plant building as 1t
stands today will in time be increas-
ed to probably o than double
present size. Already increased re-
quirements of the smelter necessi-
tates an extension. That such re-
quirements. would come, however,
was figured in the beginning and
provision made, as is true with every
plant of the Steptoe Valley Smelling
& Mining. Not a one of these but
stands in position today to more
than double it's size on the immediate
site and not a one Of them but will
make further extensions from time
!. to time, just as rapidly as the pro-
AUCTION can be healthily and judic-
Iiously advanced. Past management
tells sufficiently we'll that there will
be no gorging; that advance while