The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-09
oIRoUA coNsoLIoATEo.
Work is Being Pushed Vigorously
WITH Splendid Results.

According 70 late dispatches from
Ely. Nevada, the work az the proper
ties OF The Giroux Consolidated is be-
ing pushed vigorously with splendid
results. while the Alpha and GirouN
shafts are attracting most OF the at
tcntion on the property. the Bunker
Hin Brooks No. L. the Morris and
ola Glory shafts with their big dumps
OF ore and their vast reserves are
showing up well. From The vicinity Of
this ground they have graded for n
| spur track % the Nevada Northern
| railway o. the GirouX SHAFT the pame
given 10 the new hole which Is being
upraised 200 feet TO the west OF the
Alpha.
The grading completed the work OF
ck-lay.ng Is now IN progress; and
meantime the uprising n the new
shaft Is going ahead without Interrupt |
tion. and they have reached the 600 /
foot mark above the ieoo-toot level /
where the raise was started, This 4
means that the shaft Is now 900 feet
from the surface. All preparations
have been made e. sink and In fact
10 was announced ID week ago that
sinking had actually begun, sinking
and raising going on at the same time
This statement proved 20 be prema-
ture. for while the engine and hoist
are on the ground. the hoist has not
been installed The work OF raising
has been found 20 Doe So easy that IL is
brlng continued with good effect. but
the hoist may be put into service now
e any time.
In the Alpha shaft was found some
II th- richest ore on the GirouS Con- e.
.oIdat,d The new G!roux shaft has
been projected for the purpose OF get d
Ing INTO better and safer ground. il
s being raised Ia The limestone, ana 4
% about 45g feet up "a lcnse of high
.rlde copper ore was cut This find a
vas ~ the greatest satisfaction 81
Thomas r. Cole. Mt Cole has been
most success with copper Ia lime
tone of other camps such as Bisbcc,
Ariz, and is firm ia his belief that his oi
uccess IN that particular camp WIN
e. repeated Ia this. o,
The G.rUux has been opened up by
laft worS. and the ground has been 7,
.Cst thoroughly developed. thousands
tons " being on the dumps and In
g bodies in sight below the surface. vi
-Illous ~ tons have been blcked out p.
say nothing ~ tho amount practic- -,
ly demonstrated. Bunker Hiu shaft. "
Jwn 20 depth OF 300 feet, has a an
eh-grade porphyry showing, as has 90
be- Brooks No. ] adjoining This is go
SO down 300 feet \ limestone for u.
alton cuts off the body of ore between
c Brooks No. ! and the Brooks No. . TT
Il the ore comes in again in the Nor IL
shaft. 300 feet farther in.
The dump Of the old Glory is one of
C most Impressive features of the
roux Consolidated estate In this
aft has been opened up a big body
carbonate ore. and the entire dump -
uld be- transported direct 20 the smell
E. There is. for that matter. plenty -,
ore on the ground ready for ship :.
mt. That il is not being shipped is,
.sumably, for the reason that the -,
npany is waiting until its own re- ~,
ction plant has been erected. What III
nature Of this plant will be or ms
cn its construction will be started "'a
matters on which the people Of VA
7 have not been taken into the conf 'Ii'
noe Of the Amalgamatcd. But when Si'
Giroux Consolidated does get ready ID"
ship, its output will be another enor- one
as tonnage from Ely. 81"