The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-30
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS

from the tale ore body on the origi-
nal tunnel level in 1905. the ore
having been hauled overland 10
miles to Las Vegas, NeY.. and shipped
TO Salt Lake When the railroad
reached Goldheld from Tonopah. ore
was shipped via that city. The re-
port of former President Donald Il.
Gillies shows that the sum OF FL
3O2.11 was received from shipments
made previous TO August !, 1906,
which Aim represented the overland
shipments. From August !. 1906,
10 November /. 1907, the sum OF
S115.693.9S was received from the
shipments of ore During the hrst
few weeks that the Shoshone mill
was in commission, direct shipments
we're made to Salt Lake, but for
almost year past the entire out
put of the mine has been treated at
the milling plant.
General Manager John G. kirehen.
who took charge OF affairs June /,
1908 in his annual report TO stock
holders February 10, 1909. reported
that in the seven months of his ad-
ministration at the Shoshone up TO
December 81, 1905, he has mined
and milled ore yielding S245, 29S in
bullion: that he has ore broken down
in the mine which will yield Sl4S,-
$50. while the ore reserves III the
mine amount to $4,000. He has
opened great ore shoot on the 20O
foot level the extent of which has
not been defined either to the east,
west or south. On the north side 1t
has been opened up TO the surface,
where for several hundred feet, as
shown by photographs and explained
verbally by Mr.. Kirehen. a vast body
of ore Is exposed This is where
several veins run north and south
from functions with the big tale vein
running east and west. and from all
appearances. he says. It Is a vast body
Of ore which may be as wide as 1t
is long. Mr. kirchen also reports
having opened an ore body 123 feet
long and eight feet wide. averaging
$1,000 per ton. on the 400-foot level
OF the Polaris vein On the 800
foot level in the other direction-to
the east--30 feet of ore has been
opened. four feet wide and ayerag-
ing Sill on the 600-foot level a
tale ore body has been exposed which
assays from 81 to $40 a ton. but
the extent OF which has not been
determined. on the 700-foot level
station has been cut preparatory to
drifting for the ore bodies.
The capacity and efficiency of the
mill has been increased by the addi-
ton of Chilean mill for treating the
ore and a tube mill for treating con-
centrates instead of shipping them
to the smelter. Since June I, Is
249 tons of ore were milled. which
averaged St2.62 per ton. The eX-
traction was 81 p per cent and the
total cost of mining and milling S5.47
The cost has recently been reduced
to S4.75 by the mill improvements
and the extraction considerably rails
ed. The proportion of silver to gold
was twelve ounces of the former to
one ounce of the latter The total
mine and mill earnings from June /
to December 81 amounted to S120,-
726 net in addition to which 100000 !
worth of bullion produced in De-
eember and January was in transit.
From April l. 1907. to December 81
1908. the total profit from operation.
all expenses and depreciation of plant
ETC.. deducted, amounted to Sac
AIS.
development done on the property
during the period covered amounts
to 523l linear feet of drifts. cross
cuts. raises and shafts, and 5000
cubic feet of stations. Additional in
formation regarding Shoshone pro-
duction is given in the official report
of J. f. Haley, state bullion collector
for Nevada, which shows on output
of 2S,520 tons, with gross value of
S505, 027.45, the first nine months
of 1QO& Adding To fhis Srn nm y