The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-05
Official Statement Given Out Last Night Carries
News of Great Importance to the District
Positive Announcement That Reduction Works
of the Company Will Be Located Close By

GIROUX DIRECTORS GREATLY PLEASED WITH
THEIR FINDINGs-HAvE CONCLUDED INSPECTION.
Thomas F. Cole James A. snedaker G. Piper and Joseph
Cotton directors of Consolidated who have been
here since Sunday visit of inspection concluded their work
last evening and will this morning for the east
The largest interest locally which the
gentlemen had to make night that Groux Consolidated
ores will be concentrated and smed either in Robinson Min
inc district proper site in the immediate vicinity
To stockholders of the company and to the district
long the statement of paramount Importance last
was that drill development has demonstrated ore bodies
that can be mined with steam shovels
The summary printed below be accepted coming
direct from visiting directors who expressed regret last
evening Joseph L. Groux President Of the was
present to join with them review OF the findings made
during their visit Mr. Groux would have accompanied them
but the fact that he just recovering from illness with
typhoid and is at the time unable to travel
What the directors had to say sums up as follows:
pleased with the progress that has been made
at the Groux by Mr. Mills and his corps of assistants since
our previous visit April Everything is in splendid shape
at the property Underground work accomplished in crosscut
drifts shaft is excellent in workmanship and has
been done in quick time.
Progress with the hosting shaft which will be the
largest in district is satisfactory. 1t will be known as
the Giroux and located in the limestone south OF the
bodies Four months will see this shaft well along
towards completion. IL
Development by churn drills has been satisfactory and has
outlined bodies which can be won by the over
wing burden by shoves and mining by steam shoves
the question of concentrating and smetng the ores OF
Groux it be positively stated that the concentrating and
smelling plants of the will be located either IN the
Robinson district point in close proximity to the
boundary lines of the district.
Mr. Mills has we'll filled the position of General Su-
perinendent of Groux that have decided to make MN
General Manager of the companys mining interests IN this
district and elsewhere
We expect be back before months for another visit
the property with the advancement OF which shall keep
in close The visit has been devoted to
sutation with Mills inspection Of the work and planning
for the future feel will be attended by advantageous
results the splendid property which is being shaped
for production
The above covers interviews had last night with the
bers of the party making their announcement concerning
location the concentrating and smelling plants of
it was said that felt due the people OF the district
that they should this information and the hope expressed
that it would all question regard to the matter
That the reduction works Of the company will be built here
is of course highly of to not only
erty owners business but also to great con-
centrator smelter workers the who With the
knowledge that other reduction works coming will feel
greater confidence remaining with the The fact that
Grox be concentrated and smeted here assue
also beyond doubt the future of the big smeltng
center-as large as In the west -
Concerning the announcement that the Glroux will have
steam shovel bodies similar that of Nevada Con- at Copper
Flat it is to be said that greater could hardly bel
asked connection with the great underground bodes
Of Giroux steam shovel body will give the property
such ascendency place the camp unquestonab at the
front as permanent producer and doubt output will not
only increased each year mines and ore bodies
disclosed but will be found the metal will be secured for
reasonable and will be marketed at satisfactory profit
shareholders