The San Francisco call., 1910-08-21

Lake smelters, is what has been taken
out in development work alone and
will be exceedingly rich in copper con-
tents. According to Mr. Jenson 1T will
average well up to 35 per cent in the
red metal throughout.
For the last two weeks 1t is said that
an excellent grade of copper ore has
been going into the bins. This has
levels of the mine. The company has
also taken out a nice shipment of
lower grade ore, but WHICH Is still 81 G OF
low s0G up . the he first sRipment..Los An
geles Herald.
Ely Calumet Ore
What promises to be the largest
strike of rich copper ore ever made
near the surface of the ground in this
district was brought in two weeks ago
by Strehlke brothers. They have
Calumet property on the extreme east
ern end of the district Immediately
north of the town of Ely.
tunnel where the Strehlkes had been
following small stringers of ore aver
aging in carload shipments from % to
into what may be considered the main
body of ore, and when your correspond
ent visited the property it had been
opened out until there was a 10 foot
breast of ore that would certainly
| average better than 80 per cent clear
across. and neither wall has as yet
The ore occurs under heavy cap
ping. which also seems to form the
hanging wall. One man is now break
ing down from Is to. 20 tons Of the ore
per day. Nothing but ore Is coming
out of the tunnel, and it would seem
to be impossible to pick specimen
that would run less than 20 per cent.
1t is decidedly the richest copper strike
ever made in the district in late years.
Return Mine Strike
Having just cut at 200 feet depth the
vein in the Return mine, six miles from
Lodi, New, from which sensationaliy
rich silver gold ore has been taken
near the surface, the owners are con-
high grade at a rate which will mean
handsome profits. The ore is to be
shipped to the new smelter at Lodi,
which is soon to be placed in opera
ton.
The rich pay streak. which is in a
fissure in lime porphyry formation, is
has been found wire gold. wire silver
and chunks of silver as big as mans
hand, more nearly pure than Uncle
Sans silver dollars Great chunks of
this ore assay into the tens of thou
sands in silver, with gold showing $50
to 1000 to the ton. The values gen
quartz. over 20 tons OF the high grade
have been sacked.-Western Nevada
Miner.
Austin Activities
The Austin Manhattan company has
machinery installation in shape for a
more vigorous mining program in
Austin than has been seen here for
place at the Jack Pot and the gallows
frame also completed. An air. COM
pressor is in readiness for work. and
| within few days sinking on the
| ledge from the 200 foot level will be
| commenced.
At the ophir shaft. which will re-
camp, retimbering has progressed to
formerly in use at the Jack Pot, will
operations will go forward with much
| more speed than in the past. At the
mill of is ready for the
! the electrostatic reduction plant WHICH
has been shipped from Boston. Altera-
tions OF an extensive nature have al
ready been made In the mill structure.
These will be completed by experts
who will arrive most any day
| The Maricopa mines company. leas-
complete heavy mining equipment and
will carry on operations second in i'm
portance to none in this section of the
tunnel $500 feet in mineral region
that has furnished some of the richest
ore ever shipped to the smelters from
| AuSlfI1.
Skidoo Mines
The Skidoo mines company, of
which Bob Montgomery is the control
| ling factor has recently mailed checks
to stock holders at the rate of cents a
share, this being the second dividend
! of cents paid by the company.
During the month of June the Skidoo
mines company's mill treated 1857 tons
or ore, with total recovery of $16.-
| ia, of which 1854 was saved on the
plates and $500 (estimated) in the
cyanide plant.
account absorbed $ss5. and operation
expenses reached $7,275, leaving a net
| profit of 1858. Time lost during the
month aggregated three and a half
| days. due to various water and ma
chinery troubles.-Goldfield News.
Tecopa Shuts Down
/ There seems to be a general exodus
! of miners from Tecopa owing to the
| closing down at the Tecopa Consoli-
dated, which, according to reports, has
suspended operations at the mines and
/ on the railway. No reason can be
ascertained for the shutdown, but the
/ departure of miners by the dozens and
/ the cancellation of all orders for cars
| from the T. & T. railway indicate that
! there is a cessation of operations at
Tecopa. which has been lively camp
for some time.
/ Tecopa has been shipping heavily
| for weeks, and the sudden shutdown
comes as a great surprise. All sorts of
! rumors are af1oat. but it seems I'm :
/ possible that the mines are out OF ore
| clared that the workings showed mil
/ lions of dollars worth of ore. in sight.
The Tecopa company has been en-
! pIoying about 80 men.-Nevadd Ex-