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The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-03-10

The Federal Mining and Smelt-
ing company has just declared a
regular quarterly dividend pay
able March Is OF IL per cent on
it's preferred stock, amounting to
a total of $4,000. With this
payment the company will have
paid holders of preferred stock
So, 0S1, 250, while the holders of
common stock have received
80, 708, $50, making a grand
total Of ~, 100000.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-03-10

The Hartman lines in Idaho in
the effort to secure government
mail contracts haveinaugurated
a new schedule on the Oregon
Short Line between Granger,
Wyo., and Huntington, Oregon,
a distance of SAL miles, in ID
hours, or AZ miles per hour.
This is the fastest time ever at
tempted by the system in Idaho
on a through schedule.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-03-10
ENUMERATORs ON THE RANGES.

ENUMERAT0RS ON THE RANGES.
1t has been decided by the Cen
sus Bureau authorities to have
the census enumerators take the
census Of the number and value
OF the live stock on the ranges Of
the Western states as a part of
the Thirteenth Decennial Census,
beginning April Is next.
The census authorities are con-
WINGED that the enumerators will
be able to gather these statistics
even more expeditiously, correct
ly, and economically than would
be possible by special agents un-
der existing conditions.
This decision was not reached
until after Assistant Director
William F. Willoughby had re-
turned to the bureau from
series of conferences throughout
the West, which were attended
by all the census supervisors in
the range states. Hewas accom-
panied by ChiefStatisticians Will
liam G. Hunt and LIE Grand
Powers, Of the population and
agricultural divisions, respec-
lively.
The supervisors in conference
recommended that the work be
placed in the hands of the enum-
orators. They assured the assist
ant director the enumerators can
do it, in connection with the
count OF population and farms,
with greater dispatch and econo-
my than could special agents.
They stated that there would be
no difficulty whatever if the live
stock owners were made to APP
preciate the fact that in giving
TO the enumerators the informa-
ton regarding their livestock
holdings there is absolutely no
danger OF it being communicated
to county assessors or Forest
Service officials. Thesupervisors
stated that otherwise there might
be hesitancy to furnish this data
for fear it might mean extra tax
alton or larger grazing charges.
Mr.. Willoughby pointed out to
them that under the act of Con-
gress providing for the present
census every supervisor, super
visor's clerk, enumerator, inter-
prefer, special agent, or other
employee must make oath not
to divulge any information con-
tanned in the schedules, lists, or
statements obtained for or pre-
pared by the Bureau of Census to
any person or persons. He in
formed them that the penalty
clause in the law provides that a
violation shall constitute mis-
demeanor, to be punished by a
fine not to exceed 1000 or by
Imprisonment not to exceed two
years, or both fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the
court. The bureau authorities
have always maintained the po-
sition that all information gath
cred by it was for it's statistical
use solely, and would not under
any circumstances be impaired
to any other branch OF the Gov
eminent.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-03-10

A huge rabbit drive near Boise
and Nampa recently resulted in
more than 10000 OF the little
animals being killed. A great
number of rabbits were shipped
to Portland where it is said they
would bring $3 per dozen.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-03-10

The health department OF the
city Of Boise is urging the estab-
lishment of a creInatory in that
city to be used in destroying the
refuse gathered up.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-03-10

The Nugget $500 the year.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
NEW TOWN IS
BEING BUILT
HOMES AND BUSINESS HOUSES
ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUC-
TION ON ELY CENTRAL-WILL
ACCOMMODATES MANY.

These are busy days in the neigh
borhood of Ruth, for a new town is
springing into existence on the Ely
Central ground where that property
merges into the Star Pointer. Already
houses are in the course of construc-
tion. streets have been laid out and
blocks partitioned off. 1t is not a
townsite boom, for there Is not a lot
for sale in the new addition, and yet
the boom Is busy. The rents are
nominal and the demand for loca-
tions has been something fierce.
For long time the management of
the Ely Central withstood the re-
quests for locations on the property,
but the demand for homes and for
business houses on account of the in
crease of employees both at Ruth and
the steam shovel pit and Ely Central,
became so pressing that they have
had to yield. The new town is boon
to Superintendent Vanderhoef, and
he and General Manager Glockner of
Ely Central are seheming now to
make the town most desirable one.
Only saloons in Ely Central are bar
red: the way is open to all other in
dustries. and the butcher, the baker
and the candlestick maker are all in
line after choice locations.
The pioneer merchant house is the
Ruth Commercial company, and hot
upon their trail the postoffice of Ruth
is going. me postoffice will still be
called Ruth for the reason that Il
would require too much time and rec
tape to have the name changed ant
would be confusing to the inhabitant'
OF the town in the mines; but 1t will
occupy one of the big buildings OF
Ely central. Mr.. Vanderhoef of th'
Nevada consolidated has agreed L
furnish water and electric lights t
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
WORK ON PERMANENT HOSTING
PLANT SOON TO BEGIN At G|ROUX

Only a few weeks will be required
to complete the pumping station at
the 1200-foot point in the five-com-
partment shaft of the Giroux Con-
solidated. The walls of the big station
which Is I-o feet long by 25 feet in
width have all been finished with re-
inforced concrete. and they will not
be long in completing the dome.
When this work Is finished then will
follow the installation of the two
pumps. one with a capacity of 1900
gallons minute and the other with
500 gallons per miunte. Not until
these pumps are installed and in good
working order will the work of cross
cutting out to the ore of the Alpha
be undertaken.
This Will be the real start of the
big work ahead of the Giroux Con-
solidated, for from the Alpha vein
will come the first production of ore.
This is In the limestone and is di-
rect smelling product. In the cross
cut and subsequent exploration of the
rich vein the management expects to
encounter explorations of the rich
vein the management expects TO en-
encounter great amount of water.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
VALUABLE PROPERTY SOLD.
Chicago People Take Over Lead-Sil-
yer Mines at Hamilton.

One of the most valuable groups
of mining claims at Hamilton, was
recently sold by the heirs of the late
Joseph Grandelmeyer to Arnold and
Gustave Schwyzer of Chicago. The
property lies on the west side of
Treasure Hill and comprises a num-
ber of patented claims, a number OF
which were big producers up until
the last few years. The Fay and I'm
perial claims were worked on the
leasing system for many years after
the fabulously rich ore bodies of
Treasure Hill had been exhausted.
The leasers were principally Italians,
all of whom made small fortunes but
the manner of working was such as
to place the properties in such a con-
dition that it was impossible to oper-
ate them longer to an advantage.
Grandelmeyer did not give his hold
ings proper attention and the leasers
took advantage of this fact and fill
ed all the old working with waste
and while 1t was known there was
much ore at depth, 1t required some
capital to place the property on a
paying basis but as the owner was
adverse to selling and would not give
lease for a sufficient period of time,
no one would undertake to handle 1t,
the result being 1t has been idle for
a number of years With the ex-
penditure of little money by the
new owners, there Is no question but
what this ground will again be pro-
ducing large tonnage of high grade
lead-silver ore.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24

and will be prepared to handle all
that may come their way. In fact they
will be disappointed II they do not
get big iDrush of water. The ore
of the Alpha will be shipped to the
smeller, and as was said last week,
Will In all probability be sent to the
New Tooele smelter of the Interna-
tional Smelling and Refining CON-
pany. owned by the Cole-Ryan syndi-
cate which controls Giroux Consolida-
ted
In this regard nothing can be
learned at the mine, nor in regard to
the projected railroad through the
Deep Creek country to Ely, branch
ing from the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake road. But 1t is
more tnan possible that this will be
the disposition made of the direct
smelling ores of the Giroux Consoli-
dated, and that the railroad will come
in. Both the railroad and the Tooele
smelter would be in line with the
policy of Cne Cole-Ryan syndicate.
1t Is the hore of the Giroux Con-
solidated management to be able to
handle their porDhyry ore upon their
own ground for which purpose a con-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
COLE is SILENT.

With the arrival In New York OF
Thomas F. Cole from Duluth, Mimi,
who is associated with John ID. RYAN,
president OF the Amalgamated Conper
comnany. in numerous mining enter
prises. Wall street heard report
that efforts were being made on the
part of the different producing inter
ests to get together on the question
OF outnut. and that conferences are
now in progress, both In this coun'
try and abroad. with view OF bring
ing about the much talked of eur.
tailment. When questioned in REGARD
to the report Mr.. Cole said: Il have
nothing to say. When ! have any
thing In the way OF news ! viii b'
only too glad to give 1t to you"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24

the merchants and the residents, and
the time is coming when Saturday
night will be a great event in the
town of Ely Central
1t is on the cards to put up big
hall which shall be used for moving
picture show, for assemblies, social
and political gatherings, two well
known gentlemen of Ely having put
in bid for the concession. Oh, they
are going some in Ely Central. Mer-
chants of Ely are figuring on putting
in branch houses, and in fact several
of them have closed with the manage
ment for desirable locations. while
others are already building. 1t is lit
tie more than a week since the town
was plated, and a dozen applications
have been received for store room.
The new town will be haven of
rest for the married men working in
the district. They have long desired
to take their families to the scene of
their labors but could net owing to
the lack of accommodations. Now
there will be no dearth of room nor
of houses, and the tAWn will natur-
ally grow to considerably proportions
of its own force. Overlooking the
town from Eureka Heights on Ely
Central Ma be the new boarding
house of the latter company it hav-
ing been decided to put up new
structure on this part of the ground.
The new apartment is to be furnish
ed with rooms, baths, and will have
running water and be lighted by elec-
| tricity.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24

out difficulty, is the belief of the best
authorities on the subject.
| During the first six months of 1916
there was produced in the United
States, including imports from Can
ada and Mexico, TT 7.266,555 pounds
of refined copper, all of which, with
the exception of 26.619.911 pounds,
was exported or delivered to domestic
consumers. The indicated production
for the year on the basis of the six
months reported is something over
1,435. 100000 pounds, as 1t is likely
that the last half years outturn will
average more than the first half year
as compared with LAOS, 900, 900
pounds last year. Exports and home
consumption are less easy to gauge,
but granted that the returns for the
six months represents SO per cent Of
the years showing, then 1905 do
nestle deliveries would total 776,-
$4,000 pounds as compared with
705, 5,051,0 900 pounds in 1909 and ex-
ports 604,740,000 as compared with
6S0.942.000 pounds last year.
During the six months the excess
production over deliveries here has
been partly Offset by the decrease in
stocks abroad which totaled 1916
200 pounds for the period from Jan,
/, to July l. making the actual IN
crease in worlds stocks for the six
months 9.S64.706 pounds, or about
g. of l per cent of the entire estimat-
ed worlds production of 1910.
In view of the known diminution of
invisible stocks here and abroad 1t is
maintained in many quarters that
consumption ran in excess of pro-
duction during the first half year.
Domestic diliveries in the United
States have shown a tendency to de-
cline somewhat during the last two
months. while exports, which since
February have been comparatively
smaller, ran well up in June.
Lake prices for the first half year
OF 1910 have averaged practically the
same as for the corresponding period
a year ago. while the electroltic aver
age Is only slightly under that for
last year.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
WILL Be READY FOR ORE
ABOUT SEPTEMBER FIRST
INTERNATIONAL SHELTER WILL
BLOW IN FURNACES IN SIXTY
DAYS If FURTHER DELAYS
ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED.

Despite the fact that good progress
has been made on the construction of
the International smelling plant at
Tooele. It will be several months be-
fore the furnaces are blown in and
are taking regular eonsignments of
ore from the shippers, says the Salt
Lake Tribune. Announcements have
come from the eompany's Office In
this city to the effect that the first
furnaces would be blown in August
1. but as the time is close at hand
and the company has great deal of
work yet to do TO finish up construc-
ton, II seems highly probable that
IL will be some time in September
before ore will be treated. The sam
pler has not been completed and the
ore bins for receiving the product
from The mines have not been finish
ed.
While the International smelling
plant will have some of the most cap
able smelling men In the country al
the plant, II should be borne in mind
that there will be some knotty metal
lurgical problems to solve. Inls Is
true of any new plant, and was clear
ly demonstrated In this field when
the Garfield smelter was blown in.
For more than a year the Garneid
company experienced difficulty In
getting the furnaces to work properly
the greatest difficulty coming from
lack of proper drafts. After this had
been remedied there was a general
readjustment Of equipment and the
smelting company had to instruct
shippers to hold up on production
until the plant was in proper shape.
At present the Garfield smelter Is do
ing excellent work and its capacity
has been increased from 1000 to B.
500 tons of ore daily.
When the announcement was first
made that the International company
would build a smelter in this state,
the impression got out that 1t would
be simply for treating the ores OF
Utah Consolidated. II has since been
proven that the plant was for the
purpose of treating custom ores and
several companies have already con-
tracted to make shipments to this
plant II is known that Giroux and
South Utah Mines companies VIII
shin their output to the international
while several other companies have
been diclSering with the new smelling
concern.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
STRIKES ARTEsIAN WATER.

]. l.. Rice, while digging a well on
his ranch at Melvin. in Steptoe val
ley, about thirty miles north of Ely,
struck an artesian flow of water
which drove the men out of the well.
The we'll was 20 feet deep when the
water was struck. The flow contin-
ued strong and the water poured over
the surface of the ground. The moist
ure soon loosened the sides of the
we'll, causing the ground to cave to
the surface. but the water continued
to flow, though of course In dimin-
ished force.
MIR. Rice has sent to Mizpah for q
well driving outfit and as soon as Il
comes he will make a thorough test
of the flow. He regards the discov'
cry as of great importance to his
neighborhood, as he believes that II
will solve the water problem in thai
section.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
MINING INDUSTRY
ON SOUND BASIS
NEW ERA Is DAWNING AND
PURCHASES OF STOCK WILL
BE MADE FOR INVESTMENT,
NOT SPECULATION.

Comparative lack of interest in Ne
vada mining investments is due to
two causes: Unbusiness-like and dis
honest methods of certain promot-
ers and the element of gambling that
enters into exploration work on un
proven ground.
The former of these causes has
been almost entirely eliminated In
this state by legislative action, says
the Reno Gazette.
No longer is the slogan: Wire
your reservations at our expense and
stock will be forwarded to you with
draft attached" heard from the min
ing camps. Corporations are becom-
ing in the nature of copartnerships.
Stocks are taken up in large blocks
instead of quantities less than those
called on exchange.
Mining in Nevada is now as busi-
ness-like as mule raising in Mis-.
souri,. The laws compel officials to
publish sworn reports. The share
holder is always in touch with the
workings of his company. 1t is nc
longer possible to 4oodwink the pub
lie and have more Office expense thar
mine costs.
1t was a difficult task to drive the
wild-catters from the state, but they
have flown and few of them carried
away their unearned increment. Elk
pensive living and the fever to spec
lulate in even their own flotationl
caused the downfall of majority o
them.
The latter cause of lack of supper
of new mining enterprises-the man,
failures that result from expendinl
money without surface showings-i'
now also removed. >
This condition originated at Tono
lpah when II was generally beliveet
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
GOOD WORK At
PIT CONTINUES
OVERDUE LOCOMOTIVES WOULD
SIMPLIFY THE GETTING OF
ORE TO STORAGE YARDS BUT
CONCENTRATOR is KEPT BUSY.

The steam shovel pit of the Nevada
Consolidated Is still shoveling out
the ore with clock-like regularity,
and there is never q moments 81
lence in that vast workshop. They
are pushing the excavation to the
south and southeast, shovel and dy-
Mantle tearing down the bank, SCOOP
ing away the overburden and extract
ing the ore. Where few weeks ago
the road ran along above the pit
there is a mass of dykes and bitches.
a country all broken; and the road
has been switched to a point several
hundred feet further up the hill
The ground here has been pretty
well prospected with churn drills and
had been prospected in the early days
through the Calumet shaft. The ore
coming from this end of the pit Is
said to be the best that has ever been
taken out of the hole. Also down in
the bottom of the pit are they taking
out the ore, carrying it up a steep
grade to the surface, grade that
taxes the powers of the dinky en-
gines, and makes Superintendent
Vanderhoef pray for deliverance by
the arrival of three overdue locomo-
tives. 1t requires the combined eff
forts of two of the little engines to
haul three cars of ore up from the
pit to the storage yards whence the
trains start for the concentrator at
McGill.
But Notwithstanding the pit is
keeping the concentrator busy, and
is keeping up its output of 5000 tons
of ore a day. Churn drills and steam
shovels are busy all the time In and
about the pit. In the pit the drills
are digging powder holes and on the
banks are prospecting for ore. This
week the denizens of the pit were
made happy by the arrival of a new
Star drill. This is intended for pros
pecting and will be able to attain
great depth, much greater than the
keystones; and 1t will be Kept busy,
too.
In the Liberty pit they are await
ing the arrival of the first of the
steam shovels, but they are not idle
there any more than they are in the
original excavation. They are sur
veying, laying tracks and pipe, ex-
cavating by team, and getting in
readiness for the shovels, and it is
promised that they will give the
parent pit great race for suprem-
acy once they get into operation.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24

that the ore zone trended nearly at
right angles to its now proven course.
score of expensive plants were in
stalled and deep work was done In
barren ground. while the present ore
trend, which is now producing vast
wealth, was practically neglected.
The heavy losses thus caused we're
due less to wild-catting than to the
fact that the overflow in the lonopah
district covered the greater portion
of the permanent formation.
Times have changed, and methods
have changed with them. The new
operations in the state are practically
all upon ground that shows ledges
and values upon the surface. Com
panies are rarely formed until there
is a reasonable surety that no work
will be done on unremunerative
properties.
For these reasons the fore
cast Is made that within a short time
Nevada mine securities will be more
eargerly sought than ever and pur-
chases will be made not for specu-
lation, but for investment.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24

centrator will have to be built. The
water In the Alpa shaft will be well
coined as a gift by the company. In
fact it Is relied upon to be of suffici-
ent force and volume to seperate the
concentrator the company has In view
of esta -,shing at ne mine. This is
the principal reason why they are
putting In such a large pumping plant
and there is another 900 gallon a
minute pump on the ground which Is
to be installed at still lower depth.
The work of construction on the
permanent hoisting plant will soon
be commenced. A contract has been
let to large eastern firm of build
ers. and their work will begin as
soon as the concrete foudation has
been laid. The excavation for the
boilers and engines have been COM
pleted and a concrete mixer is at the
mine ready to commence upon the
foundation. The same firm which will
put up the plant will also install the
big steel head frame, the concrete
rests for which are all In pace.
There are now four drills at work
In various parts of the mine, explor-
ing the porphyry and the lime. They
are doing everything on large scale
at the Giroux, and the appearance of
the surface, Uttered as 1t Is with
massive machinery.is an indication of
what lies underground and of the
big operations which are ahead of
them on this property. When work
is commenced on Tue construction of
the plant, the force will be consider
ably increased, and at the present
time there are more than 200 men
employed.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-24
USE EQUALING PRODUCTION.
Alarm Over Copper Situation Finds
Little justification With Facts.

Figures for the first half of the
year showing an accumulation of
only sixtenths OF one per cent of the
worlds present production, indicate
that consumption of copper is now
equaling production. With metal
prices for the six months about the
same as for last year. II appears that
the alarm over the copper situation
nnds little justification in develop
ments which have actually taken
place. Until curtailment OF produc-
uon Is agreed upon or the merger
plans are put through, the copper
market should be able to maintain
itself at present prices or better with