The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-22
YER|NGTON MERGER
AGAIN THE TALK
Mason Valley and Nevada Doug
las Nucleus for Possible
Merger.
DISTRICTS MINES In
PROMISING SHAPE
Experiments Prove Direct
Smelling Nature of Prop
erty's Ore.

The merger seems to I've the thing !
mining circles these days. and one c
the propositions being discussed again !
eastern circles is a consolidation Of th
big properties OF the Yerington. Nevada
district, including Mason Valley, NeVa
da Douglas. Buestone and others Lo
cal officials disclam any knowledge
such n scheme. II being intiinated, II
fact. that the interests of the two biz
companies arc not OF such "A nature a:
would make the deal possible,
That there is going TO be something
doing" in the Yerlngton country, how
ever. is generally admitted, and botf
the Mason Valley and Nevada Douglas
people are planning extensive operations
and al the same time arc by no means
idle IN the work now going on.
Developed Properties.
\ story from Boston TO the Mining
Financial News, New York, concerning
the reported combine. says.
The latest. and one OF the most inter
esJlng bits OF news that reaches Boston
is a rumor To the effect that a consoli-
dation is being discussed OF the big mines
OF Ierinston, Lyon county, Nevada. inc
Nevada Douglas and Mason Valley,
These TWO, with the celebrated Bluestonc,
are the big developed mines Of the dis
trict.
Icy have each around million tons OF
high grade copper ore blocked out and
on the dumps, the Mason Valley ore run
ming per cent and better. and the Ne
vada-Douglas averaging from to s per
cent II is probable that the Bluestone
has an almost equal amount of ore run
ming from 10 per cent.
Straight Smelling.
"Thc Nevada Douglas mines. which are
located on the western. or Smith val
Side
bcr OF ways demonstrated that their ores
are self -duNing and straight smelling. 1t
is believed now that the Mason Valley
mines, which are located on the eastern
range OF the district, are turning out to
be, under the examination OF the metal
lursicsl expert. Jules I-abarthe. also
dlrcct-smeltins and sclf-iuXins propo-
Originally engineers thought the Ne
vada Dousiss company would be obliged
TO spend $3.50 600 in the erection OF
concentration TO treat its ores. However,
BY shipments made from the Ludwig
property Of this company 10 the Salt
Lake and other smelters, and by devel
opments at depth in the sulphide zone OF
1hc Ludwig. II has been proved that
concentrator represents an unnecessary
expense. as the ores can be SO mixed
rs TO make straights smelling charge,
not only reducing the plant Investment.
nut enectine material saving OF tho |
values by the single process Of reduction,
IN which concentration is done away |
by the Mason Valley IL will make a trc- |
nendous showing for the Yerington dis
tricJ. as the two mines arc typical OF |
the district in every way.
Extensive Holdings.
The largest group In Yertngton IS the
Nevada Douglas, with thirty three full |
and fractional claims. The Mason Val
ley company has six claims. The Blue
stone has twenty-five claims The Yer
lnSton Consolidated. promising prop
erty, having the same Nevada Douglas
and Orem control and adjoining both
the Bluestone and Mason Valley. has
'hite has twelve claims and the Western
Nevada eight claims: the latter being
lnder Newhousc control The properties
mentioned would undoubtedly he the ones
slated for inclusion In the rumored con-
'olidation.
The Nevada Copper Belt railroad
which has been built into the Yeringtou
,ompany, began January 10 to operate
IN a freight and passenger tariff basis
This line has established a schedule he
wcen ferln9ton and Wabuska on the
southern Pacific. its passenger rate be-
ne SD cents mile. or 81 from West
ierington TO Wahuska. and sI,2o from
'eceive and discharge freight over
md Ycrington. IT has purchased a 150
horsepower motor car with q maximum
pocd of eighty miles an hour which
VIII make two trips each way daily be-
ween YerinEton and Wabuska, connect
ne at Wabuska with all trains of the
southern Pacific, and giving Yerineton
Il once a modern mail service and {
onnection"