Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-12-24

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equipped fields and will, in the next few
years, be the center of the greatest ac-
tivity in copper production, is the belief
of S. w. Belford, of Ely, who is in
| touch with some of the big interests in
Ely and the Mason valley.
The copper resources of Nevada,
similarly to those of the precious metals,
are practically untouched in this state, y
said Mr.. Belford to the Reno Journal.
Il believe there is copper field be-
tween Yerngton and Nina which will
have practically controlling influence
on the market of the entire world. In
addition it will provide substantial and
consistent source of occupation for thous-
ands of men and become ultimately the
greatest factor in the development of the
state"
Mr. Belford stated that to anyone who
had not kept in close touch with devel-
ments, both in Ely and in Yerington
the progress made to date would be
revelation. The Steptoe smelter in the
vicinity of Ely is one of the greatest
plants i'll the world. So large is it that
the great mill of the Gold6eld Consoli-
dated at Goldfeld could be put in one
corner of the building and would look
when there insignificant in point of
size
The mining of the porphyry coppers
i'll Nevada has added factor in the cop
per production that is just now pulling
the men of millions. In the neighbor-
hood of Ely copper ore is now
being mined with steam shovels and so
complete is the process used that it seems
that the system is one of the manufact-
ure of creation by a species of alchemy
of the pure copper from the base rock
The rock when dredged out from the
hills is carried on the inclines by cars
through successive series of stages and
at the end of the route nothing comes
out in the cars but the pure copper. An
unending succession of ore cars enters
the plant at one end and ceaseless car
avan of copper leaves at the other.
Over at Wabuska, according to Mr..
Belford, the work of building the smell
ter there is progressing with despatch.
The excavation is being completed for
the foundation and the smelter, when
erected will be most important factor
affecting the mining development of the
state along all branches of mining lines.
on the gold and silver mines as on those
that produce copper, for all facilities will
be provided for the reduction of refrac-
tory ores of all kinds and in addition the
blast furnaces for the copper will handle
the lowest grades of the ore of that
metal
The smelter will handle when COM
| pleted the immense output of the Mason
Valley Mines company primarily. In
addition, arrangements have been made
to handle the output of $50 600 tons
from the Nevada Douglas, to say moth
ing of the output of the Bluestone and
| Ludwig, in that vicinity
One of the big problems that is con-
fronting the copper men of this state is
the rumor, apparently on good substan-
tial grounds, that there is now forming
one of the biggest trusts in the world
the copper trust. The object is to con-
troll the price of the commodity as abso.
lutely as the steel trust controls its out
put or the Standard Oil company regu-
lates the price at which it will supply
illumination for the world.
In this combine are the Standard Oil
crowd" Samuel Untermeyer, J. p
Morgan and the Cole-Ryan alliance OF
former days. They have been negoti
ating and figuring in London for sin
months or more and, it is said, expect tC
have their agreement consummatet
abroad for escaping interference of til,
federal government under the Sherman
antitrust act.
The big financiers are in practical con
troll of the vein copper production, anC
had it not been for the porphyry cop
pers, discovered and worked recently
there would be no great problem to b,
disposed of. The vein copper mines
are located for the most part in Montana
and i'll the northern peninsula of Mich
gan. They have produced tremendou
output.
The porphyry coppers are found il