White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-19
VIEWPOINT Of
AN OUTSIDER
MINING WRITER WHO Il con-
VERSANT WITH CONDITIONS
AT GIROUX NINE GIVES PUBL
CITY TO INTERESTING VIEWS.

The following from the pen of
George A. Newett, editor of Iron Ore
published at Ishpeming, Mich,
which appeared in a recent issue of
that excellent paper contains much
that will read with interest, especial
ly by the great number OF people
who are interested in all that per-
tains TO the progress of the Giroux
Consolidated Mines company:
Capt. +. p. Mills, general manager
of the Giroux Consolidated Mines
company's properties at Ely, Nevada
has always had an idea that there
might be a chance for rich placer
ground in the valley running
through It's possessions. This con-
clusion was made more persistent
following the putting down of GER
tain holes with ehurn drills last sum-
mer and fall. Material from the
holes were all carefully assayed, and
a few af them showed pretty rich in
the yellow metal for which all the
world is striving.
The discovery has resulted in the
starting of two shafts to be put
down to bed rock in the Giroux low
er ground. Mr.. Mills is saying little
about it, and doesn't want TO give
the opinion that anything valuable
may follow the test, but he thinks
the showing we'll worth exploring.
1t will not take much money or time
TO put these shafts down and 10 dc
a bit of costeaning across the for
nation. There is copper here too
and If gold does not prove valuable
there may be something good ex-
posed in the copper ores.
In the southwestern portion of the
Giroux lands there are several small
veins carrying copper earbonates
that are we'll charged with gold.
These veins are not big enough upon
surface to warrant working for the
copper they hold. but there is no
telling what they may develop as
depth is gained into the earth. 1t
is a portion of the claims hat has
been given very little attention. the
main effort having been made at the
Alpha shaft and In shafts in line to
the eastward. Some of these seams
of ore referred to have shown values
amounting to from $40 to $50 per
ton In gold. They occur in the lime
stone and places near the contact of
this formation with the porphyry.
There is evidence that there has
been considerable grinding of the
surface here by the elements. The
same forces that released the gold
from the rocks and carried it into
the surrounding gulches would have
operated similarly in Robinson a
-. "a. ~ Gtropv l~aa, Caxnra1
mines have been worked for gold
and considerable of this metal was
won from placer as well as from
quartz properties. In the immedi-
ate region several producers are now
in operation and much is again be-
ing heard concerning the production
of precious metals in this camp.
Giroux is making no claims of
value for its placer gold. Its copper
ores all carry gold and this element
will prove to be important in the
eompany's smelter operations. The
copper ores will soon be coming 10
surface from the big Giroux shaft.
Giroux Consolidated Mines com
pany has a gold mine in the state of
Sonora. Mexico, it being located in
] 1T WIS di0ll Ut % ihiltS AloAh 1ai
bo. 1t has been idle for the past two
years and will remain so until the
Ely property has been brought into
regular production, which will be in
a few months. The Sultana, the
Ures district possession of Giroux.
was a wonderfully rich mine near
surface. a half million profit being
extracted here in a year There is a
prominent gold bearing quartz reef
running through the property which
was tested by a shaft and several
pits. Ii was from the shaft and the
immediate territory that the rich
est gold ores were obtained. This
ore was drawn by team from the
mine to Carlo, and nothing that
would not show $40 per ton was so
shipped. There is a stockpile now
at the mine that will yield about $50
per ton and there are several thou
sand IONS of this material. When
the war with the Yaqui Indians
started three years ago it interfered
somewhat with operations at the
Sultana, but the mine would have
stopped anyhow until better faeili-
ties for mining and shipping were
had. 1t looks like a very promising
location. There is the big vein yet
to be systematically explored and be-
sides there are other gold bearing
veins on the property that have been
given very little attention. Care
taker Ben Hassett is looking after
the property and is a great believer
in its big value, as we'll as is the Gil
roux management. The company
owns a large track we'll located and
has water that is worth much to
mines in this section. When work
is resumed at the Sultana 1t will be
on a plan that will permit the handl-
ing of ores now In stock and in the
mines that. under the old conditions
could not be touched.
The Sultana can be operated the
entire year, the climate being de-