The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
NEW 7ON|VACEs OF
NEVADA DOUGLAS
Engineer Lew Humphries Is
Pleased With the Open
ing of Property.
ORE MUCH INCREASED
Pronounces the Mason Valley
Slnelter Most Modern in
the West.
ORE MUCH INCREASED

Lew Humphries, one of the best
known mining engineers of the west, mas
returned from n professional trip through
Arizona, old Mexico, Nevada and other
southwestern states. spending nearly
year away from his local Headquarters
Just prior to reaching Utah. MIR. Hum-
phres visited the Mason district 10 get
INTO personal touch with conditions III
general. but with the Nevada Douglas
copper properties IN particular. IN o'oel
TO bring his report OF these up 10 oate.
To The Tribune yesterday MI lMuu M
phrics expressed his surprise ana Rra''-
I1cation at the splendid manner In Wnlcn
the ore tonnages OF this copper mine nae
been extended by the recent Work OF
blocking out the ore for permanent pro
duction and In cutting the various chutes
What was heretofore considered wall ,cr-
ritory in many instances was shown 10
be marrow; lenzes OF rock separaI,Hhs .i sIJ
tonnage then developed from good sized
bodies OF high-grad smelling ore. lie
was unwilling TO give any estimate as TO
the greatly increased tonnages however
reserving figures for the report 10 be SUD
,nittsd 10 the organization within SNORT
time.
Economical Mining.
At the Douglas Hil section of the
mine, where a large quantity Of so-called
spot ore which Is a sulphide, was known
TO exist new and extensive tonnagcs
have been added 10 the reserves. which
vary in value from TO 20 per cent cop
per, The ore from this section is TO be
handled by a. tramway from the tunnel
10 the railroad ira cks, and at a minimum
cost, as mining this tonnage. he states.
will resolve Itself into a simple quarry
Ing proposition. m
cess at the Ludwig section, and over tho
incline shaft the new electric hoisting
equipment has been installed and is IN
readiness for its task, This incline smart
is in shape for active service, all the
stations as far down as the $50 level be-
ing in shape for STOPPING and continuous
production. In breaking out the sill floors
at various points OF the Ludwig NUM-
ber OF new ore bodies were uncovered
an especially pleasing feature OF THIS
work being a new body on the No.
IS towards the Douglas Hill section.
This development would indicate
strongly that eventually the bodies OF the
Ludwig and Douglas Hill sections may
1eriupted continuation of ore between the
two This adds greatly 10 the attraction
OF a vast territory OF splendid promise,
but which is now virgin.
Mr. Humphries speaks highly not only
of this mine work, but also Of the Ne
Vada Copper Belt railroad line, and Tor
pushing through this necessary accessory
of the district so successfully. and dur
ing times not conducive TO large financ-
ing. on the part of Walter c, Orem. gen
eraI manager OF the Nevada Douglas
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any tonnage that may be required OF IT;
having all the necessary equipment and
with p yardage system at the new
srnelter that is very complete. The COM
pany Is meeting with fine success al
ready, and 1t is handling 100 tons Of
gypsum daily for the Nevada Douglas
company IN making a new cut near the
Ludwig shaft the gypsum deposit vas
uncovered rather unexpectedly In this
new place. extending the limits of the
deposit materially When the company
gets its gypsum crusher and loading sys-
tenn in shape for use this daily output
will be much increased.
Mason Valley Ready.
Mr.. Humphries also visited the Mason
Valley mine and smelter, AS could be
expected he found everything at this
mine in excellent shape, with all under
ground in condition for continuous and
large copper ore production. The ore
bins at the mine, aerial tramway and
for service, one of the additional items OF
equipment added being large rock
orusher at tho mine.
An inspection of the work at the new
smelter demonstrated that fine progress
is being made there. aud that the initial
furnace of $50 tons daily capacity will
be ready TO be blown in by December
10. Mr. Humphrtes says that no details
have been overlooked at this plant, and
the plant when in operation Will demon
strate the advisability OF many new fea
lures making for economy, such as the
elimination of surplus labor for the ton
mage handled. Mr.. HumphrIes had nine
wears of experience at the Swansea
smelters, and he says that the Mason
the most complete and up-to-date plants
I'm rho western cOuniTy,