Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-01-11
WHAT IS BEING DONE IN THE
MINES OF DISTRICT.
3rief Summary CT Work Going on at
the Different Properties.

New Yerington-The development
under way at the New Icrington
property is RESPONDING very literally.
superintendent Marsal Is getting a
large dump OF ore along the side OF
the hill. The enormous tonnage being
developed will need railroad to
move ii to the smelter, and is is re
ported that construction OF a branch
OF the Copper Belt will commence and
be in operation before the end OF 1918
Mason Pass-Mason Pas, section
has been under some weather. which
has delayed operations somewhat \.
NJ Wishart has been developing and
taking out some very fine ore Al
Matt is working along the usual lines
The Mcdonald property, under opt III
to Mr. Geddes, IS reported to be show
ing up fine The Constantine broth
ers are doing quite an amount OF de
yelopment work The Gallagher prop
ertv Is working small force The
w b. Boulter property, under lease
to iIolmberg & Tully. just shipped a
carload OF good grade OF ore 10 the
smelter AT Thompson The Baird
property is working on a very fine
showing. a new house Is being built
ON the old Blaine property and things
generally are moving along in first
class shape
Nevada Douglass-This property IS
looking better than ever New ore
bodies are under development in the
Ludwig Douglas Hill has increased
its production, and the railroad will
be kept busy hauling to the smelter. as
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M 10 the lGO0-ton day mark
Mason Valley-The Mason Valley
i going along in its usual placid way.
The motor trains make the same num-
Der OF trips each day and the tram
way runs as smoothly As ever. carry
ing the usual tonnage to the railroad
To be hauled to the smelter Every
ton OF ore developed and mined means
more profits for the stockholders.
McCcnnell-The Mcconnell has re
sumed shipments. \ tram Is one of
the Improvements to be made to this
pronertv Immediately, a the haul by
wagon limits the tonnage. Other i'm
proyements are also 10 be made as de
vclopment on rather a large scale i
even now under way Before the sum
mer OF 1913 i passed this property
will be a very large producer OF fine
grade OF copper ore.
Yerington Malachite-The Nering-
ton Aalachite j, opening up the north
end OF the ground i'm driving from the
tunnel on the Mason Valley ground
and has some excellent ,howings in
this section OF the property On the
Matches claim OF this estate big body
of commercial ore has been opened,
the new ore bins have hcen completed
and shipments are to commence at
once The large number of ore teams
now travelling mp and down Mcconnell
Canyon give the place very busy ap-
pcarance.
Northern Light-Work at the Nor
,hern Light is progressing in very
satisfactory manner and good grade
of ore is being mined. At the Ruby
the tunnel has reached the ore and a
raise is being made 10 connect with
the Shaft sunk from the surface, which
will give the miners good air and al
low Of good tonnage being mined.
The ore shipped from this property
has all been of a fair grade but the
wagon haul is long one and cNpen-
,ivc When a railroad gets into that
section of the district the Northern
Light may be locked to, for big pro-
ducer of fine cope. ore.