Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-03-08
Summary Of Mining News
of the Yerington District

Nevada -Denver-The Nevada Den
yer is pushing the tunnel on its ground
with all possible speed. The face is
in thirty feet now and has been in ore
all the way There is considerable
tonnage OF ore piled at the mouth OF
the tunnel which has been taken out
in doing the development work No
stoping will be done until the tunnel
has been advanced some distance fur
ther. when it is expected there will be
backs enough to make regular ship
ments for long time to come.
Bluebird-Charley Oberg, one of the
coming millionaires of the district
who is leasing on the Bluebird and
Aurora. increased his force of miners
this week and is going after the ore
hand over fist He has big bunch OF
shipping ore on the dump and by the
time it is out of the way he will have
another batch ready The lease is
short one EXPIRING in July next. but
there is time for Charley to take out
several thousand dollars in nice clear
money.
Nevada a-Douglas-At the Nevada
Douglas big force of men has been
put to work in the gypsum pit A big
is a, work daily A contract has been
made by the company for the produc
ton OF 800 tons OF the material daily
This will add greatly To- the earnings
of the company.
The Ludwig section is producing il
usual amount of ore. The big incline
shaft is being pushed down toward,
the 900-foot level as rapidly as three
shifts can do the work
Douglas Hill Is increasing its pro
duction owing to the tramway being
in operation. Everything is moving
along with the vim and energy char
acteristic of the management of thi,
big property
Black Copper-Work on the Blac'
Copper group, which is located just
north OF the Archer lease and bond
on a Montana Company's property.
is to start work in a few days with a
pretty good force OF men. The work
will be quite extensive. covering some
500 feet of tunnel and 500 feet OF shaft
sinking. The property is located on
one of the most promising contacts
IN the Ierington district and has about
6.@0 feet in length OF this contact.
which is about 200 feet. or more, in
width, having a porphyry hanging wall
with lime foot wall and fine cap
ping OF gossan The development al
ready done shows the making of a big
mine. The property was located in
1906 by J. r Neely. who has held it
ever since. He has now interested
capital in the enterprise, and funds are
on hand for the further development
on scale OF some magnitude. Mr. ]
A. Holman. capitalist, and Mr.. J ]
Nicholson. man of considerable min
ing experience in Nevada and other
States. are the financial end OF the con
Germ and Mr.. Nicely will superintend
the work
Mount Grant Deal n. Barthol-
omcw was an arrival in YerinPton
this morning from California While
away he raised the money to take up
the option on the Bovard and Drake
property at Mount Grant and the
MagneSon interest in the Daniels
group-Sl4,OO0. Active work will now
be started on developmeut A new
cyanide plant is to be built immedi
atelv now that necessary funds are on
hand Mr. Bartholomew is to be con
graduated on his staying qualities as
there is every reason to believe that
he will make a mine ont of the pros
poets he has contended for for such a
length of time.
Pohe and Ross Lease-Thc Cant
Shay property. north OF the Kennedy
Con. AT Enckskin. under lease and op-
tion to Pohe. Ross and Gruber. is
working a small force. driftinq on the
vein at the l00-foot level 1t is ex-