Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-06-20
MINING NEWS OF The WEEK
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E. r. Weidlein, of Pittsburg, the in
ventor of the process. 1t is only for
the handling of certain classes of ores
and the sulphur fumes from the smell
ter are to be used for precipitation.
The Mason Valley Co. is the first con
Germ to try out this process CONNER
cially.
Sweetwater-Judge Costigan, P. ].
Conway and associates have made a
nice strike on their property located
south of the old Silverado They have
opened up nine feet of ore that will
run $50 per ton in gold. The devel
opment of the property shows it to
be of such permanency, character and
values that plans have been made for
mill to be erected on the ground to
treat the ore just as soon as the ma
terial and machinery can be hauled to
the site.
Bluestone-The work commenced
on the Bluestone recently is going
ahead with an increased force of min
ers. The air-pipe line from the Mason
Valley plant to this property has beer
completed and night shift put on
Evidently work is to be crowded The
experimental teaching plant being
erected at the smelter by the Mason
Valley Co. is understood to be for ex
perimenting with the character of ore
in the Bluestone.
Smith Valley Mine-A representa-
tive of the Times visited the Smith
Valley Mines Co.'S property the first
of this week There is not much to
be said about the property that has
not heretofore been published in these
columns. The property is located
some eight miles south of the town
of Wellington. The property wa
found to be equipped with 25h. p
gasoline hoist, and a ooh. p. gasoline
engine and air compressor. This will
| furnish power for six air drills anC
two have been installed in the lower
workings of the mine. The shaft or
/ the property is on an incline and is
240 feet in depth, sunk on the ledge
| Stations have been cut at the 100 ano
| 200 level and the ore body cross-cu
and drifted on on both levels showing
from IS to 40 feet of good grade OF
/ commercial ore How great this may
be in extent has not yet been de
| termined, but the indications are tina
company has the making of larg,
and valuable property. The place is
equipped with boarding house, black
smith shop, assay Office, etc. All o.
the hosting so far done has been will
bucket, but the skidway is built fol
skip and as soon as track is put OF
the skids this skip will be used 1t i
! already on the ground and will handle
| about 1900 pounds to the load. IroI
! for the track is also on hand. TIL,
machinery is to be covered with
corrugated iron building and the ma
/ lCIldl lol lllS WCIt " llC I'LL
week Slingerland's teams also wen
| from here this week to begin hauling
ore from the mine to Hudson, Thi.
ore will be taken from the dump main
ly at present and with that which cal
! be hoisaed in bucket will probably
give the company an output of sew
eral carloads a week A larger fore,
of good miners is being put on. The
property certainly looks good. I
sampling of the ore by the assaye
shows values all the way from $lS to
$35 and there is a high-grade sean
that goes much higher than this. |
has the earmarks of becoming a yer,
large shipping proposition and the
management is to be congratulated or
having made as good Roadway as j
has in the way of financing and equip
ping the property during time tina
money has been so hard to obtain foi
mining investment