The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-29
TUNGSTEN MINERS
SHIP CONCENTRATE
LARGE OUTPUTS ARE MADE BY
OPERATORS IN THE
ELY DISTRICT
Special to The Goldfeld News

ELY, New, April 26.-valued at
$4,000, 81 sacks of tungsten Goa
concentrates averaging 100 pounds
each, shipped by the United States
Tungsten corporation, are now Ell
route by express to the Midvalo
Steel company at Pittsburgh, Pa.
When it is realized hat these coll
centrates are worth owe $500 per
sack, the wealth producing posi-
bilities Of a tungsten mine can be
readily appreciated by e the
u~ninitiated.
There is nothing spectacular in
the general appearance of this nub-
ernite ore or the concentrates, the
raw ore being about as unattractive
as coal disseminated through with
white quartz, while the concentrates
have a strong resemblance to black
sand. If it glittered like gold Gre
Of equal value, nothing could stop
tho. greatest boom in mining his
tory. And it may be remarked
hat the scheelite ores are even
less attractive in appearance, some
of it being of an orange cast
il color, while other veins exhibit
the gray pearly CLINT characters
tic of the inside on an oyster
she'll.
The United States Tungsten cor
roration is controlled by James s.
Austin and G.. A. Daniels of Phila-
delphia, who are the controlling fac
tors in the Tonopah Mining corr
pany. O.. f. Roodhouse is super
intendent and f. e. Carpenter con
sulting engineer. 1t is the largest
operating company in the White
Pine county tungsten belt, and em-
plcys a force of about $50 men in
mine, mill and placer operations.
Their holdings cover 1000 acres OF
ground, and they have Is veins
under development and prospecting.
The principal production at the
present time is coming from three
closely allied veins, and some
from placer work. The mill has
been treating about 40 tons Of
ore per day, but this capacity VII
be nearly doubled by additional
equipment that is now being in
stalled.
The Hub or main vein has been
opened horizontally by a series Of
adit tunnels for a distance of APP
proximately half a mile, and to
a vertical depth of about 700 feet.
Most of the ore must be packed
down the mountain to the mill
by mules and burros, but a raise
that is O being put up
from near the face of the lower
tunnel, 100 feet from the portal,
to connect with some upper work
ings, will when completed be used
for dropping the ore down to the
main tunnel through which it will
be transformed to the mill.
This company has recently ar
ranged to purchase tungsten ores
in quantities of not less than one
ton, thus opening a convenient
market for prospectors and small
operators who are not equipped with
mining ldClllCleS.
The camp is located on the west
slope of the Snake range, As miles
east of Ely and about one mile
south of Mount Wheeler. the high
est peak in Nevada. and the tung-
stem belt has been proven and is
producing for a distance of 30
miles south and 40 miles north
along the range.
Uniform increase of so cents a
day in wages to all employees has
recently been given, and also a
pr~ofit-sharing system that provides
for an increase Of 10 per cen over
the scale when the ouput of the
mine exceeds IA tons of concen-
trates per month, exclusive of ores
purchased.