The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-08
EXPERTS TALK
OF WHITE CAPS
EXPERT MINING ENGINEERS IN
sPECT DEPOSIT AT MAN
HAITIAN

The extraordinary developments
of ore in the White Caps mine, es-
pecially since the development of the
big east orebody on the 435-foot lev
ell. vertical depth, in the mine, which
orebody has been proven to be over
1875 feet in length on its strike, over
30 feet in widht on the average, and
carving general values for the
Who'll mass exceeding $50 per ton,
has naturally commanded the atten-
ton of some of the most eminent ge-
illogical and metallurgical special
lists of the country, as well as serl-
Gus consideration on the part OF
MANY of the shrewdeSt of investors,
MANY of whose engineers have come
to the state of Nevada from dill
ferent parts of the country for n
purpose of verifying the extraordi-
nary reports of ore development
which from time to time have gone
forth from the property.
The people of the class described
have apparently been more inclined
TO believe the reports of h ore
discoveries, Notwithstanding their
phenomenal character, than to &C
cept the advance statements of the
White Caps company in respect to
the p~racticability of the mill process
for the extraction of the values OF
the ores on a basis that could result
in high extraction at low milling
costs.
The White Caps mine has accord
ingly become a sort of mecca for
unheralded investigators of special
talent, acting either on their own
account or representing the interests
of wideawake investors who make a
speciality of the highest class OF
mining investments, particularly
those which at an early stage OF de-
yelopment portend extraordinary
ore production and sensational mar
ket advances.
Among other specialists Of high
standing who recently have com to
Nevada to sac the White Caps mine
was DR.. w. C. B. Kemp. The doc
tor has been for years connected IL
a prominent capacity with the cele-
brated COLUMBIA university scn"oi
of mines, and Is regarded as n OF
the most distinguished authorities OF
this generation on geology and met
allurgy.
Among the numerous engineers OF
distinction who have recently visited
the White Caps mine was Fred CORK
hill who. while he has been absent
from southern Nevada for many
wears. is we'll known in this locality
as the former superintendent OF the
West End mine and field engineer
for F.. M. (Borax) Smith. MT.
Corkhill is still engaged in the latter
capacity, and has occasion to
a wide field in his Investigator OF
new enterprises.
A few days ago Mr.. Corkhill avail
ed himself of an opportunity to
go carefully through h Wh1te
Cans mine, and when interviewed
by a representative of the Tonopah
Miner. shortly after his examination,
had the following to ay:
81 have naturally heard from nu-
merous stockholders of the mine and
have read in the press many highly
favorable reports of the develop
ments at the White Caps property,
but I confess I had no idea of the
remarkable progress that has tcen
made in the development of ore 70
serves, and no adequate conception
of the exceedingly high average
grade Of the ore.
1.-THE showing on all the levels
are most attractive, but it Is safe to
say that the big body of ore devel-
oped on the east side on the 35-foot
level is one Of the largest discoveries
made in recent years in Nevada, or
for that matter anywhere else that
know of."-Tonopah Miner.