The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-03-24
Bonanza Metal Prices
Are Bringing Results
7 ou;.;ana Consolidated Mining Company Reopens Famous
Ola Tvbo Mine-WIl Build Railroad and Smelter

treated by smelling at the property.
The Louisiana Company will also
treat the pres by smelling. but the
up-to-date methods to be used are
expected to make a better saving as
well as being more economical.
To Proceed to Depth
Work is now proceeding to develop
the mine to the 8OO-foot level and it
is estimated that each 100 feet of
depth below the fourth level will con-
tain pres of a gross value of $1,000
900. The property is being equipped
with a Diesel engine power plant,
with electric generators, compressor,
new hoist, and two sets of electric
pumps. Later on the transmission
line of the Nevada-C~ California Power
Company will be extended from Bel
mont, the present terminus, to Typo.
a distance of 80 miles, after which
the present plant will be held in re-
serve to be used when there is a fail
ure of power over the regular trans
mission line.
Ores Garry Excess Of Lead
The pres of the Typo mine carry a
sufficient excess of lead to smelt two
tons of other ores for each ton of the
Typo ores. Therefore the louisiana
Company will enter the custom smelt-
ing business apd will construct a
smelter having a capacity of 500 tons
per day.
Railroad Needed
The mining and smelling of the
Typo ores compels the construction
of a railroad to Typo and. rather than
build a branch line to connect Typo
with either Ely. Eureka or Tonopah,
it is contemplated to build a through
north and south railroad line from
Eureka or Ely to Tonopah.
This railroad, having a length of
approximately ITS miles. besides
making it possible to bring custom
ores from the southern part of the
State as well as the northern part,
will become a link in a tr%anscontin-
entail line connecting the Southern
Pacific and the Western Pacific on
the north with the Tonopah & Gold
field, the Tonopah and Tidewater
the Santa Fe and the Owens valley
railroads on the south.
}, Effects Saving in Time
: Operating over this new railroad
: the time and distance between Sail
Lake City and Los Angeles will be
approximately the same as over the
Clark road. while a saving of about
twelve hours is made between tn,
two points mentioned over that made
: by the Southern Pacific via San Fran
\ cisco. The new road will also save
about eighteen hours in time in the
shipment of Southern California
fruit products to the east over that
taken at present by the Southern
Pacific route via Sacramento.
The construction of this road will
not only put Typo on amain line rail.
road but its connection with Eureka
will make possible the smelling of
that camps ores by mixing with the
|, lead ores of the Tybo mine. There
are more than 1000, 900 tons of ore
developed at Eureka which are avail.
able for smelling.
The famous camp of Hamilton will
also be adjacent to this railroad. and
with transportation provided. as well
as smelling facilities. it will again be.
! come an important producing mining
center. AS many as 20 old mines
with substantial records of produc
ton, will be favorably affected by
/, the new conditions brought into ex
, istence by the construction of THU
railroad and the smelling plant.
, Will Develop Farm Lands Also
In addition to the mining camp
that will be benefited there will be
substantial benefit to the agricultur
. al possibilities of the State. Several
hundred thousand acres of splendid
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