Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-06-02
MINING NEWS FROM
EASTERN NEVADA
(By James +. O'Brien.)

Within the last few weeks a great
deal OF attention has been attracted
to the central portion of Nevada, in
which are located the camps OF Eu-
reka, Hamilton, Typo, Rattlesnake and
the Morey mine. This is partly due
to the fact that the present price OF
silver lead and zinc make profitable
the operation of many mines which
were compelled to close down when
metal prices were on the toboggan
but is largely due to the announced de
cision Of the Louisiana Consolidated
company to build a railroad and {
5O0-ton smelter in connection with
| its operation of the old Typo mine.
While the authentic records of the
mines OF these old camps prove tina
ore to the value of several hundred
million dollars has been produced IL
the past, yet the geological condi
tons and the ore i'll sight warrants
the belief that the future production
will exceed that of the past in money
value. This is made possible by pres
emf day methods of handling the big
flow OF water at the lower levels, the
great saving of the values by mod
ern smelters, and economical trans
portation of the ores.
Eureka has produced $200O00,000
but there are at least l,O0O000,000
tons of ore in sight in the older mines
and some of the less developed mines
and prospects give promise of ore
bodies equal to any heretofore un
covered.
Hamilton has also been a big pro.
Queer. and at this time there are
as many as twenty mines that should
be proftably worked when the<Lou
siana company's railroad and smeltei
solves the problem OF economical
transportation and treatment charges.
Even now several of the Hamilton
mines are working at profit in spite
of the expensive wagon haul to Ely
and thence by rail to distant smelters
The old Typo mine, which Is o:
miles northeast of Tonopah ard q
south of Eureka, was a famous pro-
Queer during the '70s, the records
showing that $5,00O.000 worth OF gold
silver and lead was taken out above
the 300-foot level. At this point Wa
Ter was encountered. the character OF
the ore changed, and the smelter then
on the ground which made 1"ne toe
God Il saving on the oxidized ores
vas entirely unsuitable for treating
he sulphides.
Later on other operators took holt
+ the Typo, sunk the shaft t. 1eptl
Of 425 feet. and ran a drift on the ven
At the 400 level. Here the ore was
"a per cent richer than above, ard con
siderable high-grade ore was shipped
But the low price OF the m ia S an'
the high freight and treatment rate
caused suspension OF operations
and the property was idle until Marcl
OF the present year.
At this time tile property was ac
or;red by the Louisiana company
which numbers among its officers an'
stockholders score OF wealthy east
ern capitalists. Investigation showed
that the saving in the treatment o
the Tvbo ores alone would warran
| the investment by the company OF
large sum in 50o-ton smelter ant
railroad connecting Typo with To
nonah on the south and either Eureka
or Ely on the north. The additional
revenues which will be received from
other camps OF this section should
mako both smelter and railroad proit-
able in themselves. and plans for Their
con obstruction are now being formu
lated
However. il is not the intention o.
the Louisiana company to wait lo'
/ the railroad and smelter before com
mencing profitable production. ! nc
work of thoroughly opening np the
mine on the S00-foot level IS now II
progress and there is enough high
Grade ore in the old workings and or
The dumps to continue steady ship
mrnts at big profit.
In the dump which came from run
n;no the drift on the 400 level, after the
best of the ore was shipped as II wa
mined, there are 1000 tons. This Is
nov teing sorted and sampled Inc
4 high grade, Of which there is a goodlS
proportion, is being sacked, and assays
show that il will go $l75 per ton
Grab samples of the fines from al
over the dump show an average o.
i $3.50 per ton. which makes Genera
! Nfa,,acrar II eizer'e statement that the