The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
MILL IS READY
ON WHITE CAPS
PROPERTY EXPECTED TO MAKE
BIG OUTPUT IN
FUTURE

hO"h AAAAhS
is about to enter upon a new and
most important era of it's history.
Not only have enormous reserves
of very high grade ore been devel-
oped, but the mill, which has been
under process of construction for
many months. is now completed and
will commence operations this week.
The management has also begun
the sinking of a winze from the 435-
foot level in the famous east ore
body, and while only limited prog
ress has thus far been accomplished,
work having been started only re-
Gently, the assays across the bottom
of the Wine return the remarkable
values of sS0.36 per ton, while aver.
age assays taken across ten feet OF
ore at the top of the winze return
ed S34.60 per ton.
1t requires little comment to show
with what speed the progress OF this
winze will add to the already demon
strated ore reserves and value of
the mine. 1t is expected that the
winze Just described should reach
the 55O-foot level in the ore by the
time the connection is made on this
level with the crossbc cut now in prog
ress from the bottom of the shaft, so
that a connection may be made as
quickly as possible between the
winze and the cross-cut, permitting
operations to proceed from both
points simultaneously for the pur-
pose both of developing the ore and
also making a new air connection,
which will greatly facilitate further
operations.
A raise has been started on the
east ore body, and is making excel
lent progress toward the next upper
level on the high grade ore about
which the public is already fully
advised.
Since the milling problem has been
so successfully solved, it should be
highly encouraging to the stockhold-
ers and prospective buyers of stock
to know that the ore bodies already
developed in the mine greatly exceed
the expectations of most of the in
side owners 1t is no exaggeration
to say that the magnificent east ore
body, which has already been the
subject of so much comment, is the
largest body of developed precious
metal ore now existing in the state
of Nevada.
Doubtless the most important new
event, however, in connection with
the White Caps mine is the compile
ton of the mill. John G. kirchen
the president and general manager
of the company, who has devoted his
energies to the development of the
company's mineral resources, with
no concern for stock market move
ments, has a~ssiduously continued his
work of mine development and the
equipment of the property with a
mill commensurate with the com
pany's requirements.
The stockholders of the comoan"
are probably already aware OF tae
fact that Mr.. Kirchen las patiently
worked out a milling process so wei:
adapted to the cOmpany's ore that n
"builded better than he knew
Numerous early operators Gl the
White Caps property abandoned the
mine, Notwithstanding thu fact that
large ore reserves had been dovel-
oped because they feared that the
sulphide ores could not be treated on
a basis of practical economy. Mr..
Kirchen's metallurgical experiments,
however. have been verified by the
ablest m~etallurgists of the United
States, proving that the rebellious
ores of the White Caps can be treat
ed at a very low cost and with a
very high extraction.
Mr.. Kirchen, accompanied by +.
H. McMurray, one of the company's
largest stockholders, and w. Z.
Lamb, president of the Tonopah Min
er, during the past week visited the
Caps mine at Manhattan and enjoy
ed the privilege of a thorough exam
nation of both the mine and the
new mill.
The present conditions of the
mine, as reported by these gentle
men, are most attractive, and show
very great improvement over former
conditions. The mill. which has
been completed and will begin con
tinuous reduction on the 10Th OF
this month, is a model of mechanical
construction and efficiency. 1t has
a capacity of 200 tons per day and
will effect an extraction on the aver
age of over 80 per cent of the as
say value of the ores, at the extra
ordinary minimum cost of ~ per
ton.
The property is now fully equipped
with ample compressor capacity for
all the requirements of drilling and
pumping, and every preparation mas