The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
AUTO TRUCKS MAKING GOOD
Louisiana Company Making Low
Freight Rates and Trying to
Build Up Adjacent
Country
fBv James F. o'Brien.)

to the LOUISIANA COnSolidated Mining
Company, have arrived in Reno and
will at once be driven to Tonopah and
put into service hauling fuel oil and
supplies to the company's Typo mine
and backhauling with high-grade ore
from that famous old producer.
, The first Duplex truck, which has
been in commission for some weeks.
is giving splendid satisfaction and
has cut the hauling costs to a point
that was not deemed possible. The
truck itself carries three and one
half tons and the same weight is
carried on the trailer attached. The
distance from Tonopah to the Typo
mine is 68 miles over the road trav-
eled and the trip is made in a little
over eight hours counting all stops.
There has been scarcely a difference
of half an hour in the schedule time
from the first day.
While allowing nothing to inter-
fere with the operation of the Tybo
mine, it is the intention of the Louisi-
ana Consolidated Company to foster
in every way possible the develop
ment of that section of the State
through which its railroad will be
built. There r several old mines
with good production records. as well
as numerous promising prospects,
which will doubtless produce steadily
with further development. adjacent
to the proposed route of the new
road. The smelter which the Louisi-
ana Company will also erect will treat
the ores from these properties at a
reasonable rate and the railroad will
furnish cheap transportation. In the
meantime for such mines as are
opened up at once. and marketing
the ores is desired before the railroad
and slnelter is completed, the Louisi-
ana Company will help to the extent
of making a low freight rate on their
auto trucks.
AS a further aid in the development
of the mines. agricultural and stock
interests of that section, the company
is putting in a well-stocked general
merchandise store at Typo which
will carry practically everything that
is needed by the miner and rancher.
This will save many of them much
time and money and is fully appreci-
ated. In the old days. when Typo
had a population of 1000. the COM
pany store did a business of more
than $40. 900 monthly and duplication
of this record is expected before
many months.
The old store building, the guest
house which also contained the COM
pany Office, as well as perhaps ten
other smaller houses and buildings,
were found in a fair state of repair
when the Louisiana Company started
work in March. These are being
painted and papered and put in good
shape generally and a number of
portable houses will be brought in
to house the company employees. A
private office and living quarters. ad-
joining the store, have been fixed up
for Superintendent Clarence Woods
and he moved in during the week.
A new hotel, together with a garage,
will be built at once to take care of
the transients who are coming to
Typo in increasing numbers since the
news of the company's operations
have been given to the world. The
building to house the main power
plant, 64x36 feet in size, has been
completed as well as smaller buildings
for auxiliary plants and a black
smith shop.
Sorting the ore at the old dump at
the main shaft and sacking the high
grade from the same, continues when
a mar or men can be spared from
the more important work of getting
the mine opened up for continuous
production. Such a proportion of
high-grade "a found 10 the first
few days work on this dump. it was
deemed possible that a particularly
good spot was happened upon and
that the whole A000 toms mo.,Il .A4