The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
BIG WORK ON
At TYPO MINES
TEMPLATED IN PLANS OF
LOUISIANA co.
(By James +. O'Brien)

Two more new Duplex auto
trucks, with our trailers, consigned
to the Louisiana Consolidated Min
ing company, nave arrived in Reno
and will be at once driven to Tono-
pah and put into service hauling
fuel oil and supplies to the COM
pany's Typo mine and b~ackloading
with h~igh-grade ore from that ia
nous old producer.
The first Duplex truck, which has
been in commission for some weeks,
is giving splendid satisfaction and
las 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 Toropah to the Typo
mine is 6S miles. over tho road
travelled, and the trip Is mads 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 Typo
mine, it is the intention of the
Louisiana Consolidated company to
foster in every way possible the de-
velopment of that section of the
state through which it's railroad will
be built. There are several old
mines with good production re-
cords, as we'll as numerous promis-
ing prospects which will doubtless
produce steadily with further de-
velopment, adjacent to the proposed
route of the new road.
The smelter which the Louisiana
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 ut once and market
ing the pres is desired before the
railroad and smelter is completed,
the Louisiana company will help to
the extent OF making a low freight
rate on their auto trucks.
AS a further aid in the develop
ment of the mines, agricultural and
stock interests of that section, the
company is putting in a well-stock-
ed general merchandise store at
Tybo which will carry practically
everything hat is needed by the
miner and rancher. This will save
many Of them much time and money
and is fully appreciated.
In the old days, when Typo had
a population of 1000 the company
store did a business of more than
$4,000 monthly and a duplica-
ton of this record is expected before
many months.
The old store building, the guest
house, which also contained the
company office, as well as perhaps
10 other smaller houses and build
ings, 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 num-
her of portable houses will be
brought in to house the company
employees.
A private office and living quar-
ters, adjoining 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 num-
bers since the news of the COM
pany's operations have been given
to the world.
The building to house the main
power plant, 64x36 feet, has been
completed, as we'll as smaller build
blacksmith shop.
Sorting the ore at the old dump
at the main shaft and sacking the
high-grade continues when a man
OF men can be spared from the
more important work of getting the
mine opened up for continuous pro-
duction. Such a proportion of
high-grade was found in the first
few days work on this dump, 1t
was deemed possible that a particul-
arly good spot was happened upon
and that the whole 1000 tons would
not average so well. AS the sort
ing proceeds, however, this posi-
bility looks more remote and there
seems little doubt that the high
grade will go $175 to the ton, with
the whole dump averaging $50.