The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-12

were turned over to the company.
This company is a close corporation
with only three stockholders, and no
stock is for sale; never was for sale
and none can be bought at any price.
l have spent considerable money IN
this vicinity and the treatment | have
received by certain interests is re-
prehensible to say the least. For
those who are not familiar with the
facts, l will state my case. Knowing
that | could extract the values from
the ores of this camp, came here to
install my experimental plant, to per-
feet same and standardize my machin-
cry. had announced my intentions
that on completion of this plant ami
after short tryout, / anticipated con-
structing much larger mill, of about
$50 to 300 tons daily capacity; this
mill to be custom mill, fully equip
ped with sampling mill. etc. The pur-
pose of this new mill was to give the
small mine owners hereabouts a mar
ket for their ores. This camp has an
abundance of ore which has been
scratched on the surface only, owing
to the fact that the ore is very re-
fractory and the values did not JUS
tify mining for a shipment to smei-
ters. The ores here will probably
range from Sc to SIG, with a general
average of about $12.
In Nevada ore of this value is con
sidered low grade. while in California
anything above IS per ton is con-
sidered high grade. The purpose OF
my process is to make this class of
ore equal to that of California, value
for value, and instead of being con-
sidered low grade to be passed up. |
expect to make it legitimate mining
proposition, and why not? If the ore
is there and the values can be ex
tracted proftably.
While / myself could announce the
success of my process a year ago,
have not done so for private reasons
of those interested with me- Now |
am free to announce it to the mining
world and do so without any qualif-
cations. My process is an unqualified
success, satisfactory to myself and
those interested with me; this con-
trary to all rumors otherwise. Until
my work had reached such stage
that it became generally known
throughout the camp that / had over
come the difficulties of mastering this
ore and had placed a value upon the
properties of this district, I heard no
rumors derogatory to my operations
here
During a court trial of a suit ind
rectly caused by the enhanced values
mentioned. testimony was brought 10
bear in such a misleading manner as
to lead one to believe my process was
an utter failure and / had abandoned
the camp. Also, the testimony re-
garding my activities here in 1896 WIS
entirely wrong; this in regard to my
leasing the Imperial mill. This mill
was leased to the New Era Gold Min
ing & Milling Compeny, represented at
that time by c. w. Switzer, and the
failure of that company was due to the
active members endeavors to get con-
troll as heretofore mentioned. l had
no interest in that company other than
that they were to use my process in
their mill, and the only ore treated
by me or my process was the 900
pounds mentioned above. which start
ed the beginning of the end for the
property.
With the exception of the 900
pounds mentioned, all ores milled at
that time was treated to battery plate
amalgamation only and the savings
did not exceed 10 per cent of the
values contained therein.
For some time past it apears for