The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13
WASHOE TUNNEL
1000 FEET LONG
LARGE AREA TO BE DEVELOP.
ED IN THOROUGH
MANNER

COPPERFIELD, NeF., April y.
In order to more economically carry
out the comprehensive plan of de-
yclopment of the southern portion
of its property, the Washoe Copper
company is establishing a new camp
at the site &c the tunnel which will
be started just above the wagon
road that leads to Reno. The tun-
mel will be u almost due north
and it's portal is a mile and a quar-
ter southeast of the Nixon-Nevada
mine shaft.
The new camp will have, as soon
as they can be built, a blacksmith
shop, engine and compressor house.
cook house, bunk house, and a
number of small cottages for the
married men and those who want
their own little place. A pipe line
will also be put in to carry water
from a spring nearly a mile away,
thus providing for M of the first
requisites of a good camp pure
water.
A 10 10 Ingersoll-Rogle COM
pressor, which will drive five jack
hammer drills, Is now at the Cop
perfield station on the Western Pa
cific ready to install as soon as the
building for it is completed. A So
h. D. Western gasoline engine has
been ordered and will soon be on
the ground, as well as all other ma
chinery and tools necessary.
According to the survey the tun-
mel will have about 1000 feet to
go to get under the hill which
shows the greatest naturalization in
the Copperfield section, and which
is crossed by numerous veins, as
we'll as a big dyke or contact. The
latter is believed to have an import
ant bearing on the naturalization,
and its exploration at depth should
furnish information of big value in
future development.
In running this tunnel 1000 feet,
duu ClOoS-Cuttlh6 at IA6h oh6AOo IA
equal distance in each direction
from the face, 10 or IL veins will be
cut at considerable depth and at
comparatively small expense. Some
of these veins have disclosed very
rich ore in shallow workings and If
the usual experience with Copper
finI6 uoino 10 mot with horn - thu
the ore gets wider and richer with
depth - there should be a number
of good bodies of high-grade ore
found in the development of these
veins at the tunnel level.
The Washoe Copper company is
fortunate in being assured of ample
funds to carry u this and other
plans for developing it's area of 100
acres. Not only is practically every
member of the board of directors a
millionaire, but they are prominent
in the biggest business and banking
circles of the east.
The president Is William H. But
Ter, first vice-president of the Amer
lean Tobacco company and now
v~ice-president of the Tobacco Prod
ucts company; the vice president is
p. S. Jones, a successful lawyer of
New York City; S. A. Cunningham,
president Bankers Safe Deposit
company, New York City. is treasur-
er; Benjamin ]. Dwyre, manager of
the New York stock exchange house
Of C. d. Halsey & Co.. is secretary
and assistant treasurer.
Additional directors are: Robert
w. Schultz, concessionaire for the
United States and Canada for the
Rolls-Royce Co., Ltd, of London;
Paul w. Brady of the Westinghouse
Electric company; George ]. Gould,
Jr., grandson of the greatest rail-
road magnate of his day; and r. J..
Jefferson of Reno is managing di-
rector, under whose direction devel-
opment work is carried on.
A syndicate composed of some of
the directors and others of equal
prominence has underwritten a large
block of the treasury stock, thus
guaranteeing more money than it is
figured will be needed.