Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-10-13
PROTEST AGAINST
D|SMANTL|NG LINE

T.. F.Curtis. trustee i'll bankruptcy
OF the Rokcland mine, has entered a
protest against the application OF the
Truckce River General Electric 20.
to the public service commission. Tor
nermission TO remove its electric
power line from Bluestone, Lyon
county, Nevada to Pine Grove, New
ada where the mine is located. The
Rockland mine. equipped with mill,
was the principal consumer OF power
For about two years the property has
been idle.
Mr.. Curtis and his attorney, a. +.
Painter, supported their protest by a
statement showing that he line cost
S25.454.31. OF which the Rockland Min
ing Co. paid one-half, this amount to
be rebated iii the form of credits
against power bills. The trustees
figures show that the power company
has collected $lo,634. has accounts. re-
ceivable of $37ol. with $500 still un-
rcbated of the amount paid by the
Rockland Mining company. The sal
wage value oil the line as estimeted by
the power company is SlO,375. making
a total, according to Mr.. Curtis fig
figures, Of $34,470 which the company
will have received from the line II per-
mission is given to dismantle, from
all investment of but $12,227.
The receiver stated that responsible
parties have agreed to take over and
operate the mine on a lease and bond
at price that will pay the indebted
ness against the property. providing
the power line is left undisturbed: and
that the mine cannot be operated
without electric power. The hearing
was conduced by Commissioners SIM
mons at the Chamber of Commerce
and L. H. Walker, manager oil the
traffic department OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, assisted by Mr.. Curtis i'll
presenting the case.
Canton. Ohio. men are the princi-
pal owners OF the Rockland Mining
Co., which is a reorganization of the
Pittsburg- Dolores Mining Co. The
mine was owned and for several years
vas operated by Governor Blaisde1l.
The values are principally in gold with
lust enough silver i'll antimonial and
aresenical compound to make mining
difficult. Under the management of
f. ]. Schrader in 1917 an all-sliining
cyanide mill was built which was sue
cessfully operated, making all extrac-
tion of 81 per cent with cyanide
consumption of but 7-l0 lb. per ton
of ore. The loss was principally in
the silver content, tailings assaying
but l5c in gold The mill treated
a. .0OGtons of ore. all but 230O tons
being milled i'll 1917. Water shortage
was responsible for the small scope of
operations in 1918.
a tunnel on the vein opens the ore
bodies to depth of 100 feet and
Wine from the tunnel gives an addi-
tional depth of 200 feet. There are
nine main levels and two winze levels
The vein is fissure that cuts all for
nations, the ore making in rhyolite
and granodioritc. At places in the
granodiorite the vein widens to ID
feet but the average break of the ore
is two and one-half feet. The strike
of the vein is northeast with 45de-
gree dip to the east. The ore milled
averaged SIS per ton. of which 50 was
in gold. During the management of
Mr.. Schradcr ore was opened beyond
fault that had been assumed to cut
the vein off Orcbodies are found in
shoots in tho vein and the ore has
been proved for distance OF 1900
feet On the lower levels the shoots
are more regular and OF better value
according 10 a report made by MIR.
Schrader.
Lack of proper financing seems to
have brought about the failure OF the
enterprise. Sufficient money was not
provided for mill construction and the
mine was called upon to pay an in
debtedness that was beyond its ca
pacity.