White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-21

What will doubtless prove to be of
great benefit to shippers of low-grade
ore from this district to the Garfield.
International. Midvaie. Murray. salt
Lake. Sandy. rooelc and other Utah
smeiters was accomplished when the
Nevada Northern Railway Company,
after considerable effort. yesterday re-
cieved an announcement from the inter
state commerce commission at wash
ington that rate on ore OF a value not
to exceed SIS per ton could be pub
lished. effective December 3.
| heretofore the local railway com
pany. under the interstate commerce
regulations. could publish rate on ore
not exceeding s25 per ton in value, and
those shippers whose orc did not reach
that figure were bound by a rate which
made shipment at profit impossible.
| Due to the fact that all ore leaving
this district consigned TO the smelters
in Utah came under the interstate com
merce commission rulings the matter
could be handled only through Wash
ington. as shipments which do not leave
the boundaries OF this state alone are
subject to the regulations made by the
Nevada public service commission at
Carson City.
Commencing December the rate on
all ore of value not exceeding 915
per ton and consigned to any OF the
smelters mentioned above and loaded
at East Ely, Warm Springs. Ray. Cher
/ ry Creek Greens, Currie or Decoy will
be So per ton.
From Lane City it will be $s.40.
From Ruth. Copper Fiat or Kimberly
| IL will be e3SO.
| This is reduction of approximately
sl.s5 per ton from all these points be-
low the old rate based on $25 ore.
| These new rates are the outcome OF
exhaustive effort on the part of the Of
hcials OF the Nevada Northern Railway
Company in the interest OF those who
have had large quantities of low grade
ore but were obliged to allow II to re-
main on the dumps or in the mine be-
cause IL would not stand the freight
rate heretofore imposed upon II.
One example is that OF the Ward
Leasing Company. which has perhaps
100000 tons or more of low-grade ore
which the new rate will directly at
feet S. u. Ebert. who is In charge OF
the operations at Ward, said to a re-
preventative of the News. when inter-
viewed last night afer the announce
nent By the interstate commerce COM
mission became known. that he had
found 1t necessary to discontinue ship
ment Of such orc last September. That
Iimmcdiateiy upon the new rate going
into effect on the date fixed the leasing
company would resume shipments and
would send approximately nifty tons per
day to the smelters for treatment.
| AT Lane City many small miners can
take out low grade ore and will now
perhaps be able to handle 1t at q pro-
Mt. The same situation applies to
Cherry Creek and some mines which
have large quantities of low grade orc
In Spring Valley.
While II is not known at this writ
ing just how many properties will be
affected by the new ruling. II IL at
least Indicative of the trend OF affairs
and has direct bearing upon the de-
termined fight which has been waged
by shippers of iow-grade ore all
through eastern Nevada. When the
raise OF 25 per cent went into effect II
was a bodybiow TO many men who were
taking out iow-grade ore and shipping
II at profit as low as 81 per ton. This
reduction. Il win be noticed. Is equal
to the profit they were making. II
will likewise have tendency to slim
ulate the developments OF new proper
ties. due to the fact that when a poor
man has some low-grade ore and is
striving to reach body that will
prove far richer and bring him per-
haps handsome returns. he can now
keep up his development work and if
he does not run into the great body of
rich ore that he is seeking ne will at
least have the consolation that all his
labor has not been in vain.
II the staiwart and determined miner.
for which the Battleborn state Is fam
Gus. can make enough TO keep body
and soul together he will never quit.
and this feature alone may result in
many more rich mines being opened
up which otherwise would be allowed
to lanauish When the small miner is
protected the gigantic mine. which In
most cases his early and determined
| efforts uncovered. viii take care OF
itself, or rather those usually inter
ested In the great mines are fully able
to protect them under ordinary condi-
tions.
| OF course the milne far removed from
the railroad is not affected. due to the
fact that SIS ore will not stand any
lengthy truck or team haul. There Is
here, however, vast territory along
the railway right of way and In which
the new rate will doubtless stimulate
activity A benefit to any one mine.
no matter where II may be situated
can only result in benefit not only
to Its owner or the community immed-
lately surrounding II. but must of
| necessity prove OF value TO the state
| The successful outcome OF the EFFORT
made in this case will at least be an
incentive to others and will no doubt
result in many cases being brought to
the attention of the interstate CON
merce commission where excessive
freight rates have driven the miner Of
iow-grade ore out of business. and
when such cases are properly presented
he will. II Is to be hoped. at least como
into his own.
Last Hunt of the Season IL Preatsble