White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-09
MUCH MINING ACTIVITY
IN THE ELY DISTRICT

Considerable mining news of an
interesting nature has been a feature
OF the last week II indicates activity
in mining enterprises of local import
ance to Ely.
Thursday Chester Marriott came in
from the Marriott workings at Osee-
ola and reported a large tonnage of
ore ready for milling and the prob
ability that he will operate steadily
during the winter. A gold brick
worth s475 was recently shipped
from this property. Mr.. Marriott
also told OF a recently adopted meth
cd OF conveying ore from the dump
to the bins below. This is by means
of fourteen-ineh pipe running down
the mountainside for distance of
$50 feet. with 4 drop of thirty de-
grees. The pipe formerly carried
water for placer mining but carries
the ore equally well and at a saving
OF about 81 per ton over the old
method of packing it down to the
bins from the mine. Ii is both quick,
er and easier
The first OF the week Herman
Tietz was IN from Egan canyon, near
Cherry Creek Mr.. Tietz with Jack
krotzer. Joe Whitford and r. F. Gil
lespie have leased the old North
Mountain mine, in Egan canyon. and
have carload of ore ready for ship
ment which is expected to bring
around 500 per ton. The North
Mountain is an old property which
has been inactive since 1890. but the
present leasers have explored the old
workings to a depth OF $50 feet and
have taken out some good gold
values.
Wednesday Ernest Millick came In
from Spring valley for a truckload of
supplies The Millicks. who are pio-
neers in the development OF the min
eral resources of Mccoy creek, are
still hard at work and will devote
most of the time this winter on their
Cash Box group of claims. The three
brothers. Ernest, AL and Art. are get
ting everything in shipshape for the
cold weather. They have recently
completed a new road from the val
ley to the mines, which greatly IA
cilltates travel. and are now erecting
stone house for winter use.
At the Taylor mill. which was
started up last week, things are get
ting into form ia satisfactory man
ner. although a temporary shutdown
was necessitated the first of the week
on account of crack in one of the
engine castings The Lincoln High
way Garage Company's welding out
fit was sent out to Taylor Wednesday
night to make the necessary repairs
on the cracked frame. Some trouble
has been experienced in getting start
cd on account of having overloaded
the engines, but this difficulty has
been overcome in way. At present
about twenty-five tons of ore are be-
ing handled every twenty-four hours.
Manager Harry Mccullough expects
to make good showing in the
amount OF ore treated and the saw
ing made in extraction when every
thing is lined up TO his satisfaction
The pre-motor truck days were re-
called Tuesday when Albert Matson
OF Hamilton. with the skill OF an ex-
perienced reinsman, fooled his ten
horse team through the streets of
Ely. The outfit was enroute to Lake
valley and was hauling tramway
and cable to be used by the Lake Val
ley company in conveying ore from
the mine to the bins. II Is said the
machinery, which was being hauled
from Hamilton. was originally used
in the old Robinson mine at Selig-
man. away back in 1859 and 1870.
Development of the Ely Northern
mine by the Boston-Ely company is
going on in a manner pleasing to s.
Herbert Williams. manager of the
company, and w. II. Boyle. superin-
tendent. The Ely Northern group is
on the north side OF the canyon about
a mile and half west OF Ely and the
ore at present being taken out aver
ages from to s per cent copper con-
tent. There are at present about
900 tons of this grade of ore on the
dump and higher values are looked
for as DEVELOPMENT progresses. which
will be carried on in an extensive
manner