White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-20
BOSTON.ELY COMPANY
HAS MADE A BIG NINE

Because or reports that have been
sent east and which reached New
York during the last week from Ray
mond Guyer, consulting engineer for
the Boston and Ely Consolidated Min
ing Company, and s. NJ. Soupcoff
field engineer for the American
Smelling and Refining Company, the
local management of the Boston and
Ely has been instructed from the
New York Office to increase the work
Ing force and this will be undertaken
during the coming week.
The force now consists of thirteen
men, working one shift Commenc-
ing tomorrow this force will be in
creased and two shifts will be work
ed. 1t Is estimated that the force
will lie increased TO thirty or forty
men.
The development in the shaft con-
tlnues to be most encouraging, hay-
Ing apparently an immense body OF
iimon.te containing copper, and the
opinion OF the visiting engineers is
that operations are now on top Of a
big orebody.
The shaft has reached a depth OF
ninety-eight feet. At the 100-foot
level crosseuts will be driven east and
west to determine the result of the
limonite zone.
IL is the intention of the manage
ment TO continue the shaft 200 feet
or more and connect the same with
the tunnel level. The vertical dis
tance between the tunnel and the col
lar OF the shaft is 294 feet and the
distance horizontally 375 feet.
Those conversant with the general
situation at the Boston and Ely mine
express surprise at the fact that close
10 10000 tons of commercial orc
have been developed, having an aver
age assay value OF per cent copper.
as well as at the immense amount OF
development, machinery purchased.
buildings erected and general mining
equipment, all of which has been paid
for out OF the original $500, 900 work
ing capital with which the company
started and OF which approximately
100000 still remains In the treas
ury. This Is certainly an excellent
showing when II Is further consid-
cred that the development has pro-
duced a gross value OF $352,000 In
sight.
From recent correspondence re-
ceiyed from the company's New York
Office 1t appears that the directors are
perfectly satisfied. and well they
should be, as there now remains only
one thing TO place the Boston and Ely
Consolidated among the big producers
OF this great copper section. and that
Is the return to normal of mining
conditions, freight rates and other
matters which are necessary TO take
into consideration In the handling o!
ore from mine TO market
On the Ely Northern ground, now
owned by the Boston and Ely consoli-
dated Mining Company and located on
the southern side. so far as exploited
not one-tenth of the ground has been
prospected There are portions OF
this property on which little or no
work has been done where the sur
face showings are equal to any found
in the Ely district.
That the Boston and Ely is big
mine all who have visited the prop
erty recently and are in position 10
know agree. The management is TO
be congratulated and is deserving OF
great credit for the activity which II
Is showing and which beyond all qges-
tion OF doubt will place this proper
ty. located within a stones throw Of
the city OF Ely. among the big Dro-
dueers OF high-grade copper ore the
moment that normal conditions re-
turn