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H IARKABLE RECORD OF WEVADA DOII6LAS. IOPERTY
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YERINGTON’S PREMIER ESTATE A WONDERFUL PRODUCER OF COPPER
I *ucaiu,y l,,e xNevaaa-lJouglas is one of wonderful t
t pr(>diictiou. It is, in fact, tile story of Yerington. As it has t
l risen froni a Prospect to one of the greatest copper mines in ♦
i world, so has Yerington grown from a struggling farm- ♦
l ing community to one of the most substantial towns in the t
t golden state of Nevada. 4
J Scarce a stone’s throw from the world-famed Comstock, ♦
t jt begins to appear as though the years to come will record ♦
l a b story as vivid and as wonderful. In that history, written ♦
f on the wall in a handwriting which does not require the *
l prophetic vision of a Daniel to decipher, the Nevada-Douglas ♦
X towers Caesar like in its might to symbolize the finding of J
$ Yerington a “city of clay and leaving it a city of marble.” ♦
t "I expect to putas much ore in sight that can be.meas- ♦
l tired with a tape within the next six months as is to be *
t found in any property in western Nevada,” was the state- ♦
X tuent of General Manager W. C. Orem a few weeks since. ♦
t Recent developments on the property would seem to justify J
X him at this time broadening his statement to include all ♦
X Nevada. ♦
J In the east crosscut from the main tunnel on the Doug- X
J las proper a body of ore has been encountered showing a f
X width of 12 feet, carrying values from 5^ to 111/2 percent J
X copper. The ore is a carbonate, encountered about ♦
X 150 feet from the surface. This latest find, in conjunction *
| with Jhe famous Ludwig, of the same company, places the *
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Entrance to Main Tunnol on Novada-Douglas
f property in a class by itself beyond a peradventure. t
♦ ” Teams are kept busy hauling the raw product from the J
t mine to the railroad, showing that in this wonderful prop- t
t erty there are no curtailments in point of production. livery T
t pound of ore shipped averages in the neighborhood ol 20 j
t percent. 1
^ But as a producer does the Nevada-Douglas shine out *
t pre-eminently the brightest star in the copper firm iment. ♦
j Since tlie rSth d.iy of July this property has shipped $250*0 J
J net worth of the red metal into the Silt l, ike in irket. \ >tt j
£ may say there are copper mines that have surpassed that j
J record. But wait, every ounce of that ore represents just ^
4 such as was extracted during development and was not the j
t result of sloping. Are there many copper mines in such a J
♦ class? i
t The Douglas is but one of the many Yerington mines J
+ making remarkable records. This camp is destined to be f
t America’s greatest high grade producer. J
t General Manager \V. C. Orem is now visiting the Ne- J
J vada Douglas from Salt I.ake. A rumor is current that the j
J company intends to shortly begin the erection of a smelter J
♦ near the workings. This matter has been occupying the j
♦ minds of the directors for some tint'. An excellent site is t
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t offered which cannot result ill any harm to vegetation on ac- ^
; * count of fumes for the very simple reason that there is no j
1 ♦ vegetation there. X
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i MOUNTAIN VIEW IS !
i ON 11IE QUI VIVE j
Since the Wilson Gold Mines company
has seen fit to spend a sum of money in
the development of its holdings at Mouti- j
tain View, the district has been receiving
an impetus that seems likely to develop
into a genuine boom at an early date.
Mountain View is already a district |
that, is worthy the attention of capital, j
The surface showings there are nothing ,
short of marvelous, there being many
immense veins traversing the country
carrying values that would seem to prove
the existence of immense bodies of ore.
The property of the Wilson Gold
Mines company is unquestionably the
premier holding of the district. It shows
high-grade ore in quantity on the sur
face and occurs in a decomposed talc,
which rentiers its extraction very eco
nomical.
Secretary George F. Willis visited the j
ground last Sunday. He is, perhaps, j
t he most enthusiastic member of the com
pany. He has tvAy faitfi in the claim
upon which the shaft is now being sunk.
‘‘I have devoted a considerable por
tion of my life to mining,” says he, “but
I never did see a piece of ground that |
struck me so forcibly as this one. I have
always believed, as I do now, that it will
eventually prove a good and consistent
shipper. If it does not, I’m the worst
fooled man in the country.”
vSeveral parties have recently inspected j
the estate with a view of investing in the
stock of the company. It is a significant
fact that these individuals have secured
some large blocks of stock.
The company itself represents the
heaviest interests in Mason Valley, being
composed of men who have dwelt here
many years and whose dealings prove
them w’orthy of the trust of investors ,
money.
M'CONNELL IS NEARING ORE
The shaft i i the McConnell is still
going through the garnetized lime cap
ping that in the -Yerington district has
always preceded the ore bodies.
hast week’s Times was in error when
it stated that the capping had just been
encountered. On the contrary, the shaft
has been in it for some time and indi
cations are that at no very greater depth
the ore body will be broken into.
Superintendent Spencer is well pleased
with the present appearance of the prop
erty and seems quite confident th.it
almost any day will witness a good find
in the lower levels.
The McCmnell shipped ore tn mV
year's ago and is experiencing the same
George Gunn
Inspects the
Mason Valley
George Gunn of the Mason Valley
company arrived in Yerington the first
of the week from Salt bake for the pur
pose of looking over the porperty
Mr. Gunn could not have expressed
himself better when he said it was one
of the biggest propositions he had ever
seen, considering the amount of de
velopment that has been accomplished.
Operations have been somewhat handi
capped there of late, due to the burning
out of one of the transformers, which it
seems has been next to impossible to re
place owing to the unsettled conditions
of YVestingliouse affairs.
A pump will shortly lie installed to
handle the water that has been en
countered in the winze sunk from the
upper tunnel. In addition, the pump
ing plant that is to be used to convey
water from the YValker river to the mine
will soon be in running order, providing
an unlimited supply for all puqioses.
The Mason Valley is unquestionably
one of the greatest properties in the
Yerington district, showing an immense
body of ore that will average -11 per
cent and better.
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K F Baker of Susanville. California,
has opened a gallery north of the New
Home hotel. Mr. Baker comes well rec
ommended, and those wishing g<xx
work should see him.
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CLOSED FOR WINTER SEASON
Win. McKwen, who has been operat
ing on an extensive scale at Arrow Head
all summer, came to Yerington from the
property Thursday evening last and con
tinued on to California, where he will
spend the winter months.
Mr. McKwen informs the Times that
his company has suspended operations
for the winter due to the fact that it was
not prepared to withstand the storms on
a count of the inability to secure ma
terial for the construction of winter
qU\sktd concerning the mines he said
they were never in better shape. On
the dividing line between the king and
Queen claims a shaft has been sunk to
depth of 100 feet, at which point the
X is four feet Wide and averaging
Ul values in gold. Drift, have been
nm on the vein for a considerable d.s
tai.ee, the values maintaining their high
StMrarMcKwe.. stated that as soon as
, onens the company will renew
operations^wl carry them on indefinitely.
Editions as nurked the g-t,^
a„d Bluestone while the.
going development.
YERINGTON WILL RANK WITH THE BEST
Companies in the District Are Well Financed to Carry on
Campaigns of Development
J. II. Turner, who has 1>een at the Del
Norte county, (California), copper prop
ties which he and other Salt Lakers are
operating there, came in from Yering
ton, where he stopped off, yesterday
morning, preceded a few hours by Isaac
Sparey, another memljer of the syndi
cate.
In addition to what was reported by
W. Mont Terry u]h>ii his arrival from
the coast a few days ago, Mr. Turner
says that during the past two months
buildings for the accommodations of the
miners and other employes, have been
erected and everything has been placed
in tip-top shape for the campaign ahead.
At Yerington, Mr. Turner, says, every
thing is running along splendidly. The
strike that was recently declared by the
Huckskin Union against the Nevada
Douglas was soon declared off and there
are now no evidences that the camp will
l>e disturbed at all by la!>or troubles. At
the Mason Valiev, which he visited, the
upper tunnel workings are still l>eing
I crowded ahead through ore. while the
winze recently started in the rich streak
reported at the time, is still being sunk
in a character of ore that is good to see.
Power drills are being operated by this
time, he says, and rapid progress will !
now be made in driving the lower tun
nel.
The Yerington Consolidated is push
ing work in !>oth tunnels on its property,
but as there is approximately 1<K> feet in
each to drive yet before the ore can lie
reached there is nothing new to report
there.
Cross-cutting for the contact on the
200-foot level of the Ironsides is pro
gressing through highly mineralized
stuff and that a big liody of fine ore will
soon lie encountered there is no reason |
to doubt.
The Yerington Copper company’s
ground is looking better than at any time j
in its history. Rich copper ore is lieing
sacked right along ami the work is pro- i
gressing in a formation that is ideal for ;
the making of huge and rich ore bodies, j
and these may be expected before long. ;
(rtxxl results, he says, are being oh- ;
tained everywhere in the district and, as j
most of the companies are well financed
; for the campaigns of development, the
j district is going to rank with the liest of i
' them before long. —Salt bake Herald. I
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t Telegraphic advices are to the effect that the great copper surplus i
♦ which is said to have played a part in the recent copper slump has been *
l about used up, occasioned by heavy buying orders from the European ♦
■ ♦ countries. The curtailments in production will necessarily cause a heavy ♦
t demand to set in before the first of the year, which should send the price $
♦ up several notches. The Times looks to see the red metal at 16 cents lx- ♦
i fore the expiration of thirty days and to reach 18 cents within ninety days. •
♦ Yesterday’s quotation was 14.25. ^
SACKING HIGH-GRADE
Sacking ore continues to mark opera
tions on the South Bluestone. This prop
erty starts out with a record unsurpassed
' in this great district. It is one of the
few estates that is mining copper ore
from the grass nxjts down. By the time
the annual assessment is finished, at the
present rate of production, enough cop
per ore will have been extracted to pay
for the work and have a snug surplus to
the company’s credit.
The South Bluestone company is com
posed of Yerington and Tonopah capit
alists, among them being T. K. Edwards,
a pioneer of Tonopah and one of the or
iginal locators of the great Montgomery -
Shoshone at Bulllrog.
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CONSTRUCTION BEGUN
Construction work In s begun on the
the new l>ank building being ertcted by
the Lyon County bank. Masons are now
engaged in putting the brick in place.
When completed the new liank struct
ure will lie one of the most substantial
edifices in the city.
With, the beginning of operations here,
it makes the third big building going up
in the same neighborhood, representing
an outlay of more than $50,000.
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Lost.—Between Yerington and the
! Rock Camp, a gasoline case contain
ing a pair of gent’s patent leather shoes,
a pair of ladies' shoes and a nightgown.
Finder will please leave at thin office or
send to H. L. Smith, Schurz, Nevada,
Dressmaking ami ladies’ tailoring.
Mrs. Tlios. Mc<Triff. Nevada street.
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Good Progress
On Yerington
Consolidated
Superintendent J. A. Carpenter of the j
Yerington Consolidated was down from ■
the property Wednesday. He reports
progress l>eing made in the opening up
of the estate with satisfactory results.
Operations consist of driving two tun- !
nels to tap the different veins that crop \
prominently on the surface and which
carry good values in the red metal. One
of these tunnels, that being driven on
the King Fisher claim, is now in a dis- j
tance of 500 feet. The other, known as
the Woods tunnel, has reached a dis
tance of AtK) feet.
Calculations point to the striking of
the ore body within the next 100 feet, in
each instance.
The Yerington Consolidated is owned
by the Nevada-Douglas people, and is a
valuaHe asset to their already extensive
holdings in this district. It lies Iret ween :
the Mason Valley and the Milestone,
which in itself is an almost safe guaran
tee ilmt it will make into one of the very
best holdings in the district.
Superintendent Carpenter has lieen in j
charge of the property about one month,
having come to Yerington from Grass j
Valley, California. He is confident that
the Consolidated will develop into a pro- .
ducer at no distant date, an opinion |
shared by all who have had occasion to j
inspect the Showings there.
IMPROVEMENTS ON FLYER
The contractors driving the working 1
shaft on the Flyer group are now down
to a depth of over 20 feet and are mak
ing splendid headway.
Superintendent Pringle visited the
property Tuesday. Kacli visit adds to
his confidence in the acreage. The for
mation at the bottom of the shaft is
straightening up wonderfully and sul- !
pliides of iron are coming in, an indi
cation that forecasts the encountering t f
ore in properties in that locality.
The Flyer group is one of the mo t
recent incorporations. Its showing con -
pares favorably with the great Kennedy
: Consolidated; in fact, there are the se
; who do not hesitate to say that it is ev> n
| lietter. It is purely a gold proposition
up to this time, but it is believed that
copper will l>e encountered with depth.
The contract calls for a 100-foot shaft,
i When that point shall have been reached,
! the company intends to cross-cut and
drift as well as let another contract for
an additional 1(X( feet.
There is every reason to believe, judg
ing by the surface showings, that the
tUer will make a mine, in ail senses of
tiie word.
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! Read the Times.
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jNEVADA ANSWERS !
j TO HER CRITICISERS j
Nevada answers her critics in records
if production. Last week $60,000 was
shipped from the mint at Carson City to
San Francisco, the result of a three
weeks’ cleanup from the Nevada mines.
Last year Nevada’s guitr* in the pro
duction of gold was greater than that of
inv state in the Union, the output ex
ceeding that of the previous y.ear by
jtd,915,.SOO. In Colorado. Montana, Cali
fornia, Washington, Idaho and Wyo
ming, the output fell off. Nevada and
Alaska Insisted the national output to an
increase of $6,000,000 over that of 190.S.
The records of production for the year
1907, made in the face of labor troubles
ind depressed business conditions, bid
fair to far outstrip those of 19< 6.
ToCollier’s Weekly,Charles M. Schwab
ind the otherwise oracles of finance who
have cast slurs on the State there can be
uo more effective answer than the citation
nf these figures.
U ndoubtedly worthless properties nave
lieen exploited. But has not this lieen
the case in every great mining district
in the world? And who have lieen
busiest in exploiting these properties?
Have they not been eastern men, op
erating with eastern methods and grab
bing the money in the characterist c
Eastern way? What Nevada knows
ulxiut fake mining methods she lias
learned from the east.
When Schwab boosts 15-cent mining
stock up to $15 and then sells it to his
$2 a day employes, why of course Ne
vada is to blame when it drops some
where near its normal level. When we
are busy digging gold and breaking rec
ords of production, and eastern fakirs
get busy ami txxmi worthless claims,
why of course Nevada is to lie charged
wish the resulting disaster.
l,et Collier’s and Cliaile* M. Schwab
point lo a single notorious instance of
wildcatting that lias not been engineered
bv eastern men. Goldfield Chronicle.
WIFE-BEATER IS SENTENCED
Because lie lieat his wife last Wednes
dav afternoon, A Hart Donnell must stay
in jail 50 days ami in addition pay a fine
of 5200. He plead guilty yesterday tie
fore Judge Hannon and received the
punishment above stated.
Woe to the wifebeaters is the slogan of
the officers of the city. For the man
who beats his wife there are absolutely
no extenuating circumstances. The jus
Itiee meled out to Donnell will likely
prove interesting to others when they feel
tempted to do as lie did.