| Show THE commonwealth MINE the commonwealth mine at washoe nev will enter the producing class not later than april next with its ton mill completely remodeled and practically rebuilt A roasting plant has been added in which all of the arsenical zinc ores will be treated before the separation of the zinc and lead is made the company is also remodeling its power flume and otherwise remodeling its hydroelectric plant from which the power to run the mill and mine will be secured the development of the commonwealth consists of four tunnels giving a total depth of feet on the ore and a shaft is now being sunk from the foot level which has attained an additional depth of fifty feet the ore bodies in the commonwealth are from fifteen to sixty feet in width and the ore is said to average about 1180 per ton enough of which is already blocked out to run the mill for many years to come C N miller washoe nev is the general manager of the new organization with headquarters at the mine |
