Show THE NEVADA UNITED A mining atoning expositor ely nev officials of the nevada united mines company are expected to arrive from tho the east about the first of the month when some further information regarding a larger scale of oc operations at the mines and the construction st of the proposed railroad is ip expected to be given out the company had expected to start the railroad construction early this summer but for some reason the work has not been commenced A bond issue was authorized last year and was reported to have been underwritten under written by prominent brokers in the east financial conditions have not been good enough it is said to obtain the required amount of money but indications now point to easier money and there is more probability of the bonds being sold though only a small force has been employed at the property since last fall a large amount of additional ore has been opened up and considerable development work has been done parts of the old workings from which a large portion of the previous output of the mines was taken have been cleared out and put in good order again work may be resumed soon in the lower tunnel that will cut considerably under the lowest of the old workings on the defiance f 1 cl n r e it is now claimed by some mining men that at least tons of ore is known to exist in the nevada united mines and adjoining properties of the ward district or about twice the amount that was figured on a little more than a year ago some of oc the ore is high grade while the larger part of it is of such a character that it is in demand at lead smelters shelters sm elters as it carries with the lead and silver a large excess of iron which makes it good for fluxing flexing in furnaces the construction of the railroad to the ward district would be of great importance to ely as local people are heavily interested in the properties of the district and are only waiting for signs of better transportation facilities to do more extensive development |