Show NEWS NOTES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY NEVADA ely nevada june 8 the nevada consolidated soli dated copper company is producing heavily these days last week it ran rail through the concentrator upwards of tons of ore daily one shift showed tons which is the best record ever made by the company about tons or better bette are coming coining from the ruth underground workings the star pointer shaft has been sunk feet deeper and drifting on this level is under way from both ends the workings being about 2100 feet apart new ante locomotives and a heavier hoist have been ordered to take care of a heavier production from this shaft of the ruth mine the consolidated Copp ermines company is is producing between and GOO tons daily from the morris I orris workings this is treated at the companas comp anys mill which is the old knob hill plant overhauled the new unit of like capacity is expected to go into commission the present month at the giroux workings on the west side mr air hogan who sank this shaft i is s in charge and is extracting ore from the old alpha workings and shipping about five carloads a week to the smelter at mcgill the concentrates from the mill also go to mcgill the crude ores run well some up to 12 per cent and showing native copper preparations are being completed to soon commence re drilling all the companas comp anys ground with a fleet of ten drills including six heavy new star drills recently purchased berger pratt of denver leasing the old ward mine seventeen miles south of ely are makin making 6 some shipments but the recent continuous rains have made the roads heavy and little hauling can be accomplished plis shed lied they have a large tonnage blocked ready to move when the condition of the roads permits there is practically nothing being done by any of the tungsten operators at this time owing to tile the low price of the metal some copper ores are being hauled when the roads permit from the old camp of aurum to currie station on the nevada northern railroad and shipped to salt lake the old district of hamilton 11 is producing a cons considerable demable de rable tonnage of lead silver ore shipments from here go out mainly by way of eureka and from there to the salt lake market |