Show NEVADA two feet of ore assaying a ton occurring in a four foot vein is reported as havi having ng been opened in a drift from A raise in the goldfield great bend mining milling companas Comp anys ground at goldfield the raise is from the level an and d the ore is on the hanging wall values of the ore in this drift have been uncertain and have changed rapidly from day to day but sorting gives a good shipping product the extent of the high grade just opened has not b been en reported at this writing C S sprague is general manager M D farretta and frank childress cinnabar property about seventy OP operating aerating a miles southwest of battle mountain state that their new reduction plant is now nearly ready to go into co mission it contains twelve retorts they have built also bunk and boarding houses an office and other structures john ross is in charge of construction st reports from the ground indicate that the owners have uncovered an immense body of ore and that the ledge is traceable for considerable di distance siance about fifteen men are employed announcement comes from the wingfield offices at reno that the camp of aurora in mineral county will soon be deserted work on the wingfield properties there has been stopped and dismantling of the forty stamp mill probably will commence in the early spring the forty company cottages also may be torn down the group there was purchased in 1916 from the knight interests of provo utah and various estimates up to are made as to the total amount expended in the purchase and development of the ground Ib announcement comes from elko that the southern pacific railroad company in conjunction with the petroleum department of the government bureau of mines will experiment with the oil shale in that vicinity the story is to the effect that a reduction plant of five tons daily capacity will be moved to the ground from other holdings of the company the scotch process will be employed the catlin shale company which has been experimenting with the rock is already installing a twenty five ton plant one mile south of elko manager N P R hatch of the national nevada mining company owning ground north of the famous national mines group at national states that a new contract has been let to william S bretz for the extension of the long tunnel which his compney is driving wisconsin capital is back of the enterprise the work is to be prosecuted without interruption and it is thought that the two veins for which the bore is driving will be reached by spring the new tunnel will give feet depth under upper workings where the veins have been opened and promising results are expected |