Show THE STORY OF WASHOE BIGGEST MINE by A J moore the leadville mines company is rapidly developing one of the biggest mines in washoe county nevada it is the leadville mine forty miles from gerlach in the northern of the county it was an old producer years ago uner der the control of john harnan who was one of the original owners of the portland mine at cripple creek A decline in n the price pe of silver and lead caused its closing down some years ago a little later the mine passed into the hands of A A todd codd of reno ile he has developed it to the point where it is 18 now producing mining and milling thirty tons a day the first nove move on part of mr codd cadd when lie he secured control was to explore the old workings and then after some work to lay out an extended campaign of de the mine mine is is now to the point where it has a na y of ore blocked out as a reserve and prospecting I 1 work ekls is being pushed ahead to keep up the reserve hv the mine is operated ta ted through the old harnan shaft and by tunnel nel no 3 the portal of which is at the mill ainze anta n from the tunnel el has hag been sunk to the foot level and a drift aft from this has at an advance of feet mno i im AK tia uv mf nv cut bein cut into irit 4 V f feet of 0 high grade rade milling ore this drift is also being pushed pu ed extension of ore oke 5 abeal to tap the downward bodies S this is s known to exist on oh the upper levels A peculiarity of is ls that the ore bodies from the foot level down carry goiri about u the le same values which give promise of their the n great depth the he no 3 tunnel also connects with arnan shaft which expedites mine operations operation s the rhe mine and mill now employs twenty seven men this number will be increased as required the mine is fully equipped with the latest in drills air compressors etc winch which are operated by wide type J air banks morse engine a counterpart of which runs tile the crusher and mill at the mill the ore goes through a blake crusher to a 51 54 inch marcy mill on to a dorr classifier where it is reduced to 80 mesh then to two K K lactation flotation machines rile me concentrates c from the K K go to a dorr thickener and then through the oliver filter ers and moisture reduced to about 12 per cent the concentrates will then run about 20 ounces in in silver and 50 per cent lead the extract extraction ion is from 92 to 95 per cent of values and will run on an average of about a ton mining operations are under the direction of homer J oconnell as superintendent mr oconnell was with the tonopah belmont as underground superintendent for many years later he took charge of some very important mining operations in canada and on return took charge of operations at the leadville for A A codd the positions of responsibility that lie he has held so successfully bear testimony to his ability as a mine superintendent A cook house and beardin boarding 0 house provide accommodations for the men right at the mine the usual up to date blacksmith shop and other surface equipment complete one of the most efficient mine plants in nevada of its size and requirements ants fuel oil burning boilers are in use the fuel oil is brought 0 over the western P pacific to gerlach were the leadville V ile mines company has a bbl abbl oil tank which is about the capacity ot of a railroad tank car A 3 ton toll white is in use between the mine and gerlach and takes out the oil on its back haul the truck can make a round trip a day with an equipment built for economy and efficiency a sizeable body of ore already blocked out and much larger in the prospective and an able experienced superintendent and most capable management the leadville mines company now has all the requisites for a very profitable mining venture A A codd deserves much credit for the manner in which he has brought td this property to the front and placed it on a paying basis |