Show MINE OWNERS CONSULT WITH HAMMOND gazette reno nev reno was visited last night between trains by a most formidable delegation of mining men and a meeting that may mean much to the future of tonopah was held here in a private car the kaya yama owned by john hays hammond the consulting engineer of the tonopah company tonopah belmont development company and the jim butler tonopah mining company those present were john W brock president of the tonopah mining co john hays hammond A chester beatty assistant to mr hammond T L oddie general manager of the company frank golden charles knox of the montana tonopah company and dr stanton of denver the party arrived from the south last night on the belated V T train and were sidetracked until no 3 picked them up about midnight mr hammond is to the coast and thence to idaho after having just completed a tour of inspection of the tonopah mines mr hammond was willing to talk about everything but the ore bodies in tonopah To however enough was said to indicate that plans are being laid for the erection next year of large reduction works at tonopah To provided that the transportation question is solved satisfactorily A railroad is being surveyed between So daville and tonopah To and if it is finally decided to construct it as now seems probable it will materially alter the plans of the various operating companies there is no question but that all the low grade ores of the camp will be reduced on the ground but the problem now is in regard to the higher grades if the ore is smelted smelt ed the whole ore product will likely be treated there but the smelting smelling sm elting question involves the problem of fluxes and fuel which in turn has a close connection with freight rates just what the big tonopah companies intend to do or not to do is known only to themselves the only thing that is certain is that the big mines are reaching a stage of development where the question of reduction works is uppermost mr oddie returned to carson city this morning |