Show THE GLASGOW WESTERN great nevada mine owned b by y this salt lake company silver state winnemucca nevada eight years ago the glasgow western exploration company a scotch syndicate with otto and joseph farron at the head bonded a group of copper properties twelve miles south of golconda of john bates and began development work which proved so satisfactory that teat the company made the final payment and patented the group of which the adelaide is the principal mine after acquiring title the company constructed an extensive smelting smelling sm elting and milling plant at golconda built twelve miles I 1 of narrow gauge railroad from the mines to golconda and commenced reducing the ore and converting it into copper pigs golconda con da was booming and gave promise of great prosperity six years ago for some reason unknown to an any y but the management which is a close corporation and it is s said aid that not hot a share of the stock is for sale in in any part of the world the smelter and mill closed down and for all the years intervening between 1899 and 1905 not a wheel has been turned except to keep the machinery in good condition and all the time the company has been blocking out ore in the mine but not a pound has been hoisted to the surface that room could be made for in the mine and yet there are thousands of tons of rich ore on the dumps the ore bins at the mine and at the mill are full and a large quantity is piled up on the surface no one not connected with the property is allowed to visit the lower levels work is being carried on at a depth of feet and sinking is still going on hon C G smith who so ably and faithfully represented humboldt county in the last assembly is the engineer in charge of the smelter and milling plant at golconda and of the railroad trains are run to the mines with coal and other supplies twice a week now henry larson is the foreman in charge at the mine and is working three eight hour shifts of men fifteen being employed at the present time the company has fine hoisting machinery ore dumps and other conveniences for doing development work cheaply and profitably everything about the mill and mine is being kept up in the finest shape possible and the company evidently expects some day to bore with a big augur but just why it is that the company should spend six years in doing unproductive development work blocking out ore and leaving it in the mine when if reduced to pigs it would give a handsome return is not known by anyone with whom I 1 talked every bill contracted is promptly paid and the company is sinking much money every month it must have something up its sleeve that the general public knows nothing about but that millions will eventually be taken out is quite evident and the expectant public will have to wait until everything is in readiness before it is allowed to pick up the crumbs that fall from the table of the rich scotch syndicate doing business in humboldt county there are thousands of tons of rich ore on the dumps waiting to be reduced to matte but just why it lies there remains a mystery that will be solved when scotland gets ready to io solve it that the company has millions invested and is still sticking its hands deep into its pockets to keep up expenses but could be declaring dividends if it wanted to is unquestioned by those best posted on the subject |