Show KEARNS KEITH GET THE ROBUST in its ely nevada write up of july the mining review made passing mention of the robust mine in robinson canyon the property of the ely mining milling company of salt lake this mine like many others in that section was worked several years ago a as s a gold propositions shallow workings developing the fact that in reality it was a copper mine mine which condition caused its practical abandonment for the time being or until such time as the copper market and improved transportation facilities would warrant the resumption of work in its operation and development while the writer was in ely during the latter part of june he had the pleasure of meeting thos kearns and david keith of salt lake who were even then inspecting the robust mine and who have since secured the promising property of the ely mining milling company on option and bond and arrangements are now being perfected for the extensive exploitation of this prospective copper bonanza in ila commenting on the acquisition of the robust by the kearns syndicate the daily telegram says the property acquired includes holdings of the ely mining company in which there are thirteen claims and ten claims known as the maceo group adjoining this acres of choice territory lies between the property of the nevada consolidated and the t town 0 wn of ely D C McDo mcdonald sold the maceo group and president william B bradley and secretary D B sprague acted as the represent natives of the ely mining company in the e deal A large number of salt lake people are stockholders in the latter named corporation po ration and are therefore beneficiaries of the transaction which will distribute several hundred thousand dollars among them prices at which the titles are to pass are not made public by the principals to th the e sales nevertheless the presumption is that inasmuch as the ground is regarded as the cream of the district that it is practically proven already and that there is a large development accomplished especially on the ely mining companas comp anys territory the price will reach into six figures and constitutes waa ab 11 IZI V cl Z robust mill of the ely M and M co the largest similar transaction announced from salt lake in many months the history of the ely mining company has been somewhat similar to that which the highland boy experienced at bingham in her earlier days about seven years ago 0 J salisbury and other big operators of utah who were interested believed they had a big gold proposition and a cyaniding cyan iding mill was built to treat the ore like the early experiences of samuel newhouse with the highland boy it was soon discovered that underlying the gold ores from which the baser metal had leached beached were great deposits of copper ore the cyaniding cyan iding proposition was consequently abandoned and some of the big owners including mr salisbury it is understood sold out the company con linued to do business for a time but without railroad connections and with copper not bringing what it is today nothing but the highest grade of ore could be shipped finally work was suspended al together and the owners have since been waiting for the property to come into a market that would command something like what the rich ground was worth in the meantime the heavier financial strength of the guggenheims as represented by the nevada consolidated took hold of the district and in affording railway transportation por tation rendered the outlook favorable tor for others to operate and with the assurances thus in sight kearns and keith considered the proposition favorable former judge bradley said 1 I have been with the ely mining company since its organization six or seven years ago and during that time we have shipped to worth of gold cyanides cranides cy anides and so some high grade copper ores we had to haul the same however by wagon miles and pay railroad rates from wells nevada it is a property upon which the surface indications and showing for copper are good and depth ought to develop valuable deposits not only rich in copper ores but als also sulphides sulp hides the main value of the property however is for copper there is a fine cyanide mill on the ground which can be changed to a concentrating mill easily and afford a modern up to date plant we have given an option on the property for eighteen month during which time it is to be worked continuously and a large amount of money is to be spent in exploitation in pursuance of the development policy to be followed the holders of the option will sink two finely equipped working shafts as rapidly y as possible senator kearns after confirming the informal announcement that the deal had been made became enthusiastic regarding ely as a whole and said ely will in five years be producing as much copper as butte is now and will then have at least people butte has no such great leads as ely the passing of kearns and keith into the camp affords it about the strongest development capital that could possibly lip be SO secured and it is a matter of congratulation to salt lake people that home money has captured the prize which the ground included in this new combination is believed to contain it is another mammoth indication fw thedmore ther more of the commercial advantage ely is to afford this city |