Show yerington copper company compan Y the eastern portion of the district which has been known as a productive area for a number of years is proving up most promisingly as a result of the splendid develop w c am z r 77 ra ja T biz k Z aa N yerington copper co incline shaft ment work being advanced on the property of the yerington copper company this company is sinking a two compartment shaft on an immense copper ledge that traverses the property in an easterly and westerly direction and which can be traced by conspicuous outcrops for more than a mile showing an average avera t ge width 0 of f from thirty to forty feet while practically all of the work thus far has been done on this vein which is considered the main vein on the property numerous ledges have been exposed by open cuts and short tunnels one of these is about twenty feet wide and carries good values in copper another vein which has been encountered in a fifty foot tunnel el goes as high as 30 and 40 per cent the formation here differs but slightly from other parts of the district the veins appear to be deep seated and are true fissures in the porphyry the average copper content is unusually high in fact no copper coppe r district in the world produces higher grade ore than is being discovered throughout the yerington district and this particular territory is well I 1 up P to the standard stand ird it has been conservatively estimated by mining lining engineers that this property could coul be made to pay for its development from fro m the rich carbonate ores near the surface e some of which run as high ill 11 as 50 per cent dut but the management has decided on a plan of systematic development by which it will open up tile the ore bodies at depth bafo before re commencing shipment this is doubtless the better plan as it assures ultimately a higher profit on the ore and consequently more dividends for tile the stockholders but the novice would hardly be able to resist the temptation of quick profits that would attend the removal of the high grade ore already in sight miles east of Yering toll tonT the personnel of this cO company up principally of salt lake lak e busine 1 zad ie e established 83 raea reputation and recount OI 01 ity the president is charles Charle S y 4 N of the Strevell Patterson ell 1 hardware ar the vice ea pany president is joseph R ranker banker of salt lake tile the treasurer dark clark cashier of the COMIner p commercial cial ai N b bank a and charles D in man an who has operated a 3 W successfully sf ully in S nevada and other western stat alt b i la i secretary e and general manager mr air A E pherson one of the rising ini 1 mining 1119 enen edginee of nevada has been retained i v by the coln p pany and is directing the work ats ment the mine superintendent 1 is sar k A A marsal the companas comp anys p princia prin cip 7 is located at suite I 1 to 9 cooper ding salt lake city j with an abundance of ore 0 en value and extent safe and intelli gl agede argement nt and many other condit lp tating in its favor there is reas reason tle faith of those who are predicting ae yerington copper company willbe will be one of the bi big producers of the red in berin yerington ton district the empire nevada mining smelling smelting Sm elting company is operating two drills in the ex ei of its ground and a condition of 0 en enrichment rich ment has been proven below the leached beached out zone leaving no question ot of doubt as to the value of the compans comp anys property A working shaft will soon be started and ei extensive operation will soon he the order of the day and a leaching W WT of 1 1 WK 7 4 0 k w F k yerington copper co the property 0 of this company consists of a group of twelve claims claim S known as tile the copper ridge group and covers co vers a total area ar e a of about acres it adjoins the blue jay property on the south and is about four ore at surface working is now in plant of tons capacity nettilu of NeT ne gelder temptation temp lation william BOO his and is president of the co company is mineralogist mineral otist E gelder an expert mineralogist mille at the m charge of active operations |