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Show f-THE NEVADA-DOUGLAS MINE SrJS I . To the layman who has not been for- 1H ; tunate enough to visit "a largo cop- 'H j ? per mine, and see lingo depositc of high- 9;' grade eppper ore. tho Nevada Douglas jfB - "would be a wen dayo' -wonder, -H f Imagine a sulphide ore body 500 feet ,-jy9 ; long, over 57 feet wide, developed by rH v Bn upraise for 25 feet, and on tho level , JB : . 300 feet deepcv, and yo hnvo a fair , idea of the extent of this great prop- 'Mftfp A 'i'ho Nevada Douglas company owns 'Bfif &o Ludwig and Douglas groups, which hBf Xornp.cfe rbout 700 acres of richly min- tralized territory. jjH T'vo years or morn ago Walter C. Orem proceeded to Yerington from Salt jH )juke tor. the purporc of establishing the jH Irmli cr falsity of tho reports from tlu't camp. Tho result of Mr. Orem's jjH investigations was tho purchase of the B 3)ouIar properties, which, from the H nrlv (lavs, had been counted nq t)n nucleus or an oxtrenicb' valuable mine. SB' tr. Orem and associates of Salt Lako flH Ciy and the cast formed the Nevada i 3H. IDoi'glns company, and work was start- gH !f' j' t'ttvolop tn0 territorj at depth Hfl; Nor many months ago tho Ludwig gV grovn, which adjoined tho Douglas, was yH, f-ccuved by the Nevada 1) uglas coin- jB' jiany. a purchase thai rounded out the ! SH, original group in an ideal way gco- nflHi graphically, while the Ludwig workings B :c dopth had gone far toward estab- !?H- Jishing that Yerington oro bodies ex- jH tend to depthst with greater richness than was in evidence on the upper lev- iSH "Is. By concentrating effort on 'the 3H )ftver levels of the Ludwig, the Nevada SH; iDouglas eonipanj- has opened a great 3B-r Jinnc', it has discovered the key to tho. fSgH1 entire territory within its lilies, and it; rifflM "h'-lS shown tho world that Yerington MH is ono of tho great red metal districts J?H Ludwig Geology. , ?H Geologically tho Nevada Douglas fproperties may be stated to bo charac- ' ; raH .7?rislif of tho Yerington camp. At the Mi 'ond of the Ludwig outcropjis an im- '-u Jnense granite porphyry dike, the Lucl- jfcLft outcrop consisting of whito lime in Tffg, contact with this dike, which cvontu- M. ally merges into a gossan capping. This yk gossan extends through tho Ludwig out- V fcrop its entiro length, varying in width il (on tho surface from twenty' to fifty 1 C'lj'!l 01,0 p'aco being !00 -feet in Irfw' The orc bodies, as disclosed nnder- I ground, consist of carbonates or oxi- I dized ores extending to a depth of 550 I M .feet, where the sulphides begin, the I m upper portion being partially enriched I ;r (by secondary enrichment. On the 550- I K 'foot level the sulphide ores are dis- I ft closed for. 500 foot in length by moro IK. than fifty feet in width, with the sul- IK phidos extending to the face of tho W couth drift. The ore bodies are II'' proved to a depth of 50 feet and -nore below the 550-foot level by two f winzes. Ono is 50 feet in depth, the 1 1 other in GO feet deep, and the same i& nod' is.now had on the 650-foot level, jf v an upraiso has been sent into the ore itp- Sor 25 feet, and four cross-cuts have p Established tho following widths: I K .Eight' feet. 100 feet. 20 leofc and 30 K jfect, with all four still in ore. The orc K 'bodies promiso to be more dcoplv de- B. iveloped soon by drifts and cross-cuts E, inow under waj' on tho 650-foot levol. i 'The ore averages G1, per cent copper. I Tho strike of the ore bodies is south, )wtth a strong dip to the eastward, in- . dicating that tho 6ulphido ore bodies, I (with depth, will approach and enter I iin tho Douglas properties. Ludwlg's Great Showing. I Tho showing on the 550-foot lovel of I , the Ludwig can hardly bo fitting! do- scribed. The contrast of tho occasional bunches of beautiful malachite and azunto orcs with the black and heavy chalcocilo nnd bornito resources is striking, and wheu one considers the width and length of this splendid ore body, and its avorago copper vnluc, being be-ing richer and stronger just because it iB closer to the permanent mineral, zone, ho is brought face to face with the fact that he is inspecting tho mere index to the metal wealth of this mine. A depth of 550 feet is not great considering con-sidering the distanco yet to bo probed, yet it Is dcen enough to show to the satisfaction of everyono that tho ores, the deeper the management goes, get better in sizo and richer in valuo. And j better still, the ores demand no pre-; pre-; liminary treatment to make them amen-j amen-j able to the smelting process. Tho oro of tho sulphide zoue is self-fluxintr. self-fluxintr. containing sufficient fluxinc qualities to allow their mixturo with tho enormous carbonate deposits closer to the surface-When surface-When one sees the 550-foot level, and tho winzes sent from the same, ho ceases to wonder that, the Nevada DouglaB company can ship hundreds of tons of IS to 20 per cont copper rock, tho result of nothing but pure development, develop-ment, work. Yet the secret of tho ultimate ulti-mate success of this organization lies in the installation of its own smelting plant. This is a matter of time, and s-hort time at that. , The management is now engaged in j sinking a winze from a point close to tho face of tho south 550-foot level I drift. This winze is bound for the 650-foot 650-foot level, and the entire bottom of this working averaged 3(5,5 per cent copper. On the other or north end, and at a point full- 400 feet from this winze, the management is driving un upraise. I This is up now about, fifty feet, and at ! tho time of making the report the face averaged 25 por cent copper, averaging I 10.9S per cent copper at tho first of this week. ' On the same, vein of oro on the 050- , foot level, tho management has 6iut a j cross-cut into ore for over fifty-fivo j j feet, and has drifted on the samo for ovpr forty feet, tho ore maintaining its average vnluo of 6 per cont, being a Copper-iron sulphido of ideal fluxing qualities. Mr. Orem states that tho two drifts on tho 650-foot, levol. although al-though 100 feet apart, arc considered b' tho management as working in ono and tho same ore body, as there is ovory indication that soon tho calcito separating tho two drifts will bo replaced re-placed by the characteristic copper sulphides sul-phides now had in so many places in this property. It should be'added that this fifty-five-foot cross-cut has its face still in ore, and the foot wall has not yet been encountered. Douglas Group Geology. On the Douglas group tho oro bodies extend northeast to southwest on tho strike, and aro intersected by a granite porphyry diko 100 to 150 feat in width, tho dj'ko dipping on an angle of 45 dc-greces dc-greces southwestwardly. In contact with l I he porphyry diko superficial oponings and outcrops discloso a parallel gossan outcrop on tho hanging wall of tho mineral zone. Strong mineralization mineraliza-tion is showu in tho gossan of the outcrop, penetrated at intervals bv shafts along the strike of the gossan outcrop extending northeastwardly to the summit or apex of one of the hills, and to the main summit or apex of Douglas mountain. On tho southeast pari of Douglas mountain, and on flic foot wall side of tho granite porphyry dike, another strong zone of lnjnera'lizution is shown by shallow shafts and excavation, and in that vicinity tho diko is tho hnngli i g wall of tho mineralized zone. Intending Intend-ing northeastwardly from the apex of tho mountain a large body of ore is developed de-veloped by shafts and tunnels driven from tho cast sido of tho mouutaiu through limo into tho oro body. Tho orc body is opened by cross-cuts, a high stopc and a winzo, the latter being oighty-fivo feet below tho tunnel lovel. The "winze extends down to tho porphyrv dike which Qonstitulqs tho foot wall of the mineralized zone. This oro bod- dips to tho southeast, and promises to dovelop into a bodv of large magnitude. The ore is deceptive to one not familiar with it. Ou first glance it resembles closely granite, but it is a porphyry thoroughly impregnated with copper sulphides ruuning as high as IS per cent copper, and is the only oro of this peculiar character that has come within the raugo of many a visit- Big Gyp3um Doposlts. Tho west sido of tho property, beyond be-yond the Ludwig and the Douglas workings, work-ings, contains' large deposits of high-grado high-grado gypsum, being exceptionally large to tho north end of tho property, and located west of the north end of tho Ludwig. On tho 400-foot levol of tho Ludwig tho limestone zone is 100 foot wide, carbonate oro occurring in the samo to a width of 30 foot. One stopo from this lovel shows 20 foot of oro. The upper levels havo not boon explored, the management expending all energy on gotting into tho sulphido ores at dopth. Tho 650-foot lovel is disclosing ores at this time, but the logical point for tho big oro body has not been gained. Mino Finely Equipped. In overy way tho Novada Douglas ment furnishes a list of assays which disclose, the value of each particular block at a glance. Wonderful progress has been mudo in tho Ludwig sinco tho present owners took charge, and no time has been lost in bringing out results. General Manager Walter 0. Orem is ably assisted in the management manage-ment of tho Nevada Douglas properties by Superintendent S. A. Arontz, who brings to boar on his work an intelligent intelli-gent conception of the, task before him and a long exporienco in fining operations. opera-tions. Tho accommodations for tho men employed aro all that could bo desired, de-sired, a groat deal bettor than one would expect in a desert TCgion whero tho comforts of life aro hard to secure. The Nevada Douglas is attractive, first, because it has an enormous tonnage ton-nage of ore blocked out: second, this oro is self-fluxing, and third, there is DOUGLAS HILL. Of the Nevada, Douglas Copper Mining Company Entire Photograph Boprosonts Exposures of Ooppor Oro. (1) Miller Tunnol. (2) Oro for Shipment, Average 13 Per cent Copper. (3) Scroonlngs, 8 Per Cent. (4) 20 Foot Wido, 7.22 Por Cent Coppor. From A to B 300 Feot, General Average 6-Incli Trench 2 Per Cent Copper. Iing mining engineer. Tho high stopo is a picture galley of values, and is .one of tho most interesting points in the property. The southeast side of the mountain is compofiod of lime and granito lime, and is intersected by parallel fissures which are superficially developed and disclosed dis-closed strong mineralization. On the" southwest side of tho Douglas properties prop-erties a largo body of blue luno forms tho apox of the "highest mountain on that side, the bluo lime contacting with grauito lime. This contact discloses gooil mineralization nearly to the summit sum-mit of the mountain. Tho lower portion por-tion of tlio territory, oast of the compressor com-pressor huild'ng. i" intercepted by mineralized fiMris extending parallel to the T.iulwig iros-;ui strike. company is magnificently equipped for work, ho mine ia on tho line of the Truckeo power company, and tho machinery ma-chinery is electrically driven, the mino electrically lighted. In case of emergency the complete steam plaut can bo utilized at a few hours' notice. Tho compan' owns three huge springs of water, from one of which cuflicient water now is had for all purposes round tho works. When 'the enterprise j reaches its logical dimensions, tho com-j com-j pany can s,o improve its water supply that moro than enough will bo had for smelling and all other purposes. Ono item that adds greatly to tho j pleasure of inspecting thi.s property is i the fact that each five feet throiigh-: throiigh-: oi-t the. miue is lagged and numbered, 1 to cor respond with whix'h the niannge- a vast amount of its territory equally as rich, but unprospcetcd at depth, as that portion now undor development. Yerington an Old Camp. To the average outsider Yerington as j a copper camp is ono of the discoveries of tho Resurrection Period of Nevada mining. Few if any readers can carry their recollections of tho district farther far-ther back than four years., Yet in the days of ''Pizen Switch's"' glory, when all Nevada was being gono over by tho prospector with a 'fine-toothed comb for silver-bearing rock, several Yerington groups were sending to Day- ton, tho county seat, heavily loaded bull-teams, carrying high-grado copper ores for the market. Nor has tho camp I been entirely idle during the sleeping period. For years tho owners of Yerington Yer-ington mines have worked in a desultory desul-tory way, protecting their interests until the boom in copper a couplo of years ago placed a greater value on their holdings. It is only as a modem district, one being developed by sonic of the strongest strong-est and most efficient capital in the land, that Yerington can lay claim to novelty. As was often the case in early mining, tho operators wore limited as to market, only the richest rock tho property was capable of producing being sufficiently profit-breeding to allow al-low shipment. So the surface of Yerington Yer-ington mines was thoroughly gophered I in the curly days, the ores now considered con-sidered high-grndo with modern metallurgical metal-lurgical methods were not touched in thoso days. But Yerington no longer pays attention atten-tion to tho surface, it no longer confines con-fines its attention to seeking rich pockets pock-ets of rock closo to grass roots. It does not consider a mere tickling of mountain moun-tain sides an efficient way nf bringing bring-ing resources to daylight. They are looking for sulphides at depth, and best of all, they arc finding thorn in a mun- nur unniuiy in Keeping win: oariy expectations. ex-pectations. ! Up to date there aro nnst two great copper camps in Nevada. One is Ely. tho other is Yerington. By virtuo of its groater development, lily now is in the lead, and it has its own railroad lino and smelting plant. But Yerington Yering-ton deposits uniformly curry better copper values than the ores of tho great Ely monzonito belt, and in time Yer- ' ington will have a railroad and two or ! more smelters. It will bo an interesting interest-ing race then for the supremacy, a race that will redound to tho everlasting benefit of stockholders iu both camps. Rich Valley Land-Bordering Land-Bordering the Mason valley on the west is a range of mountains holding I the mines which comprise what the world knows as tho Yerington district. To the west, of this range lies Smith valley. The two valleys show the ef-. ef-. fects of before and after application of I bounteous water. Mason valley is a ! green, fertile and inviting stretch of country, within whose confines arc groves of trees sheltering ranch homes I and farm Innds that appear out of place in arid Nevada. Its ranches produce ' liay, grain, vegetables and e.attlo that ! are unsurpassed anywhere, while fruit ! left ontircly to its own resources, barr- j I ing occasional late frosts, matures J splendidly. One rancher markets each year twenty tons of honey, taking the first prizo for this product at the Chi- cago World's fair, while Mason - valley : potatoes arc in demand at San Francisco. Fran-cisco. Yet as bountifully as this valley is provided, and as richly productive as it now is, it is as nothing in comparison compari-son with what it will bo when the government gov-ernment or some private enterprise steps hi and distributes the water, now wasted and poorly distributed, according accord-ing to modern scientific irrigation principles. prin-ciples. Smith valley, with a few ex- ! centions toward its" far western rim, still is a desert awaiting irrigation to make of it what Mason valley now is. 1 The agricultural interests of this section sec-tion aro worthy of the prominence, given them, for they provide, independently of tho extensive mining interests surrounding sur-rounding them, a powerful argument for tho extension of the Southern Pa- i cilic railroad line from Wabuska. Tho ! ranches likewise make mining nearby a more pleasant and economical matter than is usually met with in desert mining, min-ing, and they indicate the presence of a limitless supply of water for all pur poses, both in mining and farming. Railroad Is Logical. A railroad is certain to reach Ycr-ington Ycr-ington mines within tho next few months; the fanning needs demand it. Under cultivation in the Mason, Smith, Antelope and tho upper East Walker valleys are 100,000 acres of land. In the year 1907, in less than carload lots. there were shipped from these valleys 456,250 pounds of freight, while 0,911.- jH 230 pounds were received from the railroad for these valleys. During the same year, in carload lots, there were 59,226,910 pounds receiyod, and 8,924.-980 8,924.-980 pounds of freight shipped out. This docs not tako into consideration the number of passengers that aro carried in and out of the district a year, nor-the' nor-the' increase of agricultural products with a wider application of irrigation, " Over a year ago it was estimated by jH a competent mining engineer that there wero fully 25,000,000 tons of oro blocked out. in the mines of the camp, of which 15,000,000 tons wero of ship-oing ship-oing grade. And .this tonnago has' jH been increased enormously by too deep development work done sinco. tH And railroad building to tho mines .H would bo little more than a mero track ' iB laying proposition" while tho .grade? , 'H are such as will delight tho heart of a . railroad builder. The logical road for the mines would divide a short 'distance -east of Mason Pass, ono passing- along the east sido of the range, tho other. through Mason Pass along tho west jH slope of tho range to the Nevada Dong IH las property. 'H How to Got There. The mines of Yerington arc rcachoo -M via Wabuska. the nearest railroad point ou the Southern Pacific brunch Unci from Ilnzen to Gold field. From Wa ' buska stage and automobile Hues earn 11 passengers to whatever point bo their - ilH destination. The Nevada Douglas and tll the western end of ihe camp aro reached.- 11 by crossing the range at Mason Pas- IH and proceeding down Smith Vulle' for 11 a few miles. jH Mining conditions in Yerington art all that could be desired for efficient work. The prcsenco of abundant -uator is not characteristic of Nevada campf. and the . surrounding rich farmiifg country is a welcome contrast to what. ono usually meets with in the Sage ' brush state. And where the mines of j the district have a tremendous advan J tago is in tho electric power linn that ; provides more than sufficient power to ; satisfy the most exacting. j The Truckeo Power company fur i nishes a minimum power servico to aiiy ; one company of 100 horse-power at 1 per horse-power a mouth. All power used in excess of this minimum is paid for at the rate of li cents per kilo-watt. kilo-watt. The long coal haul from Wabus i ka would make steam power cxtremeh expensive, and coal costs mono3" under favorable conditions in that slate. The massive, solid formations pre vailing throughout the camp solve the timber question, for prncticallj no tim boring is required anywhere. This makes slower work in "pushing drifts and tunnels into the hills, but when the day comes for Yerington to produce IH on a gigantic scale tho caving bystom only will bo employed. Thou solid foi I matious will count in cheap exlraclion of ores. 1 Yerington is a camp of economical mining on n gigantic scale. There is 'H not a district in tho country that jean surpass it for cheapness of smelting owing to the character of its ores, wore it not for the cost of fuel. But with fl I a railroad, thcro is every reason to be- lieve the district's smelting expense will 'bo kepf down to within seeing die lance of the cheapest smelting camp of 1 the land. |