Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-19 | Page 12 | May Steam Shovel Ore at Ruth Mine

MAY STEAM SHOVEL ORE AT RUTH MINE Reports of a decided optimistic nature are in circulation regarding the resumption resump-tion of operations at tho Ruth mine, says tho White Pino Nows. While no definite time Is eel, there seems a strong likll-hood likll-hood that tho coming spring will sec the work commenced, which means employment employ-ment to many extra men and Increased output of ore from tho Nevada Consolidated Consoli-dated holdings. Authentic reports based on past exploration of the Ruth mines estimate es-timate tho amount of commercial sulphide sul-phide ore at 32.000,000 tons. While tho Ruth Is commonly known as an underground under-ground mlno, It Is said that plans arc under way wheroby steam shovel operations opera-tions will bo commenced on the east side of the Ruth ore bodies, with the ultimate ulti-mate Intention, of opening up tho entire area to this process of mining. While underground operations would of necessity neces-sity bo carried on for somo time, the further fur-ther plan is to conncct wlth the old Ruth camp in Verzan canyon by a. branch line from tho Nevada Northern railroad, that would tap the main line in tho vicinity of Lane City. This would make it possible pos-sible to move tho steam shovel oro direct di-rect from the workings to the smelter at M'cGHI. eventually doing away with the ncccHSlty of hoisting oro from the Star Pointer shaft with tho attendant and lengthv tramming from the hoist to the railroad.