Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-12-05 | Page 17 | Output Increased at Virginia Louise

OUTPUT INCREASED AT VIRGINIA LOUISE An increased tonnage of ore was sent forward to the Salt Iake smelters by the Virginia Louise Mining company last week, accoring to the Pioche Record. The new high price level of silver adds to the profit derived from the heavy ore shipments, and the mine is responding nicely to the increased demands for tonnage. ton-nage. L. G. Gillett, who recently took over the active management of the Virginia Louise mine, succeeding R. T. Walker, now has everything working smoothly around the property and an tie I pares increasing in-creasing the already heavy movement of ore to market in spile of the car shortage and winter weather. The principal tonnage of shipping ore is coming from the second level. The Davidson ore body, which is tributary to this level, is supplying a nice grade of fluxing ore. and development headings run to determine the extent o this ore body are still in ore. This Important ore body was first struck on the Davidson claim and H. T. Walker over a year ago prophesied that the extension of the oro bedding, then discovered would produce an immense tonnacre in the future, and the results today to-day fully Justify his good judgment.