Show i i I SENATOR CLARK MAY BUY IN GIROUX CONI CON CONI I It I Is reported that former onner Senator Sentor W. W I A. A Clark o of Montana has become become- Interested interested Inter inter- I ested 1 In tho the Giroux Consolidated mining properties In the tho EI Ely diggings s. s This Is said to lo be one oneo of the reasons assigned forthe for forthe or ortho the tho proposed extension of ot the tho thO Clark line Une from Pioche to EI Ely ElI While While- this rumor has ha not b been en confirmed it Is known that that hat tho the older elder Giroux and the senator are aro old- old time friends tho former having been In tho employ o of the latter later for tor a n number o of years ears while while- the United Verde Veric mine mino at Jerome was wa being opened up Recently a careful Inspection of ot the tho Giroux properties was made by an expert expert ex ex- ex pert perl and It i Is Js said that he ho gave a most flattering leport on the mineral deposits that have ha e been Leen opened up In that terri tor tory The rho four tour working shafts shaHs are arc each In ore and the main working that o of the Alpha has hag been heen sent down to a depth I of oC almost 1200 feet Tho The mill mi has been completed at a costo cost of o and Its Is capacity will be bo tons of ot ore dal dally daily Water Yater for operating this re reduction will 1 havo o to be brou brought ht twelve miles mIes from lh the tho Steptoe farm arm as It I has been practically demonstrated that the tho water from tho the mines will wi be Insufficient to operate the plant at full capacity This Tiit means menns that the tue water ater proposition will wl be bean bean bean an expensive one for or this com company pan yet et the tho ore Is b a very tine concentrating product product pro pro- duct It requiring ten len tons o of the crude to make malee a ton o of concentrates averaging from 20 to 2 23 25 per cent copper A ton lon blast furnace of or the com company pan has b been en completed and the smelting operations can be bu started as quickly as the tho concentrating mill mi Is provided with I. I sufficient water to reduce tho the ores Somo Some I water can en be bc raised from tram tho the mine and It I Is possible that at a n little greater depth an nn ample supply will v be Le provided The Tue high grade ores can be commercialized for or 2 cents and the lower grade product I will wJ cost possibly not less than 9 cents The property Is a h large hc c mining ion tion ton and I If it President Giroux o of this company company com com- pany rally has succeeded In inducing InducIng 1 Senator I Clark to lo become Interested and to ex extend extend ex- ex tend his railroad line lne Into that camp ho has gained several points for or his company compan I |