Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-08 | Page 8 | Thirty More Stamps for Valcalda Mine

THIRTY MORE MOR STAMPS STUMPS fOR OR VACUUM Mix MINE M S While in Nevada Xe recently W W. P. P S. S made mado an inspection of tho the mine at Blair in which he has succeeded in interesting Samuel New New- Newhouse house Mr Ir 0 OMeara states that the tIle work for forthe forthe the next few fen months will wm bo be confined to opening up the property moro more eXt extensively ex t I than heretofore in anticipation anticipation anticipation tion of a n substantial increase in in the tho mill about April 1 1 1909 Thirty moreS moro more S stamps will be be added which with mth the tho auxiliary grinding machines already in inin will in give vc a capacity of tons or more morea a day There Thero is a 3 lar largo large o tonnage already al al- ready exposed in tho the mine that will run better than 12 a ton this fi figure ure is in fact lower than actual returns received show bow to be the case and 15 to 18 is considered by many familiar with tho property as being nearer tho the c correct estimate Tho The present water supply is ample ample- for the proposed increase in tho millin milling plant but a possible contin contingency has 1118 been provided for by securing other sources which h can be bo developed to tho the amount needed oJ R. R H. H Britt Dritt who is is the tho superintendent in in charge of tho the prop property was J formerly connected with tho the Western Nevada at It is a gentleman of experience and nd T well ll known u in mining circles and andas as considered one of the tho most te nt men in Nevada for p fhe the position sf n 3 and d undoubtedly will make mako the tho property give he a good account of itself By many the is thought to be he as bi big bk if not bigger than its neighbor neigh neigh- bor or although there thero has not been aa ns much development work ork dono done aa ns in the latter It also carries more of tho the white metal in in its oro ore than the Pitts- Pitts Silver burg Peak tho proportion in the latter being ono one ounce of silver er to ounces of gold sold while whilo tho 7 shows bows one to five