Show Nevada Douglas DO glas Work has been advancing with whim giant strides In time the Yerington or Mason ls II In Iii Nevada where time the Nevada Douglas Copper company has been put iut putting tInS ting In thousands thou of or dollars In Improve Improvements ments The company co pan Is at present plesent en cn engaged In time the building of a railroad that will care for tOl tho the agricultural and mining Interests of ot that section of oC the country This railroad will be I early In 1910 and an era ema of o pro PIO I from froni rom tho time various arlous mines In the tho district will begin The Tho building of a custom smelter meHer In tho time district Is ono one of o time the things that will be bo accomplished within the next year Development at tho Nevada Doug las Ins meino has lies been beems confined mostly to the time Ludwig property whore whorl an in oro ore body bod has been developed for 01 wO feet Ceet In length lenth GO CO feet in width and rind more mor than feet In depth The rhe body has been opened open up during the time year ear be between between between tween tho timo and 6 0 foot Coot levels levela It 11 Is a sulphide and carries per ller cent copper coppom During tho time past few months the com corn company compan pany pan has hns been engaged on In III driving a two compartment main Incline from time the lower levels to the time surface This Is II partly paltI along the dip of o tho vein and andIs andIs Is 19 In high grade oro ome from tho limo 00 foot level to tho time CDO foot Coot level 1001 The abe Incline Is feet In hum length and half balf the time face at tho timo bottom bottons Is In copper ore that hat carries 1667 per cent of or the red metal HAS BIG RESERVE Engineers after acter a careful examination havo estimated that time the reserves In Inthis inthis this part vart of or time the mine are arc over oer IO roo tons ton II of oC oro ore carrying earr ln 64 per cent cop copper copper copper per About of or this Is oxIdIzed oxidized ores lIttle oC ot which Is ls In the time form of ot malachite and cuprite Th lower are aro In ha what wh t appears to bo be tho the penn nent sul ui e zone zono carrying a good per cent een t tage I age of oC Iron and a lime stone stono gangue angue which constitute a very desirable flux fluxing ing material The Incline is equipped with two compartments and has a hoisting plant capable of oC about 1000 tons of or ore a aday ada aday day da Tho Thio mine Is being put Into shape shapo for production and antI will be sending out ore ome as soon as time the railroad now being constructed to the is completed td and smelting facilities aro are provided Tho TIme Nevada Copper Belt railroad Is part of the plans of time the Nevada Doug Douglas Dou Doulas Douglas las This road loaves leaves the time Tonopah branch of tho time Southern Pacific at Wa Wabuska a buska and goes gous out through Mason Iason Pass to the time and Mason val vai valley valley ley Icy country COURSE OF ROAD Inasmuch as there thelo was three or four miles of or 3 per pcr cent grade Slade to be cared for If It the time line was run mun direct to time tho thomine rhomine mine maine and ammil but little other business could bo ho obtained In adopting this route the time Nevada Neada Copper Coppel Belt Railroad company was organized for 01 tho the purpose of ac accommodating accommodating the mining and agricultural tural sections of or both Smith and Ma Mason Mason a ason son valleys valles as wet wel las Ins In tho the Nevada Douglas itself In order older to accomplish this timis and antI get a 1 per cent grade and amid at the same time accommodate avail available available able traffic a surveyed ed line 36 3 miles In length lenth extending from Wabuska to Yerington Mason lIoon Nordyke Smith Val Vai Valley Vaile Valley ley le and amI Nevada Douglas Dou las mine was adopted Construction work began time the middle of o September on what Is com coin commonly commonly mony called c the time first section of or road oad Into tho the Mason Macon Ia on district This section is 11 I 11 ii miles long and has hM been practically completed The Tho grade Is itt now In for forthe tho the entire district and the laying of or rails to Mason ason City should be bo finished ed to this time Stations Station aro are being built at Yerington and Mason Iason Locomotives box cars ears and hat fiat cars for the tho local haul have havo been purchased A gasoline motor car for Cor passenger service Is now non on time the way Tho Timo section through h which the tho rail railroad railroad railroad road passes Is 13 very and there thero IB imi an abundance of or water Tho Time two val vol valleys al alle leys le 8 have 1110 a Il population of oC something over oer persons and there are arc acres of o Irrigated lands w th acres more that can be Irrigated If Ir the tho waters of the Walker river ore are prop pro ely cly el stored SECTION COMPLETE While tile first section of or the road load loadis Is IH practically complete tho the grading of oC tho tim second section Is being carried on onIt at It a rapid rate rato material Is arriving on tho the ground and amid work lo Is being pushed ahead It Is 19 the Intention of sf r tho time company campan to complete tho the line through to the time mines of ot tho the Nevada a Douglas not later than tho the beginning of or time the year 1910 1010 I Immediately following tho tiso completion c of or tho the railroad plans for or tho building of or an smelter smeller are arc to be b carried out unless a more profitable deal should bo be made mado with other par parties parties parties ties having a plant In tho time ibid field Thom The plans of ot tho company for Cor the coming year are arc tho the completion of the tho road lOad the placing of tho the mino in shape for Cor heavy heay production and tho the erection of oC a smelt smeltIng smelting Ing In plant Tho Time equipment at the mimmo Is among tho the best It Is provided with two tWI SO horsepower compressors and fine fino hoist holst hoistIng lug Ins machinery machine From the tho springs three miles from tho time mine water Is pumped through a pipe line to supply the time camp Another source of revenue that can bo ho utilized by b the company compan Is tho time gyp gypsum gypsum gypsum sum bed heel found on time the property crl This found Is laying alongside of or the Ludwig vein oln Tho The gypsum g vein eln Is feet long and GOO 00 feet wIde and has Imas a depth of or too feet Tho Time material Is all high grade and 93 99 per cent pure gypsum This alone Is a big resource for tho the com coma company company pany pammy and will be bo productive of ot a 11 good revenue LARGE HOLDINGS Tho The territory of Ume Nevada Neada Douglas consists of oC 33 claims consisting of about acres acre Tho The officers of or tho the company aro are A J Orem Olem president AV W WV T TV V Rice treasurer C B Oliver secre secretary tary tam anti and W V C Orem manager Time Tho directors tors of or tho company are A J Orem William P Lyman Boston James G Berryhill Des MoInes olnes la In laW InV W v V Rice Duncan J J Coram James H II Mays and raid W T C COrem COlem COrem Orem Olem all of o Salt Lake Tho Th other di dl director rector was tras tho the lato Judge H P Hell Hwi Hellerson II derson erson |