Show THE NEVADA UNITED F 17 OR the first time In the history of oC mining throughout tho world steam shovel shoel mining of sand car ores Is to be tried This is to tobe tobe be je done dono during the tho coming year ear by b tho Nevada United Mines company compan at atWard Ward Vard ard about 40 miles mile from Crom Ely EI During the he development work worl on the ground last ast fall tall a I large largo area of ground was ivas found on the compan property From the surface workings on the side of oC the mountain It has been decided that there Is In tho the neIghbor neIghborhood neighborhood hood lood of SO acres aCles of oC the tho property that can be worked by b a steam shovel Ero Erosion Erosion sion has done some heavy heay work so o that the tho ore can bo be found on an average of about 10 feet from the surface The ore Is fairly regular the territory and engineers engineer who havo have mado an examination of the prop property property property erty are certain that steam shovels could be operated with great profit The Tho Theore Theore ore are In the steam shovel territory Is similar to that which has been de developed developed e In the underground workings It carries from 18 IS to 25 per cent lead Ica about one and a half ounces of ot sliver silver and ind an excess of iron that is sufficient for or a premium to be bo offered by tho smelting companies So quietly has this company compan been op operating operating crating that only a few are aware of Its ts vast area and the valuable holdings The property was at one time one of the most famous shippers of Nevada Ma Machinery Machinery la chinery was hauled by br wagon walon for Cor 90 miles mules to equip tho property In early days das A first filst class concentrating con plant was built and a smelter was also In Installed Installed Installed I stalled to care for the ores In tho the early SOs the company compan had produced noo from its holdings and the village of O Ward ard boasted of inhabitants Then the day of reckoning came The Tha Theore ore lre body bod pinched out and It was be believed believed that the tho end and had c me The property was closed down and the tho vil village village lage 1110 dwindled down to but a handful JI of oC houses Tho fine ores which were chiefly sand carbonate carbonates were wem thought to have been worked out outDID outDID outDID DID NOT PINCH About four tour and a halt half years ears ago ao AG A AG AG G Burton and H Byrd Northrop made malIc madean malIcan an extensive examination of the ground They The decided that the tho oro ore had not pinched out but a 1 big slip or fault had Intervened and moved the ore orG lower down A company compan was organ organized organized and since then active development work has hM been going on The sagacity of or the engineers proved true and for forman many man months the company has been beca blocking out ore Already In lIt the neigh neighborhood neighborhood of cJ oo tons o of oC ore have 1 been blocked oc out t During the past summer tho the company shipped for tor about three months About three cars a week weck were sent to the smelters and the ore stood a charge chargo of 4 a 11 ton for Cor the wagon haul In spite of this a good goo profit was made on the theore theore theore ore Shipping was discontinued as It was decided that It was not as ns profit profitable profitable profitable able as a it could be bo made mado ma o by uy the build lam Inc of ot a I railroad Early Earl this spring tho the company com pan will begin beIn the construction of a railroad from the tho mine to connect conn t with the Nevada Ne Nevada Nevada vada Northern at Ely This road wll will mean time the outlay of oC and will be another great avenue for Cor the camp of Ely EI The company is now planning to tl ship slip in the neighborhood of tons of ore oro a day da as soon as tho the railroad Is I finished next fall Walter G Boyle Borlo Is the general man mon manager manager ager agel of oC the time company and under his di direction direction direction the tho giant oro ore bodies have havo been blocked out J B D Grant of oC Denver is president of the A O 0 OBurton OBurton Burton vice president and W J Chamberlain of Denver second vice president H Byrd Bord Northrop Is treas treasurer treasurer treasurer and the secretary Is W 0 O T In n plo pie Among Amon the other active inter interests Interests interests ests In the company compa are T D Whit Whitney Whitney Whitney ney of Chicago and T H Woo elton of New Ness York Tork EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS Tho The holdings of tho the company compan arc are among amon the most extensive in Nevada The company has acres of mineral ral ralland land acres for a townsite and 1240 acres of agricultural land This makes a total of 2260 2360 acres with valuable water tights rights and power sites |