| Show MINES AND MINING EDITED BY F. F W. W SPRAGUE ELY CAMP IS RAPIDLY INCREASING OUTPUT Second Furnace in Operation and anti New Nev Section of Mill Mi Ready S GIROUX PREPARED TO JOIN Trying Out Concentrator Machinery Machinery Ma Ma- chinery Mines Mines Miles Meet All Al pe Demands Ely Eb Nev Oct Get Oct 29 Whilo not of Immediate the week developed developed de- de de loped several II Important features attim at works of or tho tim tho and reduction district rh Those These wore vero principally the blowing in of the I second cond t furnace of the Stepto Valley Smelting plant the aley making rea ready of another section at Rt atthe the concentrator to put in tn operation several ral days das on ore oro within the tile ne next t Fe concentrator concen concen- the making ready leady of Giroux GIrOU te for Cor operation and aRid the completion completion comple comple- tion of new cuts into the or ore oe body at Copper Flat the tho latter operation the tho coming y later of winter i It relieved of ot much worry 0 r II at the Ule pro property pert as ns with tho Uio or ora now now op opened th the steam shovels ho are assured of ot an abundant body of ot material In which to work worl without of af worrY worn wory as to weather and delays the later latter a the movements of tho I may oc in adCO ad- ad hovels ls engaged on stripping Track va CO o of tho those on production facilities havo al also alco o been greatly Improved Im in-i- Flat week at tho the proved pro dur durIl the tho and aDd will Ill be he 11 further to b bettered t ered in short time Things are arc more shipshape shipshape ship shIp- shape there than at any previous time AIso there is hs more ore opened by a R good deal than ever before in the history history his his- tory of tie the property ProperLY which Is by no manner anner of or means an nn Jn Insignificant j Item Ie Car Shortage c Both Copper Flat and Cumberland Ely have ho e f hampered during the week by the Ue shortage of or cars cars cars' and and mote motive mo mo- tive Uve t e power Ue which ing the ada Nevada Northern Both could have output more mora pre than has hns gone down Veteran la Is in better beter shape In this re respect respect respect re- re than at nt any tny ny previous time and is steadily getting In hi better form forn With accommodation made made for for Cor more men before long the property will bo be able ablo to make a good showing showing The mue second furnace at the tho Steptoe got In commission lon very eJ quickly quick quIck- st ly and In excellent manner after the fires fre were lt on Tuesday for tor on Friday Friday Fri Fri- day the furnace was wa sending matte to tho the converter that day turned out the t first t car from rom the second second sec eec ond end furnace product t With ih good running running run run- ning attendant the tile output of ot the new furnace will wi enable tho the production to reach tho the pounds mark this month and put it safely and arid well wel above that figure In November The Tho concentrator Is operating in 11 manner that Is Js giving much tion ton It I la 13 t away with all nI the theore theore theore ore that comes along and demonstrating ing InS that It I will m have no trouble In keeping furnaces up I with the tho demands of ot the tho forc Moie rat Water Water Yater has been coming cominS In better manner recently and with the dr dry season eon now permanently over no doubt is entertained that from this time no trouble will be be- experienced Out on the tho ditches diches they are gaining steadily with their work vork of conserving more water and also with wih the work of developing Increased d s supplies EngIneer EngIneer Engineer Engi EngI- neer John Douse Bouse now lia has a shaft shar sinking sink sink- ing lug for wat water r. r It Is expected expected will wl develop a n material new flow fow rho Tho shaft har is to go lOC feeL feet It I Is us now down 25 feet and has at that depth already encountered water At the Giroux thc they will Wm probably got get the concentrator going by the tho end of ot the week on Its Us permanent run Trials of ot the te machinery to date ate have hav been very ver sU satisfactory Minor read read- are now being made mado mae and will 1 o occupy tho the next tex few fow d days The work ork Is i being carried on as y rapidly as possible lQ At tt the tho wines mines of or the thc company they are arc r ready eh to meet the thc d demands mands of ot the te concentrator at any U o call is ir ade |
