Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-25


say, that the opinion hear 20 frequently
expressed concerning the chances Of
mining in this district lacks, hitherto,
a solid basis Of fact. l do not find sat
isfactory evidence that there are many
reliable and profitable mines here. The
large production has been obtained
almost entirely from two veins Tor one
vein, with spur that joins it) and by
two companies-the Meadow Valley and
the Raymond Il ly. At present, it is a
single, enormous and extraordinary body
of rich ore, in one of the mines of the
latter company, which maintains the
reputation Of the district. Outside of
the veins upon which these two compa-
MES are located, the numerous incorpo-
rated and incorporated enterprises OF
Phoebe must be set down as belonging
in one Of three classes-experiment, wild
cat and blackmail. The experiments are
of various degrees Of merit and probable
success. Many Of them are encouraged
by the circumstances that the country
rock outside Of the main ore-veins
already known, abounds in seams, pock-
cts and small bodies Of ore, which yield
rich mineral, and, in some cases, repay
the cost Of explorations. / know Of one
or two instances in which there is
prospect of actual stopping on respect
able scale, bnt there is strong proba-
bihty that the deposits of this class are
either limited outlying bodies, derived
from the main veins, actually spurs
which will join the latter at great depths.
rs. +. Bulletin. ...
We think Mr.. Raymond 1--WE mean
Commissioner Raymond-not Mr.. Ray
mond of the Raymond Il ily) must have
been selling short on Phoebe stocks, for
with the exception of the Raymond &
Ely and Meadow Valley he says all
the mines in this district are expert
ment, wildcat and black mail" This
will be comfortable news to the hundreds
of men that are investing large sums in
the mines of this neighborhood, and will
slightly astonish the proprietors of such
mines as the Excelsior, Sunbeam, Port
land Chief of the Hill, Amador Tunnel
Huhn& Hunt, Desdemona and host of
others. The owners of these mines have
thought in their innocence that the
| possession of large bodies of rich ore
out of which they were extracting a
goodly amount of bullion were proofs of
having valuable mines. The Commissioner
appears not to think this way; hence his
condemnation OF our mines. Now let us
look at the data on which this learned
pundit bases his opinion. His stay in
Phoebe did not exceed three days. Dur.
ing this time he inspected the Raymond
. & Ely and Meadow Valley mines, and
perhaps the Phoebe, but none others
At least that is our information from g
very creditable and respectable source
This being the fact, how much reliance
can be placed on the opinion Of mar
who visits mining district wherein
there are scores Of mines being worked
stops few days, examines two or three
claims and then goes off and condemns
all the rest as experiments, wildcat OF
blackmail" without ever seeing them
Mr.. Raymond, though he be Commits
sioner of Mines, is but human, and is no
endowed with the faculty OF seeing furth
er into milestone or into the earth thar
anybody else. His opinion is only valu
able when it is honest and founded upo1
proper data. The fact of his forming
and giving to the world decided opinion
upon the value OF mines that he neve
saw or examined would give any sensi
bic man grave doubts of his good faiti
and good sense. Both the mineral VEIN
of Phoebe and the oSuntry rock in which
they are embedded are very peculiar ant
require long and patient study for an,
person to acquire accurate knowledge O
their formation, and to form an inteli
gent opinion concerning them. But thi
labor Commissioner Raymond does no
condescend to undertake. He is sor
of a Cesarian cuss; "Veni vidi vici" i
; his motto-with hop, skip and jum]
, he marches over the hills Of Ely district
and with piercing gaze he looks roun'
and tells at glance whether this min
is worth so much, and that one wortl
, nothing. To speak seriously the troubl
of the matter is that while Commissions
Raymond's opinion of Phoebe with thos
, that are acquainted with the localit,
would not be worth the ink with whicl
it was written, in other places, from hi
official position, his published opinion
carries weight and authority
The result of all this is that GU
mines acquire an evil repu
tation in outside communities, simpl,
because an ignoramus clothed with
little brief authority, chose to say tina
they are worthless, without having tn
slightest data upon which any reason
able being would form an opinion. Th,
next time this learned official reports OF
the mines of Phoebe, he will do we'll tt
remember that to write intelligently ant