Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-09

From Jig. l. A. Hosse who has jus
arrived from lvanpah, Clark district, We
gather tine following items in regard to
mining matters in hat section. In Ivan
pah the AfcFarlene Bros. have been
working the Beatrice anu the Snowstorm
mines, with force of about Is miners.
The ores of the Beatrice are copper
silver-glance, or ''stromyerite." They
are exceedingly rich, ranging in assay
value from 5000 to $4,000 to the ton Of
ore. They are carefully assorted and
shipped to San Francisco via. Los Ange-
les, and the average value of the ores
heretofore shipped has been fully $500
to the ton. The Snowstorm ores are
carbonate Of lead-4 per cent. of lead
and per cent. of silver. or about 81, 200
in silver to the ton. The formation of
the country is blue limestone. Messrs.
Hite and Chatield are working the
Lizzie Bullock" supposed to be an
extension or continuation of the Beatrice
ledge. The ores are of a similar char
acter, and equally as rich. They are
working about ten men. These are the
only mines being worked at present TO
any considerable extent, but there are
many other lodges that in the opinion
of good judges, only require develop
ment to prove equally remunerative.
Ivaupah lies due west from Cottonwood
Island (on the Colorado river, twenty
five miles north of Hardyville,) forty
three miles.
THE PoTosI MINES
IRE situated thirty miles north from
Ivanpah in Lincoln county, Nevada.
These mines were originally located by
Mormons in 1s50-and again by Capt.
Moss and party in 1860. (Our name
had the distinguished honor of appear
ing on the notice of occupancy on the
latter occasion. The dividends we have
regularly donated to the Young Mems
Christian Association.) Quite an effort
was then made to work the mines, but
from various causes it proved abortive.
Since then we believe they have laid idle,
though possibly relocated half dozen
times. Now, however, Mr.. Hosse in
forms us, they ara about to be worked Oh
large scale, and smelling works erected
for the reduction Of the ores by San
Francisco Company. ..
AvEwATTs DISTRICT
This district was discovered by Cant
John Moss and party early in 1872. Il
is situated in the Amargoza Mountains
fifty miles west iof Ivanpah, and l:
miles south from Salt Springs, and abou
20 miles south from the Amargoza river
The country.rock is limestone ant
quartZite, precisely similar, says ou
informant, Mr.. Hosse, to the formation
in this district. The ores are copper
silver-glance, silver-glance and argen
tiferous galena; but in sinking the galeni
appears to give out. Chloride ores ant
horn silver are also found in considera
BILE abundance. The ores are immensel,
rich : assays ranging from $1,000 II
SO, 900 to the ton. These figures SCUM,
big. but Mr.. Hosse assures us they ar
strictly correct. But little work has Il
yet been done, but enough to give nssu
) rance that labor and capital are all tina
is needed to make it one of the bes
bullion-producing districts in thr State
Wood is not very plentiful in the immed
r ate vicinity of the mines. but ran b
r found within five or six miles in sufl
r cient quantities. There is abnndar
r water for milling purposes, existing i
r numerous springs.