Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-25
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Several oil our e1cnhnbes ha'O Sou
mented recently on getting printing, etc.,
done down at the Bay, and have with
great sense remarked that one way to
encourage and develop our own State, is
to make her as self-sustaining as posi-
BILE. This is very correct reasoning, and
is in every way worthy Of practical adop-
ton. We have an idea on this subject,
and without laying claim to originality
in the matter, will give publicity to it.
Our mill men expend many Thousand
dollars In the purchase Of snlphate OF
copper and blue-stone, which they use
In The reduction OF tho ores. All this
money goes to the Bay. when it might
be kept here and made the means OF
opening new branch Of mining indus
try in this section. The mountains oiid
valleys in Phoebe and vicinity are inli OF
native sulphate and sulphuret OF copper
and those mineral deposits are rich in
silver. Now, instead OF sending thou
sands of dollars TO San Francisco for
what lays right here 10 reach, Why not
put those minerals through the niece ssary
chemical process and use them for the
purpose of assisting in reducing the ore.
The silver in those minerals would pay
the cost Of putting those sulphates and
sulphurets in fit shape for use, and the
result would be that our mill men woult
get those necessary minerals for nothing
employment would be given to an in
creased number Of men. and thu
money kept and circulated in the
camp. The process would not 81
at all costly or complicated. The
sulpbste of copper only requires
TO be liquefed and crystallized to be
ready for use; the sulphuret OF copper
needs to be roasted. liquefied and then
crystallized. These processes are com
paratively inexpensive and ought to b.
done for Just what the freight amount
TO from San Francisco. There is en-
ouoh OF both minerals down in Lon
Valley alone TO supply this camp for tie
years, and it does MT require much think
ing to see how much better every way
would be to produce those chemical
ripht here than to send to San Francisc
for them, and TO be often dependent Of
that place when roads are bad and trans
portation well.nigh impossible. Here
matter OF interest to all, Peopl
yawn over the sad state OF affairs !
Louisiana, nod drowsily over the poss
BILE anarchy and chaos in South Carolinf
and read with calm indifference of th
fearful doings Of Grant and the admini'
tration. While Nevada yields silver OF
which will be for the next two hundre
wears, those minerals will be needed.
Phoebe starts mandatory for the
production, the demand from other di
triets would pay one hundred per cen
on the investment in one year. Look
the country around US. with inexhau s.
BILE deposits of silver ore. and rig
alongside Of it the very substance nece
sary for that same ores reductio
There's millions OF it, and We belle
there ore brains and capital enough
Phoebe to start such an enterprise, ba
it, and put it through TO a successful
sue. IT'S said that self-pres
walton Is the first law OF nature
if so seli-aggrandizment and mon
making comes in about second in
lures decalogue, and there is. in Q
opinion, as good q show to start mon'
making enterprise in this matter as
have seen for some time. II preceden
required, we believe that this matter
tried with very satisfactory result a
mine between Austin and Belmont TIL
or four years ago The gentleman 4
suggested the matter had been supply
the company. and on ono occasion. be
out OF those sulphates and sulphur,
and no show OF gettin g any, he told
Superintendent to treat some Of the m
eral, which was profusely seattle
throughout that region. and try it.
did SO. and Othello's occupation ,
gone, as far as that gentleman's trade
those chemicals were concerned.
ever after, the Superintendent used
own preparation and found balance
the credit side of the ledger that would
have been there il he had kept on b
ing his supplies at San Francisco. 7
chance is opes, the raw material is |
to work on. and is Mt least worthy q
trial.