Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-26
Ward District.

The White Pine News OF the 23j inst.
contains the following. which is. SO far.
the best account We have seen of our
neiRhboring camp:
EDITOR NEws: The solicitous inquiry
is currently made. % What Of Wnrd?"
Briefly. in response, Ward is an insti-
tntion promising addition vigor and
wealth TO White Pine county" It, like
White Pine. Cherry Creek and Phoebe.
has its peculiar geological features. al.
though based on the same silurian plat
form. The dorite rocks, that seam the
base and side of the mountain. are sup
posed 10 be- more indictivs Of mineral
than the GRANTEES OF Query Creek or the
quarizite OF Phoebe. Bursting ont ip
the dykes and bands through the over.
lying iimestoDes, they are margined by
contact veins that reposs on them as foot
walls. and 30 far as explored those veins
| are we'll inineralized. The veins are not
| restricted to this connection, as At least
ten different systems are exhibited. pur.
suing their characteristic courses, and
having undoubtedly their relative values
which future explorations will manifest.
| As yet. the Paymaster Ia contact vein)
and the Defiance Ga north and south
ledge) are the chief ones wrought to q
definite extent. Assuming these to be
exemplors Of the classes to which they
belong, the Importance and value OF the
district can hardly be exaggerated. Other
veins. far exceeding the Paymaster in
SIZE, will be opened, With q Likelihood that
their lay will be little inferior. The Mar.
TN White Company, operating the Pay.
master aud the d. fancr, have on their
duups some 1000 tons Of ore. and at
present are running one water Jacket fur.
mace, using thirty tons Of ore and pro-
duc,ne THREE tons of bullion daily, worth
from $500 to $500. The lack OF charcoal
precludes the working OF the other fur.
naces.
The 2O.stamp mill now being erected
will bs completed by the lst Of Novem.
Der, according to the state ment OF thu
active and intelligent Capt. Dahlgreen
to whom its management 10 entrusted
and who will innovste on the curren
~ stem of reduction by leeching, instead
OF amalgamsting, thus l.ssebing the ex
pense az well az increasing the percent
age. aud also removing all Apr. hensiol
If o successful working Of the ores
which are OF the usual complex charac
ter, having lead. copper. manganese. an
llmouy and silver IN their constitution
Their pangue Is essentially quarIzozs
Some rich chloride ores are found in tn
Paymsster. and presumably they vi
inhabit the other veins I
Abe location Of the town is an unfortu
nate one; on shelving side hill. tn
north side OF the street il Elevated som
ten feet above the other, and being undt
the crest OF the ridge, twenty feet
snow drifts are likely 10 occur.
The generality Of claims are Of the II
most CoDgression dimensions. and a
usual, are one-halt of them liable to r
location, for lack OF legal monumt nts al
+ boundaries. Again, II Is probable th'
not single claim has beeu located WI,
rtfer-nce to its proper course, thus prom
sing harvest to thar class who live b
y their wits ~ legal .Ipounders. At pre-
-nt two or three cases avail, judicial re
D olution, and il will be fortunate for Il
;. district II they are not manfolded.
Hamilton, s pit. 20. 1876. @.