The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-24
A LETTER FROM WARD.


EDIroR RECORD That you have not received
9 communication at my hands before this re-
garding the situation here is directly tTaceable
to my culpable inertia. Report reaches US here
from Phoebe that the bottom has fallen out Of
Ward District, which statement It is needless to
say is without foundation in fact. This has
been lively camp, and there Is every reason to
believe 1t will be again in time. Some of our
citizens 60 so far as to say that the Comstock
did not show up so we'll as the main vein does
here at the same stage Of development. This
can be said perhaps without being accused Of
exaggerating the facts as they appear. That
Ward is dull about now is net denied by any.
one; that 1t will remain 80 until payday is
conceded fact, but when that long. looked for
day will come Ia one Of those questions in
which the faith Of this community is sadly
shaken, 80 many times have they boon assured
Of its coming, and quite Is often doomed to
disappointment. The day always came, but
then there would invariably be . sad lsck Of
the circulating medium, which alone Is calcu.
lated to reassure the incredulous. Many reasons
are assigned by the moving ones why this is
thus" but think the real cause 10 that the
Company 1.-THE Martin White Ii going slow in
order to see itself safe and out Of debt first, IL.
ter which there 10 little doubt but that the
Company will pay OF regularly. II circumstances
do not arise similar to those Of the present. It
is evident to the most superficial observer that
this Company intends to incur no expense In
prosecuting work upon their mines that the re-
ceipts from the Psymaster and Defiance do not
Justify, all of which is their business. and we
suppose no one has any right to complain.
The prominent mines here. Is 10 we'll known,
are the Psymaster and Defiance, Of the Martin
White Company, and the Shark, OF tho Ward
Consolidated. Not having examined any of
these mines since my first visit, / can only
speak from general report regarding them,
which ia Of the most encouraging nature, and
their productiveness Is only . question Of do.
velopment. A mine like the Paymaster, IS feet
wide and carrying ore throughout, Ia not d is-
covered every day. It has shown no single sign
of"petering out" but on the contrary steadily
improves, II we are to believe reports reaching
the public through those who have made per-
B0nal examination. In the Defiance large body
of carbonate ore has been struck, which report
Is substantiated by the fact that pack trains
| can now be seen coming down from the mine
several times day taking this ore to the fur
snaces. AL fears are now removed as to the pos
furnaces will now run regularly.
| Work will be started up on the Shark one OF
the Ward Consolidated CompaDy's mines, in q
| few days. Matt. Gleason returned short time
since, having succeeded In effecting the organi
cation Of q Company composed OF some OF the
wealthiest and most energetic mining men OIL
San Francisco, the mention Of whose nameg Is q
sufficient guarantee that the mines Of the Ward
Consolidated will be worked with system and
energy. Al the Indebtedness Of this Company
was paid last week. Some time In March OF
| April the shark will be sufficiently opened to
put on large force Of men, which will be done
beyond question. II Ia also their purpose to put
| up mill, or furnaces, as the nature Of tho ore
seems to justify. This mine and the Paymastel
are located on the same vein, and that both art
good is the general opinion.
South Of the PaymAster two claims, the Ell
| oga" and "Cerbrs," are attracting some ct
tention Just now. The latter. the property Of
W. L Brown, presents . vein fully tn rec fee
wide at depth Of ten feet. and is widening GU
rapidly as the work Of sinking progresses. 1t il
The ..Tioga" is owned BY Ohsppelle and others
and they show their faith In 1t by yashin,
ahead the work Of development There Is quit
pile Of ore on the dump sid to go $500 70 tn
ton. The prospect OF large body Of even bet
ter ore coming in within feet Is good. The in
dications are that they will soon know to Ger
tainty what can be depended upon.
At this time only one furnace IL running. bu
preparations srs now being made to start th
other, Is an abundance Of carbonate ore ha
been struck In the Defiance. A long run ma,
now be expected. The mill wss started up q
Monday, but what success was met with has no
yet been made public. Those who have It Il
charge calculate on running through thirt
tons day. We are all perfectly willing that
should prove success. hut confess to feelin
bordering on the .shaky' o. to the ANAL result
The Company made grave mistake by tnves
Ing so much In any mans theory % . startel
the inducement to do 30 being the saving q
quicksilver, by NO means small item II the III
Of 1t could be dore away with The leachin
process has never yet been tried with euccei
In the United States Had one Of the old pa
mills been introduced enough bullion woul
have been produced ere this 70 pay for both mi
and quicksilver. However. experiments still 6
on, and we sre hoping that something may
accomplished.
A The strong suit Of the Martin white CompAn
seams to be tunnala IL II aafA To Hav this