The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-26
THE OUTLOOK.

Phoebe has had quite siege of it for
the last two years, but the present out
look indicates that the heavy black
cloud that has been lowering over it for
40 long II time, making everything seem
dark and dreary, and even casting grave
doubts 10 the minds Of our citizens as to
the once great mining camp of South
eastern Nevada, the outpost OF civilian
ton, hundreds of miles from any rail-
road communication, in the desert waste
and amid the rocky hills Of the Silver
State. ever again taking on u portion Of
its former prosperity, is about to burst
and clear away and everything again be
bright and prosperous in Ely District.
The long faces which our merchants,
and citizans 10 general, have been wear
ing for quite heightened period, have
entirely disappeared and everybody APP.
pears to wear light heart in their breast
and be happy. The foundry has been
making preparations for couple Of
weeks to commence work, and now hay.
ing everything in good order, OH Monday
morning will fire up and make ready for
big heat" Through Mr.. A. B. Hunt,
attorney for the Alps Silver Mining Com
pany. the titles and claims against the
Washington and Creole and Mazeppa
mines were examined into and reported
on. rs the Alps Company is about pur-
chasing the same if they are free OF in
cumbrance. Both the Alps and Ray
mond & Ely mines are yielding quite o
quantity Of ore at present, but as soon
IS the Raymond & Ely Company has
and the mills, and commence extracting
ore from the bonanza lately struck in
that mine on the water level, the bull
lion shipments of Ely Distric. will aston
ish the Nevadans themselves, and in oil
probability the once famous Comstock
will bs compelled TO play second, fiddle
to the Great Southeast. There is also
Prob ability OF ssverel mines, which have
been closed down for year or more,
again r-suming active operation. The
aditc mt mining districts surrounding
Ploche, some of which are deserving of
nrntion and may yet bs very formidable
rivals OF Ely District, are ali again COM
IN into public notice. There is Bristol
District, eighteen miles northwest OF
Phoebe, which has some mines of merit,
and several mines in that district have
resumed work within the last few days.
Mr.. Janin, one OF the most noted experts
on the Pacific Coast of the present day, is
expected to arrive here at any moment for
thepurpose Of proceeding to Pennsylvania
District, about sixty miles south of here,
to examine the mines there and report
on them to several San Francisco CAPT.
talists DESTROYS of investing in that dis
trlct. 1t is nothing more than Just to
state that Pennsylvania District pos.
sesses some of the most promising pros
poets in this section of the State Mr.
Dennison, Superintendent of the mines
owned by the English Company in
Groom District, will arrive here from
Pinto shortly for the purpose of erecting
smelling furnace at Highland and
buying smelling Ores If this gentleman
makes success in the running of the
furnace, and it is very probable that he
will as he has had considerable expert
ence in that business. there will be at
leas! half dozen furnaces erected in
this locality IN very short order, which
will be of very great benefit to the sur
rounding camps, all of which contain a
vast amount Of smelling ore which is
at present being shipped by the owners
thereof, at heavy expense, q couple of
hundred miles into Utah for reduction.
MIR. Dennison has also made arrange
ments with London capitalists to pur-
Chase mine in Phoebe which yields a
large quantity of smelling ore. Things
10 the lower portion of Lincoln county
are also assuming an upward tendency
and once more the mill at Ell Dorado
Canyon has been turned loose and is at
present rafting away and splitting ont
SILVER bricks. Piochers now want bu.
one thing more to fill their cup of happi
ness to the brim. They want to see the
doors of the Meadow Valley hosting.
works thrown wide open again and hear
Ihe machinists hammers busily rafting
away In the putting in Of the pump which
We have all been looking toward with
great expectations. The Meadow Valley
nine has been looked upon by tho mos
vi our citizen az the best and most prom
'sing and possessing the best indications
OF any mine in the district, and if it hac
Deem under the careful and energeti,
supervision which some of our les
promising mines to-day enjoy, in al
probability it would be dividend payinl
concern.
NEVADA CENTRAL TRAINs.-Three trip
were made on this road the past week