The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-14
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BRISTOL, New, Aug. IL, 1880

ED. hECOHD. HAY my sPeho d lew uayo
with the officers of the Bristol Silver
Mining Company at their headquarters
here, give you some particulars OF the
affairs of the company.
1t is incorporated under the laws of
Minnesota, with paid up capital of
100000. The officers here are j. B.
Croker, Manager; Il A. Lewis, Vice
President, and Chas. L. and VIM. j. Roe,
resident directors. The company has put
up lO-stamp mill, with six pans, three
settlers and rock breaker, built by the
Gates & Scoville Iron Works of Chicago;
a Howell's improved White revolving
roaster built by the Pacific Iron Works
of San Francisco, all driven by sixty
horse power engine and boilers, made by
Ii. & 4. Blondy, GAINESVILLE, Ohio. They
have sunk well by artesian boring to a
depth of over 200 feet and have suffici-
emit supply of water for the use of the
mill. They have also erected a two
story frame house, with kitchen, dining
room, office and q number of lodging
rooms, carpenter and blacksmith Shops
and have laid out location for store.
The location of the works and buildings
is about mile easterly of the Hillside
furnace, and near the road to Phoebe.
Steam was got up several days ago. and
the entire machinery will be running
within few days. Experiments with
the various kinds of ores raised from the
companys mines show them to be readily
worked by mill process and yielding
high percentage in silver. The company
has about seven thousand tons of ore-on
the dump and in sight--to commence
upon, and will develop their extensive
mines as rapidly as can be economically
done. The ores are oxides and carbon
ates, and run from $40 to 500 per ton in
silver. Starting with a small capital
stock, representing only money paid in,
and not swelled for speculative purposes,
with an excellant plant paid for, and with
on economical management, the Bristol
will soon take root among the successful
mining enterprises Of the Silver State.
Ell DORADO CANYoN.-J. B. MCGEE
and Andy Fife returned from lei Dorado
Canyon last Saturday evening, where Mr..
MCGEE had been to inspect the new find
down there. He reports the prospects
there perfectly grand and says he never
had seen such large quantities of rich min
eral on top of the surface before. The
lodes down there are both valuable ones.
One of them has eleven continuous loca-
tions, of 1900 feet each, made on it, and
the vein shows itself for the whole length
on some of the claims. The lode at places
runs in under ridges but always makes its
appearance again. The other lode has
eight continuous locations alongit. The
gangue is gray porphyry, rather soft,
It is a sort of iron formation. There
are number of small chloride veins
running through that section of country,
the ore being rich. The country is very
rugged and the ore has to be packed down
from some places on jacks and mules.
The mines are situated about ten miles
from the Colorado river, which is the
nearest water, and it has to be packed to
them. The timber through that section
is scarce, but should the mines turn out
anything like anticipated, these draw
backs would all be remedied. It is Mr..
McGee's opinion that these mines will de.
velop well, although there has not been
much work done on any of them, and be
thinks it is good country to go to. The
ore is free milling.
FRISCO. Giant returned from
Frisco Wednesday evening, and says al
though the Horn Silver Company has moi
cut down the wages of its employees thus
far, it will certainly succeed in doing so
The miners have organized a Union a
Frisco and all the furnace hands have
joined it. As the company has about 81,
thousand tons Of ore at the stacks, it ap
pears to be their intention to knock Of
all the miners. The only work that will
be done in the mine is the sinking Of tn
main shaft, and this will be all contrac
work. The hosting machinery for tn
company has arrived at Frisco and vii
be erected at once. Mormons are work
ing the district for $l.50 per day.
NEARLY AN INDIAN WAR.-The Moap
Indians at the lower end of this count
and Hualpais Of Arizona came near com
ing together recently. We learn throug
letter written by j. I. Moore, of 81
Joseph, that the Moapas Indians stole
horse from the Hualpais, and after som
threats between the Indians. council {
the two tribes settled the difficulty. We
there are bad blood existing between I'll
two tribes.
For SHERIFF. 1t will be seen by tn
mornings issue that Sheriff Mckee a,
nounces himself as candidate for Il
position Of Sheriff of Lincoln county. v
L. Mckee has filled the Office of Sheriff
this county for the last four years and
one of the best known men in this Sc
ton of country, and as his record for Il
last four years stands before the publ
he needs no recommendation from us.
Our OF DEBT. The Meadow Vail,
Company has paid up the intire indebte
ness due on its machinery. amounting