The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-15

Ga sunday We took a spin out 10 High.
land, Tor the purpose of seeing for our.
seli II The ore In the Mendha was a
extensive as has been reported. After
little more than an hours drive we were
nearing kleine's Brewery. where all
all the good beer FOR the Piochers is made.
We were surprised to see about twelve
men summing themselves In front OF the
cabins just below the brewery, who are
prospecting in the district, and as there
was considerable snow they were taking
little rest. As we drove up to the
brewery, the jovial host, Herr Frank
Bungus. stepped to the door, with a
smile spread all over his face, and bid
US enter and refresh ourself, command
which we obeyed.
Soon after we proceeded over to the
Mendha mine, about two miles distant,
where we found every person busy. Men
were then engaged in placing roof on
the new building erected over the
Mendha mine. There are now three
families residing at the Mendha, aud
during the week another family moved
out there. The locality is not fascinating
by any means, being located in deep
gorge, a person only being able to see a
few rods in any direction, excepting when
they look up at the clouds. In fact the
locality and surroundings presents grim
aspect and might appropriately be termed
Grimsboro.
MENDOZA NINE.
Upon an invitation from Foreman Nc
Quaig we entered the Mendha mine and
took look at what there were to be
seen. About ninety feet from the sur
face, is where the late body of ore was
discoverered. There were then several
miners engaged in extracting ore. OF
course it is impossible to guess as to the
extent Of the ore body, but, where ore
had already been extracted, it showed
the vein to be fully thirteen feet it width.
The men keep three teams steadily en-
gagged hauling ore. The ore is carbon
ate, with goodly quantity of bright
galena sprinkled through it. The breast
OF the ore looked very fine and lead the
men working there to the belief that it
is an extensive body. The ore runs in
western direction. In sinking the shaft,
this body of ore was cut through, and
how it happened not to have been OBJ
served at the time, really does appear
strange, for We noticed on the opposite
side of the shaft, the same ore, with
bright galena all through it The ore
that has been shipped to the furnace
from this mine up to December l, aver
aged Sl26 in silver. We are not surprised
at Mr.. Grayson being so well pleased
with this mine, for the body of ore there
does indeed look big. About thirty feet
below the place just mentioned, the side
of the shaft was broken in and drift of
about four feet then run in, which opened
up in ore at the bottom. This ore runs
in northeasterly direction. and as it
was just discovered it cannot yet be sur
missed as to its extent. The assays Of
the ore from this new discovery had not
time. For mine that has been aban-
doned several times, the Merdha is doing
well.
The Day Company recently purchased
the old Hamburg mine in this district
and have now three men employed pros
pecting it. In early days the mine
yielded some very fair ore. There is no
reason why it should not do the same
again to-day, and with little prospect
ing, like the Mendha, it may again be
made to give up its precious metal.
There are at present considerable
prospecting being done in the mountains
about Highland. and it is to be hoped
the claims will all blossom out well.