The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-05-03
SURFACE INDICATIONS.
Silver, Sl.O5. Lead 2 %

household.
Tommy Edwards is giving his saloon a
pretty thorough overhauling.
The furnace has turned out Al tons of
bullion since the 22nd of last month.
Jim Smith and Spiro Docklestich have
opened general merchandise store It
Clover Valley.
Schaefer 4 Stein, of the Phoebe Brew.
cry, received during the week a car.
load of malt.
Teams have been put on during the
week hauling ore from Jackrabbit and
Stag from Bristol to the furnace.
lhe late rise in silver and lead makes
difference of over $3.50 per day in the
bullion produced at the furnace.
1t is said that our County Clerk has
issued four marriage licenses and that
two more have been applied for.
Services will be held in the Catholic
Church tomorrow Sunday at 1920 A.
NJ. and 1880 P. NJ. Sunday School at
half past one.
humor reached town Thursday that
work was to be suspended on the rail.
road, but our latest advices are that thew
have not enough men and want more.
The 4uba Company are sending
force OF miners to their Day mine at
Jackrabbit and several large teams have
been engaged to haul the ore to the fur.
mace.
If the citizens of Clover Valley are de-
slrous OF subduing the rough element in
that section, they will do well to secure
the services of Dick Huddleston as a
Deputy Sheriff.
The scholars and teachers of the Phoebe
public schools had May day feast on
pi.nuts, Thursday at 1880 A. NJ. The
donor must have had grudge against
the teachers, for the school rooms were
literally strewn with shells in short or.
der.
Anthony Godbe is overhauling the old
Flag mill at tBullionville for quicksilver.
Old man Morgan is also engaged in the
same business at the 3O.stamp mill and
is said to be making from 500 to $50 per
day. Apropos of the above, since the
closing of the Bullionville quartz mills
where the greater portion of the ores of
This camp were treated in early days, a
small fortune has been secured in quick. |
silver by chloriders.
VIM. Lloyd, John Sheath and Alex
Orr having secured a lease on the old |
burk mine, from which large amount
u money was taken in the palmy days
II the camp, have been quietly prospect.
ng the lower levels during the past year
It considerable expense. The bows
lerve and faith in the old mine, we are
pleased to state, has been amply re.
varded by rich strike between the 3rd
md 9th levels. The ore is in Virgin
round, the width Of the ledge being ten
nches. Samples of the ore went over
5000 per ton, the average of the ten
inches being Sll OF. silver, and 3 OF.
odd. Further west ON the same ledge
hey have uncovered Is inches of ore
hat averages 200 OF. per ton.
Dick Huddleston having spent the
winter months in prospecting through
he southern section of the county, is
anguine of having made some valuable
ocations. !among which may be men.
Toned the old "Potosi mine" situated in
timber mountain, Yellow Pine mining
istrict. Dicks co.partners in the claim
re Chas. Lytle, Geo. Warren, L. A.
hear, Oliver Rose and j. L. Hayes. The
line was located good many years ago
nd was worked at various times by diff
srent parties. The mine is little
fountain of almost pure lead, but as it
aries little silver, it will not paw to
hip any distance. The advent of rail-
BAD through that section however will
lake it one Of the greatest bullion pro-
ucers on the coast. The ore on the
jumps is variously estimated at from
DO, 600 to 300, 900 tons.