The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-12-27
OUR MINES.
REVIEW or SONG OF THOSE upoN
WHICH OUR IMMEDIATE PROS.
PERITY DEPENDS.


With the close Of the year, review of
lew at least Of the mining properties
upon which We rely to bring our town
and this section of country out Of the in.
dustrial stagnation in which it has lain
for number of years past, and to place
1t In lts mineral aspect properly before
the mining world, where it will ulti.
mately receive that attention to which
It's resources entitle it, is very desirable.
and in doing so the first properties to
mind and those to which public attention
Is now, and for some time past has been
directed, are the mines which have been
actively worked during the past year
and are regarded as ore producers. Chief
among these arc the group of mines
owned by the Phoebe Consolidated Min.
ing and Reduction Company and which
are situated in Ely, Highland and Jackrab.
bit Mining Districts. all within radius
Of l6 miles.
YUBA.
OF the Ely District mines the Yuba is
now the most prominent. This mine,
formerly known as the American Flag,
has been continuously worked by the
company for nearly three years past.
The work has been for exploration most.
ly and nearly all the ore discovered re.
mains now in place ready for breaking
and shipment as soon as proper reducing
facilities are provided. The shaft is
1900 feet in depth-an incline of II de
grees- and the rev developments are all
from the 500 foot level down. The
country rock is quartzite; the shaft
is sunk in porphyry dixie, not more
than the shafts width at the surface and
continuing with little change to about
the 800 foot level, from which point it
continues to grow wider until at the
1900 foot level it ia over liz feet wide.
From the 800 foot level down, three
separate veins of ore are found, either of
which is q mine in itself. They are
known as the north contact, middle and
south contact veins, and at the five sta
tions below the 800, each ledge has been
opened up east and west for distances
varying from 20 to 200 feet, ranging
mostly west, and the ore made ready
for mining. Over year ago the mine
was sampled and valued at over $500,
600, since which other important devel.
opments have lbeen made. What is ia.
Familiarity known as the Burk tunnel,
taps the Yuba shaft between the, 800 and
400 levels, and here large station has
been cut out and SO horsepower en-.
4 CINE placed; steam will be furnished from
boilers placed at the mouth Of the Burk
tunnel, and an air compressor will also
be erected to operate power drills and
supply ventilation. The surface hoist.
ing plant will then bs practically abar :
doncd and the mine worked wholly
through the Burk tunnel. With its
present developments 80 tons of ore a
day can be easily extracted from this
mine.
RAYMOND 4 ELY.
This old reliable mainstay of this
town in years past, promises much for
the future, the Black Ledge being the
main feature. The surface improve
ments on this mine are full and com
plete, embracing large hosting
works, with excellent hosting engines,
for the working and pump compartment
of the shaft; IL inch cornish pump, air
compressor, tubular boilers, commo
dious carpenter and blacksmith shop, ore
house land bns, foundry, machine and
pattern shop, all complete. The Wine
was worked out years ago by the old
company down to the 1900 or water leve
and the ore worked at Bullionville by
the milling process. The present com
pany depends upon developments below
the 1900 for returns, and began at thu
Black Ledge, where the old company
left off. The main shaft, and 1900 foo'
level for 1900 feet in length, to the Blacl
Ledge, have been placed in excellen
condition, and the ledge explored dowI
to the 1900 foot level through Wine
The results satisfy the company that tn
property is still Of great value on tn
Black Ledge alone, and it is understood
that the next active operations on thi
property will be to sink the main shall
and work the Black Ledge through il
This ledge is entirely different to tina
worked by the old company who abar
doned it as Improbable to mine on al
count Of the zinc blende it contained
but this metal is handled now with con
parative. ease to what it was
years ago and no trouble is apprehende
from it, and the ledge is Of such size an
capable Of producing such quantity
ore, that the amount already explored
said to justify valuation Of the proI
erty at nearly million dollars.
THE ZERO.
This is an old prospect under ne
name also. It adioins the Raymond
Ely on the south, and is located On IL
manganese groupings so conspicuous
the divide back Of the Raymond.
large amount of work has been done {
the claim during the past year, through