The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-12-03
News From Highland.

face there very materially. Gray car
Donate in that district is always good
sign and indicates the close proximity OF
richer ore bodies.
The Hamburg.
Like the Mendah is looking better as
the work progresses.
The Highland q uoon.
Work has been begun at the Highland
Queen mine. An old shaft has been
cleaned out and the work of sinking on
fine vein of white carbonate of lead re-
sumed This mine is located about one
mile east of the Mendah and was former
Iy known as the "Tramway" mine.
From present indications this lode Is apt
to become one of the lead producers OF
this mining belt There are about 1000
tons of ore exposed by cuts run in ON the
vein, which are from 20 to about 200 feet
apart Each of these cuts were driven
in ore and have exposed
NOTHING but ORE
to the right, left and face. An average
sample taken from the entire body
hows it to contain about 80 per cent
lead, II to - ounces silver and from !
to 7 of an ounce in gold. An adequate
force has been put on to continue the
sinking of the old shaft and from latest
reports it is learned, that an average OF
the face shows from As to 80 per cent
lead. Such ore as this will be shipped
to the smelter and all the remaining ma
terials which have lower lead value will
probably find market when the p Z.
NJ. & r. Co. once more set in operation
their concentrating plant at Phoebe.
silver King District.
Geo. Wheatley, of Silver King, was in
town last week and brought with him
good account Of that district. From his
description there is bright future In
store for the owners of properties in that
locality. "We have out there, said
Mr.. Wheatley, "a seemingly unlimited
quantity of low grade ore, that owing to
its analysis should be worth something
to the smelter at Phoebe We could,
without the expense of sorting, ship
them an immense quantity of ore, that
will assay in car lot samples, % ounces
in silver, and % per cent lead, and at
the came time carry 35 per cent. iron,
good deal Of lime and little or no silica
On the dump there are over l,5OO tons
ready to ship. should We get satisfac-
tory offer for them.
"When the Bullionville smelter was
running there were in the neighborhood
| of 500 tons of the above class of ore
shipped and smelted there. The same
figures that we got there, IS per ton on
the dumps be satisfactory to us
and enable us to go ahead to a good
profit.
THE MINES LOOKING WELL.
ave are down on the five claims we
are now operating an average depth OF
ITO feet, and they all show up as well,
if not better, now than ever before. The
vein is a contact between lime and por-
phyry, and the ore bodies occur IN large
pockets connected by well defined
stringers.
1t looks as though an investigation OF
former records and the present situation
is all that is necessary to consummate
bargain between the smelter and the
Wheatly Bros. Such ore as described
above must be of value, at such a nomi-
nal price.
News From Taylor.
News comes from Taylor, Nevada that
eastern capitalists through medumshiI
Of A. C. Cleveland, are negotiating fo
tee purchase of the Argus works anC
group of mines.
Through the instrumentality of Mr.
, Cleveland, an option has been taken un
r til the 18th. of January and Jack
Wheatly placed in charge Of the propert,
until the expiration of that time. 1t i
to be hoped in behalf Of the town Of Tay
lor that the proposed purchasers will &c
the property. The past history of tina
mill is that when running, it was con
ducted in very loose aud unsatisfactory
manner. 1t was continually shutting
down to allow its management an unin
terrupted spree, and not started up agai
until he got good and ready. 1t was on
of these close downs that resulted in per
manency. 1t is believed that the pro
, perty properly handled is goo
paying proposition,
ADyERTIsED LET FER LIST.
List of letters remaining uncalled TO
in the Phoebe postoflice December Bird
s 1891:
| Coalley w. Dwyer W.
Dolan A. w. Holder II.
Kay A. Levine A.
a Langford A. Miss Moynehan. ~
5 Moyes j. Mullins b.
n Marsden L. Murphy j.
d Parkinson w. Polsky A.
n Robinson Il. f. Root A.
he Suckour Il. Storey NJ. I.
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