The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-06-23
p.ooaE AND VICINITY
Matters Frightening Up Considerably
-suce sssfut and Profitable Oper-
Grafton Of the Furnace.

Grafton Of the Furnace.
At last things are looking very much
better for Phoebe and vicinity. All the
mines in the district and in the districts
surrounding this, are looking well, and
many strikes OF rich ore have been made
within the. past sixty days. Manager
John c. Eames of the Phoebe Con. NJ. 4
r. Co. states that while the properties OF |
the company are not being worked as ex-
tensively as we might wish, yet what
work is being done is daily proving up
new and rich bodies of ore. The Phoebe
smelter has been running for the past
fifty days and at handsome profit to the
company. Most of the ores treated at
the smelter on this run are the ores which
were been taken out in the development
of the different mipes. No effort has
been made to make large tonnage, espe-
cially from the Phoebe Consolidated CO..
properties.
All the ore smelted from the old Day
mine has been drawn from the over.pro-
duction of the last few months, and al.
though the mine is practically closed
down there are still over 5000 tons of
ore in the bins ready for shipment. Prob
ably the largest producer in this district
is the Yuba. Only such ore as has been
taken out in development has been ship
ped to the smelter. but from this ore
there has been net profit Of over
5000 during the last thirty days, and
the mine in every particular is improv-
ing, both in grade, quantity and the
amount of ore in sight, the last mill-run
netting over 5000 to the ton.
The No. 3 Meadow Valley shaft has
recently been opened and active work
ia being done About fifteen men are
employed cleaning out old drifts and in
spilng from the cross-cut on the tenth
level on the Mazeppa vein to connect the
Mazeppa shaft. In the last few days
! very rich lead ore has been encountered
which in early days was considered toe
base for milling. The last assays from
the ground opened run from forty to fit,
per cent lead and from 400 to 500 ozs
I silver. A force of men has also been pu
as work on the old Lightner-or Ray
mond & Ely-shaft to re.timber and pu
3 the same in perfect working order. 1t i
possible that the company may conclude
. to start active work on the property. Ii
g such case large and modern mill will b
built to treat the ore, of which there ar
ia hundreds of thousands of tons in sight
+ This ore, treated economically and prop
!. erly, will yield very handsome profit
d but il the old days it was too low grad
!. or contained too much lead to be handle
o at a profit with the facilities then q
l. hand.
i. The smelter during the last few day.
is has been treating the old Bristol Stag an
putting through, with low grade zir
ore from the Yuba, from so to 80 tor
!" daily. As there are but couple
- thousand tons Of Stag remaining, tt
y smelter will shortly treat the straigf
= ores alone, and have all it can do.
=. There is certainly better feeling
" Phoebe and many mine and prospe
20 owners are working their properties ar
:, endeavoring to find a sale for their ore
:. OF course the recent activity is due
~ the certainty almost of getting railro;
.e connections with Salt Lake in the ne
~ fut ure.
us THE YUBA MINE.
In driving east on the thirteen hundr
ay level OF the Yuba, a fine body Of rich lie
all ore has been encountered over 300 fe
Rt- from the shaft. Recent assays have r
Gu over forty per cent lead and l20 ounces
ers silver to the ton. An upraise has be
'iu started which is now twenty feet abo
hu the level and the ore has widen
Gu out from six inches to over three fe
riy This is considered very imports
'a' strike, as it is virgin ground clear to
'ile surface, and the ore found is in an emit
'eu ly new and heretofore undiscovered ,
mo chute and the principal workings of
niue lie to the west Of the shaft.
The Yuba mine owned by the Piot
= Con. M. & r. Co. is certainly in lu
80 Recently it was desirable to get abb
-, ten tons day of low grade zinc ore
- the smslter on account of the sulphur
A.. contained, to mix with high charg
w. Bristol Stag. Just such ore was av
:. able on the 1900 level, and stopping
commenced. After taking out cou
49,. Of hundred tons, the low grade zinc
turned into high grade lead ore, the
streak being from three to five feet Il
and extending along the level for ov
Sill. hundred and fifty feet. 1t can veriti
on,s be said that the Yuba is now or ,
lao. will be in bonanza.
hich Board OF Pard ons.