The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-12-08


in the extreme southwestern part of this
county, has long been known and its
merits generally recognized, but it is the
recent gold discoveries there which have
drawn general attention to the section
and which now promise to revive it and
possibly make it one Of the most produc-
tive mineral belts in tho country.
The district lies some fifty miles south.
west of Las Vegas ranch and only about
six miles east of the California line.
Good Springs is generally taken as the
initial point of the district.
Up to last spring the section was re-
garded as being chiefly lead country
and the famous old Potosi lead mine lies
but short distance north of the recent
discoveries. 1t is in this vicinity that A.
G. Campbell has been spending money
for several winters past and where he
has opened up . number of valuable low
grade lead properties.
The mine which has directed attention
to the place of late, though, is the Key
stone, a gold property discovered only
within the past year and from which al.
ready over $50, 900 worth of ore has been
sold to Colorado smelters. Other valu-
able prospects have also been located in
the same vicinity, and prospectors. at
tracted by golden rumors on the outside,
are constantly coming in.
A recent estimate by number Of mine
owners in the district, made with view
of determining the possibilities of the
district as to ore production, shows over
thirty-6ve mines and claims already
opened up sufficiently to justify guaran-
teeing an output of over50O tons Of ore
day, and this fact is known to the pro-
motors of the line of railroad which is
now projected from Fenner, or vicinity,
on the A. & p. road, to come northward
through Yellow Pine, thence on to the
iron and coal fields of Iron county, Utah.
OF the mines in Yellow Pine, the Key.
stone easily comes first for consideration
by reason of its great richness. 1t is sit
uated six miles northwest of Good
Springs. The ledge, which varies in
width from one to seven feet, is con.
tact between porphyry and limestone.
The deepest workings are only 100 feet,
while the length of ore exposed is about
TO feet. The gangue is iron. No lead is
found in the ore, only three ounces
silver, while its gold value is averaged
at $500 per ton, which is only one-half
the amount brought by every ton YET
sorted and marketed In Colorado, the
last carload averaging over 500 to the
ton. A piece of tale, about three inchel
in diameter, from the Keystone, sawed
in two. showed the yellow metal running
all through it and an assay made Of the
piece showed it to run over $l35, 900 t,
the ton in gold. The probable daily out
put of this mine is placed at five tons
and over 200 tons of ore now lie on tn
dump. Work on the property is il
active progress.
The Golden Chariot, an adjoining
claim, is much in character like the Key
stone, though the ore is not nearly 81
plentiful nor SO rich. The ledge is abou
the same width, but the deepest work
ings are only some thirty feet Fifty fee
of ore is exposed which will run fou
ounces in silver and $50 in gold to thu
ton, while about rs tons of ore lie on the
dump.
Four miles farther north east, or ter
miles from Good Springs, lies the Boss
another gold property. The vein here i
a fssure in limestone running iron
two to seven feet in width, the gangu
carrying about twenty per cent iron, tn,
ore running to the ton Sc in silver an
$l5 in gold. Ore is exposed in this CLAIM
for about one hundred feet, while tn
deepest workings reach only forty feet
Fifty tons Of ore lie on the dump, ant
twenty-five tons day is low estimat
for it's output.
Another mine near the same place, ais
called the Boss, is copper propert
carrying gold. The vein, like the othe
Boss, is a assure in limestone, runnin
from one to FIVE feet in width, the or
carrying Ave ounces in silver and SIS
, gold to the ton, and some thirty per cen
copper. The deepest workings on tn
claim are forty feet, with about thirt
feet of ore exposed and about twent,
Eve tons lie on the dump. Its averag
daily output is estimated at five tons.
Yellow Pine district is so remote froi
all habitation, and so difficult Of access
that we hear comparatively little abou
it. Unfortunately for us, too, its neare
railroad station is on the A. h P. roac
south some 80 miles. All the trade
the new district will thus 20 from us, b.
the section is of interest to us anywa
and We shall be pleased to submit new
from there from time to time.
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