The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
YELLOW PINE DISTRICT.
Conclusion of the Article Describing
this Wonderful Country.

ciaiuls anu prospects IN the Yellow Pine
district, this county, we mention
The Grundy group, also massive lead
property, lies three and half miles west
OF the Springs. The ore is a most desir.
able quality for smelling. being carbonate
OF lead in lime (calc SPAR and practically
free from silica. The vein here also is a
assure in limestone. The group com.
prises the Grundy and the Maybel claims
On the Grundy the ore vein is from one
to FIVE feet wide and a 100 foot shaft is
sunk. exposing fifty feet of ore running
fifteen per cent lead and twenty-five ozs.
silver to the ton, while fifty tons are out
on the dump. On the Maybel claim ore
is developed for 100 feet in veins running
from four to fifteen feet in width. This
ore runs fifteen per cent lead aud carries
thirty-five ounces silver to the ton, and
100 tons are ready for shipment. These
two claims are estimated to Weld fifty
tons day.
The Hunter group of three claims, the
Hunter No. l, 2 and 3, comes next, stu
ated nine miles west of the Springs. The
vein here, too, is assure in limestone,
and the ore, lead carbonate and ealena.
The ore vein averages ten feet in width,
and though no development work has
been done ore is exposed and ready to
mine for 200 feet on the surface, which
will average forty per cent lead and
thirty-five ounces silver to the ton.
Twenty-Five tons day is the estimated
output here.
Two other good locations, the Shan
andoa Nos. l and 2, are situated nine and
half miles west of the Springs in
vein similar to the Hunter group, ore
carbonate and galena, with lime and
iron gangue. The ledge varies in width
from one to seven feet, and though the
deepest workings are only fifteen feet
below the surface, ore is exposed ready
for extraction for distance of $50 feet,
ore which averages As per cent lead
and 10 ozs. silver to the ton. Twenty
tons are out ready for shipment, and the
estimated output of the claims is 25 tons
day.
just east of these, and nine miles from
the Springs, lies the Old Timer claim,
where workings go down but six feet,
while twenty feet of ore is exposed. 1t
is bed vein, conforming to the limestone
strata, carrying galena ore which aver
ages 40 per cent lead and 30 ozs. silver
to the ton. Fifteen tons are out ready
for shipment.
Fifteen miles northwest of the Springs
lies the famous old Potosi lead mine,
where the Mormons and Indians in the
very early times are said to have run out
lead for the manufacture of bullets.
This mine is patented and has lain idle
for years. 1t is horizontal vein or de-
post in limestone, carrying carbonate
of lead ore with gangue of iron oxide.
The ledge varies in width from one to
twelve feet and has been worked to q
depth of l25 it. in one or two places. An
average of 40 per cent. lead and rs ozs.
in silver to the ton is found in the ore,
though the surface workings are said to
have been nearly pure lead, easy to mine
and run into pure metal. About 100
tons Of ore are extracted here and ten
tons day can be relied on from the
mine if worked steadily.
Three miles southwest of THE Springs
lies the Columbia copper claim. This is
a assure in limestone running from two
to three feet in width and carrying ore
which averages 80 per cent. copper, but
contains no silver or lead. Ten tons a
day can be extracted on present devel.
opments, which run to depth of but Is
feet. In the Maud claim nine and a
half miles southwest Of Good Springs, a
lead deposit is found varying in width
from one to l6 feet and over. 1t is fis.
sure in limestone, the ore carbonate of
lead, with calc spar gangue. Fifty feet of
ore is exposed in surface scrapings which
are but five feet deep. The ore runs 40
per cent. lead and II ozs. silver and the
claim can be relied on to furnish five
tons day for shipment.
The latest reported discovery is the
Singer claim, also lead property, stu.
ate about eight and half miles south
west of the Springs, and it is promis-
ing piece of property. The vein here,
like several of the others, is assure in
limestone, with galena and carbonate Of
lead ore which will average 60 per cent
in lead and q ozs. in silver to the ton
The surface is scratched inseveral places,
but not deeper than Eve feet, yet loo
feet of ore is exposed and Is tons da,
can be mined for shipment.
This completes brief review of ovel
IS ore producing prospects in yellow
Pine district, showing by something thar
mere general assertions what induce
ments Of q mineral character exists il
that section of our county to warrant tn,
construction of line of railway to de
velop it. Nearly all the claims men
toned are practically undeveloped, ye
the extensive showing on she surface jus
tify the assertion that years work will
a railroads help will make Yellow Pin
district the heaviest lead producing sec
ton of the continent.
Work IN aonn 70 connann an thu q