The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
STATE LINE.
Daily Growing in Favor and Promise
--New Discoveries and a
$4,000 Bond.


VIII Clark, who was in from State Line
district Tuesday, reports that his brother.
Robt., Jim. John and himself, last Thurs
day completed the terms Of a $4,000 tODd
on one d their claims there to an eastern
syndicate through its representative, ".
c. Christie
The claim banded is the Sulphides, one II
group If six owned by the Clark Brothers.
and situated near the Ophir. Rich speci-
mems Of gold quartz float have been fire.
quently found On the Sulphides, bnt not
until very recently was the lodge iiscoy.
cred. 1t is a contact vein Of about f0ur
feet wide, lying between granite and pof-
phyry. well defined and traceable FER long
distance.
The bond and lease runs for nine month.;
1000 was paid down and 5000 is to be
paid in three months, $4,000 liz five
months and the balance at maturity. The
bondee is to work the property continu-
ouslY during the time; is TO first sink 100
feet on the ledge without drifting, and then
to drift 100 feet in each direction from the
bottom Of his shaft before stopping any ore.
On all ore extracted he is to pay % per
cent. royalty to the owners of the claim.
Mr.. Christie has sent to Salt Lake for
tools and supplies and will push the work
hard as soon as they arrive.
Cell Newell returned from State Line
four days ago and yesterday went out again
with additional supplies to push work on
his Hard Times claim, where the outlook is
said to be very promising.
DC. Rice was in yesterday after powder
and other supplies. lie reports that their
work is still encouraging the ledge and ore
seam gradually widening as depth is at
tanned.
The shaft on the Ophir claim is now down
some 80 feet and the ore seam has widened
to nearly twenty inches A seam Of copper
stained material has appeared in the vein at
this depth from which sample have been
taken assaying s., 500 to the ton ship
ment of about three tons Of the high grade
ore is now ready to be made. The shaft
has paid its way from the start and has
stopping ore now from top to bottom.
Bert Dooley received returns Tuesday
from sample OF four.foot vein which has
been uncovered by jim Murphy and his
partner in recent location, which shows
$5S in gold andIlS5 ounces silver to the tom
A gentleman who recently went in with
an assaying outfit is reported as saying that
at first he thought the district was some
thing of a fake, but samples brought into
him from nearly every part of it, and nearly
all carrying value, proves it to be anything
but that; while second Jim Crow, as to
value, may not be uncovered, yet in other
respects Ferguson district never had as good
a showing
Harry Turner yesterday went out with
provisions for his prospectors.
The district at present receives its mail
from Desert Springs, but the population is
justify carrying the Phoebe and DeLamar
mail that way. 1t would cut of about ten
miles from the present route via Panaca,
and save several hours time on the through
trip.
Lytle Hammond 4 Moody yesterday be.
gan hauling material up to their claim on
the Nevada side of the line to replace the
buildings recently destroyed by fire. and
will prosecute work again as soon as posi-
ble
Locations exist along the country for
stretch of ten miles, but assays are con.
stantly being obtained from unexpected
quarters and places, and the extent of the
mineral section is not yet clearly determined.