The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
A oREAT DISTRICT.

When . mining camp or district has taken
. .dovnward course it is generally difficult
matter to revive it and bring i. back to its
old stand point to where it was during Its
better days Of hourishing prosperity II is
like a man or woman who has fallen and
almost past redemption. and as the old say
ino is. ''where there is life there is hope"
and by constant endeavor they can raise
themselves to point Of recognition amonga
charitable class Of people, of whom will try
and encourage their fellow man and bring
them back where they should be, socially,
on an equal footing with themselves. 1t Is
the same in all things, where there is life
there is hope; but where there is no life there
is no hope. This will answer in regards
to . mining camp also, and Ely mining dis
trict in particular. There is as much ore
here as there ever was, literally speaking,
and while taking this fact into consideration,
there is hope Of Phoebe becoming as flourish
ing once more as it was in its earlier days.
All that is necessary is to tell the truth and
soeak a good word for it and encourage the
people to endeavor to bring it back to point
Of recognition to the outside world, and then
will speak for ITSELF Is it not fact that
this district abounds in vast mineral depos-
itsY You will answer yes, it is = positive
fact. But the people have been led to be-
live that the ore 10 this district is OF such an
inferior quality as not to pay for the ex'
pense Of mining, it is great mistake, ous
was brought to bear upon the community
from the fact that the value of the white
metal had deprecated from $l.29 to .65 per
ounce from the once fourishing days of our
district to the present time, or to the time
Of the great depression in the silver market
And now they do not stop to think that
since the value of silver has fallen, that the
expense of extracting, shipping and smelling
have been falling. or have been reduced in q
like manner, and even more so on account OF
the new processes which are being discovered
and used daily.
The charges of hauling from the mines tc
the railroad has fallen triAe lower than &C
per cent. Of what they were at the time this
district was aourshing, while the charges or
the railroad to the smelters have been re
reduced to trifle less than one half, anc
the smelling charges have fallen or beer
reduced in like proportion. While anothe
fact Of which should be taken into consider
alton is that during the earlier DAYS OF th'
district when silver was worth double wha
1t 10 now, the excess charges on iron sulide
where 20 cents unit for each and ever.
unit above 4 per cent or units. AM
at the present time, instead OF having to pa
20 cents unit you are paid 10 cents pc
unit for the same And while taking thrs
facts into consideration, is it not fact tbs
mining in this district is more profitable no'
than it ever was? And by acknowledged
the fact Of the matter as it is, the only thin
that now remains in order to put the distliC
where it should be, in regards to productive
owners to a greater extent SO that they ma
regain confidence and give to them ne
hopes that their laborous undertakings sha
be rewarded, and by doing 20 it will caui
the mines to be opened up and place Il
community on the road to life. and prospe
ity once more. The district abounds
mineral deposits, some Of which are alread
opened up, and only waiting for some OF
with little capital in order to place the
in a position to work on an economic sea
aud be made paying mines, while Others a
partially hidden, and need but little tin
and capital to bring them into prominen
and make paying propositions of them. Wi
few enterprising people with sm'
amount of capital to build mills and do
little development work, this district,
county in general. could be made the bsnr
district of the State. V. G. R.