Tombstone epitaph., 1897-06-13
THE COMMONWEALTH.
.ifaghic Description ofthe Now
 Famous Pearce District.
[Continucl from yosteeday

vein, for depth Of about 3Oo leit an,
 fur an undetermined thickness rang
 ing from lG to upward Of co feet
 fiOn The surface down no sorting Ina!
 been done, nor are any waste dumps
 in sight. Iho lower grades of ore
 which forms all ineonsideratle monor,
 ity, are reserved for tTeatmen. m a
 mill now buil,.ing. For the rat six
 months the shipments show t month
 F average Of about 2,G9i tons. Many
 guesses have been made as to the
 value of this ore, but they are rot reliable. From the best information
 ebtainable, should place the monthly
 outpu; al upward of $2o0.000.
 "ihe ore itself is queitz;tic, some
 what ierruganized. l. carries bo:h gold and silver, tie latter in the form Of chloride (cerargyritc). bromide (bromyrits), chlorobrJmide (enbeli;e), ), sulphiae (arsen,ite) ani some ioGide (iodyrite). Gold occurs native in broad splotches and leaf form, and I suspect.the presenee O. decemposed tel turi!es. h tho upper levels the p-o- portion O. silver to hold was about 7 to l, but in the lowest workings it has gradually ehangcd to ahout l J. Apparently the highest values follow the hanging w-ll, where streaks, vein lets ard inclusions, essaying heavily ia silyer, have been encountered. These occurrences l em inclined to connect with secondary inflteration, Remarkably fine c1y=tels of the above named specific silver minerals gre found, and in one instance g druse lined with wn!ienitc, incrusted with embolite, was struck.
 The company has proceeded cau- ;iously ard thoroughly explored is ground before ciiiag upon re- duction works. At present mill is bdl!iing which will have @ tons daily capacity, capable of ready ex- passion 10 so tore and coynp!ising the following appliances: The ore is frs, crushed in d rulverizer, .he nee passes to amalga1na.ins pans, from thesa to settlers and receives final treatmep, on Frue vannirg machines. The tail noe i..or ou ,,ov or r,.v not ba e,,h ieeted to some leaching process. The power is steam. Water is sctrcn. and the company Is sinking a well cf large dimensions to obtain a1 adequate sup- ply. A: present there arc Si men on the pay IoIl, of which, howover, only sbou. one-third are eGlloy cl under ground.
 "f-cm present developments it would seem tlat the chute, wi.hin the veins were, in this district, of unusual dimensions nTc3or;iona.e, probably, to the thickness of the vein. I;re- mains to be seen whether, ia turn, they WI! le correspcntingly separated fr m each other es 10 horizontal dis ;auees. TLis is ali i:nportsn, question icr those who are working smaller voihs, but the chances are that the size 0. rich chutes and the spaces Of .oT grade or barren ground perarat- irg :he:1 n!ii bear some dsfai.e r. la ton tc the rerei.t,noy ard transverse 'n 'neasCremert Of the vein con!a'Iiug tten,
 "At tho God C:iG mines net sniff cien; work has been done to develop . I aying chute, but tue mine is now being properly opened q a depth oi lIj feet. 4 company of Los Angeles 1 and Ton.b-;oGe nen, with George II. Fits, Of the latter place, a5 pres:dsrt, has Gequi:cd this property and is woi king 1t in jud;cious meEEer.
 "Ii:o Six Nile Hill group i. largely 'Snrd by Mr. Fi..s. A del th oi D ect lag beca attained in the workings nd several rich punches ot ere have 'een encountered. Dsvelopmsnt si!l probably result in the es,abli.L- men. of pay chute, ss both here and t Gold Cliff the general features and Of fhe veins are closely .!l:sd 10 lhose Q. ,he Pea-ce.
 Taking !: alt ,sether, the district is me ci exceptional interest, apart from Is metallic wealth. The proximity si hs Drag90n mouo,aiGs With its cor 'er mines, the absence ol copper st 'eaTce, and the sudden arps arsnce of igh-srade silver ores, fo.m comii. ation tha. leaves ample rccm for peculstion upon the distnbu.ien Of Erying mineral compounds in large uen titles in 6 tiscumscribed area"
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