The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-20
AT STATELINE.

More Encouraging than at Any Time
in the Past Two Years -Stateline
Prospects-Moving Well at StateIine.
Stateline, July, 10.-Stateline to-
day presents more encouraging ap-
pearance than at any time for the
past two years. The new manage
ment OF the Ophir is working quite
a force of men and uncovering a
shipment of the finest ore the mine
has ever produced.
The Burro has been bonded to
Ed. Reak and others, who have con-
tracted the sinking of the main shaft
to depth of 200 feet, from which
station they expect to do considera-
BILE drifting and crosscutting. Jack
Smithson has the contract. Work
was commenced yesterday and from
the first round of holes ore was
hoisted that showed liberal sprink-
ling of horn silver. 1t is understood
that W. s. Mccormick and Ike
Woolf of Salt Lake are interested in
the bond, which assures some good
substantial work.
The Little Johnnie shaft is down
so feet; new ore house is complet
ed and two shifts are working and
sacking nearly everything that is
hoisted. This proposition is backed
by Cell Newell and N. P. Dooley of
Phoebe. Mr.. Newell is in charge of
the work and from the appearance
of things a shipment of a carload
will be made in very short time.
Mr.. Erickson has secured lease on
the Sunfower and says he will make
a shipment of ore at once. Mr.. Zil-
lig has just returned from Indian
Peak range, twenty miles northeast
of Stateline, with samples of fine
copper ore and states that there are
number of prospectors in that To-
cality and says that he Looks for
some sensational developments there
in the near future. 1t will probably
be remembered by some that the old
Blue Jay mine, owned by Salt Lake
parties, is located there, ut one time
was a good producer of silver ore,
but shipments were stopped years
ago, when silver went down. MIR.
Zillig says there are hundreds OF
tons of ore yet on the dumps that he
believes will pay to ship, owing to
to the railroad being SO near. He
also says that appearances there
would indicate that at the time the
Blue Jay was worked they were not
looking for copper, as the discover
les, which carry more copper than
silver, are right around the old dig
gings. If things should materialize
as he expects it will be great help
to Stateline, as this would be their
nearest postoffice and supply point.
In fact, everything here points to
prosperity and / suggest to those
who are looking for snap to keep
their eye on Stateline and vicinity.
Watson M. Nesbitt, who has been
sampling Stateline prospects at the
solicitation of Salt Lake investors,
says he found conditions there most
favorable to permanent camp and
ores from which he panned many
colors. He found the lodges strong
and we'll defined and good values
not infrequently encountered, and
nice bodies of milling ores exposed
in number of the propositions
He declined to discuss the group fol
which his principals are reaching
out until after his findings have
been submitted and definite conclu
sions are reached. 1t is known
however, that the parties represent
ed by Mr.. Nesbitt are all men O.
prominent standing in local tinan
cial circles, and that in the event o
a sale very active work will be com
menced at once.
Everything is moving along NIGEL,
iu this camp. Mr.. LaDue, superin
tendent of the Ophir mine, returned
Sunday from flying trip to Sal
Lave, bringing with him rails AM
material for further use in the min
and will put on an additional force
we understand. The Little Johnn
started up Monday with two shift
and as the ore bin is finished i
which they store the valuable or
of that promising property unit
such time as they see fit to ship Q
make other dispositions of it. Bu'
ness is much livened up and every
one feels encouraged.-Tribune