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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

feet, and the narrowest proved width is
800 feet. S T. G0dbe estimates the ore in
sight % be 63l6 tons. he figures that
with a railroad IL can be extracted and
smelted az q total cost OF Sl2-0 a ton,
leaving profit OF Sll.l0 ton. There age
1850 tons OF tailin8s at the mine, aver
aging 4 per cent lead, ounces silver and
S. in sold. Mr.. Godbe estimates the tQlai
net value OF ore and tallings 90 be His-
$40 %. Without a railroad the mine can
not be worked az a profit
Mendah Group.
The Mendah group is located in the
Highland mining district nine miles west
Of Phoebe and about loo feet higher ia
times past IL has shipped ore valued at
Slo0-04o, being worked al Il profit as long
as smelling was done az Phoebe. The ore
gu came rom one chute, opened 70 a
depth Of 100 feet. and showing up better
az the bottom than at the top
The veins are assures I'M silurian line
stone. The underlying QuartZite of Phoebe
proper has not yet been reached. The
ore body has a width Of one 90 Twelve
feet, with an average width Of over five
feet To has been opened by an incline
shaft The ore runs from 10 500 per
cent lead, 3.5 TO 56.5 ounces silver and
$40 to $50 in gold. Iron and silica are
each about Sd per cent s. T. Code es-
. Inmates the average value Of the ore al
S3l as. with "a total in sight Ia the mine
Of $1S.9B.6i and S35 tons Of $685. one on
the dumps worth Si6,l50.95 gross. The
cost of extraction and treatment Is esti-
mated az $3.50 a ton, and the total net
value S54046 as.
Hillside Copper Company.
The Hillside Copper company Is IN the
I Bristol district. some fourteen miles
northwest from Phoebe. Its properties
are almost entirely silver-lead producers
| the principal mine the Hillside having
I prior % 1880 yielded about s. 100000 The
/ ore averaged 40 per cent lead and 81
] ounces of silver to the ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
COUNTLESS VEINS OF RICH ORE
THAT SEAM SOUTHERN NEVADA HILLS

When the dauntess argOnauts of
Spain set out centuries ago TO wiring a
blOod-stained tribute from the natives
OF the New World and TO wrest from
the rocks of its mountains and the
sands OF its rivers a yellow treasure,
southern Nevada was the throne Of
Solitude. The aboriginal denizens Of
western America, while they rocked
little Of hardship IN the pursuit of game
or in the excitement OF war; had
learned TO know and shun this waste
Of land as an eXpanse of fOrbidding
mountains. desolate and barren plains
and Vendureless valleys, where even
the coyotes could scarcely thrive. But
the thirst for gold iniamed the white
men from old Spain, and neither the
thirst Of the desert nor the pangs Of
hunger had terror for them when
riches We're to be gained. Thus It came
about that some time after the plunder-
ing Of MOntezuma. the despolling Of his
country and the overrunning Of the
lands south of the Colorado river, at
least one band of adventures pus5@
on to the northward. They crossed in
some manner the mighty stream. and
made their way across the sun-p arched
deserts. their pathway marked at in
/ tervals by the bones Of those who could
not survive the awful ordeal History
! is vague as to who made this trip or to
/ any Of the other details. but the relics
of ancient delvings show that some of
/ the old treasure-hunters must have
/ reached the locality. To them, there
[ fore, must belong the honor of discover
4 ing that southern Nevada was like the
/ leaden casket Shakespeare describes
/ with stern exterior but containing a
\ heart Of gold.
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a century ago. win become a twentieth
century Phoebe OF greater dignity ana
Of even greater and surer wealth.
potent factor ia the upbuilding of Ne
vada and her sister state Of Utah.
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The conditions have changed little
since Mr.. Foster made his report in
1889. and at THAI time he came 10 these
conclusions:
From Phoebe on the character or
the country passed through is all geo
logically good mineral country TO the
south end OF Death valley, California.
and the prospecting which has been
done shows that mineral in paying
quantities is found often, In every
range and in almost every peak ana
butte. There is but little doubt that
the camps already discovered viii ar
ford a considerable tonnage Of ores,
which could be largely increased when
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

methods of mining and with the sturdy
iron horse 70 aid the efforts are bound
less, and the prediction is freely made
that old Phoebe. the picturesque. bac-
clanalIan Young Croesus OF q third o.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
PIMPLES and
BLACKHEADS,
A Home Remedy that Cures Pimples,
Blackheads and Acne Quickly and
Permanently, Has Been Per
fected by a Distinguish
ed Chemist.
Full Information Together With the
Method is Mailed Free to all
Who Write.

A method Of treatment that can be
used by any person I'm their own home.
for the cure of pimples, blackheads ana
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trict. Professor Jeuney's figures, iu the
light of his reputation. and other reports
made since that time. may De taken as
highly conservative, and he declared mat
III a road were built only from Milford
20 Phoebe the first years earnings would
De 10 Der cent OF the construction cost
can income that would rapidly increase
with the development of the mines In
subsequent years.
Mr. Foster figured the tonnage OUT
side the Phoebe and Jack Rabbit districts
as follows, per month.
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Gloss.
The report OF the Daly-West mine al
Park City shows what can be done IN
mining silver and lead in a modern man
ner where transportation Is adequate.
The comparison is hardly fair in some
ways as fuel is probably cheaper than II
will be even with a railroad IN Pioche,
the pumping expense must necessarily be
great ln the Raymond & Ely, and the
Daly-West production for 1901, on which
tile figures are based. was about 50 per
cent greater than the maximum Of the
Raymond q Ely. The figures are m
structive however In 1901 the DAILY
West mined 32O97 tons OF all kinds or
ore, az am average cost of Sl3.Z9 a ton.
This includes concentration, hauling and
every expense except smelling. The
wear averaged 81 f9.
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New York Mans Estimate.

George w. Maynard, a New York min
ing engineer, who spent several weeks
In 1890 measuring up the ore bodies IN
Phoebe and neighbOring mines estimated
PavUond n Fly alone. If 1t should be
bumped out and worked according 10 ITS
possibilities He found $500 tons Of ore
in the Day mine in the Jack Rabbit dis
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All Expenses Enormous.

In the old bonanza days wages were
enormous, supplies had TO be 1relghted
hundreds of miles, fuel was scarce and
high-priced, and everything tended TO
make the cost Of production and treat
ment expensive. Silver was much higher,
but "a large proportion Of IL was lost IN
the crude methods or extraction then IN
vogue. and the immense cost Of extract
ing and treating the ores far more than
made up for the difference IN price. Thus
it is that the thousands and thousands
Of tons of ore left IN the mines years ago
as worthless have taken on great value
under the new conditions. With the
prospecting and development which VIII
follow the TeOpeniug OF the old mines,
wealth which cannot be estimated VIII
undoubtedly zbe exposed.
Discussing the changed conditions from
metauurgical standpoint, Mr.. GOdbe IN
his report on the mines of the district.
saws:
+The former process OF reducing most
of the gre was raw amalgamaton. rms
resulted IN an extraction OF only ABOUT
GO per cent of the gold and silver values
at the first milling, but by putting Lhe
tailinEs through the mills second and
a third time additional savings were Ell
fected; but stiu the talllngs were found
+. 10 EgsaV eleven ounces IN silver and HZ.ol
iii gold per ten, besides the lead, none or
which was saved by the milling, and the
falling pits today are very proItable
smelling proposition Inc cost or inns
trieIe milling was about $25 per ton and
III lost a value OF Sll per ton. including
the lead The cost of smelling such ore
AL Phoebe, with the railroad completed
there, would be about s. per ton. and not
10 exceed 81 per ton would be left in the
Stag: so that the difference IN the item
az fraatnent alone between past meth
DDS and those Of today on this ore would
be SIS. plus ST. less S, plus 2, equaling
SO per ton. This saving alone would
about COMPENSATE for the difference IN
silver values between the past and the
present time thus leaving the advantage
81 the lower cost of labor and supplies,
improved mining methods etc. TO the
present
New Method Of Value.
Another important advantage existing
corditions have over the past Is that
qro.v!ng out of profitable treatment OF
I low grade ores by the cyanide progress
/ A vast tonnage Of ore having a GOA
and silver value of about SO per ton Is
known TO exist in these mines. which mas
| hitherto been left as Improbable LOT
extraction. The cyanide process would,
I I estimate. give a profit OF not less tnan
I t6 per ton on such ore.
( Smelling was tried by Godhe d Claflln $
[ Phoebe Consolidated company ia the early
I sos but there was no railroad then, ana
charcoal had to be bought at ~ cents
"a bushel, coke cost SIS ton and wood
I S. q cord. This brought up the expenses
/ 10 a high figure, but men familiar with
/ the operations maintain II could nave
/ been done successfully even then N given
/ a fair test. However, silver took drop
I and the men who We're putting up the
] money became frightened Like the own
I ors III many other silver mines-nOtably
/ the Outario--they closed down an work
Z waiting for silver 70 so up again. au-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
Early Cost Of Mining.

Phoebe. with it's large bodies of ore,
could get along with values considerably
less than that but even In Phoebe, ore
under so a ton was looked upon as low
grade, and in 1873 the Raymond a. Ely
WAS losing money on ore averaging Sll-2y.
Here aye some interesting figures. taken
from annual reports of the Raymond &
Ely company, showing something Of the
cost of mining IN the bonanza days:
1872. 1873. 1874.
ore mined, tons ly,Eo loo=o 5'zlo
Gross production
for year .--..-$l ,6Zo5 4U6 SlstUJszt4 R4u-'toJ
Average yield of
ore per tons o5.5i VIZ , ".z5
Percentage silver
extracted .. p. .......... I'D o-.dO
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Low-grade Ore Not Included.

"This does not include any estimate Of
the l0w-grade ore known 80 exist In the
Bonanza chute of the Raymond and Ely,
above the water level, and the Back
Ledge chute below water at the Raymond
a. Ely as they have never been IN any
are not accessible; for a similar reason
the loW-grade, but profitable ore in the
YuDa chutes az Phoebe, are leIt out ana
] have not included the chute Of ore re-
Gently opened up on the Mazeppa ground,
which was mentioned as having been
drifted on for a distance Of 200 feet on
the ninth level as / hawke not sampled
"In the above estimates the price of
smelling Is figured at s. per ton ana "
viii require the completion of a railroad
before smelling can be done at that
figure. In time, however, L would e6-
pect this cost to be greatly lessened, as
III Is a most favorable locality for build
ing up an extensive lead smelling in
dustry. There Is no lead smelter yet
running I'm Nevada. ard this locality Is
quite distant enough from other smelling
points TO form another center. II Is
about midway between Salt Lake and
the coast; II rs central for a vast region
that win be productive Of smelling ores,
and that viii be brought into the market
soon; it has what no other locality or
the west possesses complete coInDlha-
zion Of seit-tluNing ores in the lmue-
diate vicinity and im large quantities, and
with railroad transportation there Is
nothing apparently 20 prevent 10 taking
its natural place as one Ct the important
lead smelling Centers OF the country
Modern methods Of ore treatment, next
10 the arrival Of a railroad, form the
most important factor in the making OF
when 7 was mining i'm Nevada" re-
marked an old timer who spent thirty
years in the state "any rock under S29l
WAS no good
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
A Bloodless Battle.

Ii Was finally agreed that Nagle
should go ahead and break into the
chamber. and that there a few volleys
of shots should be exchange, with all
the combatants safely protected. This
was done. At "a given signal Maggie
Withdrew his forces after bloodless
battle carried or IN good faith by an
those who took part except the leaders.
Nagle collected his s. 900.
Chevalier then tried Co smoke out the
opposition. The air current passed
from his workings int tne other. and
would carry smoke along with a. Ace
cordingly De sent 90 San Francisco for
some Greek FIRE. The information bu-
reau of the Raymond q Ely learned Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

But Phoebe. cat-like, has more than
one life. 10 is just now beginning on
its third. The coming Of the salt Lake
route heralds another dawn of pros
perity Fortune. ever tickle. is again
turning smiling face i'm that direc-
ton. Tke possibilities with modern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
Tonnage in Sight Now.

Professor Jenney made the following
estimate on the daily tonnage Of camps
Immediately tributary to the proposed
road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IN PlOCHE
COMES WITH ADVENT OF IRON HORSE

ccatteEeQ over an OF southern Nrfdud
are hills awaiting the advent OF the pros
pector TO uncover To the world the hidden
wealth. Not SO with Phoebe, The pros
pectOr has done the greater part ol hls
work. The ore las been tOunQ-Lnpu-
sands and thousands Of tone or g. Yet
Phoebe is practically deserted I'm order
20 start again the silver stream that pa
times past added SO many millions 90 the
riches OF the west the old bonanza camp
needs the railroad and the scienuIlc
miner, with modern methods. backed by
capital Both are al nanu- Ere lo.is
the whistle of the locomotive viii he
heard about the old shaft houses, ana
capital is waiting only for this 70 begin
the task OF rejuVenatlon.
Without waiting Tor further discoveries
the modern miners can start in at once on
ore IN sight, merely reducing and shipping
the product This Is what several groups
of capitalists are preparing 20 DO. some
thing over 10000 net is In sight al
present for those who follow this course.
Ia recent report. Samuel T. Godbe, VINO
knows the Phoebe country more intimate
ly than any other person. made AN es
Innate Of ore actually blocked out IN Inv
various mines Of Phoebe and vicinity as
Phoebe Consolidated Mining & Re
duetton company properties IN 400,
Phoebe proper .-...............-.. UtV5
Phoebe Consolidated COMPANY S
Day mine in the Jack Rabbit ,.o,,
district .----------. lfat'iVjV
California Consolidated Mining a.
eroun ....--..-.--..... 79 $40
Mendha group -.................. 54.046
Phoenix Reduction companys
failing pits at Bullionville and
INV Valley ................... $4,000
Total ..................... 81. 70i O70
The values mentioned are estimated
after deduCting cost Of mining, freight To
smelter smelling charges and loss In re-
duction all based on cost after the adj
GOdbe says:
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Total cost per ton...-S56 rs $40 55 SIS %
Net earnings per ton. 3 81 50 Sc 10 81
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Pioohe's Second Funeral.

In 1857 w. S. (fOdDe or salt Lake VS.
tied Phoebe and became impressed with
the possibilities of the camp He found
that the ore yielded to a teaching
process which he devised. Enlisung the
aid of J. b. Clafin, the millionaire New
york merchant. he organized the Pr
oche Consolidated Mining < Reduction
company. and Phoebe began to see the
dawn of another day. The company
purchased in 1888 and 1889 the Raymond
e. civ. Meadow Valley, Huba and other
mines with great untouched ore bodies.
A smelling plant was erected at a cost
of $50 900. and a reduction plant at
cost of $3.50. 600 Then 1t was found
that hauling the ore up hill To the
shelter greatly increased the operating
expense. and another smelter was built,
at a cost OF 100000, in the valley two
miles south of Phoebe The Day and
Onondaga properties in the Jackfebbit
district were purchased, and sixteen
miles of railroad built 20 transport the
ores TO the smelter About $l.800, 900
was invested The Union Pacific was
building toward the camp. The great
enterprise was nearing fruition. Ihere
was some further expense necessary
before the completion of the enterprise,
bit not much compared with the whole.
Then came the failure of the Barring
Bros. in London. the drop in silver,
the abandonment of the railroad TO
Phoebe. and the panic. Clafin refused
10 put ND any more money, and the
vast scheme was dropped.
When congress repealed the sherman
act the buildings in Phoebe were draped
with crane and q band marched the
streets playing dirga. It was the sec
ond funeral Of the hopes Of Phoebe.
Towns Third Revival.
But Phoebe. cat-like. has more than
one life. 10 is just now beginning on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

This includes the old Half Moon ana
Abe Lincoln groups, situated south OF
the mines at Phoebe proper, ana on L ne
feet distant. 4-
ore is found in assures in limestone
and shale, the Cambriau quartzlte oI
danfb mn The principal deposits are at
the limestone and shale contacts, -.
THE ground rs developed pFlnelpally ny
tunnels and inclnes on the ore. about o5S'
r~et 3 s3f toms Of ore have been shipped
III the Phoebe smelter, and some LOO tons
concentrated al the mine 80
The ore is a quartz scanned win iea1
and iron. The product shipped averages
al follows. Lead. 1915 per cent; silver,
! b u ounces: gold. 50; silica. Of PER cent
iron - per cent
The chute is opened for a length Of 80
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

For tive years the discoveries were
neglected and when. .u 1863. Hamblln
led two Young Irish prospectors named
Burke t0 the place. the entire district
WAS subject TO relocation. These two
voung men prodded and poked around
for awhile. and then relocated one Of
the claims. calling 90 the Burke.
Some City miles west ~ this district
fs Hike. called Pahranaeat az tnAt
Time. Here were Henry Raymond,
VgWiam Raymond and John Ely three
eoIdl4rs af fortune, who .u their eX-
,,4rienc- m Nevada mining camps had
hsI MANY varied experiences with the
frLfe GODDESS. They were running a
mill al that Time working on ores from
irish mountain and they were prac-
ffea1v broke" The Burke boys
breuqht them several burr0 loads Of
ere which Was treated at the milL The
bre Welded $500 t0 $500 ton .n silver
aith some gold. Although tine Ray
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
Flooded the Mines.

In his rage Morrow had adopted
dogsin-the-manger policy He thought
the Raymond & Ely could not pump the
mine out alone, and he proposed to flood
both mines rather than let his enemy
gain any profit.
In 1877 Captain Day began 10 pump
out the Raymond q Ely. and succeed
ed. The Meadow Valley was drained
also 1t came to the ears of Captain
Day that superintendent J. r. Dun Of
tine Meadow Valley was preparing to
take out high grade ore from that mine
below the wafer level. In fury Cap
tain Day repeated the former order OF
Morrow:
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18
To Spend Wisely.

The chief work for the irriga-
ton congress as pointed out by
Mayor Glassman OF O-d1n, yes
terday is to exercise good sense
and fairness in seeAng that the
money appropriated by the gov
eminent for redeeming arid lands
is we'll spent.
Irrigation is certainly one of
the greatest of American pro-
iects to-day. Everyonei in the west
is familiar with it. 1t has been
sought for years.
Now the problem is to wisely
utilize the funds obtained and to
carefully and fairly carry on the
movement until great results
are obtained.
1t is a matter which every cit
izen should take an interest. All
sections should be considered as
circumstances will permit and
favoritism should be Stunned
for therein would lie a cause for
wide Observation-Disclosures
Beacon.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18

Square or spatulated fingers in the
science of palmistry denote the philo-
sophical and practical temperament,
taper fingers signify an artistic tenn
permanent and very pointed digits are
a sure sign of the dreamy, psychical
nature. Much is learned by the general
quality and configuration of the lines
which cross the latter. The life line
running around the base of the thumb
denotes long or short life. good or i'll
health. according as it is long or short,
clear and unbroken or otherwise. The
heart line. running across the palm
nearest the base of the fingers, sig
mites the quality of the possessor's
emotional nature, also the kind of love
she will give and receive. This will be
enduring or temporary according to
whether the line be long and clear,
forked or crossed and chained. Below
this is the head line, which indicates
the mental and moral qualities and
achievements and deficiencies.
The line OF fate runs perpendicularly
across the middle of the palm and is a
very important factor in the happiness
or unhappiness of its owner. 1t should
be clear and narrow, unclaimed and
uncrossed by the fine wrinkles which
score SO many palms. and it should
never come to an end on the line of the
heart, since this signifies disappoint-
ment in love. A cross on the mount of
Mercury" which is just at the base
Of the fore or index finger. is an unfai1-
.ng sign of a happy marriage.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18

Perhaps the most notable instance on
record of the feminine street trader is
that of the white Widow" otherwise
the Duchess of Tyrconnell, the Frances
Jennings Of the De Grammont memoirs,
who, at the time of the revolution in
1858. according to Horace Walpole, "be-
ing reduced to absolute want on her az
rival in England and unable for some
time to procure secret access to her
family. hired one of the stalls under the
Royal Exchange and maintained her
self by the sale of small articles of
haberdaShery. She wore a white dress
wrapping her whole person and a white
mask. which she eve removed, and
excited much interest and curiosity
London Chronicle.
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Little SISTERS Reminder.

Out in the east end is Il young woman
whose little sister is much inclined to
ask numerous questions and though she
is sometimes Il little slow about under
standing things in general, she is as
quick to see Il point as most little girls
of six. The other day Little Sister
asked Big Sister the direction to the
home of a new acquaintance. Big Sis
ter tried her best to make the way
plain to no avail. and finally becoming
eXasperated, exclaimed:
ooh, follow your nose, Nan, and you
will finally find the place"
. well. if you ever follow your nose"
came the quick retOrt, you will 20 up,
and up, and up. and be an angel by and
by, which you're not now"
Which reference to a nose inclined TO
be pug ended the controversy.-Pitts-
burg Gazette.