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

the beginning of smelling operations on I
an extensive scale as soon as the branch 1
of the Salt Lake route reaches Phoebe.
The mines of Phoebe are ia a low. iso- ]
lated range about $500 feet above the /
sea level The camp Is north of the main I
line of the Salt Lake route. which viii /
Iom Callentes through condor canyon /
The ore is found is assures in the /
tambrlan QuartZitc. The principal ore /
bearing veins are one 20 fifteen feet IA /
width, and average five feet ia width
Phoebe Consolidated Properties.
The properties held under the name OF
the Phoebe Consolidated Mining e. Reduc-
lion company organized by vs.. S. Godbe
Of salt Lake and ]. B. Claflin of New I
York; include all The old producers of
Pioche-the Raymond g. Ely, the Meadow
Valley the MaZeppa, the Washington AZ
Creole, the Nuba and the Newark, as well
as score of others which never became
producers. These old mines have IN
more or less dilapidated condition, an
enormous amount OF equipment most or
which was at the time the best that could
be procured. Great hosting engines,
Cornish pumps, air cOmprCssOrs a mar
row gauge railroad twenty miles long 20
the smelter, with two locomotives and
all manner Of other appliances. The own
ers could afford 20 he lavish. for between
1865 and 1879 these mines yielded a total
Of S3J.O0DOl0 as follows:
Raymond g. Ely and Meadow
Valley mines, from ISL to
1879. as shown by the annual
reports ...........................Sl5,o9S.7556S
Same mines, prior TO lSl, in
Guiding the MaZeppas Creole.
others, estimated -. 42a62n.s7
Lead bullion, carrying silver
and gold, I'm 302 carloads
shipped TO Milford from con-
centrates from mill tailings
smelted at Bullionville...-.-.. 6t10t9.53
Dividends paid amounted 10 S6OO,O1J.
The Mendha, nine miles from Phoebe, in
the Highland mining district, obtained
si50.000 from ores; old Hillside in the
Bristol district, cashed I'm about SZ,U0OJ9,
and other neighbOring mines have been
good producers in the past, making for
tunes for various owners.
Value Of Ores.
The most interesting Of these mines
are the Old Raymond & Ely and Meadow
Valley. These two mines have been
worked 10 q depth Of 1920 feet from the
surface and yielded up the greater part
. of the 100000 tons of ore produced by
Phoebe i'm the past The average value
of this ore was about eighty ounces IN
silver. S. i'm gold and DO per cent lead
This was formerly worth over 500 a ton,
but its present value would be about sos.
The ores all contain silica, principally
as gangue. The lower grade gold ana
silver ore is nearly an silica and can be
| y
4 per cent lead, and generally about 10 per
cent iron and manganese, with occasion
ally as high as 20 per cent zinc blenQe
The Black Ledge contains considerable
zinc, as well as clean galena. II was
this fact which made it impossible 20
/ treat the ore profiUably with the old pro-
/ cess.
There are two principal Lodges in the
/ Raymond a. Ely-the original Bonanza
vein and the Black ledge. The former
IS practically worked out TO the water
/ level. as far as ore iu sight Is concerned,
but there is a large amount of virgin
I ground to be developed, and when the
water is pumped out below the lHJ0-toot
level and the mine developed with depth,
! production from this vein can be con-
tlnued. a large amount or ore IS az
/ present exposed i'm the Black ledge. This
T can be treated az a profit as soon as
the proper facilities are provided.
The Meadow Valley is situated on the
| same vein as the Raymond & Ely, and
/ Is I'm much the same condition. except
that il has no iedgl of black sulphldes.
Both mines can be drained by the same
pump
The Yube mine. belonging TO the Phoebe
Consolidated company, was Formerly
known as the American Flag IL Is STU
ated on a vein parallel to the Raymond
& Ely. The AlaZeppa and the Newark
two other old producers, are on the same
vein. The mine has been opened 10 q
depth of J. 900 feet but little stopping has
I
runs higher in lead than the Bonanza
vein of the Raymond a. Ely, resembling
I'm character that OF the Black ledge
Shipments of selected ore sent to Sail
Lake some fourteen years ago averaged
Sd to 60 per cent lead and 100 to 40 ounces
I of silver One shipment i'm March. 1893
OF twenty-five tons of selected ore
sampled 20 per cent lead. 2f6 ounces OF
/ silver and S34 I'm gold. In 1880 Professor
Z George w. Maynard estimated the grOs:
%
Sl6S6G The shriukage in the value OF
silver viii reduce this total The GUAM
dty Of ore is practically unchanged.
Day Mine.
The largest bodies of ore I'm sight in any
property In Southern Nevada are found
/ In the Day mine, according to an expert
report on properties in this district mad,
York some years ago, and attested a;
{ true at present by Samuel T. GOdbe Mr.
| GOdbe estimates the net value Of ore II
Z sight I'm this mine 10 be s. $40 CO., The
/ christened ROYAL City. sixteen mile
northwest Of Pioche, and few hundre'
? fee- higher.
The Vein is a Gssure in lower silurlal
. limestone with underlying Quartzite Tn
fissure is in some places 100 feet in width
. the ore being found ln chute6 through
! the vein mass The filling where IL 4
2 not Ore-bearing, is principally Crystallln
I Gale spar. rnanganese and iron oxide tn
whole being an extremely dark brown o
a black. The ore bodies vary in Wldtl
from a few inches 20 several feet, and ar
p I carbonates and oxides of lead, rich il
/ silver.
/ The property has been developed by tun
, ] nels and WINES TO q vertical depth of 81
7 feet Professor Maynard estimated sos 90
tons of ore actually i'm sight, averagin
y / % ounces i'm silver and 5 per cent lead
! / The high percentage of lime and man
ganese make the ore valuable for tiuX.
, | is classed as an immense loW-grade prop
Z / ositiOn, which must be worked on an eX
/ tensiVe scale under favorable conditions
| to Day. and then 10 Will pay handsomely
7 / This Is one OF the properties Of 10
I / Phoebe Consolidated company. as is IN
: / Ondadaga, its next door uelghDOr- IN
y latter Is on parallel vein. IL has bee
( | opened to a depth OF $40 feet and ma
j some ore averaging 20 per cent lead an
so ounces Of silver
B Manhattan Mining Company.
b The Manhattan Gold & Copper NIinin
a l company is part of the twentieth ceI
y I tury Phoebe. Tt is "a result Of the deter
= l minatiOn to build q railroad to the Ol
= | camp. A. B. Lewis and j.. T.. FreudsI
7 thai are the prime movers in the enter
e prise. FOrtv-eight claims have bee
u rounded uD i'm the Highland. Phoebe an
= Jack Rabbit districts. and deVelODmeT
y work is I'm progress. the properties cor
y trOlled by the Manhattan company al
q as follows.
q Highland DlSulcL-1 dukee Glrl. w
e ginia. Beldum, Puritan. Queen Bess, p
$ rite Monitor Pueblo, Culmcr. Pluck. O.
d eli Hone Brooklyn, Lucky Catch, kir
g and Confidence.
e Phoebe Observation-Disclosures No. I. d
d fender Revenue. MlnlQn. kenyon Aeye
Il Irnexnected Tweed. Gardiner, Tienav
e Anchor. Amanda. cypress, Packet
n Telephone. Gold Eagle. Gold Crow
l. Wedge. American No. ?. Tetro. King GO
q ton. keynote. Kline. Perseverance, Cnl'
z ride Telegram Limit. Crescent Angelu
d Recent and KINGSTON.
n Jack Rabbit District.-Stamp.
e The properties yield principally sily'
= | and lead with some copper and goi
4 | Thev have been reported on favOrabiy
" William A. Parish, the mining eneinee
and development work is now IN progre'