The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-16
OLD HIGHLAND.

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rapidly coming to the front is
that of Old Highland, beginning |
six miles west of town and |
bordering on Connect to the
South, Lone Mountain to the west
and Bristol to the north, compris-
ing an era about ten miles square.
The Country formation consists
of Silurian limestone underlaid
at great depth by cambrian
quartzite which is intruded ex-
tensively north, south, east and
west by quartz porphry dikes,
paralelling which and crossing at
right angeles occur numerous
fssure veins. These veins in
variably carry an iron gang
heavily inpregnated with mineral
in the form of silver, lead and
gold. The limestone lies bedded
in massive layers, dipping sligetly
to the south and west, through
which both the fissures and in
trusions also cross at right angles.
The lodges as a general rule
are large, the quartz beingslight-
ly cilicious, but not enough so to
render the ores under sirable for
smelling. In fact the excess of
lead and sometimes of iron to-
gether with the presence of lime
makes most of the ores of this
district desirable for and saught
after by the smelters for fluxes.
Considerable ore has been shipped
from this district in early days to
the Bristol and Bullionville
smelters because of its desir-
ability as flux paying a hand
some profit to the producers.
Owing to the decline of both
lead and silver from 1873 to 1876
mining operations throughout
the entire district were suspend
ed remaining so until recently.
The steady advance in the
price Of all metals within the
past year has, however, stimulat-
ed active opar auons snd now Ole
Highland, far so long dormant,
is the scene Of greater activity
than most any of its neighborine
camp.
A year ago one could coun
every wagon track and fact point
in this district. How differen
now and how much more differ
ent it will be a year hence
There is the Mendah by Lloyd
Cook and Osborne in great
quantities of shipping ore; thu
Little Mendah (incorperated) il
shipping ore; the Standard Dolla
by Frost, Kinckle and Bailey II
shipping ore; the Manhattan b,
Ed Prudential and others il
shipping ore; the Gypsy b.
Roeder, Nesbitt and Olsen i
shipping ore; the Florence b.
Geske, Lee, Nesbitt, ct al i
shipping ore; the Woodbutche
by Black and Dair in shipping
ore; the Copper King by Pric
and Orr in shipping ore; tn
Copper Queen by Godbe an
Smith in shipping ore; the Grea
Western by Scott, Shue, Brown
ct al in shipping ore; the Higf
land Mary by Bamberger an
Babbit in shipping ore; th
Milwaukee by Wheeler and Gesl
in shipping ore and the La
Chance by Gordon, Whaley ar
Mills fairly stamping the met
as it comes out and are active
working making shipments reat
for the arrival of the railroad.
The Mendah people are plal
ming arrangements to throw o
the old hoisting works anb erec
including a steel frame a ne
and up-to-date modern hois
The mines comprising t
claims, is now undergoing incC
peration and new reduction ma
is contemplated. A gasoli
pump will be put in at Highla
Springs to elevate the water
such point as will carry it
gravity to the mine and the s.
vey has already been MAJ
The ore on the dump justif
everything contemplated by
owners not to consider the lal
reserves now blocked out in
mine and ready for extraction
The Last Chance will be no
ing ore with a power hoist