The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-02-02
THEPIOCHE
DISTRICT
What Others Have To
Say of Our
Camp.

Coincident with the birth of new
camps throughout southern Nevad
there is observable the long-delayeo
awakening of older regions whic
in earlier days made the state forc
most IN mining anna OF the w tSf
Among the older camps none is ex-
perieucing more substantial rejuv-
enation than Pioche which is sitna-
ted III the northern part of Lincolr
county distant twen,y-eight mil
from Caliente on the line of the ST.
Pedro, LIS Angeles aud Salt Lakt
railroad. Pr sent and prospecti1
transportation facilities, togetll
will the influx of necessary capt.
for the operation of both old AZ
new properties, have contributed
the camps new life. Since the al
vent of the railroad to Caliente
about two years ago, thee has beti
repeated announcements of the
building of pr, cted branch line
to Ploche, but 1t nov seems certain
that tins line viii b. built 10 early
spring. The S p l.. A. & s. L.
r II. Company has IN view the
building of line from Callenre
northerly to Phoebe. work on which
will, it is stated, begin as soon as
the construction crews now en-
ployed in building the line from
Las Vegas to Bullfrog can be
secured. The Nevada-Utah Mines
and emelters Corporation, which
has taken over the Yuba dixie pre-
peril, of the Phoebe Consolidat, d
Mining Company, also announces
its readiness and financial ability
to build the Caliente- Phoebe line
should there be any protracted de
lay on the part of III S r., l.. A.
Il s. l.. r. II. Company.
1t is encouraging to note, also,
that there is a renewal of operations
in the Highland, jack Rabbit and
Bristol sections outlying the main
Phoebe camp and that important de-
velopments have lately been re-
corded. The following Ii, tes will
best serve as induces OF the re- ion q
rejuvenated state.
Nevada. Utah Mines and Smel'e 9
Corporation, This company which
has taken over the properties Of the
Phoebe Consolidated Mines Com
pany, has under way developments
and improvements requiring the ex-
penditure of II large sum of money
aud the employment of larg.
working force. The mineral hold
ings are in two groups, one cover.
ing the Yuba dixie for distance OF
4 800 feet aud including tue famous
Mazerpa, Yuba, Raymond-Eiy and
Other mines of P.oche hill which in
the camps early d VS. were product
i've OF millions of dollars in hig.l
grade lead-silver ores; aud another
including the Day mines at Jack
Rabbit district, sixteen miles TO thu
northwest. Two of the OLD shafts
on the Yuba dixie are being cleaned
out aud retimb, red to the / IS u foot
point aud extensive explorator,
work will be carried on at that
depth. The main 100 foot shalt
at tie Day mine is also being un.
watered aud put in shape to per.
init of carrying on operations. The
yield of high grade lead-silyer ores
from the Day mine has b, en- over
$4,000. 900. In all of the old mi {
workings, as well as on the dnmps,
there is q large tonnage OF ores
which, il 10 stated, can be marketed
with the advent of the railroad
aud the erection of suitable reduc-
ton plants. The 36.inch gauge
track, sixteen miles in length, be,
tween Phoebe and Jack II ,blii
camp, has been put III shape to per-
NIT of the hauling OF necessary sup
plies to the Day mine and of the de.
livering OF mine timber at the Yubs
dixie shafts. Shay engines are now
used, but it is the intention to use
locomotive type engines later. Al
the Day mine 10o-foot aerial
Leschen tram for delivery of the
shipping ore from the mine to the
railroad ore bins is being installed,
For the present the old hoisting en-
gines which saw service twenty-five
years ago, will be used but it is the
intention to electrically operate all
machinery at the lnines and contem.
plated milling plants. Ii il the ex'
pectation Of the company to have
l0J men on its pay loll in early
spring. The mine operations are in