The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
WILL AGAIN BE FAMOUS
Pioche, New, Gives Promise of Re-
gaining Her Lost Glory.

spccinl to The Tribune.
PIOCHE, New, July 24.-Pioche, aside
from the Comstock, in the early days
was the most noted mining camp In the
State Of Nevada. The famous Raymond
| and Ely mines. and others OF lesser note,
produced more and richer silver orc
| down TO the water level than did any
| other mines in the West. before or
| since, II measured by area and amount
Of developments.
Pioche in the 70s was one OF the live
| llest and most solidly built mining
! camps In the West Conflicting interests
In the ownership Of mines produced bit
ter and expensive litigation md bad
blood. In those days might was right,
and as a consequence human life was
estimated at less value in Pioche than
in any other section OF the country given
to the production OF the precious metals.
AT one time murder was OF almost daily
occurrence. and Main street was the
scene of many bloody battle.
When water level was reached In the
mines, which It was at depth, as q gen.
eral thing, of from 1900 TO 1400 feet
and there being no means then at hand
with which to control 1t, the halcyon
days OF Phoebe as n busy mart and law
less camp were numbered.
Mines Closed Down.
The works Of the largest mining COM
panies were closed down, and hundreds OF
miners and adventurous spirits left
Phoebe forever. So that for the past two
decades or more the place has been
known as one OF the has-been mining
camps of the State. This impression
should never have been entertained
There was no foundation for II in fact.
The merits OF Pioche as a mining dis
trlct, Notwithstanding that she has pro-
duccd $4,000. 900 to the present time, has
mover been understood or appreciated
This inertia could not, in the nature OF
things, exist always.
During the past year the district has
been and is now taking on new life. The
organization of the Nevada-Utah Min
Ing company and the beginning OF work
by IT something over a year ago are
destined to mark an epoch In the his
tory of Phoebe. This company is being
conducted In Its work by some of the
most competent and successful mining
talent in the West. The company owns
some OF the greatest reproducing
mines In the district. and during the
past year has been and is now engaged
In development work and retimbering the
shafts on the Meadow Valley mines Nos.
l and 2.
Shafts at Great Depth.
Tho shafts on these claims are down |
I200 and 400 feet respectively. These |
lion to be used In the further and deeper
workings OF these mines. The ore In |
.hese mines, millions OF dollars worth of |
which has been extracted IN years past,
exists In true assure veins, between
luartzlte and porphyry, The ore runs
high in silver, and when
again In working order, with water un-
Ter control, they will, beyond question.
become as famous as when this OUTPOST
vas the wonder and admiration OF the
entire country.
The Day mine, also one Of the Nevada
Jtah company's holdings. constitutes a
ortune In Itself. In this mine there ara
Il least 100000 tons Of ore In sight, car
ying gold silver, lead and copper The
;augue is an oxidized non-sIliclous iron.
which is ideal for luxing purposes.
On the Day mino the main shaft is
oWn 700 feet In lime. The company has
eoently completed tramway a distance
Il about three and one-half miles, TO the
arrow gauge railroad which runs from
he mine 10 Pioche, distance Of sixtteu
niles.
The ore values in the company's
ieadow Valley properties Will run from
30 to 500 ounces in silver, 80 to 80 pcr
ent lead and from S. to SIS In gold per
on.
Popularity Of Ores.
There IS one popularity of the low
rado ores that are produced In the
nines OF the district, Ores that will
vernge to per cent lead, 10 to 20
unces silver and from 81 to 50 In gold
an be concentrated TO give $50 ounces
liver, from 10 to SO per cent lead and
s high as 23a ounces In gold to the ton.
'hesce are the figures OF ". NJ. Christian.
most successful miner and mine-leaser.
nd Mr Christinn has shipped carload
fter carload TO tho Salt Lake valley
meters that benr otu tho truth OF this
tatemeut.
There is more active mining being dono
L this time In and around Pioche than
or many years past, Tho anticipated
dVent OF railroad In tho near future
giving an impetus to mining not here
oforc experienced in this section of the
tate. 1t is the general opinion here
nat the railroad from Caliente to Phoebe
III be built by Senator Clark as soon as
he details of the enterprise can be
Torkcd out
Enough development work has been [
one In the mines tributary to Phoebe to
emonstrate that transportation by |
leans OF railroad Is what is necessary
make Pioche what it ought to be-one /
the largest. most permanent and solid
aiming camps In the State.