The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-09
Operations at
Comet District
Elmer and Lyndon Properties Showing Great
Bodies of Ore.

Comet Mining District is situat-
ed about II miles due west from
Phoebe, but by the wagon road it
is % miles. The district was
first organized in 1880, and in
1888 quite an excitement existed
over some rich ore being found.
The Prudential brothers have
been the main operators, and
have held to their holdings since
first commencing operations
there in 1888.
With the renewal of work in
Phoebe and vicinity, operations
to some extent for the past five
months have also been in pro-
gress in this district with the
result that outside capital is be-
coming interested.
We learn from one who lately
has been over the district, that
the mineral showings on the
surface extend along the base Of
the range for a distance Of seven
miles, and are so numerous and
pronounced that he was surpris-
ed that the merits Of the district t
had not been brought to the at
tention of mining investors
through the m2 2lium Of the press.
With the advent Of the Caliente
and Phoebe Railroad and the at
tention Pioche and vicinity is
receiving from the outside, Comet
district is sure to come to the
front. OF some of the mines as
follows:
Elmer Group.
The Elmer group consisting of
six claims, the Elmer No. |, 2, 3,
A, Sand 6 differs from the other
claims mentioned in this article,
in that they are in quartzite
while the others are in lime.
The group is owned by Mr.. Tony
Jacobson, President of the
Columbus Consolidated Mg. Co.,
of Alta Utah; Mr.. Clarence
Mccormick of Salt Lake City and
H. E. Freudenthal of this place.
On the Elmer No. | avery strong
fissure exists, running east and
west and crops out for a distance
of 700 fit. and has been developed
to some extent by shafts aid
drifts. In shaft No. | at a depth
of Is feet from the surface the
ore body is three feet wide and
continued this width on an aver
age for a depth of GO feet. AS
the dip of the ore body is to the
east, at this point the main ore
body leaves the shaft on the dip.
The shaft is down 184 feet anC
ore shows the entire depth vary,
ing from 2 inches to 2 feet. Al
a depth of so feet a drift has
been run east along the fissure
for a distance of 55 feet all il
ore and the face shows five fee
of solid ore that averages $4 il
gold, 20 per cent. lead and 81
ounces in silver. In Shaft No.
which is so feet east of Shaft
No. | is down so feet and at the
bottom the ore body is 9 fee
wide. A drift has been run cas-
from the bottom of the shaft
distance of 80 feet all in ore anC
measures in the face : feet wide
and no foot wall reached. Shat
No. 3 is down 25 feet and il
distant 400 feet from Shaft No. l
In the bottom a foot of $50 orr
shows up. In shaft No. l at
depth of 1876 feet a drift is being
run to determine if the ore bod.
in the upper drifts and in shaft
2 and 3 continued in depth, ant
on commencing the drift it wa
estimated that about 80 or 10
feet should tap the main or
chute. At 80 feet a foot of So
ore was run into which extende
for five feet, and for a distanc
of "a feet more, a small scar
kept showing up. From Sc it. t
72ft. the seam continued to wide
until it was about 10 inches. A
this point. TIE. character If th
ore commenced to change to tha
in the upper workings and in tn
face of the drift, which is in 8