Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-08
PIOCHE OFFERS
AN OPPORTUNITY
GIVES los ANGELES CHANCE
TO CAPTURE TRADE
sTRoNe COMPETITOR LIES IN
Awakening of Old Bonanza Camp rre-
sents Golden Prospect to the we"
of Commercial Interests
of City
ny c. w. PATTERSON

will, fine awakening of old Ploche 10
a new and greater era comes ll,uu l,,
from every source as TO Tue OS'ii'P
utandinp its mines, commerclal anu
business qualities, and ITS pTosp9 ~, 20
THE location of Phoebe nan way -
tween Los Angeles and SALT Lax op ",,,
10 both cities an opportunity 10 con,
pete for the camps business MhO'
growing rapidly and steadlly' -. sc
Tna Pioche mountains are ABOUT III
Eco, ro;las long and one mile VIDE. Inc
trend is approximately % degrees MeS'
of north. The town nestles III d uep .'es,,
sion on the north slope OF the Iallso
about half way between the eA'i 5;,,o
ands The government engineers give
~ on elevation of 5000 feet above sea
level while the hills surrounding 1t
On tbree sides are fully 1000 feet hlgher:
Phoebe is a hustling, busting town OF
about 1900 people. The streets are hlleu
with locust trees, planted many si,9
ago. This is the county seat or hlllc 20
county, which has an area OF o 9o alo 400
ooo square miles, or nearly lz'zoo'Voo
acres.
Resources of the Camp
There are four large and we'll stocked
mercantile establishments, two Columns
stores. one boot and shoe store, a Dalln'
stock brokerage, hardware ana IullI-
tire houses. drug store, TWO outol lio-
shops. three hotels, five roomhs llouo
and a first class assayer ana chelnios
two tonsorial parlors, bakery, tai 4',.o
two lumber yards, five restaurants, wv
cafes a number of saloons, etc, three
physicians, two hospitals, one unuel
taxing establishment, three lawyers,
several mining engineers, Two livery
stables. a complete local telephone sy
tenn. Western Union telegraph ollice,
and in addition an electric i1ght AN ailu
power plant is being lnstalleo' ., . nno
town is preparing TO build SlI,vuo
bricl< school house. 1t is supplied with
a first class water system, as Wen as
two fire departments, and 1--we up 10
date newspaper the Phoebe RECORD.
Of the mines but few of the most
nrominent of them which are actiVely
engaged in development work OF are
shipping ore Will be menLloleu c,o1+-
THE Nevada Utah Mines and Smelt-
ino cornoration owns quite an extensive
nronerty here. which includes the holo-
i. gs of the old Raymond and Ely couh-
many as we'll as the famous MEADOW
Valley mines, in all thirty-eight claims
thirty-five of which are patented, M
ty~one town lots. the old GLOBE sliiel-
ter and 1900 acres of land IN tlle Vair az
below town, as well as forty-tWo acres
of mining ground in the Half Moon
rroup. twenty-six miles of narrow
Sauge railroad, with rolling stock; also
e number of mines at Jack RABBIT
eighteen miles from here. rms COM
pany. which is now shipping lo0 tons
of ore daily, proposes 10 open us olu
shafts: one is now 900 feet deep and the
other 1900 feet, while yet another Is
down 1400 feet.
Ores of Black Ledge
From two shafts the ores from tne
L s.Iz &c. Of n
nature on account of the zinc IL car
ries. and at water level which was
one Of the causes OF the decline OF the
camp. but now with the modern meth
ODDS Of mining and nearby treatment OF
the ores, can be made to pay manu-
some profit to it's stockholders. Inc
shafts have recently been retlm oereo
and the entire property is well equip
ped for deep mining.
The Ohio Kentucky, of which sam
mel Newhouse and the CODES are the
principal owners, embraces ABOUT ten
claims along a great porphyry dlKe.
The development work consists or an
incline shaft 40C feet deep, with numer-
Gus underground workings along the
strike of the Black Ledge. Already
there are 100000 tons of ore actually
blocked out ready for Stopping. This ore
consists Of an iron sulphide, together
with lead, silver, zinc and silica, values
running as high as 300 ounces silver,
have been found, but the ore averages
% ounces of silver, 20 per cent lead:
The EIv Valley Mines and Mining
comnany has a large acreage close to
town on the northerly end of the
Prince assure. This is one of the new
err properties, the development work
having been started in 1907, and has
been continuous, with the result that
extensive ore reserves have been opened
UP, and already been proved for a
width of 20 feet and a depth of 3O5
feet. This ore runs from Z to "a per
cent in copper, IA. 81 per cent lead, l6
ounce, silver and 80 cents i'll gold.
Detail of Equipment
The equipment consists of 25-horse
power gasoline Almo hoist air com
pressor and Chicago Giant stock drills.
A number of buildings have been
erected, and everything is in splendid
shape about the property.
The Mindha- Nevada has been pro-
Queer for thirty-five years. The vein
is a triple assure, averaging six feet
wide, it's ores being regularly shipped
and nets the owners close to $50 ton
II. like other ores from here, is ideal
for smelling, and in addition to the
shipping ore it has a huge dump of
lower grade, which will be worked at
the Bullionville smelters.
The California Ptoche Consondated
company owns and operates a large
group of claims on the south side of the
hill. This is another of the newer prop
critics and is developed to a depth of
300 feet by a shaft on a true tissure,
with two drifts from that level. One
will tap the Susan Buster ledge of the
Ohio Kentucky while the other will
tap the rich six-foot vein from the
Phoebe Pacific, and will then follow the
north and south contact in order to get
over the Black Ledge, whose values are
at the water level, and which it is
claimed by conservative mining engi-
neers will net the owners close to $5,-
100000
The Oregon-P Phoebe, on the main Min
dha- Nevada fissure, is getting sensa-
tionaI ore and has a brilliant future in
sight. Recent assays show 40 ounces
of silver As per cent lead and 81 in
gold This property is being worked by
a long tunnel, and is well equipped with
Ingersol drills.
The Prince Consolidated mine is in
the low lying foothills. This mine is
now developed to a depth of $50 feet
with several crosscuts above this level.
On this level crosscut is being run to
tap the immense ledge which is $50 feet
wide. Some very rich ore has been
opened up on the 300 and 40O-feet