The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-01-23
Robert N. Bell, Former
State Mine Inspector of
Idaho, Now Visitor
In District.
BIG TONNAGE SEEN
Speaks IN Highest Terms Of Prince Consolidated
and Other Mines Ysited---B at the Mendha
Mine in Highland District Ioday---hpees to
% t6 Bristol and Jack Rabbit May Remain
Some Thine.

Among the interested visitors
to Pioche this week was Robert
N. Bell of Boise, Idaho, who is
looking over the district purely
in his own interest.
Idaho has been for years the
leading lead-silver ore producing
state in the union. For the past
six years Mr.. Bell has served
that state as Inspector of mines,
and during his administration Of
the affairs Of the Office the lead
silver deposits of the famous
Occur d'Alene district have pro-
duced ore to the gross value of
$4,000, 900 in lead and silver,
and have paid over 500, 900, 900
in dividends, hence his practical
experience in that and other lead
silver producing districts of the
west has given Mr.. Bell a splen-
did opportunity to judge of the
merits of this particular class of
ore deposits. When asked for
an expression Of opinion as to
the merits and future possibili-
ties Of Phoebe, Mr.. Bell said:
''The Phoebe district impresses
me very favorably indeed, and |
unhesitatingly predict great
future for it as a big tonnage
producer of valuable smelling
ores. Of course you appreciate
II have only been here four days;
however, | have in that length
of time been privileged to exam
inc some wonderfully promising
ore deposits that mean a big fu-
ture for the camp. The Prince
Consolidated is a veritable bo-
nanza resource of rich, clean,
crude smelling ore, and still in a
comparatively shallow stage OF
development. 1t is on a distinct
and independent line of fissure.
ing from that of the old produc.
ers. ----a mile to the south OF
them---that may ultimately prove
as productive as the former
when as fully developed.
In the opposite direction, ;
mile to the north of the ole
mines. the Ely Valley property il
making rapid progress in the de
velopment of another line O
faulting fssuring and mineral
zation Of equal promise as to sur
face groupings in the way O
great bodies Of iron gossan a
the Prince zone, and am of tn,
opinion that some interestin,
developments will be recorde,
along this zone at no distan
date.
II was also very highly i'm
pressed with the splendid fissur
deposits Of heavy sulphide ore
Is to 30 feet in width disclose
in the Greenwood and Susa
Duster shafts Of the Ohio -Ker
lucky Mining company, whic
have all the earmarks Of maxim
mines of the first magnitude, an
could be put in shape with Iii
tie further development an
equipment to produce ore at tn
rate Of a thousand tons a day
To be sure, these particular ore
present a metallurgical problem
and need careful and intelliger
handling, but the problem h;
been been pretty we'll solved
my state. where almost identic
mixtures of lead, zinc and ire
;sulphides are successfully sepa
,ated by water concentration
clean marketable and proftab
products where the silver va
ues are not half as high as his
as here, and no gold is paid fo
This class Of deposits at /
oche, from what l have perso
ally seen, and have been reliab
informed of at other points
the old mines now inaccessibl