Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Ely mining district al flocho'
Nevada. during the year 1909 and
many things are now In the
course of formation. which will during
the coming year make this famous old
camp one OF the most talked of produ-
GERS in the United States, Through
out the year the greatest development
work was on the Prince Consolidated
side of the camp where several huii-
drcd men were employed, a number OF
rich strikes made. many thousands or
dollars spent in machinery and devel-
opment, and practically new side OF
the camp shown TO the world. Besides
that surveys were made from Pioche,
around the point of the mountain to the
Prince side for new railroad and
money for II practically assured. tho
difficulties OF the Nevada-Utah Mines
and Smelters corporation and the Ohio
kentucky Mining company over their
joint holdings were definitely settled,
the opening up of a number of new
properties In the Highland. Jack Rab-
bit and Bristol districts. the adding
of Il new shipper to the list-the Prince
Consolidated, and the selection of
site for a smelter in the district.
The promises that make the camp
look brighter than ever for the year
1910 are the positive assurance that
early spring viii see railroad on It's
way around the mountain to the Prince
side of the camp. the shipping of bet
ter than 800 tons of ore day from this
mine, steady shipping from the Nc
Vada-U Utah and Ohlo-Kentucky mines
now known as the Consolidated Pioche
Mines company, the resumption OF
work by the Nevada-Utah at Its Day
mine In the Jack Rabbit district. the
continuing of work by the Scott Mines
company. and the active development
of at least a score of other properties
in the district The next year VIII sec
at least 1,100 tons of ore day coming
out of the camp and more real work
than the camp has ever shown.
MUCH IN SIGHT
Phoebe with its millions in dividends |
to its credit Will start with flrmer !
foundation than ever before. Some of |
the best known mining men In the |
United States have become interested |
in the camp and 1t is certain that an
other year will find Phoebe the most
talked of camp In the country. Blocked
out in the mines at Phoebe and vicinity
ct present are at least 100000 tons
OF ore that Wil,-Het net the companies |
more than 81 a ton. Much of this high
grade that Will run into tens of dollars.
world Of work has been done on
the west side OF Phoebe and rapid adj
vancement was made by the Prince
Consolidated property, owned by the
Godbe brothers of Salt Lake City and
james L. Hackett of Kentucky. A re-
cent report by one engineer declares
that there is now sufficient ore blocked
out In the mine, to net the company
IS. 800, 900.
one of the things accomplished by the
company this year was sinking to the
quartzite and supposed water level.
This was found at a depth of Geo feet
and the assures were found to continue
on into the quartZite.
The great body of ore in this mine
is becoming more extensive than was
at first expected. What was believed
to have been the limit of the ore at the
north has turned out to be a small
lime streak. and the ore was picked up
on the other side as rich and extensive
as ever The work is now being dl- |
rected toward drifting to the south
with cross cuts each 100 feet, The
cross cuts are run to the foot wall and
the hanging wall. On every level there
is ore and the drifts are all being ex
tended to block out the ore. All the
bedded veins are being explored and I
they are being cut out in blocks of 100
feet by 800 feet The thickness of
these veins varies from to 80 feet.
NOW SHIPPING ORES
The company is now shipping so tons
OF ore day to the Salt Lake valley
smelters The ore Is hauled to Panaca,
nine miles. by team.
During the year extensive develop |
ment work has been carried on at the
Mendha mine. which has also done con-
siderable shipping.
One Of the new companies to be
organized and start an extensive cam
paign of development was the Centen-
hial Phoebe, which was brought into
existence by the efforts of NJ c. Godbe.
This promising company owns II pa
tented claims adjoining the Prince Con-
solidated on the south side. The COM
pany is capitalized for $500.000 with
shares at 80 cents par value Charles
=. Brooks Is president; Frank w.
l<lett. vice president; NJ C. Godbe, sec
rotary and treasurer. The officers with
c. 5 Cowan and c. Mantor compose
the directorate. William Lloyd is the
mine superintendent,
Engineers and geologists look upon
the property as one of the most prom
Using in the district From surface
appearances and under ground work.
ings there Is every indication that the
source OF the ore from the great Prince |
mine was in Centennial Phoebe ground
The pitch of the veins In the Prince
are all toward the Centennial. The |
Centennial is ntersected by a number
OF dikes and also porphyry dixie that
Is believed to have been the seat of
the enrichment
The property is well equipped and
the shaft is now down $40 feet 1t is
the intention to cross cut at the 500
foot level, but there IS every reason to
believe that ore win be found in he
shaft.
ANOTHER MAKES STRIKE.
Through the efforts of A. NJ Low,
general counsel for the Rock Island I
railroad and George +. Coke of Ploche