Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27
SHAPING PIOCHE
FOR BIG FUTURE
Records Being Made in Sinking
Shafts Southwest Of the
Old Camp.
PRINCE CON. FINISHES WINzE.
Nicndha-Ncyada I'm Position Co snip
Good Tonnagc--Is Blocking
out Much Orc.

Phoebe is getting into a position to be
one of the biggest lead silver camps IN
tho entire west, is the verdict of "a large
crowd Of salt Takers. who returned
from that famous producer this morn
ing There IS moro activity being
shown now than az any time since me
bloom of the boom OF tho tVa .aqtl
away Among those vino returned TINS
morning were Murray g.. Godbe. John
R Cook. n. r.. l1llerbcck. Charles Reed
and Charles A. Quigley.
The properties % the southwest OF
PiOchc just over tho blu from tnc
camp. are showing great activity, ~ Is
said A. ri. Low, the Topeka million
alrc. with g. n. Thompson, Mayor Johu
s. Hransford, and George =. Coke, are
putting iu a large amount Of money iu
the three properties they arc interested
Don. Dean r. Low. son of A. 81. Low,
is representing his fathers interests.
At the Phoebe Gold and Silver Prince
property the excavation work has been
done. and the new 25-horse power hoist
is being installed AT the Phoebe Cold
an Prince the shaft is going down at
o. lively clip. The Phoebe Gold Crown
which Is one of the latest acquisitions
Of the same people, Is being shaped up
for extensive development work.
The Phoebe King now has ifs shaft
down past the l50-f0ot level and Is sink
ing al record breaking time
The wiuze connecting the 40-foot level
with the $50 has been finished az the
Prince Consolidated and the mine Is
now well supplied with air that VIII
send development work ahead "a a good
rate. The vein which was recently en-
countered in this part Of the mine, IS
being opened ny and getting beaber
every day The drift IL now ,n fun
face % lead-silvcr ore Of a very high
grade Some Of the ore taken from
this part Of the mine runs as high az
500 ounces ia silver and 20 per cent
lead. Although considerable prospect
ing work is being done, a large amount
Of ore Is being blocked out
WORK AT THE sTENHA.
The Meuha-Nevada Is now IN better
shape than t has ever been before.
Al the present time the company could
easily handle from o. to 30 tons of
ore day and has a large reserve
blocked out This ore viii all average
S35 "a ton. In the development work
that has been carried on at the property
under the present management over
1000 tons Of ore has been taken out
and shipped
This property S. miles from Phoebe
and viii be- greatly benefited by tho
proposed road around the point Of the
mountain TO the south of Phoebe Ad-
vantage has been taken OF the low
price 81 metals 10 equip and develope
this property for future production. The
wagon haul at present IS not very
heavy and with the new road this prop
orty would be made into one Of tho
biggest mines In the district.
since "a kim CHARGE of the VFun0rf y
John r. Cook has done considerable
development work along the bedded
veins that crosscut the verticle assures.
During the time this property was
worked IN the '70s this was not done.
The results now being obtained assure
the management that great things may
be expected. on the 100 foot level a
new vain has been opened up that
shows six feet Of ore Of an excellent
grade. This same vein has also been
cut on the 500 level and IL Is now being
sought on the 800 level