The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
P|OCAE DISTRICT
IS VERY ACTIVE
Mine Superintendent Arrives
After Delays Caused by
Floods.
CENTENNIAL NEARING
PRINCE ORE ZONE
Consolidated Phoebe Cuts TIA
lena Ore in Number
One Shaft.

l. l.. Godbc. manager ol inc irl.lSI I
Consolidated Consoldated Plochc 4hu
associated properties In the Ploche diS
tylci returned to the city Tuesday night.
accompanied by w. T LLOYD. supStlh-
tcudcut OF the mines, tic gentlemen nav .
nS been much delayed M getting hele
on account OF the severe washouts on
The san Pedro route. Mr.; Lloyd states
,iIat the washouts along the ine at tnc
present time are considered much more
serious than those of 1907, the result be =
Ing that traffic Is practically AZ stand
still and as yet there Is no telling ~hcn
II will DO possible TO resume running OF
tho 70 cillar schedule. The train on which
nc and Mr. Godbe left Phoebe ran @ilt Tor
twelve miles, when progress WAS plocheu'
and IL was necessary for Them TO re-
turn 10 Phoebe and drive TO Modena. Il
thirteen hour ride. in order To make con-
nections for Salt Lake. Mr.. Lloyd states
that regular stage schedule has been
inauguratcd between Pioche and Modena
to take care OF the travel until the pres
ent railroad troubles are adjusted TINS
stage TO leave Modcna Tor Plocpc every
Wednesday and Saturday. Calicnte' ne
says, is simply flooded at the present
time. there being about four feet OF water
in the roundhouses OF The railroao COM
pany at that point.
Mr.. Lloyd is enthusiastic IN his praise
Of the showings being made in me PROF. prop,
critics OF the Phoebe district. nno thougl
the road tle-up Is going TO have tenn
porary depression ON the prosperity OF
the camp, be is satisfied that, thar the ppeSens
ones IN the history OF the Phoebe section
Mr.. Lloyd is particularly sangqinIe III .nn as
TO the future OF tho Centennial riochG; {:
destined TO get the rich orc bodies which
in the Prince Con. have proven so pro-
due5ve and which 7 are ytdnnPsp yet imPg9pvPnS PScss s
shaft, said Mr.. Lloyd. SIS now down
350 feet and is still IN the lime, which
shows veTy heavy iron 1nsn eS reseh
the contact of the lime and shale. i 3no
at that point 1t Is PRACTICALLY certain thai
we will get the ore. The Centenln!iGaa, !Ga faa1 aaa
apart and drifts from the Prince work
ines towards the Centennial ground have
been driven for no 2S feet pTnee ore
beds running to the southeast. towards
tho Centennial ground. have been DC
ycloped quite extensively and show no
barren spots whatever, so 1t is just as
sure as anything ever is in mining that
the Centennial workings VIII eventually
&c, into the continuation Of these profit
Prince and Centennial are practically
identical. though as the beds dip at an
angle OF about II degrees towards the
Centennial. the ore will be cut in this
ihan It was in the Prince"
we have a splendid equipment, al the
Centennial" continued Mr.. Lloyd and
our SHAFT is an ideal one. In Its entire
distance / am safe In saying that IL
does not vary one sixteenth OF au inch
from the perpendicular. We have an ex-
ccllcnt hoistinE plant and equipment, aud
arc prepared for permanent and heavy
mining Drifting will be started after we
reach the contact and cut the ore"
The Centennial Phoebe company owns
nine claims in tho Phoebe district, COW
cring some l2o acres of mineralized ter
ritory. The mana cement does not antc
ipatc having any difficulty on account OF
walter. what little has come in so FAR
being merely sccpage.
~ the properties OF the Consolidated
Piochc company. the corporation includ
ing the old Ohio Kentucky and Nevada
l;ab companies. work Is well under way
~ inc Number One shaft. and body of
highs grade galena orc has already been
encountered. From the 350-foot level.
Mr.. Lloyd states. a crosscut has been
feet and The deposit still shows no signs
oi pjnChius out. A Crosscut is also be-
inc run from the 5o0-foot level, and the
sano orc shoot is Just being entered from
this point,
Tho shaft has been cleaned out and put
lSvcl and sinking win soon he started
"a Is the intention TO make connections
y III the old Raymond Ely workings. an6
this can be done with about 20 feet Of
work. After these connections are made
4 Wine Will he sent down from this
level lo tap the famous old Black ledge
which produced millions OF dollars worth
of ore In the carly days and which is
expected IN the future 10 surpass even
its old records.
At the P,ochc Con-. according to Mr..
Lloyd. the showing is very satisfactory
aud more encouraging than ever. though
1or personal reasons he did not care If
the present time 10 go into the details
of the work there
Mr. Lloyd will remain i'm Salt Lake
looking after his interests for tho next
week or ten DAYS.