The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-07-20
HIGGINS
Gives Praise
To PiOcllG

Through the courtesy of the Salt
Lake Mining Review. which journal
is splendidiy edited by that veter-
an mining writer, VIII c. Higgins,
the Record presents It's readers this
week with some very good pictures
of the scenes attending the recent
driving of the golden spike the
Prince Consolidated railroad.
The pictures were taken by Mr. .hls-
gins himself and the cuts shown
herewith appeared in the current
issue of the Mining X view; the same
bel ng accompanied ly an exhaustive
write-up of the mines of this great
district.
A lack of space prevents repro
duction of the entire article, but IL
IS well to stat that the writer dio
not overlook giving due credit 10
A H.. E, L. and NJ. c. Godbe, for
the important part they have played
in making Phoebe what it Is The
rounding out of the great Prince
Consolidated to the proud position
which it occupies in the mining world
today was no small undertaking ana
the success achieved by the Godbe |
bows places them in the front ranks
among the mining men OF the west
1t took some hard knocks to win;
,nt the best part of it all Is tha7
no vast sums expended in build
Ing the railroad and equipping xthe
mine for an era CT heavy production
was obtained from the sale OF ore
dug out of the mountains right here
lin Phoebe.
II the former management of Ne
vada Utah, as we'll as some otner
companies, which own property CT
unouestioned merit, had conducted
their operation along the conservative
and Dusiness:iike ines that the God
be boys have done, there would be
train loads of ore going from Pr
oche every day and there would be
several dividend payers pouring their
wealth into the pockets OF, share
holders But the results now being
achieved at the Prince Con should
serve as an object lesson to others
Under the caption 1.-THE Outlook
For Phoebe" the Mining Review has
ttis to say: |
considerable srace is devoted, In
this issue, to an account OF the
driving of the golden spike in the.
completion Of the branch line OF
the Prince Consolidated railroad
which connects. at Phoebe, Nevada.
with the Caliente spur of the Salt
Lake Route.
in the lives of great men,men who
have met with almost phenomenal sue
cess in their various occupations
and pursuits, there have been per-
iods when the whole world has
seemed to have stood against them.
There have been periods when cir
cumstances seemed to thwart their
every effort, and, for years they
have been been almost lost in OBJ
security, only to spring into promi
nence again, with a greater hold on
fame and success than ever before
when the causes of their failure an6
disappointments have been removed
And, during these times OF SEEMING
oblivium, their faculties have beef
as keen, their wealth of knowledge
and energy as great and untireins
as during the epoch of prosperit,
when it seemed as If there was NJ
limit OF obstacle to their progress
1.-THE history Of the great mimi
camp of Phoebe has been almos
parallel with the experience c
great men, as above outlined Wit
its. wonderful mineral deposits
was possessed OF an inherent wealt
that might well be compared to tn
unfailing resources CT. a well-trail
ed mind, to untireing ability and il
te!lect, and to the faculty Of b
ing able to come back when seer
ingly ont of the ring after havir
almost taken the full count
Phoebe was a wonder in
early days: and 1t is a wonder "
coming into existence when lode mi
ing was almost in Its infancy, witt
metallurgy was an infant compar
to what it is today. when mini
methods were crude. and the m
ing Of ores were accompanied wi
great loss and waste; when tral
portation facilities were very sea
as we'll as very costly, the mines
the camp must have been rich,
deed, to have combatted with
Of these adverse conditions and
cumstances. and still be able to m;
so many fortunes for their owners
pay big dividends to stockholders