The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-01-02

The year 1915 has opened very aus:
piciously for Phoebe. The outlook for
the future has not been so bright as 1t
is today in many years. The mines
which have been in operation during the
past year We're never in better condl-
tion for great production and thy
fact is emphasized by the announce
ment that at least two, and possibly
three, milling plants will be erected dur
ing the year which has just begun.
While it has been known to some that
the Amalgamated Phoebe Mines Smelt-
ers corporation has had this campaign
in view, others did not know that re-
cent developments in the Raymond N
ELY properties under lease to the iuba
Leasing x Development company, have
been such as to encourage the manage
ment to take immediate steps toward
the construction of at least a 25-ton
daily capacity plant and the article
printed elsewhere in this connection
should, and no doubt will, be accepted
as most welcome news.
While the Yuba is extracting fine
grade of shipping ore it has also de-
veloped some extensive bodies of low
grade ores which viii yield a good profit
after milling on the ground. 1t is
also pleasing to note that the Yuba
company proposes to engage in the Gus
tom milling business and may also en-
gage actively in the sampling and pur-
chase of ores. This mill will be of im-
mense interest to the small producers
nj .,t,.tE,
and there are many, for it viii give
them a way to find a market for the
tit bits of ore which they win be en-
eouraged to produce from time to time.
While the Record has not been ad-
vsed as to the capacity of the pro
posed plant of the Amalgamated Gioehe
company it is safe to assume' that
~ initial unit will be of at least lot
IS daily apacity-possibly consider
aN.y greater for in the vicinity of the
Raymond Il Ely shaft No l are gre 1
dumps left from the operations carried
ON here in early days which will yield
very profitably through the operation
of milling. Meanwhile, the company
during its operations for the past yeal
has been piling up on the dump ore
which assays as high as $50 per ton fol
the purpose of putting it through the
mill whenever the equipment is pro
vt;ed. Ore going S36 per ton would pay
very handsomely to ship direct to smet-
ers, but the management is evidently
of the opinion that greater returns VIII
come to the stockholders of the com
pany if the material is treated on the
ground and then marketed,
Some idea of the future plans of tn,
company may be gained by the follow
ing letter sent to stockholders of th
company from Trilpe ~ Co, of New
York. of which firm President w. J
Palmer of the Amalgamated company i
a member:
THE development work commence,
about Is months ago has been success
fully accomplished, The No l shaft o
the Raymond \ Ely mine has beel
sunk from the 1900 to the l40o-foo
level and about 500 feet of crosScut
and drifts run at the latter level, tn
water level of the country is at 12O
feet The water has been lowered I
the l400-foot, and the normal flow o
water is being handled without an
difficulty.
In running the drift on the lowe
level the same ore body as existed OF
the 1900 foot level was found The fi'
sure in which the ore body occurs
very strong and probably goes to grea
depth. 1t is from this fissure on tn
upper levels that such large values wef
taken many years ago
1.-The company has mined and shippe
.f "a ~
fiom tn. east stope of the l2o0-fo'
Level curing the last four months. Tn
west stope las just been opened u
ard shows a good vein of high grad
ore. This ore continues down from tn
1900 to the 140o-foot level and is sti
ia the bottom of the drift. 1t has bee
cross cut at the 13o0-foot and drifted c
for 200 feet on the li0o-foot, the brea
sun being in ore. Stopping is now goii
on between the 1900 and the l4oO-fo
levels
'.The high Erade zinc ore nets abo
$40 a ton a me mouth of the shat
ana averages about 40 per cent zin
$3.50 gold, so ounces silver, and /
per cent lead.
Shoots Ct high grade lead silver O
g also found A carload which WI
1sken out in tie course of developme
assayed s3.b0 gold. SO ounces silvt
and IS per cent lead, and netted s5l
ton.
arrangements are now being ma
to build m.ll TO teat the low gra
ores OF which there is large to
mage"
The Prince Corsp'itated Mining