The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
CANAVAa IN CHARGE

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the organization Of the company.
1t was largely by lessees that
the spendid producing camps of
Cripple Creek, Tonopah and Gold
field were developed. 1t was also
by lessees that the Bonanza ledge
on the Pioneer Consolidated was
first discovered, and the chances for
Pioneer again coming to the front
as a producer of h~igh-grade gold
ore, in addition to the milling ore
that is being mined, appear most
favorable al this time.
When the original lease made the
discovery of high-grade shipping ore
in the Pioneer mine, stock in the
parent company was being traded
in at sc per share. In a few weeks
time it was selling up to 40 cents
a share and subsequent sales were
made as high as soc per share.
Mr.. Caravans report on the Pho
neer property is as follows:
Mr.. w. j. Tobin,
Pres. and Mgr, The Pioneer Con-
solidated Mines Co., Pioneer, New.
Dear Sir:
AT your request l have made
an examination of your property and
herewith submit a report, together
with such recommendations as 1
deem advisable for the futher de-
velopment and economical working
of the large tonnage of good mill
ore now exposed in the different
workings.
Location: At the town of Pioneer,
in Nye County, Nevada, 2 ga miles
from the station of Pioneer, on
the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad,
which is the shipping point for all
freight and is reached by a good
road from the mine to the
station, with a uniform down grade
the entire distance. The elevation
at the collar of the shaft is 42e0
feet, being an ideal altitude For
mining the year round.
Property: Consists of IL claims,
8 of which are patented, and to-
gether with the Ophir dor form q
group; the Valley View claim is a
detached claim and lies some 1000
feet to the southeast of the main
group, which consists of the follow
ing claims: Conservative, Bi-Metal-
tic No. l, Bi-Metallic No. 2, Bi-Me'
ia lie No. 8, Ophir dor, Mutual,
Penn Mutual, Bluff, Bankers Life
and Prudential. In addition to the
above claims, the company owns
water locations lying some H.
OCO feet to the east; that are held
for the water supply for milling
and other purposes.
Equipment: The surface plant at
the main working shaft is complete
and ample for all future develop
ment work and consists of a 4O-H.
p. Fairbanks Morse gas engine with
600 feet of 3-4-inch steel cable. One
E-drill and one 8-drill lngersoll Rand
cross-compound air compressor
capable of generating 1900 feet or
free air per minute, operated by
an electric motor recently installed.
There is a large receiver at the col
lar of the shaft and the air is piped
tc all working parts of the mine.
There is a well-cOnstructed gal
frame over the main smart,
with ample head room for instal'-
ing a skip and storage bin when
There is a well-equip-
- I-1I.cc.4h chon with all npppS-
sary machine drills and tools for h
present force of men. A short dis
lance from the shaft there is a
well-equipped assay office, with both
and disc electric-driven crush
ers for grinding the samples from
both the mine and mill.
Mill Equipment: Storage bins, one
Tin. X Gin. Blake jaw crusher, 2
self-feeders, 1O-stamp bat
terry, 1O50-lb. stamps, amalgamatnS
plates, followed by Pierce amalga-
nators; 5-foot Huntington mill,
used as secondary crusher, with
matchmaking plates. A complete
teaching plant for the treatment OF
sands by cyanide. The mill-site is
an ideal location and is SO con
structed that the ore passes through
by gravity.
In addition to the above equip
ment the company maintains and
operates a pumping plant, the me-
chanical equipment OF which IS one
1!-H. p. Alamo gas engine, driving
A Triplex pump of sufficient size to
furnish water for all purposes, the
delivery being made to the mine
and mill through a 3-inch standard
pipe 10000 feet long.
Geology: The property is located
in a wide mineral zone on the east
.rn slope of the Grapevine noun
tains and is in the same minero
eat made famous by the great
reduction of such districts as To