The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-21
GREAT ACTIVITY AT THE
PRINCE CONSOLIDATED

inc rrince SonsoiioAteo mine Is the
scene of great activity lately. the re
cent advance in the price of the stock
being . just reflection Of Tie local be-
lief that the new development work
now being undertaken will add a long
life to this wonderful mine and that
the past substantial dividends Of this
company will be far eclipsei by ru-
ture disbursements. At the present
time only one shift Of six miners Is
employed In the sinking of the vertical
shaft, which IL carried on absolutely
independent Of the operation OF the
mine as II concerns the production of
ore. The usual tonnage Is being mined
and hoisted through the vertical shaft
and dispatched to the smelters. the car
shortage being the only factor thar
holds down the production. This con.
dition Is. however. only Temporary and
is expected to be relieved shortly.
An auxiliary hoist operating on the
third level takes care of the waste
broken In the shaft work ana this
waste Is hoisted and dumped into a
capacious pocket provided at the third
level, absolutely independent of tho
large ore pocket which serves as stor-
age for the shipping ore. thus causing
the minimum amount Of interference
with the usual mine operation. At
convenient times the waste pocket is
drawn and the material hoisted to the
surface. 1t il the intention Of the
management to put on three shifts. a
crew Of fifteen men. within the next
few days and from then on progress
will be rapid.
The bottom Of the old incline work.
ing shaft. through which wonderful
tonnage Of ore has been handled in the
past, Is still . hundred feet Of vertical
depth below the present working face
of the new vertical shaft. Thus it will
require one hundred feet ot sinking to
be completed before virgin territory is
entered. Still another forty feet of
ground will have to be pierced befor e
the permanent water level will be
reached and the sulphide zono encoun-
tered.
The new shaft will have two COM
partments. one being four feet six
inches by five feet In the clear and
containing self-dumping skip of two
and one-half tons pacacity. The Other
rompaI tment Is Ave feet by five and
for manway, air and water pipes.
The nrst bedding of ore which has
been demonstrated by a series Of drill
holes shows q thickness of ten feet
The work has shown a width of three
hundred feet. and II the bedding con-
forms to that already developed In the
lime beddings of the property 1t is If
teen hundred feet long. At . vel tical
depth Of three hundred feet below this
bedding II the zinc orebody, which Is
eleven feet thick and has probably the
same lateral dimensions.
The new equipment, which consists
Of two 2O0-horsepower Sterling boilers
and the necessary adjuncts to ths
same. has arrived on the ground and Il
being installed. 1t is anticipated b!
Superintendent ]. H. Hedges that al
this equipment will be ready to run b.
the time the shaft reaches the per
manent water level. a matter of prob
ably Ave weeks. provided no unforseel
circumstances Interfere with the we'll
planned program.
The Prince Consolidated Minini
Company is being managed by minin,
men imbued with that proper admix
ture Of conservatism and enterprise
which absolutely assures its contin
ued financial success.