The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-18
Tracing Source
of Ore Bodies

The work of the organization known
as the Phoebe Mines Company furnish
es a concrete working illustration OF
the application of sound principles 70
the business of mining. The purpose
of the company is the finding, If possi-
BILE. the source of the ore which has
already been developed in the tunnels
on their property, and this source Is
being traced with patient labor with
the hope of finding ore similar to the
rich discoveries and production from
other parts of the Phoebe mining DIS
The total value of the ore produced
in the Phoebe mining district Is not
known and may never be known with
accuracy. since the records, If, indeed
records were ever kept, have long
since disappeared. The production of
two Of me mn bV tbe records &c Of
the San Francisco stock exchange, bull
lion tax payments and old company re :
ports, which prove the production OF
over $4,000, 900 The Phoebe Mines
Company is engaged in an effort to
find another similarly rich mine in the
same territory, with the general geo
| logical conditions favorable to ore dep
| osition.
An acreage of ore is already devel-
| oped. The unusual term OF acreage as
| applied to local ore bodies, is used be-
| cause this ore occurs in blanket veins
and is exposed in the widely separated
| exploratory openings oyer territory
| aDDfONlhdllUS iVo dNiSS' nv .ii"i ~
| ing of this ore is expected by the man
| ager H. NJ LanSdOwne, to produce sur
| feient money to defray all the costs OF
operation; to return to the stockho "a,
ers the initial investment required fol
| prospecting and the development OF
the present ore bodies. and in addition
to furnish the funds for future deVel
| opment of ore and exploration Of th'
! sources of the ore. This opinion !!
| backed by the written reports of engi
neers of interstate and national repu
l. .tt,tn n
value and by the, observation of tn
facts recorded in the daily work.
The work has been m carried aion'
quietly and efficiently The property
bunkhouse, complete blacksmith sho
and garage, one forty y,horsepoWe e
FairbanksM Morse hoist and one TWEEN
ty-f horsepower Alamo hoist. an
two Chicago Pneumatic Tool Compan
air ~compressors-one 10 by 10 belt
driven and one by IA straightlin'
oil.driven. hotpiate ignltion tne; ntroc
! has been worked out with the South
ern Nevada Milling and Leasing Com
, pany permitting a decided saving I
be effected in marketing the ores b
concentration and cyanidation in tn
} newly built mill. The ore is not a
, easy one to mill. One plant. the Ha
: Moon mill. operated in 1891, proved
failure on a similar ore. but the recer
successful operation of the Souther
| Nevada plant on ores from the Plocf
, | Mines Company demonstrates the al
| vancement of the milling art ana PEI
{ mits this same character of ore TO |
!, now profitably handled.
. The construction and onaration
the mill is under the supervision (
the superintendent. r.. ~. Shaw. viii
: the work at the mine is directed by
g O. Budd The, mine boarding hous
conducted by Mrs. $. H.. Babbitt.
: worthy of more than passing. praise
( The venture as outlined by Mr.. Ian
!. downe is one which appeals to Il
\ mining man, and il the same busine
! principles be followed rigidly IN Il
> future as they have been applied
the past the result of the venture W
! be beneficial to this district and to q
organization, regardless of the size
the ultimate reward.