The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-07-04
WELL DRILLING MACHINE
FOR THE PIOCHE VALLEY


pose OF developing water In the Pioehs
valley and has purchased from Las
vegas men standard well-drilling
machine OF large size. which will be
immediately brought to Phoebe and
after thorough overhauling q well
VIII be put down in some encouraging
part OF the vast valley. The acreage
which might be found profitable 10
vuitNate II water were developed for
ooo osor,satlen anres has been estipated at 2oo.-
stead act
J. ID. Thomson. Los Angeles oil pro-
ducer, at one time owner Of the .;eyser
ranch, was at one time Interested in a
project involving the irrigation of 30,-
boldt ranch Il Is Vasy pnssib. Al 10 the ry Man.
thousands OF acres and work toward
In,s Ths aWee1mplishment Ws x, is already started;
| men were formerly Interested and
which was subsequently divided into
smaller holdings. proved by actual re-
| cultivation of valley land IL water
| could be developed in sufficient volume
To- to serve for srrigation. That this ven-
dividual sums of money does not de-
| tract from credit that Is due to those
pioneers OF dry farming who cour-
ageously experimental in an untried
| held and who secured results and ex-
perience which will be of untold value
| W the agricuitural development of this
valley. That certain large sections of
land, embracing In the aggregate many
thousands OF acres. can be profitably
tarmed tainas az at this time has been main:
local conditions. The report OF the
United States geological survey is out
not necessary to develop water for
these sections for the good reason that
the water Is known to exist.
| The local syndicate, however, is un-
~
work than anything yet considered
While their venture In the amount OF
be spent in their work is relatively
modest. yet the results may be beyond
computation, as these men will try to
develop artesian water, which, it is
thought, exists In certain parts of the
valley. II these men are successful in
the proving OF but one single artesian
pose that the drilling OF other wells
would follow as natural consequences
, and that one successful well would be
followed by other flowing wells. each
the nucleus Of prosperous area of
cultivated land producing in steadily
tihhersa;SIinsE INC sa;I volume those products Of
, rests the welfare and happiness Of
! only one deep well is known to exist
near Phoebe. and that one was put
r down many years ago for the purpose
} Of supplying the old smelter With
ater ne present 1t was sst located near the site Of
drilled to a depth Of about 400 feet.
9 the exact depth not being known with
Ser11Iaafry %s1I IN r,ck AT about this depth the
t twenty feet of the surface, but did not
: overflow. Since that time the water
ssad about n nDssSy iosay L Eel Y fsom s
q surface. Farther up the valley and
d near the Day mine Of the Black Metal
d years ago. but work on this well was
II stopped at depth of 400 feet and be
: fore water was encountered.
= That arteSian water can be develop
o ed at Pony Springs Is known with rea
;, sonable certainty. and certain members
# or the SYNDICATE are In favor Of drilling
! then following the water down the
% valley with other. wells. That the val.
e ley is the natural drainage channel o,
i try is the belief of government official.
IL who have surveyed this section. Ar.
IS tesian flows Of water coming from
-e exist In the northern end of the vale,
W and a never-ending supply issues forti
se In the form of geysers at the Geysel
r That the venture will be sucsessfu
r seems to be certain. The syndicate ha
II estimated the cost Of complete wei
l. at $1,000. including the casing and th
moving OF the machine. One we'll II
to the Las Vegas artesian belt was drille,
r and an, eased ed and the machine moye'
Of this is an exceptional piece of work
I'd The men. making the estimate note
I'd have preferred to. include all reasona
K BILE expectation Of accident and delay
OF TO minimize the chances of delay tn
Sc well drilling machine will be put i
he good running condition before it leave
MT the machine shops of Phoebe. The frs
is well will probably be located far fror
OF repair shops and a breakage would nc
in only me mean the delay of replacing tn
IS the long trip 1t is the wish to avoi
ce this possibility that causes the over
lie hauling ;ang j in :, Phoebe and not its cond
Sie used only in putting down a total
sr- SIX dSaS wells; lis It is q standard model {
"a Drilling Machine Company and cos
mt ing when new between $4,000 an
,at sbeop be- 1t is one 1f the largest II n,
700 the Star company manufactures. Cas-
W. has been paid for the rig and it is no
a owned outright by the local syndicat
in this venture are Dr. W. w. Stocl
M ham; w. Fl. Pitts, A. A. Sherman. W.
men ana "a Garman One
In favor of taking in other men on Il
vas same basis on which the original mer
it bers were associated, and by taking
nal additional men not only gain a larg
lite working capital, but also be in
ing stronger position to acquire lands.
of rean na aTgs
in of opinion, with consequent unwield
Ugh ness of the syndicate, but this seer
his an unwarranted assumption, becau
is differences of opinion could be regi
has tered at a meeting and discussed. r
Mr. action of the syndicate could be d
of termined by a small committee exact
bile as in the case of any ordinary corpor
nse tion and no act need be delayed long
bile than necessary to obtain all the fal
ate upon which the business decision Is
be based.
Aside from the speculative possibi
line ties of profit which exist in this entt
ona prise, there Is a eommendable spirit
onu constructive effort which is appealir
al and the appeal reaches even those 7
che directly connected financially with
und Syndlcate success means much
and Lincoln county. A mine, and even
in best mine, must be considered as bel
.t ed wasting asset. cultivated area
lin- not impoverished by the shipment
ntil properly rotated crops, but on the ct
two trary 1t forms an asset Of constan
) of increasing value and the earth is h
e in tered by those men who create
ONE harvest fields by the development.
und water.
re- -
we'd FfOche Ore Shipments for the W.
the Ore shipments from Phoebe for
ON week ending July aggregated 2,
the tons, as follows:
and Prince Consolidated .s.