The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25

liam H. Pitts. Walter NJ. Christian,
Ed Deck, william Carman and Cy '
Thomas. operating on the property i
of the Nevada Volcano Mining Com. :
pany near the Stindt and Donohue
lease, struck the ore Tuesday In the
shaft at q depth Of fifty feet.
This strike shows that the ricn |,
orebody first opened in the Stindt
and Donohue lease must have
length of 100 feet. at least. How
much greater it will prove to be can
only be known with the progress OF
development.
What a difference a few short
weeks has made In the appearance
of that ridge! From the peaceful
stiffness Of the desert and the quiet
sounds Of desert life, in which the
soft flutter aof a bird would seem a
noise, It has awakened to the harsh
activities of excited men. And In the
picture Of the strike the neutral col
ors of the desert now contrast with
the brighter timbers piled along the
road and being fashioned into
structures to speed the ore. The au-
tomobiles parked among the cedars.
while seeming out OF place. are a
part Of the picture of the strike. The |
mentor the ore cannot wait for the |
engines which are being placed and
are on the road-are silhouetted
with the headf-ames arising against
the sky. Scattered around are the
mining accessories, wheelbarrows
moving over the plank runways. lev
elling the ground and extending
dumps Of waste and secOnd-class
ores, and there Is the improvised
open blacksmith shop with the busy
smith and his two helpers. The un-
packed boxes, tanks, rails and min
ing tools mark stations for the
swiftly moving men. And in the
foreground of the picture are the
orebins with their cleaning piles
awaiting the freight outfits.
Camping Contains High Gold Values
The work on the Big Five lease
was started March 16 and has pro-
crossed rapidly. The ore was indi-
Gated Sunday wnen a Gaping was
passed. through and which showed
heavy naturalization. Monday the
shaft was continued in better grade
of rock and Tuesday the shaft open
ed the richer ore. The first rock
struck which carried values OF i'm
portance was the Gaping, which was
assayed and found to contain SlO IN
gold and nine ounces in silver ana
per cent lead. Then the higher
grade galena ore was found. A rep
resentative of the Record visited the
shaft and went below to see the ore
IN Mace. The entire bottom Is II
ore of excellent appearance, ana ii
which the shaft has been sunk Tor
distance of three feet 1t Is too earl:
to describe the size, because no wal
Is visible. 1t is not known now oil
the orebody will be, but 1t is plain Z
he seen that the body Is the sam
character of ore as Is exposed IN tn
adjoining stope and should dupilcat
the production. What extent 1t ma
have would be foolish to limit.
The strike is the more importar
s,pce II ia the result Of the courat
eous effort of local men. Who WI
not enjoy the good fortune OF 7
Thomas? Or, indeed, OF any OF u
other owners. And this work VIZ
started before the extent OF u
Stindt and Donohpe orebooy W.
known. The benefit to the dlstrl
is direct in the increase IN produ
ton and in the additional mine
employed. The stimulus 10 pro
pecting cannot be estimated put
certainly be great. With the proVli
of a large block OF ore worth MAJ
thousands of dollars all the grou'
in that territory takes on an aaa
value, and no one can DO more III
guess at the possibilities OF the co
Ing summer. 1t was pleasing ne
when word of the strike reacheo
oche.
New Manager for Stindt and Donoh
The negotiations for the purchs
~ Tho famous Stindt and Donoh
lease on q portion OF the Nevs
Volcano Mining Company's prop
Nv known also as the Harvey mi
are still under way with neither
the narties to the deal willing TO
ouoted for publication. The lmpre
ion is current in Phoebe that CT
nonsense settlement will soon
reached, as the difficulties seem
relate only to minor details.
Work at the lease Is progress
rauidly under the management
Peter Buol and under the olrec.
oeryision Of Box Robbins, otherV
known as A. j. Robbins. MI.
bins has been associated Win
Buol and Is the owner OF the "A
mine, one Of the large ",
springs properties. He mas
record Of successful operation Q
Of him. both for himself and TOR
Ing companies, and brings I;
monsense view of mining with
He took charge Of the lease Sun
rhs shaft has been straightene
o line between the stope aa
the new orebin Site. A headtr aa
has been erected and the skids
track for q skip are already IN
plscs. A small hosting engine i,,e,
rushed from Las Vegas, haule'
the mine 1t once and is now insts