The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
JACKRABBIT DISTRICT IS
PRODUCING BIG TONNAGE

The old Day mine acquired bv the
Black Metal Mines. Inc, In March.
1919. from the Uvada Copper Mining
Company. after negotiations extending
over period OF about q year. is now
producing seventy-fve tons OF IRON
manganese fiuxing ore. carrying an av-
erage of between twelve and fifteen
ounces of silver to the ton The last
settlement sheet from the American
Smelling and Refining Company DEM
onstrated the fine profit derived from
this ore. Four cars brought a net
smelter return of s2.402.l2, the analy-
sis showing SO per cent of>combined
iron, manganese and lime, with but
Ia per cent of insoluble content. The
silver content averaged i2.5 ounces and
the treatment charge was S13O, the
ore being shipped on favorable long
term contract.
The new equipment recently installed
at the mine. which consisted Of .
sixty horsepower Fairbanks Morse gas
oline engine and q 325 cubic foot Sui
livan air compressor. ia now respond
ing splendidly and enabling the man.
agement with a reasonable sized crew
to easily maintain the expected in
L
more economically bring the ore out
of the shaft loading pockets is now in
operation and a long train Of up-to-
date one-ton cars Is being hauled out
by horses quickly and cheaply.
Ore Is being mined on four principal
levels In the mine and every face
shows an improved grade with deveI-
opment work. There IL a larger tom
| ~ IN ua of In oirtnk
in the old mines previous productive
history
The bulk Of the iron fiuxing ore is
coming from the 400 and 400 levels
and smaller tonnage from tho TOO
level. On the 800 level intelligent
study and mapping of the geological
conditions revealed the possibility OF
the extension of the bedding planes
from the enriched area adjacent to tho
old 325 level bonanza through which
the shaft passed to connect with the
main Day tunnel. and prosecution Of
the development plan soon demonstrat-
ed large body of good ore In this
section of the mine.
On the 400 level twelve-foot bed
of ore has been opened up carrying
an average OF over twelve ounces In
, silver with enriched areas. This ore
, made Off from the old mill hole. which
produced, in it's pipelike ramifcations,
a large tonnage Of silver-lead carbon
ate ore. and 1t Is from this same mill
hole that these lower grade beds OF
silver-iron- manganese ore connect cor.
relative to the strong. .cgoss assure and
mineral btaring tchannela@@rs
At the present time raise 10 beins
run to connect up with this newly de-
: veloped ore bedding. which Is bearing
off to the east and daily adding to this
ore contained In territory Of this por.
tion of the mine.
a On the 900 level a favorable SHOWING
a of silver copper ore is being deve1.
oped close to what Is known as the
May Day assure. A carload Of thii
: ore, assaying an average of twenty.
five ounces in silver with per CEN
copper per ton, is expected to be mar
i. keted shortly.
= Visitors to the mine who are famil
lar with this grand old producer return
enthusiastic as to its present condition
' and the heavy movement OF ore ove
4 the Phoebe Pacific railroad is the bes
justification of their optimistic views
To the north of the Jackrabbit ter
Q, minal lies the Ida May mine. owned b.
& the e. and F. Mining Company, an
$. which is at present under lease to Ar
thur Murphy This property is
$ steady shipper of silver-copper orr
b over 500 tons having been dispatche
ie to the smelters during the last 81
months
:, The ore, which is being followed
=. mnerlike fashion by an incline shat
"a occurs along the intersections Of fl
sures in the limestone and makes bac
from these assures into the permeab
st lime beds. The lower orebodies
Is present being mined below the old tul
e. mel level are similar in metal contel
and grade to the bodies shipped fro
the upper levels of the mine. Rece
IL assays from the ore as exposed In Il
St lowest workings give from six to A
st. teen ounces in silver and per ce
"a copper.
Plans are at present under conside
alton to install the recently purchas'
I'm equipment and thus insure more &C
RS. nomical handling Of the ore and pr
er, mote the development of the proper
lin to a greater depth.
Increased activity Is now evident
80 the Bristol district. tributary to Jac
rabbit an increased tonnage of coppe
on silver ore being daily received at Il
'en terminal bins at Jackrabbit. This o
oi' is being mainly produced by lease
a" from the dumps and superficial wor
oA' ings of the old Bristol mines. and VIII
III plans at present being considered ful
ie' mature still greater tonnage will
mined from the lower workings, whi
III are far from being worked out.
es- rho IaoLrohh,t d;s,r,ot a. ot \
present time certainly responding W,
~ to intelligent development work. Al
I,v encouraged by good metal prices shou
IN continue and correspondingly increa
tho it's already substantial shipments
rhe oie " ''ie s'all -a 111no ~ ~'lieI'el'.
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