The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-28
VIRGINIA LOUISE MINE
INCREASING TONNAGE

An Increased tonnage OF ore was
sent forward to the Salt Lake smelters
by the Virginia Louise Mining Com
pany last week. The new high price
level of silver adds to the profit .le-
rived from the heavy ore shipments
and the mine In responding nicely to
the increased demands for tonnage.
L. G. Gillett. who recently took over
the active management of the Virginia
Louise mine. succeeding r. T. Walker.
now has everything working smoothly
around the property and anticipates in
creasing the already heavy movement
Of ore to market in spite Of the car
shortage and winter weather.
The principal. tonnage Of shipping
ore Is coming from the second level.
The Davidson orebody. which is tribu-
tary to this level. is supplying a nice
grade of nuxing ore and DEVELOPMENT
headings run to deter mine the extent
Of this orebody are still in ore
This important orebody was first
struck on the Davidson claim and r. T.
Walker over year ago prophesied
that the extension of the ore bedding
then discovered would produce an i'm
mense tonnage In the future and the
results today fully justify his good
judgment
Describing the initial work in this
territory. Mr.. Walker wrote as follows:
The most important event during
the current period Of operations has
been the recent discovery Of a new ore.
body of large size and considerabl
promise. This orebody was first struck
a year ago in the adjoining Davidson
rIa trn hal 90 = nat l.
dated Mining and Smelling Company.
but 1t proved impossible to trace /.
thence into the Virginia Louise ground
at that time. Tor the reason that close
to the common boundary of the two
properties the orebody was interrupted
by q strong fault Of unknown dis
placement. In the absence of positive
evidence as to the identity Of this ore.
body 1t was at first supposed to be the
faulted extension of one of the previ-
ously known orebodies. but later inves-
tigation fthe geological structure led
to the conclusion that 1t was an en-
tirely new orebody, never previously
encountered in the Virginia Louise
ground, and that it would be found by
development work In a certain direc.
tion. The accuracy of this hypothesis
was established when the orebody was
struck two weeks ago. Its thickness
Is not yet known, as the hanging wall
has not been struck, but exceeds twen-
ty-three feet. while the ore is of an ex-
cellent grade. carrying a high basic
excess and satisfactory values in sill
yer and lead.
while 1t will be impossible to make
q definite appraisal or the value of
this orebody until further development
work has been accomplished, a, tenta-
tive estimate, based on the results Of
mining In the adjoining claim, where
this orebody has for some time been
contributing large proportion of the
current production of the Prince mine,
leads to the conclusion that it will in :
crease previous estimates of the vir.
ginia Louise ore reserves by between
rs and 30 per cent, and the quality of
the ore Will equal or surpass that OF
any previously known orebody."
smaller tonnage Is also being
mined on the fourth level and a new
stope opened up last week materially
adds to the ore reserves already ex-
posed on this level.
Active development work is being
prosecuted on the fourth level and
Manager Gillett expects to have some
interesting news for the local stock
holders during the coming month.
About twenty-five miners are EN-.
ployed underground and the mine i:
the scene Of great activity, which will
doubtless be increased in the near fu
ture. favored by the nice grade of thu
product being produced and the higl
price realized for silver at this time.
Mr. Gillett is to be complimented OF
the showing he has made since accept
ing the active management of th'
property, and assuredly present condi
tions indicate the early fulfllment o
every promise made by the conserva
tive directorate Of the Virginia Louis
Mining Company.