The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-24
MOST IMPORTANT STRIKE
IN YEARS IN BIG FIVE ELEASE

One Of the biggest strikes ee this
district In recent years vas maAs Iase
week on the Big Five lease. rsesoely
acquired by Charles stindt and "a r.
ponohue from w. H. Pitts. W. n. CAris.
itan. Ed Deck. w. q Carman ana CT
Thomas. The extent Of the ore has
not been fully detsrminsd. but inaiea.
ttons are that the volume will increase
as the work progrssses. Already sew
eral cars are In sight.
II Is evident that the two large
veins In which the important nnA was
made are running out to meet the maia
assure which brings up the ore. A.
they approach they combine late eae
large vein with . width Of ssvarsl
feet. Appearances are that In follow
Ing this vein up to what 10 known -
the old assure. which runs eaee aaA
west. wonderfully rich beds Of ore WI
be laid bare by the faulting. Dy, drift
Ing from the main incline shaft ee 3oe
feet numerous stringsrs have beea
picked up. which run directly toward
the main vein. All Of thsse fss1ses
have opened up ~ they nSareA the
main vein. reaching toward The east
and west assure.
Il S000O8S
the vertical shaft on the olA ease anA
west assure with the incline sAaet,
through which the ore 10 now showing.
The workmen are In Sounding Aip.
tance and are expected TO break
through At any time. Operatioas
through the two shafts will substaa.
TALLY increase the present rate ee q.
velopment. Only one shift has bees @
L hnut ~Ahn
was put on.
Assays on ore recently taken frsa
this property have given . good ship.
ping average and . picked sample a..
sayed area ounces In silver per tn.
The high-grade galsna recently sx.
posed in the recent strike sAovlA
equal the average Of the sorted ere
which was shipped . short time aso.
This average was elss per toa ns<
smelter valuation. Associated with tho
richer streak II two feet Of niilAng
ore. which in addition to the ethse n.
Iposures OF developed low-gra1e ere
brings up the question Of milling faeal-
tiles. plans for which the manasSmsss
now has under consideration.
Work has been done near this miae
1T various times. At distance Of -
yards below the main working shaSs
. over $3.ooo.o00 was taken from one
hole. Still closer. ct . depth oe lpss
than one hundred feet. e1oo.oee was
taken. There are other excelleat ~.
amples which prove the possibititiee e1
the new mine. In al dirsctioas tests
have been made. The result of eaeA Il
1promialng for ths locallfy. Tha $3.50
, hssure which crosses the lease =
! thought to be the same frem whieA IL
Virginia Louise 10 sxtrac3ing % much
good ore. The Virginia Louise psoper-
ty lies In the same course. The prin-
, cipal part Of the ore they are now
mining Is found In fAulted beds ok
great width. Similar formations are
n thought to be located In the Big nive
i zone. Near the foot OF the hill below
: this lease such deposits were found IN
( the old mines. It II natural. since ind
ing them on either side, that they are
4 located through the Stindt and Dono-
q lhue holdings. II this conclusion 10 COR
n rect they are only beginning to real
~ ixe the immense wealth Of this prop
. erty.
4 The method Of extracting this ore Il
simple and inexpensive. At present Il
v IL hoisted 160 feet by cable through tn
(. incline shaft. Az soon ~ the verticA
ID shaft Is completed quite = portion d
= the ore will be hoisted from depth .
10 10 feet. Apparently the main ore
A body travels in line most convenien
II. to this shaft. The mine 10 about . mil
e. and half from the depot. Being
III down grade all the way 0iminishe
IL considerably the usual expense Of haul
e. ing. About twenty-five tons Of q
at lhigh-grade ore are now In the bin N
We the owners are arranging to speed Y
production this week. II 10 their intel
or tion to ship at least nfty tons wssl
or. The work on the lease was con
as menced March 16 Of this year and ha
progressed steadily since. The ar
discovery Of ore was made about Apl
10. when . capping was passed throul
in the main working shaft. which q
hibited important naturalization. 81
- first rock encountered which carri,
- considerable value was associatsd WI
the Gaping. The assays on this o
gave 80 in gold. nine ounces In stlv
20 and per cent lead. Later the high
AZ grade galena was found beneath. q
rs capping. Since then many min
rs strikes have been made. but mol
ith which made such splendid showing
ice the last.
Dr. The work is ably supervised by
nd 2. Bright. who Is an experienced leas
and operator. He possesses Droctic
lily knowledge Of geological conditions al
the formations in this field. His snthusia
in tic and logical opinion fairly illu
de- trates the value Of the new work.
ar belief, which Is based on close obssrv
tion Of the work since it's beginning.
inc that the discovery Ii the most impol
ear ant OF any in recent years.
The history of this mine has b
ro- varied and interesting. Up until I
time the present owners took 1t ov
no real efforts were made to devel
rex the property. Only . few month1. .
the an expert engineer passed favorably
ted the holdings, while later another
clined its possibilities. Tho judgme
800 of the old-time prospector has alwa
$50 been optimistic.
400 l----.--.------- l----.---