The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-18
COMMITTEE
REPORTS

The possibility OF starting up the |
Amalgamated Phoebe mill at No. |
shaft was discussed by the business
men OF Phoebe at constructive
meeting held "Wednesday evening in
the Office of A. l.. Scott. The report
of the committee appointed last week
to examine the mill with the view o,
ascertaining its fitness to handle car
Donate and oxidized ores was given
in detail to a large and interested
audience. Another committee was
appointed and instructed TO sample
the porphyry and quartzite ores AN
to send these samples to Salt lake
City and to Los Angeles for flotation
| tests.
r. T. Walker. manager Of the Vir-
| ginia-Louise Mining Company, gave
| a clearcut ana instructive report re-
| garding the mill. drew attention TO
! the difficulties to be overcome, ann
expressed the final conclusion that,
J in spite of many unknown factors.
| the profitable operation of the mill
seemed possible.
| r. ii. Shaw, superintendent of the
! Southern Nevada Mill and Leasing
Company, gave reely of his expert
ence both in the Southern Nevada
| and in the Yuba mills, took up ad Ii
tional difficulties, and gave his opin-
ion that the plant had merit.
| Fl. NJ. Lansdowne. prominent mine
| operator, concurred in the opinions
previously expressed.
Water Supply Said to BE Abundant
S. F. Whitney, resident manager
of the Amalgamated Phoebe Mines
and Smelters Corporation, gave au-
thoritative data regarding water sup
ply, saying that with the proper con
servation of water by the consumers
in town and with the running of the
plant in a closed circuit, there would
he sufficient water in the town sup
, ply to insure the operation of the
mill Along this line it may be add
: ed that the water department Ii
, doing good work in the development
Of more water by the cleaning ou
> of the caved places in the main
Floral spring tunnel.
r. G.. ID. Marriage, manager OF th'
Phoebe assay Office and recognized
! conservative, went on record Will
! his statement that the average valu,
5 of the ore supplied to the Yuba mil
3 during the period of it's operation ex
: | ceeded eight ounces in silver.
1 Nj. l.. Lee of the Bank of Pioch
was more concerned with the bust
$ ness details and drew forth an ex
:, preston of willingness on the part o
: the Amalgamated company, owner o
j. the mill, to favorably consider renta
u terms equal to those formerly grant
p ed to others.
ST A. L. Scott, district attorney an
q mine owner, put pertinent question
l. regarding ore supply and elicite
: trustworthy information regarding
huge tonnage reported by an eng
neer of international reputation.
H. Il. Prudential put sensibl
questions and finally suggested til
practical testing OF samples frol
~ known tonnages of ore.
- Ore Ample for Successful Operatio
j. R. Cook, father of this NOV
N ment and who has worked hard wit
h. the project, gave the facts relatii
ta = to his milling and mining experien,
Sc of the past and present He al!
Il drew the information that the b
iiss dump of leached gravel near Il
is Meadow valley summit contained
tn per cent lead and about eight ounc
ne ne in silver, and that one 30e-ton dun
s. on Treasure hill had recently be-
sampled and these samples indicat
ot silver content of about seventies
tn ounces.
I'd The excellent condition of t
Of mill, kept in repair by Mr.. Whitnt
.ly drew favorable comment from t
of committee who had examined
re- carefully.
Of The meeting was instructive a
ell entertaining, being marked wi
't TO clashing opinions between the ra
he antly optimistic and the more &C
60 servatiye members, and the pub
'p- spirited enterprise shown by
ell local miners and business men
as this matter deserves the commen'
ms tion of all in the district. as 1t Il
ted serious creative effort to construc
Dry profitable enterprise which will, II
an hoped, eventuate in a greater pr
uf perity to Phoebe and Lincoln coun
OF 1t is to be hoped that the good
for suits already accomplished will
of increased and the investigation
ion urged forward to definite accC
~ nlishmant