The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26

part of what the camp can do should
the smelters decide on larger out
put. On short notice this amount
could be doubled.
The most interesting work that is
now being carried on in the district
is at the Prince Consolidated mine,
which is the heaviest shipper in the
camp. Here immense bodies of low
grade ore have been opened up in
the upper lime shale beddings. These
orebodies have shown a width of
better than 800 feet and have been
developed for a distance of 1900
feet. From these beds shipments of
800 tons day or better can easily
be made. The FIVE beds that have
thus far been developed vary from
five to ninety feet in thickness.
DRILLS TELL STORY.
At various times the Prince COM
pany has put down drill holes from
the sixth, or 500-foot level, to ascer-
tain conditions below the water
level. In all four have been made
All have demonstrated that at
point $40 feet below there is a ten
foot bed of oxidized iron mangan-
ese ore averaging twenty-five ounces
silver and $3.50 in gold. The drill
ing in this silver zone, which was
thirty-six feet thick, was through an
iron ore which was extremely po-
rous and at point which is the ap-
prOXimate permanent water level of
the district. 1t is probable that the
rich ore in this bed is much thicker
and will be nearer thirty-six feet in
thickness, as the circulating waters
around the drill core apparently
washed out much of the values. The
small portion of the core taken out
in the greater part of the drilling in
the bed showed high silver values
but was not considered in making
the estimate.
At point 627 feet below the sixth
level the drills cut another bedding
which showed a pure blackjack OF
zinc blende, the assay showing &c
per cent zinc. This bed Is eleven
, feet in thickness and contains nc
values in other metals. This is bu
short distance above the quartzite
} in which the assures should show
greater richness.
: Recently the company authorized
> the sinking of the new vertical shat
> an additional 500 feet which will
3 take it through the first bedding
| The shaft is down 400 feet, or with
5 in 100 feet of the sixth level, just be
g low which water is found. AS tn
9 first 100 feet Of work will be dry
t is being rapidly pushed ahead Will
C the pumps and other machinery ar
being installed. The shaft is dou
e ble-compartment affair, the workin
: compartment being four and hal
e feet by five feet, containing a sell
n dumping skip of two and quartz
e tons capacity. The other compar
n ment is five by five and half fee
n and contains manway, air an
IS water pipes.
k The work of reaching the waite
1t level is expected to take about thi
e ty-five days By that time all tt
1t equipment, which has been ordere
and much of which is now on tt
or ground, will be installed. 1t is e
1t pected that the first objective wi
al be reached in about five months.
v is the intention to drive to the silv'
in zone, which will give a depth
Id about 900 feet in the shaft, cut
IN station and explore this orebod
ne Then the shaft will be sent dow
hit through the zinc bed and into Il
lp uuartzite, where the assures, whi
en- are the main source Of the entl
,e, naturalization, will be explored.
is in these assures that ore W
doubtless be found that will dup
re cate the early production of t
lis camp. The drill holes show bo
he beds have a width of 800 feet, a
,ly il they conform to the beds dev