The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-01-16
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Grating a lease on the second level of
the Buckskin National, in the Ma
tional district in Humboldt county,
have made a shipment of exceedingly
rich ore, some of which is said to
assay $50 a pound. The material was
taken from a vein of good size, which
also contains excellent milling ore.
The National mine, which made a big
production of high-grade ore several
years ago, is also being worked by
~lessees and it is said that rich ore is
being mined.
Ore shipments from mines in the
vicinity of Battle Mountain have been
reduced owing to heavy snow storms.
A carload of timber has been received
for use in the station at the 120-foot
level of the Copper Canyon mine.
The total value of gold, silver. lead
and zinc produced in Nevada during
1917 is given as s54.424,5s0, according
to the report Of the director Of the
mint for the fiscal year ended June 80.
This is an increase of s4.47S,156 over
the previous year.
The Panama Canal Mining Com
pany, operating in Ormsby county,
recently shipped a 50-ton carload of
silver ore to the smelter and, owing
to road conditions, no further ship
ments will be attempted during the
winter, although the development at
the mine will continue. In the spring
it is proposed to unwater the lower
levels and sink the shaft to greater
depth.
A large amount of work has been
done in the Virginia Louise mine at
Phoebe since operations were resumed
in July, according to a report issued
by the company. New equipment has
been installed. two stations have been
cut, and development work has re
suited in a production of 95 carloads
of ore being shipped to the smelter.
What is believed to be the most valu-
able ore body discovered in the mine
was opened a short time ago in a
crosscut which had been driven in
ore for % feet without exposing the
hanging wall of the vein. The com
pany was compelled to suspend ore
shipments during the height of the
epidemic.
Eleven mines in Nevada shipped,
during the first six months of 1918,
more than 1900 gross tons of man
ganese ore containing from 10 to SO
per cent o more of manganese. and
10000 tons containing from 10 to 35
per cent, according to a report of the
United States Geological Survey.
Ore of shipping grade is reported
in all upper workings of the Wolver-
inc and Quartz Hill copper mines, in
the Harmony range east of Winnie
mucca. An adit being driven to cut
a large vein opened On the surface
has exposed a number of small veins
and it is expected the main vein will
be encountered in a short time.
1t is said that the Cherry Creek
Mining Company is planning to re-
sumo work on a large scale on the
old North Mountain and Mary Ann
mines, which produced heavily ten
years ago when the price of silver
vas low. Large bodies of low-grade
ore are said to be exposed in these
mines.
Thomas Major of Atascadera, CAL,
recently purchased from ]. E. Bissell
mining property owned by the latter
in the Golconda district. Mr.. Major
will install an air compressor for
power drills and develop the claims,
from which a number of shipments
of lead-silver ore have been made.
]. w. Walker of Cherry Creek has
taken a bond and lease on the Old
Exchequer mine, two and one-half
miles north of Cherry Greek. New
York men are interested with him.
Many years ago the E%xchequer is said
to have made a production of $3,000,-
900 in silver ore. The mine is owned
by heirs of the Cannon estate in Salt
Lake City.
The White Pine Copper Company
has been incorporated in this State
to work a copper property north of
Ray siding, on the Nevada Northern
railroad. George t. Hansen, general
manager for the company, states that
the claims to be developed by the
company have been mined through an
adit and crosscuts. and that a vein
from eight to twelve feet wide, and
yielding good assays in copper and
silver. has been opened at a depth of
200 feet. The company is we'll enu;n-