The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-10-15
M|NERYArTUNGSTEN
TO DEVEPOP Mine

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The Ninerva-Tungstsn Corporation.
Of near shoshone. In this state. viii DO
the assessment work on their extensive
property, scording to the latest infor-
nation reaching local mining circlss-
SssaAy shipments of Tungsten con-
cs.trasss were made from this proper
IN. over . year ago. under the active
MANAGEMENT Of the late Oscar A Knox
who died In Phoebe last spring.
These concentrated. which contained
an average Of over sixty per cent Tun-
gstic acid. in scheeiite form. were ship
ped to the eastern plants Of the vanad-
ium corporation. and brought . satis-
factory return on the contract then ex-
isting with the Minerva-Tungsten com
pany. Lower prices Of Tungsten even
tualy caused the closing down OF the
mill and the cessation OF development
work on the property.
According to J. Nelson Nevius. VINO
N interested In the company. and VINO
WIN have charge Of the development
work At the mine. . price Of $l0 per
unit Of Tungstic acid content will en-
able the corporation to operate their
mill at q profit. A large tonnage OF
ore n developed for milling. Three big
iedxes traverse the acreage owned by
the company. The number One vein.
onened up on the Scheelite CHIEF claim
will average six feet In width. The
number Z vein on the Oriols IL five
feet In thickness as exposed by devel-
opmsnt work and extensive surface
trenching.
On the Everett claim the ore bear
ing dyke IL fifteen feet In width. Tne
tungsten occurs In the form OF scheei-
ita replacing the limestone and associ-
ated with calcite quarts. The scheelite
n remarkably pure enA neither the
aunber one or the nNnber two led-
- eontain, any Asrmful impurities.
Eunber three ledge contains traces OF
eoppeg but not In sppreciabls auanti-
tron the eonesntrsts - produced In
the miil-
vines a. wax startsd, talegrama
wers - 81 the Minerva -Tunssten
r>au cfkk2ea. ana to the war Indus
t,sHs hoi1f psking each II the produc-
zion ~ n9stsn was essential to the
pr00DUU "a sA0 "e@' $50
III wnalA be transported under the
Govsramsnt control OF the nation'
railroada TeleGrams they receiv'
Cd In reply stated that the productioi
of Arnesten We classod ~ m esseniA
ananstry. and further expsesssa IN
.hona. -tAat the corporation veHld auo
cSsA-m ths-vsntuesk p
Failure Of the paSsags Of tho tnngs
esu tariff bill and consequent faiiur'
IN the price Of tungsten sntailed heav'
financiai loss to the company. and NJ
relief was granted under tho provision
of the war minerals relief enactment
Bssides the tonnage Of tungsten or
available on tho property. several II
Satabae showinEs of silver ore hav
hAen opened up. Prior to the disco
very OF tungsten the property ha
besn originally located ~ q stlve
prospect information coming frol
Ely recently led to the opening up
the old shaft In the upper sector 9
the propsrty, from which. Q miner o
tha name Of Bill Hudson took out on
shipment OF silver ore. smelter return
showtng II to contain $500 In gold an
1llS ounces in silver. the shipmeI
being hauled by wagon to Milford. U
All. nearly sixteen years ago.
This silver property was original
staked In the early seventies and
that tins the town Of Shoshone boas
ed 4 population Of over 400 people, ha'
Ing I postoffice. stores. and saloon
The old townsite IL utilized by Il
Minerva-Tungsten and tho remnAn
Of the old log cabin and stone bull
inRs are mute reminder OF the ca
ly activity and prosperity OF the
camp. Tho old ditch connecting u
Chalk creek canal from Livingstt
canyon, brought water into the TOW
and the old excavations and grades
still visile, though now q pipe line
stalled by the company carries the W
ter to the camp site and milling pia
OF the corporation.
A careful sampling Of the tungst
ore veins does not show any apprecl
BILE amount OF silver. nor indeed OF q
other valuable metal except tungst
---ths highest silver assay obtain
from . number Of samples being OF
ftwo ounces 1t II apparent thereto
that other mineral veins carrying g
]. and silver traverse the extensive Pre-
erty. and the company plans to II
y0uBuly pTOopcCS auo s0sApAo eAA~ -
Il. under their control
p, Although Tungstsn II quoted In
v eastern journals 1T $3.50 per unit
contained Tungetic acid. the value
this important metal has been thor'
ghly demonstrated and those conve
ant with the situation anticipate
aprsciable advance In the price In
near future. With tungsten quoted
80 per unit. the Minerva -Tungs
corporation will be able to operate
. profit and should silver ores Of
profitable shipping grade BE- also 70,
to exist. this company should be In
TO pay future profits to to owners '
have shown such great faith In de-,
oping the property.
Aevse Pre6raa Ter the Week In Pie
ronight Friday. . Fox feature :"
Last Straw with Buck Jones and
- Sunshine Comedy. 1"Footii
Natds''
Monday evening viii b shs
the ~Shadow of Rosaline'' staring
line Hammsrstein There viii also I
Ford Weekly. starting Life
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