The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-06
VIRGINIA LOUISE STRIKES
GOOD ORE ON FIFTH LEVEL

Last week the long development
drift being run on the fifth level of the
Virginia Louise mine and the raise to
the fourth level both broke into good
grade shipping ore. this ore being
continuation of what Is known as the
twenty-foot bed. from which. in the
area adjacent to the fourth level a
large tonnage of good grade fiuxing
ore has been mined. Portions OF this
bed assay IL ounces in silver and los
per cent lead. and although on the av-
erage the orebed contains a higher in
soluble content. the proper admixture
with the lower grade iron-manganese
beds adds materially to the value of
the increased ore shipments being
made to the Salt Lake smelters under
favorable long-term contract at this
time
The striking of this fine bed at about
the point at which Superintendent L.
g. Gillett anticipated It is exceedingly
gratifying, proving up. as 1t does. a
larger amount of additional orebearing
territory and adding to the ore re-
serves already exposed in this section
of the mine.
General mine conditions underground
In the Virginia Louise can certainly be
described as excellent. All the more
important headings are in ore. and this
new ore is of good shipping grade.
Besides the recently discovered ore
bed on the fifth level. the development
drift on the second level continues in
shipping ore. the extension of the pro-
life Davidson bed. from which is de-
rived the bulk of the present shipping
ore. This bed is the continuation of
the Davidson orebed originally discov-
cred within the confines Of the David
son claim, owned by the Prince Con-
solidated Mining and Smelling Com
pany, and the second level drift run by
the Virginia Louise company parallels
the Prince side line. Machines oper-
ated by their miners can be plainly
heard running in their adjoining terri
tory. where they also are engaged In
developing this immense orebody.
The work recently done on the first
level crosscut, from which drifts are
being run north and south along the
Great Western fault fissure, is at an
interesting stage and the high-grade
argentiferous galena streak still per-
sists In the assure, which at the pres
ent time Is in ore the. full width of
both drifts. Samples of the muck as
trammed run from to per cent in
lead content, with correspondingly
good silver values.
The new orebin was completed last
week and Is now In operation. This
substantial structure, which was de-
: signed and constructed by Contractor
Henry Bowling, will more than treble
the present bin capacity and will be
an immense aid in maintaining pro-
duction when railroad car shortages
exist.
An average of approximately 67E
tons Of ore per week has been sent for.
ward to the Salt Lake smelters lately
and the mine Is now in position tt
increase this tonnage In the near fu
ture, as the working headings open VI
new shipping areas and permit of the
utilization of the improved shrinkag'
system of mining developed and uset
by Superintendent Gillett.
Should the present ecellent condi
tions persist at this property the Vir
ginia Louise will shortly join it's sue
cessful neighbor, the Prince Consoli
dated. in the list Of dividend-payin,
mines of the Phoebe district.