The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17


tAkea from Tie eoatact srehs11.s h
the yuba Ayke. whieh - epeaea - d
the Pacific tunnsl 40 lssssals soonous
ing the sane wsth ~ ela Yuha mons
now owned ~ ~ AnAlonmataG ~
ochs Mines aa1 01sltsss Csrpsensfsa
W. d. Price Il Pssehs has . ksnao =
this area and has bssn sxtraeting ers
and prosscuting the Necessary 6ovoSoo
ment work With . small toros q -
for the last sax nentha
During this time fouP earn sf ~
silver ore have besa shiposA ths ars
cariot assaying ~ follows: Cola 81
ounce; silver, SIS ouneos; IsaA ao.s.
per cent. The last tive cars shipoe&
which brought ssttbs0oat ehoch 81
ss.iss.ls. assaysd ~ follows: Cola 81
ounce; silver. s3.s eunoss: lsaA. sl.e -
cent. the average AAalysis showins,
tl.s per cent insol1hls. SIS per csns
Iron. the sulphur bsing enly Ia pa'
cent. demonstrating. boeilas tho epn
ststent metal costsat. the favessbas|
smelling analysis Of the ore shanpo
to date This ore was minsa prineii
pally from . shoot wh1ch Price ooeoe
up from the main wtnae which fbllov.
the contact bstwesn The porpnyry .
Yuba dyke an1 the QuArtnateL ~
depth Of sixty feet In th1s vluns &
drift was run aloag the esataas IN
soon gol1 values In the vsin inAieats
the probable Dresenee ct gooA ors
Later the vein wi1sne1 and argontifsr
Gus galene came n - ~ hAagsns
1Ais ersshoet has pes1nesl ever 01a.
eoe to date.
z4p old Yuba mine was heavy 30
ene9 some years age snA imnollatel.
Iahovs the tunnel the ruins sf ths esu.
pono4 eenesntratiea mn aad snolee
hatlt 70 trsAt ths yunA ssss III.
stanaa
/ oaly one oreshoet was workoA -
tensovsly in the Yuba mine. sxtsnAia
x1e0 the surface oewa T. ~ ooo-csq
leveI and from this eseshoot aaA q
meeaaion Walsh Wa lAteF founA holey
~ eeo-foot level snA IRON 80 ~
mmQ1 to the 1.Soo-foot level 4 tets
npeo1nction Of over e1,oee.oee wns naAs
e1t Ne sscond-elase eee bslng lofs 1
vEno mine. .,e s+3
A4sscond shoot el ore was 49, :
- bottom level ef tha Yuhe mlne .
Is v1rtical depth Of 1.3ee fset ffo1 -
Henf0ce. which wAs etope1 up<xara &
I - tenth level. who1 an wtek ~
1 dUoudsd OWING u 3 6uAGsn oivoa
- 80s shaft Thsapee IN 1het aAnot
vas1od In width fPeln s1sAtosn inehs
- eAght feet an& me1nen1noA n aves
%aoe length Of 1eo - uitA ~, = -
- ~ faees OF ~ 4s9e e.sDsss& HoS1
ings showing gooa vaf0AA
rhe oontinuity and .rcroonol r.. extan
Lee mlperali1atien ns ahp& - the Yub
argues we'll for tn fuGGF ! ylaiA g IN
tpsrpAyry 81 = ~ tU1v 49, - ven =
t2roHxhosk - enftrs 1psfatoty. Csa
vrr~@ogepy liteoD weeA has besn asn
! (ee erqe6tQ&lan made on this vein a
its pcselbllities Of prodnction eve
vaoove the water level sh0Uid certainl
- ureat. The old Yuba company
beeke show that ore sxtyastea ffSr
tAe Tuba mine and shipped ID IA
: LAKE smslters for treatment average
: lts ounces silver. with ~ per cent q
lead content.
. A smelling lot OF 500 tons unsorte
. nrst class ore smelted In Phoebe u
Saysd: Gold, .1S ounce: silver. 81
. ouncss; laad. 33,S Per cent.
the second class. or concentratin
lore. left In the mine win average
Iounces In silver ana 10 per cent Ia
: land about 80 per cent silica, An Aver
: age sample of the heavy base or foun
IN the lowest level Of the Yuha MIN
/; ran - follows: Gold, & ounce: siive
es.s ounce; lead lo.S per cent; coppe
Il per cent; sine. 3o.4 per cent; iro,
! 1o.s Per cent: silica, IS 5 per cent: 81
! phur, l0.s per cent. TIE character Z
this heavy base ore 10 that foam
/ throughout the porphyry ledge belo,
= water level.
|. There are without doubt large bed
: i"s Of rich ore lying unmincd ana =,
; TALLY Developed In the Yuba and q
! joining areas aAa Il - to be opea ~
!. mining men. encouraged ana interests
;. by the many remarkable showings b
ing made BY leassrs In the upper lsvs
OF the various properties, viii shertl
Do induced to explore this territory IN
y provide proper equipment for sxtensiy