The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-03

Owen Walker and Nike Kinsella,
leasing ON the Great Eastern Nine
owned by the Bristol Silver Mines
company. received the control assay |
on their initial car this week. The |
shipment carried 22.8 ounces In sill |
YER; 65 per cent copper: SIS per cent
iron; S.4 per cent insoluble and oven
80 per cent In lime. making q de-
sirabis product which should bring
a good return.
8. T. Campbell and ]. F. Smith
will soon ship their fourth lot from
their Bristol leases. They are now
operating ON the vesuvius mine. and
are taking out good grade of riuxing
ore. This mine Is now part OF the
property Of the Bristol company and
has been credited with a big pro-
duction In the past.
The Fairview lease. operated by
Pat Devlin and sons and district at
torney A. L. Scott. shipped the first
car this week through the agency. Of
the Phoebe assay office. The princip-
al value In the ore is lead in the
form of carbonate. which carries n
small silver content. Uness favored
by higher lead market, lower op-
Grating and transportation costs it is
expected to discontinue the work
during the winter months.
The Burke lease has another car
OF silver lead ore in the bins, ready
TO market and the owners are 10 $
engaged In sinking their main tnciin-
shaft. Yesteday the ore in the snfl,
widened, which II ENCOURAGING "a
the leasers, as they expected to s.rik
an ore body at the Intersection. ol
tie main flssure which should cross
the shaft at about the depth now at
tanned
The Currency lease. under the &C
tive direction of Carter Hames, will
soon be in the producing class. Fol
the past three months force of mel
; have been employed In mucking ou
and re-timbering the winze. Thil
work Is now COMPLETED and extract
ion of ore will commence. soon.
The Black Metals mine Is produc
, ing an improved grade OF fiuxing or,
as a result of the recent strike.
satisfactory amount Of this highe
, grade ore is being mined and Is mix
ed with the run of the mine. Opera
are now being conducted with an alb
sence Of labor troubles, and taking Il
) to account the increased production
( the mine should operate at a goo
profit.
. The Bristol Silver mines cOmpan
g. v. Gilmer, superintendent. shipI
ed five cars of ore last week Tn
|, ore is Of greatly improved metal con
tent carrying a high percentage Q
: lead with corresponding silver con
g tent. All operations are now on
days pay basis the old contract ha,
ing expired.
The Lee Mathews lease on tn
I Meadow Valley dumps is engaged |
hauling their 26h lot for shipmen
The reduction on the smelling rats
j. on silicious ore handled through I'll
agency Of the Phoebe assay Office
stimulating this activity, and a nun
ber Of other silicious producing pr
n rerties are being considered by loc
o operators.
2 A large amount Of assessme
IS work is being done on mining clair
r in the Phoebe district. Despite Il
v. stagnation Of the mining industr
n 1t Is evident that but few unpaten,
/, claims of value will be permitted
!, change ownership this year. IL
" condition reflects the great confide
" ce held locally In the future Of t
Phoebe district which is today one
,g the most active in the state OF \
ltI vada.