The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-31

dy of ore was opened up duning the
year, but owing to the low silver
1t cannot be profitably min
ed under prevailing conditions.
The Phoebe Bristol has resumed
operations recently. but will confine
itself to development work pending
more favorable shipping conditions
The Home Run property has
been idle this year. but extensive
next year.
Big things are expected shortly
from the re-organzed Nevada Silver
Horn Mining Company, owner of the
Horn Silver Mines, six miles north
of the Jackrabbit railroad terminal
Weir brothers of New York, have
underwritten a large block of the
stock, and the initial shipment of
machinery is now on the way. Plans
as outlined provide for cyanide
treatment of the ore at the mine
thus eliminating heavy transporta.
ton charges and treatment on the
waste.
The Lake Valley Mines Company,
operating on Patterson Mountain
fifty miles north Of Phoebe, shipped
iome good silver ore during the
year, but we're forced to suspend
work on account of financial revers-
es. The gold property Of the Allan
Ia Home was idle during the year,
but should the McFadden bill get
by Congress, this property should
doubtless get into the producing
| class shortly thereafter.
An attempt was made in the fal
to resume operations in an old min
ing district In the northeastern cor
ner of the county, but conditions II
the money market made it impossibl
to procure the necessary funds. Th'
Fay district has been practically idl,
during the entire year, but that wa
to be expected in gold district.
4 Interesting developments hav,
been reported In these columns from
time to time in the Comet district
Rich silver ore has been shippe,
from the group Of claims owned b.
the Stella company, and some YER
Il good prospects are being develope
by the Hybla Mining Company.
The Tungsten-Comet property ha
recently had thorough examinatio
, by competent engineer, and by cor
, fining development work to silver
! lead, instead Of tungsten values, wi
probably get better results ne,
, year
New blood has been injected
the last few months into the ol
3 Freiberg district, rs miles west
8 Phoebe, and the new company, o.
), Grating from Tonopah headquarters
: has chosen promising field for 1
: endeavors. About thirty miles d,
= west Of Phoebe, good ore has recen
d ly been struck on the Lucky Tom
n the Indian district.
II In the Pahranagat Lake distri'
: On Irish Mountain, development
u the newly icorporated Silver Pri
Is Company, has given such promi
u of silver in payable quantities th
N the campaign Is almost sure to !
IL suit profitably during the CONT
r year.
A serious setback was given to t
lead industry Of the county when,
20 year ago, the abandonment of
Las Vegas and Tonopah railroad p
vented further shipments from
:, big Groom mine; but developmt
~ work is being continued there, a
NC as soon as sufficient tonnage
~ blocked out 1t is practically cert
w that some scheme will be devi'
eu for marketing the ore.
! There has been an increased
~ mand for infuserial earth within
- past few months, SO shipments
!. that material will probably be res,
:. ed soon from the vicinity Of Pana
:. Vague rumors have been heard Of
!. immense deposit Of sodium nitr
II somewhere within the county, wh
Is to be opened up next year.
Of Last but not least, ]. G. Riord
op- OF Sunnyside, has given an oil d
ac- ing lease on a section of his c
ase Valley land, partly in White P
Ing and partly in Lincoln county, to
tn Carthy and Geoghegan, of Salt L
ass City. In a recent interview, rep
ed in the White Pine News, Mr..
md Carthy, a prominent Salt Lake at
on ney, said he had every reason to
md lieve that the leased lands are an
,ra- the most valuable In the ives
on section Of the country. Further
thu animation is to be made by q a
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