The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-27
HYBLA COMPANY STRIKES
ORE in STELLA TUNNEL.

AAse week the Hybla Nining Con-.
pany OF Nevada, operating a favor.hl.
lease on the lower sector Of the prop-
erty Of the stella Mines compauv .
local organization. broke into ore 4,
the crosscut at the sx'reme end OF the
OLD Mark Church tunnel, which was
supposed BY the old-timera to have f,,-
lowed the assure At dsptn.
This discovery adds permansncy II
the operations being conductsd by TIA
Hyoia company. pro ytaS I'd, an Il Jo.s.
. continuous development of ore owe
length on the strike Il 500 feet. This
insure ore. while not high grade. xll
assay across the entire width 60 ,n.s
In gold. las ounces n silver ana 1i2
Der cent lead. with q hjsh manganese
ana iron content. The high-grade
streak. which II small where the ore
was encountered. will assay $40 IN
Sold. ss.s ounces in silver ana as.s p.r
cent lead.
Great interest II evidenced by loca.
mining men In this development. A II
proves beyond doubt the existence of
the orc At depth and the persistence Of
the nssure system which produceo
such wonderful values In the upper
workings. some ESQ feet immediatelv
vertical above the tunnel level The
VISITORS TO the property. who are great
" Impressed with the geological con-
oitions existing. were prone to be dis
appointed ut the barren aspect pre-
sented by this long tunnel. with moth
Ing to show In the way Of ore, but
careful investigation Of the geological
conditions existing and persistent work
brought its just reward to the Hybla
saining Company. and at this time the
tunnel presents an entirely different
outlook than II did two weeks ago, the
nssure being exposed In two crosscuts
ana shipping ore II being extracted
from two working faces.
Active work will be prosecuted In
the tunnel and connecting shaft ana =
shipment OF ore should be taken out
during the ensuing month.
Work II also being pushed ON the
Hasel Green assure and the tunnel to
connect with the upper workings Il
now nearing the ore which was fol-
lowed by an incline winxs.
small streak Of high-Rrade ore
still persists In the fact Of this incline,
and the entire face is low-grade ore.
Numerous trenches have been made
on the assure. which proves it's contin-
uance on the strike for over 400 feet.
which gives . fine future held for ex-
tensive development. This prospect.
which is owned by the .Hybla company,
has already producsd . small shipment
OF ore and 10 equipped with black
smith shop and sorsbin. A road con-
|nacfing these improvements and work
inga has been graded along the hill-
| ri
to the mine camp.
There are several more promising
showings to be opened up by the Hybla
company during the coming spring.
steady production is to be hoped for.
a. the ground responds to the active
development work.
High-grade ore is stf1l being taken
out by the Stella Mines Company in
the territory adjacent to. the Crowe-
Mansir bonanza. and John Grove, who
has done SO much to open up this diA
trict. expects shortly to ship another
car Of high-grade ore. Previous ship
ments from this sector have averaged
over $125 to the ton and 1t is antici-
pated that the recently extracted ore
VIII carry much greater value.
The Comet district is attracting con-
siderable attention in mining circles
ana the spring should see increased
work being done on other promising
showings. The favorable geological
conditions which exist in the proper
ties now being developed are also prev
aient on number of other prospects.
thus Offering an interesting field which
10 at the present time being watched
oy the miners employed at the different
properties.
In the early days every miner was q
prospective mine owner and was al
ways keenly on the watch for new de-
velopments. Such interest is con-
structive and adds life and stability to
the great mining industry that adds
real wealth to the world.