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

Southern Nevada mill IL being pushed
with vigor and by spring the mill
should be in shape to handle an In
creased tonnage OF ore from the COM
pany's extensive holdings
| William willoughby and w. H
Hosking are mining . good tonnage OF
silver fiuxing ore ON their lease on the
old Zero mine. This lease has already
produced four carloads OF ore. net pro-
ceeds from which have totalled over
$1,000.
The Bristol lease. under the active
management of Chester Cook. IL min
ing high-grade ore In the May Day Sec
tor Of the old property. Assays Of the
broken ore have averaged more than
double the value of the ore mined pre-
viously.
The Combined Metals, Inc. controlled
by the Snyder interests. under Superin-
tendent Earl T. Godbe Is working an
increased force of men and steady ship
ments of silver-lead-zinc ore are going
forward to the Salt Lake smelters on
the favorable contracts held by the
company.
w. E. Brodie and Frank Nelson, who
are leasing on the Phoenix Reduction
Works dumps. owned by the Amalga-
mated Phoebe Mines and Shelters Cor
poration. have received returns on their
second lot shipped. which netted a sat
isfactory figure. Two more carloads
are now ready for shipment.
The Virginia Louise Mining Company
Is shipping an increased tonnage Of
silver-lead fiuxing ore to the Salt Lake
shelters. Two shifts are now en-
ployed underground and increased de-
velopment work is opening up new
orebearing territory every day, thus
assuring the future Of this valuable
property.
Matt Hurley and s. T. Campbell, local
miners. struck a nice body Of shipping
ore adjacent to the Meadow Valley No.
shaft and are taking out a ton every
day. some of which carries sensational
values. Early records speak of large
bodies of milling ore left In the old
workings. both east and west Of the
Meadow Valley No. shaft. and devel-
opment should be productive Of inter.
esting results.
The Deerfoot lease. operated by W.
s. Carman, Frank Dolan and Angelo
Lynch. has fifty tons Of silver-manga-
nese ore ready for hauling to the depot
The leasers recently struck q three
foot streak of high-grade ore In the
main body. This body. across its en-
tire width of over twelve feet. will as
say 125 ounces in silver and 81 In gold.
but with the present high cost of min.
ing is Improbable to handle.
Lee Battles. who is leasing in tn.
Bristol district from the Uvada Copper
Company. through the Snyder-Cook in
terests, received assays last week ON
the car of ore recently shipped by him,
being the fourth car from this product
I've lease. The control assays showed
40 cents in gold. 1877 ounces In silver.
1.9 per cent lead and 81 per cent cop.
per, carrying only II per cent insolu.
BILE content
Good progress was made in sinking
the new working shaft at the Prince
Consolidated last week. The shaft has
now reached an approximate depth of
$50 feet vertical and orebearing terri.
tory should be reached within the next
ninety days. The Prince mine. which
has been shipping ore for the last
twelve years, Is still producing a large
tonnage from its extensive under.
ground workings.
Development work on the Volcano
property. under the efficient manage
ment Of Ed P. Donohue. Is being rushed
End large tonnage Of milling ore 10
being blocked out. This property II
now controlled by strong financial in.
terests and production proceeds from
direct shipments Of high-grads ore In
conjunction with the milling Of the
low-grade ore should eventually place
this property in the dividend paying
class.
The Tungsten-Comet Mining Com.
pany. operating in the Comet district.
recently let contract to Kelly Byers
and James A. Durnin to sink the main
working shaft an additional zoo feet.
This work Is now being started and
e. D. Smiley hopes to have
working smoothly at the
mine ana mill by spring. Conditions
nave never looked more favorable at
his promising property than at the
present time.
Leo & Mathews, who are shipping 4
arge tonnage OF siliceous silver ore to
he Salt Lake shelters, received re-
urns on two carloads last week. Only
me car was shipped during the week
wing to the acute car shortage, but
IRE recently discovered around the OLD
vest assure orebins insures q large
uture tonnage Of q better grade prod
let. Assays Of the screenings average
As ounces in silver. with - In gold
value. while the hand-sorted coarse ore
'arries high values In gold. silver and
cad.
Tho Irish Mountain Silver Mines
company, now the owner Of some Of
he nrst mining claims located In Lin
'oln county, near the old county seat
II Hike, IL doing some important de-
Felopment work on its property, under
he direction Of Superintendent Regi-
laid r. Jones. An adit 10 being run
rom the collar Of the Red Top shaft
o connect with the Red Top No. 2
Ihaft. 13s feet higher up the mountain.
This tunnel - all in ore. and although
4 low grade, = percentage Of the ore
'roken viii ship.
Roy v, Bicknell recently returned
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