The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-10-22
SILVER king MINE
LIKELY TO Be SOLD

Negotiations are pending for . saIe
OF the Silver King mine. owned BIZ Yer
NON Jsrfcott and c. n. West, Of Pochs.
Nevada and IL h hoped that before Gin
Ter shipments will be made from
the property
The mine II situated 80 milss north
west OF ftoche In the silver King min
ing district. and Ii reached by : ~ood
auto road. which passss over the 1rar-
tol summit. The terminal bins Of the
narrow gauge railroad at Jackrbhit are
- miles from the properly.
Four claims comprise the eroup. ths
Silver King. Silver Queen. the Ola Tim
er and the Emerald. In the year 1893
sensational strike OF silver ore was
made At this property by Clyde West
Ore running over 10000 ounces In sti-
yer was discovered which resulted in =
rush OF Mining men and prospsctors u
the district. elaine being stahsd miles
"feund However. only . fsw tons Of
tr's tsso grade ore resu,-.:i FROM tine
strike. Since that time considerabio a.
'si"pnseE work has besa dosss and n
good tGAnage OF ore II ,oas area n -hs
farious workings. which at the prssent
tabilized price Of silver should be pro-
| fitable.
On the silver Kin9 claim. which In
1878 was owned and operated by \ M.
Hughes large amount Of dsvelopmene
has been done. and several cars Of leaa
carbonate silver ore. assaying eos nc,
lead. and ls.3 ounces In silver were
shipped to the smsltsr at Eureka and
Salt Lake. The present dumps contain
considerable ore Of possible shipping
grade.
To the north of this claim ana para
lisling u II the silver Queen uins. it
being developed by . vertical sAaft,
down lsO feet In 1spth. The shaft was
sunk outside the vein and although the
early management extracted . nioe
tonnage Of silver lead ore In sinking.
no cross cuts wre run. to properly pros
psct the adjacent and parallel fisssrea.
The prosecution Of this work mieht q.
silly demonstrate . tonnage OF ore on
! this claim. The records show that
$4,000 worth Of chloride ore Wa a..
tractsd ana marketed from the surface
! workings adjacent to the shaft.
The Old Timer claim has q vortspsA
shaft. down $50 feet besides the tunaal
following the vein and connsotine n
shaft. which givss vsntilAtion to the eg
] tsnsfve workings A good haulage reaA
has been built up to the tunnea possal
, and connscting ore shoots mako she
economical handling Of tAe low graAe
, | ore q possibility.
1 These ,workings show . consadssahaz
Z tonnags' Of bass ore which heasp {
: greater ratio Of silver valus to the lsst
/. content than the cabonAte ore q
= the lower contact more thea offnettius
the higher treatment nscsssary shouiE
9 he ores bsshipped to the salt Lake
smeltsrs. There II 1t least 400 tona y
: low grade ore contained In tAs dum>s
]. which will average soc In goba IL;
i ounces In silver and ~ per csnt lsaA.
!. There has been sorted from the mais
n dumps about 30 tons Of or which vii
average 1.20 In gold: esq ounces /,
silver and 1912 per cent lead. The ore /,
these dumps and In the upper work
: ings carries high spsiss cntsnt an,
10 heavily impregnatsd with mineral
= indicating wonderful possibilities at ,
!, greater depth. A well defined porphyr,
,s ry lime contact is the conspicuous 70
ture OF this area. and these partiall
developed upper ore bodies may bette
v be termed the mother deposit. The I'd
a ]acent bodies are In all probabilitio,
offshoots In the permeable lime whic
:, heavily fractured In tho vicinity.
- The Emerald claim lying to tn
:, south of the old Timer has ahaftat
40 foot depth on q low grade vein. thI
y y. vein showing galena and copoer oxide
~ widely distributed through the vein ~
- tier. 1t being shown by trenching to t
IL foot wide In the cenr Of the claim.
), In the carly days. when the mine WI
. l50 miles from railroad. small |
ton capacity smelter was purchased
!, the owners and stands there today
!. silent monument to the faith Of the q
~ ly miners of the possibilities OF Il
IN mine. At the present time. with Il
~ railroad terminal bins at Jackrabbit b,
r. 23 miles away with auto trucks capab
ne OF cheap and speedy transportation a
the road. and with silver At st<h
at price. the Silver King mine should
" capable Of producing ore at aprofit q
cA further development Of the extensi
'ie ore bodies at depth should be justins