The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-18
GOOD PRODUCTION
At BLACK metal

In accordance with the po1scy of
keeping it's readers In touch with t.
various mining operations Of IL Pt-
oche district. Monday afternoon of thls
week a reporter for the Record No.
tored out to the property Of the Back
Metal Mines Company. at Jackrabbit.
the northern terminus Of the Ptochs
Pacific railroad.
The nrst inspection wAs made ef the
engine room. the equipment conpris-
ing two-stage air compressor. run by
a Fairbanks Morse engine and furnish-
ing air for the drills In the mine aaA
also for the hoist. The machinery pro-
sents an efficient and well-ksps aV-
pearance and is ample for all the re-
quirements of n large and continuous
production such ~ 10 now being main
tanned. Underground operations are
being performed under contract. while
the top work Ia being done on company
account, with satisfactory results h
both cases.
1t is but little more than . year ago
that Royal City. A. the sottlomoat
which houses the employees Of the Jack
rabbit mines II called, was ~ quiet -
the proverbial deserted village, it bs-
ing occupied by one lone watchman. ~
the appearance Of an active business
lines.
While waiting At Royal City for the
rudiator to resume its normal cooling
function the Record party met Il y.
Peer, who has some excellent mineral
prospects in the vicinity Of the Horn
silver property. Mr.. Peer gavs out the
information that J. L. Whippls. Who =
. operating the Horn. Silver. has opened
, some promising orsbodies ana intends
to proceed with the installation Of .
, milling plant a. soon ~ possible
1t Is reported that several eastern
. investors have been examining proper-
ties in the vicinity Of the Horn 0llveE
with the expectation Of doing acttve
development work should the resulta
Of their preliminary examination war'
rant the expenditure Of sumcien
! money to thoroughly open up IL
ground under consideration.
Braving the efforts Of brisk soutl
: wind to hurl him to the gulch below
= the representative of the Record trsket
!. carefully across a long, narrow an
: altitudinous trestle which extend
from the hillside adjacent to the en-
I. CINE room to the terminal Of the tran
l, which crosses the mountain to IN
y Bristol. mine. ON the western slope 9
the Highland range. just A. the plat
!. form over the orebins was reached
" monstrous shape came swinging dow
:. the hill, and after a few c,olutions o
- the tight rope It swung serensl
around the fixed rail and cam
= to rest directly over the opening owe
- the ore dump. The object was l.ra
!. rucke. Of ore fro u the Bristol min
- which is being operated by John
Cool and associates, and was the fort
=. runner of numerous others within =
!, next half hour. The operation OF II
= tram seemed smooth and regular. IN
at the rate with which the ore WI
coming over the line It was apparel
that mining operations at Bristol q
- producing a satisfactory tonnage
4. ore.
The orebins were nearly full at tn
time and 1t is understood that the
80 capacity is in the neighborhood OF !
), tons. AS quickly as cars are obtain
q. BILE on the Salt Lake road It IL safe
assume that several hundred tons ~
be consigned over the Jackrabbit ro'
= from the Bristol and Black Met
mines