The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-19
BRISTOL SILVER MINES
MINING HIGH-CRADE ORE

Last week the Bristol Silver Mines |
Company. operating ths Bristol mine
at Bristol. opened up another fine bod,-
of high-grade silver lead ore IN the
territory adjacent to rne Gypsy smart
Assays of the ore as hoisted from this
orebody run 60 cents in gold. AIS
ounces In silver. 1875 per cent lead and
2.o5 per cent in copper content. AT
least three cars of this ore are now
broken In the Slopes and the surface
bins are also filled to capacity. Re-
ceipts from ore shipments should show
a material increase in the future.
This oreshoot Is an extension of the
famous Gypsy oreshoot. upon which
the last work of the Uvada Copper
Company was done. and II was also
from this same orebody that w. Nj.
Christian. John r. Cook and the late
William Lloyd took out small for
tune during their short lease in 1905.
The orebody is between so and 100
feet in length and four to six feet in
width. 1t was followed by the Uvada
Copper Company with a winze sunk
from the 500-foot level In the ex-
traction of this ore 1t was necessary IL
underhand stope and then move the
broken ore to the winze. which re-
quired much handling and consequent
expense. The ore was then hoisted to
the 500-foot level through the win2e.
trammed to the Gypsy shaft and hoist
ed to the surface. This large amount
of handling absorbed a large portion
Of the profits and consequently. though
the ore was high grade. the profits
were not as great as they should have
been.
The ore now being mined is appar
emily an offshoot from the previous
bonanza pipe of ore and was discov-
cred at a point about sixty feet from
the Gypsy shaft, at depth of 400 fee
from the surface. consequently but lit
tie dead work will be required to han
die this ore economically and thu
profits should. therefore. be create
than those derived from the origina
bonanza discovery.
The first important strike made il
the Bristol district was in 1873, a
which time an immense body of sof
carbonate ore was discovered, meas
uring more than twelve feet hig
above the floor Of the drift and owe
twenty feet wide, assaying 375 ounce
in silver per ton. 2s per cent lead an
1876 per cent copper. From this an
ers realized over $1,000,000 in two G
three years.
The total production of the Brist'
properties to date exceeds $5,000.0O
according to the most reliable data ;
hand. although the various changes
ownership makes the tabulation
production a difficult matter. Durir
the early days more than 600 mine
and teamsters were regularly emplo.
ed in the district and two daily stag
served this prosperous camp. OF la
years the principal revenue has bee
derived from large tonnages of 10,
grade ore which were partially deve
oped and left in the old workings
mining and developing these old r
serves a number of smaller rich poe
cts have been extracted by leasers a.
on company account, but it is only 7
Gently that the discovery of larg
bonanzas has justified the increas
interest which Is now being taken
this district.
With improved hosting faciliti
capital to install the same and pros
cute some necessary dead work und'
ground the Bristol mines will soon
furnishing an increased tonnage of {
sirahlo ore