The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-30
SUSAN DUSTER PROPERTY
HAS GREAT POSSIBILITIES

Information recently received In Pi-
ochs indicates that the promising ore
bodies opened up by the Ohio-Ken-
tucky Mining Company several years
ago. now owned by the Consolidated
Corporation. may be
worked In the near future. the in
creased price Of metals having en-
hanced the values contained In the de- |
veloped ore.
The geology Of this section is inter- |
esting. A limestone and shals Gaping |
$50 feet thick overiays the quartzite. |
where the richer ores OF the Phoebe |
district occur. A large porphyry dyke
traversss this section. running through
the Susan Duster mine and apparently
having an enriching effent on the ores
adjacent to and contained In the Susan
Duster mine assure.
The ores a. developed by . 4oo-foot
incline shaft are extensive and occur In
the form OF sulphides Of zinc. iron and
lead. similar In character to the Green
wood ores. now being mined SO ex-
tensively by the Combined Metals. The
ores occur at the apparent junction Of
two strong assures. one striking TWEEN
ty degrees east of north and the other
sasterly and westerly and associated
with the main porphyry dyke. The
orebody IL large. averaging nearly
forty feet in width. while the length Of
the shoot has never been determined.
Average samples of the ore taken
over shipping widths assay as follows:
Gold, t1.30: silver. 1913 ounces; lead.
7.6 per cent: zinc, 15.5 per cent. On
- ~ IL
cline shaft the richer ore was not 30
strongly In evidence. but . vast tom
mage Of lower grade ore has been OK
posed in this section Of the mine.
Wine connections between the Sec
ond. third and fourth levels have been
made on the orebody. showing strong
continuous shoot of this character Of
ore. A ffty-foot Wine has also been
sunk below the 400-foot level.
At q depth Of 375 feet the shaft en-
ters the underlying quartxits forma-
tion. There is. estimating conserva-
lively. at least 100000 tons Of possible
marketable ore blocked out above the
400-foot level Of the incline shaft.
This shaft is situated At an elevation
of at least 200 feet above the collars
of the old Raymond Ely shaft and the
Duster 400-foot level Is only 200 feet
below the collar of these shafts and
only l60 feet above the level of the
big Greenwood orebody. indicating thai
but little relative depth has been OBJ.
tanned.
The Greenwood orebody Is increasing
in value AZ depth is attained, and thii
fact justines the belief that the grea
. NJ 10 ho
low the present lowest workings, not
withstanding the fact that an enor
nous tonnage is practically blocke'
out above this point.
Anyone familiar with the character
istics of the Phoebe camp and the pre-
viously demonstrated richness of tn
adjacent areas of ground in which tn
Susan Duster shaft is situated woul
appreciate the great possible value o
the ores contained in this sector Of tn
Phoebe mineralized area. 1t is tn
largest body of sulphide ore discovere
in the district and is situated adjacen
to the famous Raymond-Ely territor!
in the heart of the Phoebe miners
belt, in a virgin country never befor
explored ,at depth and with unlimite
possibilities.
prevalent In the base ore OF the Susa
Duster mine carries a higher ratio I
silver to each unit Of lead than is col
tained In the other sulphide orebodi'
in this region, and In view of the IA
that there has never yet been boo
OF heavy sulphide ore found in the
oche district that did not go down
the deep leads one to the conclusit
that immense possibilities exist In Il
opening up of this orebody.
That the substantial zinc content
this large orebody interested the eng
neers Of the American Metal Compal
who visited Phoebe last summer M
prove to be the cause for the possit
extensive opening up Of this interes
ing portion of the Phoebe territory.
MendAa-Nevada stockholders to Nc
A stockholders meeting of the Me
dha,Nevada Mining Company Will
held in Salt Lake February IA. IT
meeing Is called for the purpose
considering and acting upon the pre-
oeition to confirm the action of i
board Of directors in the matter
entering into an agreement with
II. Pitts Of Pioche to purchase fr
the company 2S4.1S2 shares ot
capital stock OF the Hamburg M'i
Company. now owned by the Memo
company, and for the transactioa
such other business as may coms
fore the meeting.
Ftark Berger sustains Serious Inj'
Frank Berger. who Is employed
the Stindt & Donohue lease. had
misfortune to suffer q severe sprain
his right ankle when large boult
falling from the face of the stope
which he was working. caused him
jump to the floor Of the main sh
At last reports he was much impro
and will soon be breaking ore agaii
ReAekah Ledge win Give Card Pa
The Miriam Rebekah lodge will I
q card party Thursday evening. :
ruary s, at 8 o'clock. at Odd Fell
hall The public is invited ana
admission will be Is cents.
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