The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-11-12
NICK GEORGE HELD mining NOTES Of
oil GRAVE CHARGE THE ROcHE DISTRICT

The Lss-Mathews lease % ~
lsadow Valley dumps will eontinue
o opsrate throughout The wtntes.
provided the weather IL such that ehs
working Of the surfaes dumpe b
possible
Recently . track has besa pat To
which opens up an increased Wosk-
ing area and enables the ieasers To
more economically handi their waste
and low grade sortings. RstuEns Of
the 2sth car lot shipped were salts
factory from an assay standpoint. a.
though the increased freight ra.'@
and Testament charges absorbed the
legitimate profit from tn lease o.
Grafton. The owners feel. however.
that the future has brighter things
In store and operations will b eoa-
tinued with full confidence 3hat The
present conditions will b oaly 49,
perary.
Matt Hurley II taking out ore frcn
his lease ON the Meadow Valley No.
fissure. and when necossafy devel-
opment work has beeu completed.
will have q large area of promising
ground to mine. A big tonnage ofore
stiIl exists In the old stopsa and II
certain areas on tho fissure where !
high grade ore was mined by the old
timers, workable filings still exist =
laige quantities.
Four cars of sorted and scresne
ore have been produced fr I'm h's
lease to date.
Kelly Byers. who b leasing from
the Hybla mining company, ON tho
Stella mines property at Comet. nov
has q car of ore out and win COM
mence halingu to the Comet siding
this month. A large tonnage Of
high grade ore has been shipped frosa
| this property during the last two Of
NOR years. and considering the
small amount of development foos-
age done, the record Of teh nine
il excellent.
{ The Hambrgu mines company has
! \ car load of iilxer lead ore rsady
!, tot shipment % their platforn asa1
e the Point mine ON the Prince rall.
D road. This ore will not be shippea
= nderu the present fright ratsa, &c.
= cording to Manager Pitts. Of ths
company, bu will ieft there until 4
'e 4 more favorable ariff on ores h pal
sr into effect Development work Il
le being continued for the present thu
operations are being Aampered by tht
heavy snow fall in the Highland din
trict.
John Lewis and Dan Lloyt
!, have secured a lease on the Mendh
M mine and are taking out shipping or
The principal tonnage Of ore bein
mined from the 800 's.l in the 4,
en- sree territory ad,sce.S to the IL
n en- gine 70 IN |; II shipments
ast ore from this nlil, show $7.Sl
= gold, So OF. in silver, per cent
ow lead content, with the iron. averai
alt ing about 20 per cent. making 4
in sirable smelling ore on which eQui
Ing able rates are charged.
49,, John Grove and Chas. Culverwt
are continuing in operation Of the
lease on the Stella mines at Conn
~, the Hybla company having . lea
=. on the lower sector these two N
"a having tn upper sctor. More tn
100 s,sxs :. ore have been ~
out of this fissure vein, which Y
h shipped in the near future.
w. E. Harrison, assistant st'
iNk inspector of metal mines. OF Utah
'hsl in Phoebe loking after his extena
mining interests In this sction.
inc, will start oprations on the Chica
, :, Nevada mine within the next
Iued days. This property Joins the
a.v oche Mines to the south and b
arst versed by several strong lodges.
,,,,sa heavily impregnated with iron
Co. manganese. which should have :
dor possibilities AZ 0optn.
Nc The Black Metal mineing comp
same have opened up fine body Of |
more grade carbonate ore on the 800
md Yevel of the Day Mine along the
sure. Muck samples Of the brc
'eme- ore assayed 297 onuces In a
15.7 percent lead and half Of
By percent in copper content. -
eye OF this ore have been broken q
lccid- and while the extent Of the q
mine, very remains to be proven. .
lental tonnage Of good ore is now
unate sight.
una s------- ----------s IN
= IN. Watson s. Side e-Liverm0ro. vi
employed at the Bristol Silver n
spent few days of this week he
2 tne the guest Of friends, returning
'Dsehs scene Of his employment WedAs
,spital