The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-11-05

Loo bdttico sulRpeo uln slxbu 0S
lot from his lease on the May Day
dumps recently. Recent ssttle.
ments have been satisfactory from .
standpoint Of metal contents. but the
transportation charges are particu-
iariy heavy and burdensome ON sc-
count of the high moisture carried
by all Bristol ores. Average recsns
recent settlements from this fins
lease has shown 12.6 ounces In sill
YER. and four per cent copper eoa-
tent.
Bob Burnette and Lee Battl6s
have secured . lease ON the Inmaa
claim of the Bristol Silver mines
company. and expect shortly to ship
their initial car. the principal value
of the ore In this mine IL in its lead
and silver content.
8. T, Campbell and J. F. Smith
have given up their leasse ON the
MayDay shaft sector Of the Bristol
property. and have bsen graAtG1 .
lease ON the Vesuvius mine witch u
owned jointly BY the Bristol peopls
and the Roeder estate. Campbell
shipped his third car lot from the
MayDay territory last weak and sx-
poets to have . car Of vesuvius ore
ready for hauling within the nsxt
two weeks. Assays Of the ode fron
the recent development workshow
IA ounces in silver and 6.45 per cent
copper: the ore also contains lead.
Rex Mathews Is working ON the
exposed surfacs fissura within 500
feet of the gspsy shaft and rsesatlv
shipped car load of lead-silvsr Or
which. though satisfactory values In
silver and lead. has also the high
zinc content. which detraets from
the smelter value Of the product.
A further car will be taken out By
this leaser, who has good face Of
ore to work on besides which the
proximity of the work Of the mine.
to the tramway bins insres scon0m-
ical handling.
: Everett Wade and Earl T. Godbe
: leasing at Bristol. have Just shipp
: ed car from their May Day lease
a and this ore which was Of exception
n ally favorable smelter analysis, brot
a favorable return. Work on this
lease will be continued through the
winter months.
lI| Pat Devlin and sons with A. l.
n Scott, are still operating their Fair.
view lease. The heavy weather hss
put back the work. over four feet oi
= snow having fallen In this section
= Hauling OF ore will be resumed whez
: the roads show signs of improve
IL ment.
a. The Burke leaose recently made it
initial shipment Of silver lead ore
X and further car will be ready TO
el market by the end Of November
re Work has now been resumed on tn
is main shaft, and steping Of ore vii
st be discontinued while the work Is i
CO progress. A small amount Of Or
u, Is being produced from the sinkin
re- Of the shaft. portion of which d 1
d. the ore shipping grade.
" The Currency lease will shortl
be in the producing class again. I
le work for the past two months hs
- been confined to timbering and Z
a. 80 cleaning out the number thrs
ne winze from the tunnel level. Tn
winze follows . nice streak Of les
les silver ore and development OF th
ore shoot will be pushed with Il
~ completion OF the development o
an GRAFTON started recently Cart
an Hames is in charge Of the work.
"a Arthur Reall. who recently sent
car Of ore to the smelters from b
en- lease at the Point mine, il nov .
'tn gagged in getting out another shi
ne. ment. This property shipped CO
siderable ore Of good grade ssveg
'eK years ago. and looks most prom!
'n- ing ct the present time.
'ic- 4, ,.,.F
e's Frank A. Champion. =. ~. b I
pected in Phoebe November 1et
IN He has been in New york city |
red ranging for the financing q I
,,e- mill for tha ailves Horn nror,s<v -