The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-11
AUTOMOBILE TRIP TO
BROKEN HILLS MINE

WUIuv JIIuO mIIW
sixty mining men. generally classi-
He'd In the state OF Nevada ~ rock
sharks" have engaged automobile
transportation to leave Reno Friday
evening to inspect the new sensational
1'roken Hills silver camp. In Churchill
county. omcial figures supplied By the
western Ore Purchasing Company to
strstford and Arthur. the original dis
coserers OF the camp. show that 200
tons Of ore had been received by the
smeiters to date from the Broken Hills
mine. which has Just been taken over
ny the Broken Hills Silver Corpora
ton. averaging i3o ounces Of silver
per ton.
The Broken Hiils Silver Corporation
announces comprehensive plan for
developing the property under the man
asement OF Geologist Arthur Perry
Thompson. Mr.. Thompson has been at
various times gsologist for the Ana
conda Copper Company. the Davis DAILY
Copper Company. the Utah Apex Mia
ing Company and for Bulkeley Wells,
president OF the American Mining Con-
gress.
In an onacial report he says that
three shafts sunk on the vein ana three
laterals run at the 50. 100 aud lSo foot
levels have opened up the vein for =
length Of from $50 to 500 feet. WHARF
fault has been encountered. the throw
OF which II 500 feet. The vein has been
traced on the surface for an additional
i.oVo rect ON the other side Of the fault.
The new shaft will be sunk immodi-
ate'y on the vein on the other side Of
the fault, with view to EXPLORING the
vein for an additional $500 feet. BE-
cause the ore 10 richest whore the fault
intersects the vein Sensational results
are expected.
The shaft which IL now down $50
feet will be continued to q depth Of
800 Feet ana laterals run ON the ESQ. SIS
and 500 foot levels.
William Fraxee In the mine superin-
tendent who will have charge OF the
sinking OF the two shafts under Mr.,
Thompson. Mr.. Frasss was formerly
superintendent OF the Nevada Wonder
mine.
An eight-horsepower Fairbanks hoist
was used by the discoverers to sink the
first shaft on the property to . depth
OF 100 feet. This will be utilised until
depth Of 200 feet 10 reached. A sixty
horsepower Fairbanhs- Morse hoist has
been purchased and will be installed on
the property within the next thirty
DAYS. Another will follow.
Run-of-mine ore. according to botk
Governor Boyle and Consulting 0solo-
gist Arthur Perry rhompson. averages
better than SIS per ton, unsorted and
including, the waste rock. ~ Il u
broken down In the mine. The vein ID
from three to ten feet wide. Recently
sample was taken from the north
drift on the 15o-foot level. the deepest
worrying. which gave . return OF S7a. 50
per ton for this width OF the vein.
south of the shaft, on the 100-foot
level. the average for lis feet of the
length Of the vein. according to Mr.
Thompson. il $3.50 per ton, according
to sampling which included wall rock
At one point in the vein an assay fou
three and one-haf feet south OF the
shaft gave return Of S3e.10 per ton
At another point south Of the shaft. In
the same drift, four feet gave returns
of $17.S5 per ton.
After the shipment of ore to thu
smelters. which has netted 100000, Mr.
Thompson appraises the value OF thu
ore opened up to the 15o-foot level by
the original owners At S1o1.375. All o,
this development work, 1t IL said. wa,
done by the original owners, Stratfort
and Arthur. without any additional
mine force.
Mr.. Thompson says in his report
that the property is only in it's initia
stages of exploration. Ho concludes
The property lies in a region Of pro.
found volcanic disturbances. A st-cns
: vein. cut into segments. 600 to i.sol
: feet long. by three strong northeas,
, faults and known to contain ya,ue,. I
silver oreshoots where development ha.
been done at its northern extremity
runs through the property for a,10l
feet"
The onicers and directors of the
. Broken Hills Silver Corporation include
Ed Malley, treasurer Of the state OF
Nevada. who 10 president; Gilbert C
Ross, state bank examiner, who Is vice.
! president: J. T. Goodin. cashier Of thu
First National bank Of Lovelock. who
Is treasurer; Eugene Grutt. mins own.
er. who 10 secretary: and c. =. Bing.
ham. director Of the Bank OF Fallon
who is director.
Among the initial stockholders OF
record Of the Broken Hills Silver Cor.
poration are: Herbert Humphrey ot
Reno. now noted as the biggest wool
cattle and mine operator in the state
: of Nevada; Governor Emmet ID. Boyle
James T. Boyd. executor Of the estate
of the late United States Senator Fran
els g. Newlands; Harland H. Howard
law partner of Mr. Boyd; H. H Dom
ogh. general manager OF Nevada's big
! sest quicksilver mine: DIR. Thomas VIII.
; bur Bath Of Reno: p. " GiIlfsOn. Z
brother-in-law Of A. l. Darcy, nov a
. the head of the Goldfeld Development
Company and for eight years engineer
for George Wingfeld; c. F. Thompson
of Thompson & Walsh mine operators
of the Simon mining district: W. Fra
,, zee. formerly superintendent OF the
Nevada Wonder mine: A. Dromiack
. owner Of the Overland hotel of Reno; s
NJ Pickett and A. b. Graham. Reno
merchants: NJ e. Cafferate. Reno real
estate operator; Paul b. Missmer. on.
orator in the Simon mining district: J.
. H. Ne7en. former state bullion tax col
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