The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-03
BURKE Mine HAS
MUCH RICH ORE

Phoebe Mines and Smelt- c
ers Corporation to Charles Stindt. Joe 2
Hagel. W. E. Brodie and DIR. J. H. u
Hastings. are proving most satisfac-
tory and during the last week the +
working force was increased. p
The owners Of the lease have been
In possession Of the territory for more
than four months and during this
time have accomplished a large footage
Of development work.
Preliminary examinations disclosed
the impracticability Of utilizing the
old Burke shaft. through which the
mine has been developed in the past.
and it was decided to sink new in
cline shaft at a point about 1000 feet
easterly on the Burke fissure. This
incline shaft has now reached depth
of seventy five feet and lis following
the well-defned Burke fissure. which
has fairly uniform dip of 80 degrees.
At the seventy five foot level drifts
have been run both 10 the east and to
the west on the fissure with exceed
ingly satisfactory results. In the east
erly drift eight inches of high grade
ore has been opened up. while in the
westerly drift strong ledge il ex-
posed across the full width of the |
heading. Ten inches Of this ledge Is |
high-grade ore which assays as fol- |
lows: Gold. .1S ounce: silver. 72..5 |
ounces; lead, 526 per cent. The COM |
bined footage of the two drifts Is forty
feet and ore is exposed over the entire
length of the drifts. having beet hrst
encountered at a depth Of sixty
feet In the shaft. which at a depth OF
seyenty-five feet still has ore in the
bottom.
1t is the intention of the leasers to
continue both the sinking of the shaft
and the running of the development
drifts over twenty tons of high
grade ore has been hoisted and placed
In the orebins preparatory to shipping,
and 1t Is expected that the first car
will be dispatched to the smelter with
in the next two weeks. The ore Is
similar in character to the bonanza ore
produced from the Stindt and Donohue
lease last year and will net a hand
some profit at the present price Of lead
and silver. Should the rich ore now
being mined prove to be the apex OF a
large oreshoot, which will soon be
proven by the further development
work being prosecuted. large pro
duction may be expected and further
prospecting Of this territory WIZ ne
undertaken.
The Burke mine was one of Pioche's
earliest bonanza producers and Is cred
tied with a production of several mil
lion dollars. In the year 1890 George
w. Maynard mining engineer, MADE
report on the property which is o.
great interest at this time. and som'
of the observations follow:
The Burke vein is entirely in quartz
lite and the average dip Is so degrees
The property was equipped with
small hoisting engine, with band prak
on nywheel. and fiat hosting rop
three inches wide and one-half inc
thick. The shaft is on an incline O
so degrees. following the dip of tn
vein and measures by ~ feet In Tn
clear.
The examination was begun on tt
third level west, ESQ feet from tn
surface. A large pillar of ground b'
ginning from the incline shaft ar
twenty-five feet in length has bee
left standing up to the level 100 re-
above. The average width of the o.
vein is twenty inches and was san
pied for length of twenty feet IT
character of the ore Is exceedingly d
and Is easily mined. Samples of tn
pillar averaged Sc in gold. 25.16 ounc
silver and 1.2 per cent lead. Beyo1
this pillar the ore has been stopped ;
the way to the surface.
On the fourth level west, 800 fe
from the surface, the course OF t
vein is southwest for the first twent
four feet and after that 1t is about d
west On this level winze has be
ha ch q
fifteen feet below the drift. From
bottom Of this winze drift has be
carried west for a distance Of thir'
three feet, stringers of ore six
twelve inches wide following to
southwest Average samples over
feet showed gold $3.50, silver rs
ounces and lead 22 per cent.
Following the vein west at the ju
tion with branch making southw
the ore ranges from six to TIVE
inches in width and carries occasio
rich punches. Samples over six
Of this ore averaged $11.16 in gold.
ounces silver and 6.S per cent lead.
The shaft ends at the fifth level
the Burke mine. For about fifty
above the bottom the vein is back
the foot Of the shaft. The level
been driven for 22S feet in a westt
direction and at q point 1913 feet Il
the shaft station there Is an upr'
to the fourth level
Leasers who were working the n
at the time Of the examination v
screening the run Of mine before 81
ping. Samples of the screenings
sayed $25 In gold, 1855 ounces 81
and 1875 per cent lead.
Since 1890 but little work has
done on this property, due to the
ing Of the main shaft and lacl
the necessary capital to reopen
lower workings and taking into
sideration the large tonnage of
mined and the magnificent produC
It Is astonishing that SO little '
has been undertaken to prospect
territory. Some time. and the
may not be far distant. the net,
Of assures and orebearing str
owned by the Amalgamated Pi
Mines and Shelters Corporation
be thoroughly prospected and d
oped and future production should
pass the past record.