The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-11

new silver camp al oliNeruoTu q 'isit
was recently made to ascertain tbs
existing conditions ard 10 study In a
general way the possibilities possessed
by the newly discovered deposits.
Tho camp is located about twenty
two miles north from Phoebe, Nevada
and five miles north of the Bristol
and Jack Rabbit mining districts.
There has been ro extensive deve-
opm snt within the new camp and the
deposits disclosed were practically
unknown unit. the middle Of 1920.
The camp has been named after the
company which was formed by east
ern interests to take over the first
and up to the present time the larg-
estdeposits in the district. The ores
contained only small quantities of
gold but carry silver values which
afford large tonnage OF milling ore
and attractive small deposits of
shipping ore.
The ores which are being extract
ed and sacked for shipment range
from three hundred to i've hundred
ounces Of silver to the ton, Those
high grade silver ores are made up
principally of silver chloride, silver
bromide and brittle silver sulph- anti
monides. The milling ores, which
are highly silicious, carry their values
principally in Stsphanite and Poly
basitte. The deposits upon the Sill
> verhorn have been extensively sam
pied by a number of engineers and
: : l.lary of these samplings indicate
blocks of ore agregating many
thousands Of tons Immediately avail;
able averaging twenty dollars q ton
The results of several of thess sam
l. plings are Of particular interest as
for instance one sample taken for
. width of twenty-three apd half fee
6 across the ore body showed an aver
II age of thirty and uwo-tenths ounces
II of silver to the ton. One of th'
. greatest exposure of ore was at
y point known as the mineral monu
. ment where a sample across the or
'P body for length Of thirty feet show
T. ed an average Of thirty-three an
20 three-tenths ounces of silver to tn
le ton. At this point the writer too
as samples and one in particular whic
~ was taken at this location over a
area Of thirty fet square showed a
o. average of better than thirty-hv
ce ounce silver ore.
Is The ore body upon the Silverhor
m property has been determined by
number Of engineers as quartzit
This SO called quartzite Is no oth'
than an old limestone bead whie
-, has been greatly shattered al
crushed. Subsequent to this crus
ing Of the limestone there occurr'
at ,,..
an intrusion Of porphyry. Witho
question this porphyry was indiree
=, ly the source Of the mineralizing
lutions. The ores are to be foul
six hundred fest from the porphyl
therefore, it is very probable Tn
the silver was derived from a sour
ins closely connected to the source OF
porphyry itself. I, was at first
lieved that the silver would not
found at any great distance from T.
intrusive. This Is not the case
ths writer visited many depos
which are quite remote from
orv porphyry dixie. The porphyry can
traced for a distance Of five MI
and is first to be observed near
he road to Bristol Pass. 1t can
ser- traced in the direction Of Jackrat
"a Of Not far from the Silverhorn prope
,stre Is the Silver Peer mine, This pr
sode erty was. formerly owned by L.
!" Peer who has evidenced his faitf
the group by developing it in 81
sa1t way for number OF years FL
ror+ one OF the pioneers Of the district
thor while high grade silver ores occu
, re- a number Of places upon his pro
.arce II was at the Silverhorn where
from recent strike was made,p The
salt phyry occurs upon the Silver
IN a property and it's kindred relatio
said that at the Silverhorn indicates
the porphyry should bs prospe