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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
ELY AND P|OCHE
MAY Be UNITED
BY RAILROAD

There has been renewed talk Of
railroad connection between Ely and
Phoebe and the proposed link may be
built in the near future.
Should the Ely Northern continue
It's line through to Phoebe another
outlet for the ores OF this section
woald be most beneficial. Again the
direct connection with the main
trans-continental Union Pacific rail.
road would also be helpful and pro-
fftable to the Ely district.
Immense tonnages OF ore are de.
veloped and available in the Phoebe
district which would supply a smelt-
er with every variety of ore and this
renewed talk may have it's origin in
the possible future utilization of the
ores available in the Phoebe district
in connection with the ores Of the
Ely district, these districts, produc-
ing as they do so per cent of the to-
tai ore produced in the state wonld
derive great profit from the attend
ant saving of freight,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
P|OCHE MINES ARE
INSPECTED BY
W.A.HOWARD

W. A. Howard, manager of the
United States Smelling Company's
Midvale plant was a Piache Victor
this week looking over the local sit
uation with . view to handling an
increased tonnage Of Phoebe ores.
The large ore reserves of the Com
bined Metals were examined and al
so those of the Bristol Silver, Black
Metals, Virginia Louise and Prince
mines. In all these properties large
tonnages Of shipping ore are avail
able aud when their movement is
made possible by lowed treatment
and reasonable transportation a
greatly increased tonnage will be
marketed.
Mr.. Howard expressed himself az
well pleased with the results of his
visit and Judging by tho length OF
his visit it is believed that arrange
ments will shortly be made to trea,
an increased tonnage at the Midvale
plant of the United States Smeltins
company.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
MOVIES
REVIEWS ITS FIRST
NATIONAL CONTRACT

Mr. Oxtoby was a visitor in onr
good city this week. Mr.. Oxtoby is
a special representative for the As.
sociated First National Pictures
Inc. The Electric Movies renewed
It's franchise with the First National
as resplt Of Mr.. oxtoby's visit.
Some of the most notable recent
pictures OF this company were the
KID, PASSION, NOMADS OF THE
NORTH. DINTY, GO AND GET IT
MAN, WOMAN AND MARRIAGE
RIVERS END. and in addition all
OF the new pictures Of Norma Tai.
madse, Constance Talmadge, Charles
Ray, Anita Stewart. Catherine Nc
Donald, Dorothy Phillips, Richard
Barthelmess and Buster Keaton are
on the Associated First National
Program.
The First National Exhibitors.
Circuit, the forerunner Of the pres |
pnt company, had its inception SOM.
three years ago when twen.v-six
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

departments OF the big drug stors
1t is most pleasing" said Mr.
McCormac, Ito have aided those
men whose efforts have been to give
the people of this county a drug
store service superior to that in MOST
towns OF similar size in the West
and now that the responsibility has
been centered, as it were. upon an
the same effort will bA
to give valuable sery-
Ice IN carrying for emergency a com.
plete line of dependable drugs. II
VIII soon become known that we
carry complete line-and nor
snort stock of the most profitable
tens. And when # is realized that
BACK OF the large stock of medicines
stored right at their hands the peo-
pie also have the use of the bngo
warehouses; OF the great wholesale
irug concerns in Salt Lake and Los
Angeles from whom may be obtained
lDylnins in the drug line; and when
u realized that these great whole
ale houses are kssnly anxious to
erve the individual customers
through the medium Of this business
hen the service rendered gladly to
ne community for mutual bene6t
vii become even more useful. And"
'e continued with smile, 1T will be
nite worth the price charged for
'rugs'-sspecially those which we
ell but once or twice in the whole
ear"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
P|0CHE PHARMACY
PROTECTS LINCOLN
COUNTY CITIZENS

Beeause OF ths most complete and
expensive stock uf drugs, chemicals
medicines and hospital supplies car
ried In the drug departmens of the
Phoebe Pharmacy. IT is not necessary
for the residents OF Lincoln County
to spend large sums of money yearly
in the effort to prpyide protection
for themselves in case Of emergency.
And yet while this money is saw
ed each member of the community
still the fact remains that each mem.
Der has available in case OF accident
stock OF medicines which is much
more valuable than that which would
be contained in some household med
icine cabinet costing but = few hun
dred dollars.
mere are. Of course, some people
SO ignorant Of things done for mu-
tuai benefit that they take their part
OF any benefit without thanks or
gratitude (and few who com plain
bitterly when forced to pay a fair
price Tor things which they need
urgently in emergency yet the ma
1ority OF the patrons Of the Pieche
Pharmacy have supported %he busi-
ness 20 loyalty that the proprietor
himself to q representative
OF the Phoebe Record a. being deep. |
= grateful; and especially grateful
70 tnose people who have aided in
the building Of the drug department
70 'ts present completeness by their
tnoushuul purchases from the other
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To Public Service Commission

To Public Service Commission:
Citizens Of Phoebe district and pat.
rome Of Phoebe branch while desiring
to exhibit proper spirit Of co-opera-
tion unanimously feel that their dis
trict is entitled to daily mail and ex-
press service. Reasons stated at
previous hearing are still applicable
to present situation; on account gen
eral depression during past two
months assurances given at that
hearing have not experienced reas-
enable chance of culmination bur
there Is definite and present indica-
tion OF these assurances materializ-
ing, Phoebe miaes have immense
tonnage as evidenced by nineteen
twenty production of one hundred
and seventy thousand tons trans
ported over Phoebe Branch; lacreas-
ed freight rates levied under protest
have undoubtedly reduced this profi-
table traffic to a nominal output; CO.
operation by Salt Lake Route would
enable mines to resume production
and assist in tiding over depression.
Revenue Of Phoebe Branch for April
and May as stated in reopening or
der IS based on per ten mile costs.
actual revenue derived would show
an operating profit, not a loss. The
PlDche District needs the co-opera-
uon of reasonable service by the Salt
Lake Route in tiding over the pres
eht period ofsdepression and his the
FULLEST confidence that they wiR be
accorded, as they have in the past.
fair and impartial treatment by the
Public Service Commission of Ne
-gada.
Pioche Commercial s,luh
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

having a general ;aortherly ana
soytherly strike, Inaralleling the
Highland mountain
Considerable exploratory work has
been done in the nast upon this
property, resulting n the discovery
OF good ore bodies all within reach
OF the large working tunnel driven
from an accessible point at the
base of the mountain, affording an
economic means of extracting min
eral from the available ore bodies.
The Typographical features are such
that several hundred feet of stopping
is possibility, the mountain being
very rngged and precipitous, max
ing this method of development very
inexpensive. This tunnel has already
been driven about 600 feet and has
cut two assures showing good val
ues in silver, lead and gold, both
these fissures can be traced on the
surface and have been exposed by
trenching and shaft work. A por-
phyry dixie, typical of the igneous
dihes which S1dicate the locality of
the largest ore deposits missed in the
Pioche district crosses the claims.
With conservative operation the
A-Ray mine should be noted again
in the list Of shipping properties and
assist materially in the promotion OF
the recently greatly activity in the
Stampede Gap district closely ad-
jacent to Pioche.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
BOOT[EGCER CAUGHT
BY DEPUTY SHERIFF
At CAJENTE

On July tth about 3, a. m. Gus
Ballas was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff j. l.. Denton at Caliente.
Ballas was caught by the big bridge
at the west end of Company row
carrying a gallon Judge and two
bottles Of moolsAine. Upon orders
to throw up his hands by Denton he
smashed the jug ON the grouDd and
pslled two bottles out of his pock-
cts and tried to destroy them. but
only succeeded in breaking one, The
other. was taken as evidence to sse
against him in his trial.
1t was lucky for Ballas that De-
putty Denton did not shoot him while
pulling the bottles out Of his hip
pockets. He was taking q long
chance with IN officer like Denton.
His preliminary hearing was held
before Judge Palmer and Ballas
pleaded guilty to violating the pro-
hibition law and was bound over be-
Tlre Judge Orr for sentence.
Ballas seems to be in hard luck
for when Deputy Denton was taking
him to breakfast from the Jail in the
deputys car. he killed his engine
and Ballas tried to crank II and
broke his right wrist in doing 20.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

The output of metals from mines
in Nevada in 1921 will be much less
than in any recent year according to
v G. Heikes, of the United States
Geological Survey. Unfavorable mar
ket conditions have seriously affect
ed the production Of copper, lead
and zinc, and the labor strike at
Tonopah and Divide has lessened the
output Of gold and silver bullion. In
1920 the value Of the metal output
was $23,s7s,512 Of which S12,00S,-
S7s represented gold and silver.
The gold mined in Nevada decreas-
ed from $4,541,502 in 1919 to $3,-
566,72S in 1920, and a further de-
crease is indicated for 1921. Six
minesin Nevada produced half the
gold mined in the state in 1920, and
fourof these we're producing at a re-
duced rate in 1921. Mining In the
Tonopah district, which produced
goldvalued at $1,056,9S6 in 1920,
was interrupted by labor strike in
April, which is not completely set
tied yet. Men were brought in from
other camps, but many Of the mines
and mills were idle. The quantity
of gold obtained from copper ore
will be decidedly less in 1921 than
in 1920, as the mines at Ely were
idle after March. The output of gold
from Jarbidge and Gold Circle in
ElRo County, was being upheld, and
the dredge at Dayton in Lyon coun.
ty was active. Mining and mill build.
ing were progressing at Virgins
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
lBy Doc" Buchanan. J

At no time since the overland
stage coach rolled and rocked down
the hills to- Stampede Gap has there
been as much activity shown by min
ing men and prospectors as at the
present time. This activity is due
to recent discoveries of great merit
which have been made in several
parts OF the district and by the TAX
ing over of the Great Western Groun
OF claims by New York capitalists
Al TINS property, now known as the
SILVER Klondike, tunnel is being
rlven, to tap "a big iron vein travers-
ing The territory and news of the
striking of this vein at depth is ex-
pected at any moment.
On the Jim Edwards property.
which lies Ito the Southeast of the
Silver KlonIiike high grade ore has
already been exposed in eight dif-
ferent places, these showings would
create excitement in a far more 70
mote district of recent discovery.
Other properties of evident merit
are The Gypsy, the Florence, the Man
nattans the Lucky Boy, Clark.
otockham group, the X-Ray and the
omi1n group. On these properties
ore Is exposed on the surface and
II is fact that there are more prom
Using fissures opened up than on any
ground OF equal acreage in the en-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
GREAT ACTIVITY At STAMPEDE GAP
MANY PROPERTIES BEING DEVELOPED

tire state of Nevada,
Prospectors who have recently ac-
CURED promising claims and who are
at present assisting in the develop
ment of the territory are T. j.
Montgomery, w. E. Brodie, A. l..
Scott, Bert Cyphers, DOC" Buch-
anan, Bill Stephens, A. w. Sawyer.
Jim Morrison, Pat Martin, Bill Con-
nors, Joe Costin and many others.
The Smith boys, who are leasing on
the Gypsy mine, recently took ont a
car OF ore. The western half of the
districe is being prospected by Ben
Geske, Joe Hagel, VIM. J. Hender-
son, James Wheeler, Johny Lewis
and last but not least by Chas
Whaley whose sustained faith in tho
district is likely to be rewarded at
any time.
The conviction, suggested hy care
fni geological study, and which has
brought this influx Of prcspectors
into the Stampede district, that tha
great Yuba porphyry dixie continu-
ed through the Ely range and ira
Versed the Stampede territory seems
TO have been lately fully substan-
tiated by the development done and
Indications are many that the future
production of the Stampede district
VIII equal, If not surpass, that of the
ola Ploche dixie in the immediate
vicinity of the town.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
STEAK FRY AT DE5.MUE RANCH.

Mr.. and Mrs. joe -Delmue enter
ranch home last Saturday exening.
The delicious steaks ere cooked on
camp fire in Dutch ovens as was
the lestof the eats, The feast was
served cafeteria style and WAS eaten
by the light of A arge bon vre.
Later dancing was enioyee and the
party returned to Phoebe IT a late
hour. Those present were Dr. and
Mrs Hastings, MIR. ard Mrs. W, w.
CrubUs. Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Pitts, Mr..
and Mrs. A. DElmue, Miss Isabe!le
Osborne, Miss Mamie jacobson T.as
Welland and j. Fitzgerald.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Phoebe Commercial Club
70 Public Service Commission

To Public Service Commission.
Citizens of Lincoln County, sixty
hve per cent of whom are served
through PiUcfTs and Panaca post Of
fees by Salt Lake Route request
continuance of present daily mail
and express service Combined
weight of mail and express, com
prlslng principally fresh fuodgtuffs.
received in Phoebe past week has
averaged +rwenty-nine hundred
pounds per day; Panaca wsight not
determined.
Pfocne Commercial Club.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

The Phoebe Mines company COM
piaans that parents are allowing
their children to swim in the tanks
at the mill and at the Nevada Des
Moines mines shaft. This 10 ex-
tremely dangerous for the small
child who cannot swim and is ex-
'pressly forbidden by the company.
Parents should caution their chill
dren that this constitutes trespass-
ing which makes them liable to civil
action as well as very dangerous
practice.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
P|OCHE XRAY MINE WILL Be DEVELOPED
HAS GOOD SHOWING Of SILVER VALUES

The Psoche X-Rsy group, now
owned by Arthur Thomas sfff Phoebe,
is situated in the Stampede Mining
district adjacent t0 the Mendha
mine. The claims are -traver8ed by
a number ct we'll defined ore assures
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Mldyear Condition OF
Nevada Metal Mining

City, but the output from the Gold
field district continued to decrease,
and the Techatticup mine and other
producers in Clark County were idle.
The production of silver in 1870
was 7,745,0s3, valued at Ss,442,15I.
an increase Of 6.S63,5s0 ounces
over the production of 1919. The
strike at Tonopah and Divide will
certainly reduce the output of silver
in the state for 1921, as the produce
tion was small in May and June
In 1920. Nye county produced e.
S03,SS7 ounces of silver. most of it
from mines at Tonopah. The Tono-
pah Divide mine in Esmeralda coun-
ty was idle early in the year, as the
custom mill at Millers was closed
down on account Of the labor strike.
The capacity Of the Mexican mill, at
Virginia City, has been increased.
SO as to treat more custom ore, as
Development continues to open the
ore bodies of the Comstock Lode. At
Rochester the Nevada Packard mill
was idle until May, but the Roches-
ter Nevada Silver Mill was being OPP
Grated with only slight Interruptions
The Phoebe district, which produced
567,67S ounces of silver in 1920,
will show curtailed production dur
ng the first half of 1921.
Nevada produced 50,559,763
pounds Of copper in 1920 and 62,-
331,175 pounds in 1919. The Ne
vada Consolidated Copper company,
produced about 100000 pounds of
copper in the first three months Of
1921 but closed its properties in
April, and the Consolidated Copper
Mines company, near Ely, closed it's
mine early in the year. The ship
ments of copper ore from the other
camps of the state We're irregular.
The output Of lead in Nevada In
creased from 15,349,370 pounds in
1919 to 21,263,700 pounds in 1920
This great increase being due to the
large output Of the Phoebe district
which is credited with 7,904,47O
pounds in 1920. The expense OF
shipping and smelling lead ore to.
gether with the low price prevailing
have reduced the shipments during
the first half of 1921. The Yellow
pine mine, at Goodsprings. the
Spruce Monarch, in Elko county ane
the Nevada United mine, in White
Pine county, were idle during the
nrst three months of 1921. In lin
COIN county considerable more orr
was shipped from the Bristol silva,
Mine'but in general less ore wa,
shipped from the Bristol Silver mine
out IN general less ore was shinnod
from the districts near Phoebe FROM
the Eureka district much less sn,os.
was peing shipped but less lead orc
me output of recoverable zinc
increased from s,oO4,ssS pounds i
1919 to 1o,ssS,O4o pounds in 1eao
Inc output Of zinc in 1921 will ha
unusually small unless market con
oi'ions improve. Most Of the orc
containing zinc comes from tna
1eilowpine district, in Clark copntv
Inc fellowpine mine, the states
largest producer of zinc, was closed
eaiis IN 1921, and no zinc ore was
oelng shipped from Ely. in Wb;ta
Pine county.
IN the early part of 1921 divi-
oends were paid by the Tononab
beimont, Tonopah Extension and
Ionopah Mining companies.
: @N-rN-1>-<>~~>~~~~-~-0-o
prominent motion picture exhibitors
hn ~
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Phoebe Enters Protest
Against Reduction OF
Present Train Service

The following kilograms were sent
and received by the Phoebe CONNER
cial club relative to the matter of
reduction of the present mail and
express service on the Phoebe Branch
and it was further felt by the Club
that the relatively high expense Of
sending proper representation to
Carson City made it appear best to
make formal protest to the Public
Service Commission against the re-
duction Of mail and express service
and trust to their unchallenged fair
ness for a reasonable settlement Of
the matter
To Public Service Commission:
Patrons Of Phoebe branch to save
trouble and expense of hearing on
fourteenth instant and to show spirit
OF cooperation will waive protest
against tri-weekly service on eondi-
tion that your order be effective for
ninety days only at end of which
period another hearing must be re-
quesied by Railroad before order
can become permanent and provided
railroad will arrange for mail and
express service on alternative days.
This is done in accordance with rese-
luton adopted at meeting last night.
(Signed Phoebe Commercial Clsh
Frof PNblic Public Service Commits
sion to F. r. McNamee, attorney
Salt Lake II. r.
The above telegram appears to the
Commission as reasonable and sat-
lsfactory solution of the problem
provided you can arrange for the
transportation of mail and express
By Burt and Senter or some other
authorized auto carrier or the days
when your train does not run. II
this arrangement can be anade please
notify us as we'll as the Phoebe Com
merciass club AID the hearing set for
the sfUlrteenth may be vacated.
(Stgned) Public Service Com
TO Phoebe Commercial Club and r
K. McNamee, attorney Salt Lake,
Route.
Request of Pioche citizens for,
daily mail and express service on al
ternate days appeals 40 this Com
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

mission as entirely reasonable
Phoebe, County Seat of Lincoln
County. and entitled to daily mail
service, unless some arrangement
made to provide for mail and express
service aforesaid we will be unable
to vacate hearing.
Public Service Commission.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15


prominent motion picture exhibitors
throughout the United States hand.
.ed themselves together in co-on
erative organization for the purcbas-
ing OF motion pictures.
Starting in small way. buviny
only the best pictures and being IN
position to finance itself, the or
sanitation grew until many OF the
leading motion picture stars and nro-
ducers were placing their produc-
tlons before the public under the
First National banner.
one year ago First National. know
ing that cooperation was success
decided to extend its field and 70
take into the organization small, or
nibitors throughout the entire conn.
Try AS a result, the small begin.
ning OF twenty-six exhibitors N nov
augmented to more than 5000 tba.-
ire owners in the Unit, ~..tas vho
are subfranchise hold.
company Of Associa
Lional Pictures, Inc
a success founded
u service. perfection
supremacy Of stars.
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wANTED--5-pass.
good condition.
fee.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Havana Results

First race uwo-vear-olds maid ns purse
ssoo; FIVE f1rlongs) :.Iltimso' ll5 u{sl, J.
Black Sheep 112 H.nphy), s to !, to
3 5pa and to 2. sec9.d sam Franlf' III, IL;
rme r"min' rhsre sG Bloom HnS to Dssr rN'ls Me-.
Don Manuel and Acosta also ran,
Second race uhree-year- odds and up
ward claiming; purse, 500; FIVE and ore
hSlf f. p 10 {" GarroIp rSs
Englishman, 1903 (Gruberl. 10 to J. 4 to
LAND snd to .; second: sureget, ll3 Oxen !I,.
nfay' T@s los IS H. 10 John ana j. Case p hsS had
Hester. Parol. Cookie and Speedy Lady
also ran.
Third race three- -year-olds and upward
furiongs)LJaeobean an los S1 1penman5 , & to
s. to 8. and to 8, won; Chisca. 1os
n Tislas'i to l. to and s,o, to 5, second
1"'S To ana a"a to 10s :. thIrd Fine 1o7
F'rascuelo Second Cousin Wedgewood,
Carl Roberts and Jessca f. also ran.
Fourth race Nhree-year-olds and up
half furlongs}.- }.-Peasant, 1ls tPickens)
chance. los a. Riee), 5 to !, sven and !
tot sna srarksds5 to 's third Fine
i:o7 s.5. " Loyalist, list WATERFORD i. Gentry, .y,
Marion Hollins, Jill and Light Fantastic
also ran
Fifth race {three-year- -olds and up
atty yards). ).gChincoteague, 81 (Chal-
mers). 8 to 8, to and / to 4. won;
Easter Flower, 100 (Fieds), even. / to 3
and l to 6, second Johnny OConnell,
05 (Burns). to 1, Q to l and even. third.
Time, l:45, Fairly. Lady Eileen Burley,
Dixie Girl and the Urchin also ran.
Sixth race (three-year- -olds and upward
claiming; purse. 500; one mile and fifty
yards).--Loveliness, 80 (McLaughlin), 8
tot !, 2 to / and even, won; Dolph, Ill
(Kelsay), to 3, 2 to S and I to s, sec
ond; Peggy Riyes. 100 (Kennedy), to
!, to and 3 to 8. third. Time. l:43
S-5. Summer Sigh, w. G. MoClintock,
Ava r., and Felix M. also ran