The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-13
ENTIRE silver HORN District
IS Being PROSPGTED
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hec1 sunk rear TIA faea CT tie north .
drift. ii a polnt about 20 feet from 1
the shaft. which IS los feet deep.
This s. iaze is row down % feet and 4
shows = better grade OF ore than
was exposed in thu shaft. averaging
$50 per ton. according to the last re-
port. The ore exposed in tie No.
shaft Is S25 feet easterly from the
Mineral Monument, and az an elsva-
tior 2S5 feet lower than at this
high pUiIt. Strangely enough the
cropp.ngs between these two points
have in the Past received little at
tention, the principal surface Dis
coyeries having been made close to
OF west OF the Mineral Monument
" ever. the groupings in this me-
lectaG portion Of SILVER Horn GROUND
aIe nov receiving q thorough pros
.-cia- aad Gso.o zeal study at. tie
ha..l8 81 J. Nelson MENUS, cha OF
10 best known s55l1s.st in tie
Wea, whose home is ia Pasadena
II h4s been reported tina. .tr. NeYius
has already made some important
disclosures but ofGcia, information
is being withheld until his work is
completed
". c Codbe has tallol a lease
block near what is Er.o IN as No.
workings, 200 feet west OF the Min
erLl Monument, and is making plans
for the vigorous development of the
hi der grade values. Andy Burke
o. Reno, has also taken lease on
block 50x100 feet near the No. /
shaft, ara has gone out to securd the
necessary tools and equipmert tc
push the work rapidly. Mr.. Burke is
one Of the best known old-time min
ers in the state. After going ovel
Silycrhorn he said There are tht
most wonderfully ore showings here
that I've seen in the state and ~,
beer to every camp in Nevada sine
the days of the Comstoek. There i
enough ore on the Silverhorn an,
Silver Dale to insure the camp
| prosperity for five years, even if n
further discoveries are made, thoug'
! expect there will be many nc,
finds"
, Like on the Silver Horn, the crol
pings on the Silver Dale are bt
irg subjected to intensive prospec
ing and geological study by II. n
!, Geppert, geologist of information;
reputation whose headquarters f
, some tima was in London. Mr.. Ge'
pert has peen sampling the wester.
most portion of the quartz orebot
on Weir'8 peak-that portions beir
within the lines OF the Silver Dale
as wcll as upon Mystery Poir
I, which is the last bold outcrop on II
geeral strike of the quartz on IL
Silver Horn and Silver Dale pro
critics, and where very rich float h
been found.
This systematic study of the ger
!, ogy and ore occurrences ct Silve
: horn, by men of such eminence
their profession, before deciding
the permanent workings, is very /.
pressive to anyone who has not
= the waste OF money through has
= and ill-corsidered deyelopme
plans.
- Chas, M. Taylor, former cour
" treasurer of Pima county, Arizol
who is in charge of the Silver p,
. mine, is getting things in &C
shape or more intensive devel
mant. work has BEEN retarded
the slow arrival of equipment Q
supplies but wNl soon be NOV
rapidly.
4 The Silver Dale Extension has
III creased its housing capacity and
IL pushing very development. Wal
Schauss, the manager, has fol
on some very good-looking rock,
viii assays had not been received at I
of writing.
n The pipe line from the spring
an. the town of Silverhorn was comp
cell ed last week and the SUPPLY of VIZ
val is ample. The new boarding no,
to which will accommodate 1875 !
,ow sor,s, was also completed last W
ida and has relieved the congestion
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