The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-17
(By James F. o'Rrien.) J

17.-As a result of the finding oil
good bodies of both sensational high
grade and milling grade ore in his
several leases at Silverhorn, Geo. q,
Smith is being called the Lucky
Leaser," 1t is probable, however,
that an uncommon knowledge of sill
yer ore and silver ore occurrences
plays a more prominent part in his
success than does the matter of luck.
On the western end of the main belt
Mr.. Smith has lease on the Silver
Dale with a good streak of high
grade and a much larger body OF
good grade mill ore. Going east he
has two leases on the Silver Horn.
on one of which the ore as sacked
averages several hundred dollars
per ton, while ON the other it runs
in the neighborhood of one hundred
dollars per ton. Stoll further east
on the Silver Peer-the mine in
which Tex Rickard, the famous ath-
letlc promoter, recently became
heavily interested-Mr. Smith is
thoroughly sampling an orebodv on
his lease, much of which he believes
will run pay.
On his Silver Dale lease Smith il
running crosscut to get under the
shipping ore, from which he will ha
able 10 set the pitch OF the ore
shoot. When this is determined be
viii go into the old incline shaft
pick up the ore and have consider
able backs for stoping.
Though the high-grade BODY on
the foot wall side of the vein in the
Huson lease on the Silver Dale has
not yet been reached in it, the cut
ting OF the vein in the lower tunnel
where it shows continuous good VAL
ues and will give over 100 feet of
backs, is considered the most impor-
tant recent development at Silver
horn. The tunnel is in the vein sight
feet and the ore, exclusive of high
grade streaks, is estimated to aver
age better than S14 per ton This
is the leaner part of the vein ara
the real high-grade found in the
upper workings is expected before
the footwall has been reached
Hlgh-grade ore, some if it running
$500 per ton, has been struck in the
northeast drift on the 50-foot level
OF the Huson shaft, this doubtless
being the downward extension of tho
rich orebody opened UP near the snr-
lace. hole sunk to a depth Of fva
feet on ore in the T cut, south Of
the Huson shaft, shows one foot Of
ore sampling $4O0 per ton, with
three feet Of $40 ore alongside.
Mr.. Smiths No. lease on the
Silver Horn is still the sar perform
er IN the high h-grade line. Four davs
ago he struck fault which cut off
the ore for space, but he has now
gone through it and picked up the
ore on the other side digger and
Detter than ever" as he expresses
1t. The whole face is again in ore
and a. sample across two feet Of the
breast on Thursday ran s65S per ton
In silver. Hand specimens picked
from the vein returned values of
S1217 and 1856 to the ton. Smiths
NO. lease is also looking better
and ore is being saved for shipment
Two brag samples of the sacked ore
returned values Of $96 and $50 per
ton, respectively.
The No. / tunnel on the silvar
morn IS In s. feet and the whole
race IS in mill ore. It is planned to
cross cut soon and get under the
high grade in the Smith No. .
lease. No. 3 west tunnel has not vet
cut the vein. No. east tunnel has
advanced 70 feet and shows q fur
face OF ore with very good milling
values.
An aggressive campaign OF de-
velopment has been started On the
Nickel group Of the Silver Horn Min
ing and Developments company
which is now controlled by Robert
Mulford. q wealthy Wall street en-
sinser, who is one Of the. principal
owners Of the famous Homestake
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