Show THE SHOWING IN THE FLORENCE record pioche nevada from time to time the record has had occasion to mention developments on the florence claim near stampede gap ten mies northwest of cicche in the bristol range these reports have been encouraging and the local public have come to look for something sensational as developments prece proceeded eded their expectations have been realized from grass roots to thirty five feet high grade ore has been extracted in small quantities in a four foot manganese gang the quality of ore not increasing with depth it was determined the ore shoot lay to the south and an incline was accordingly started at ten feet depth heavy lead carrying thirty ounces of silver per ton was encountered in larger quantities than previously since then the grade and volume of ore has steadily increased with depth when this week the climax was reached by opening ing a streak of ore cne foot in width carrying 60 per cent lead eighty ounces of silver 4 in gold and some copper per to ton this is at a depth of fifty vertical feet from the sur surface fae and besides there is a four foot manganese gangue well mixed with galena carrying on an average in the three principal metals 20 per ton the ledge is a vertical fissure interspersed with numerous cross seams carrying galena at the juncture of which larger deposits than above mentioned occur water courser seems to be e a prominent feature of this prospect running 8 in various directions some of which carr carry goad seams of ore and the indications are entirely favorable for the development of large bodies of higl high grade such as the bristol belt is capable of and has prof produced teed it is expected that at a depth of feet the porphyry dike known to run from iron mountain to bristol will be encountered as chalca pyrites of copper a and nd galena have been prominent in the last few feet of development ore is being taken out and sacked tor for shipment from the high grade streak without assorting from which picked samples run in excess of ounces of silver per ton the fortunate owners of this promising property are representative citizens of this community and are deserving of the S success they are on the brink of obtaining they are E D P gordon the original locator james nesbitt a prominent merchant 0 of pioche and treasurer of lincoln county henry lee county re recorder cordei and ben geske deske a practical miner and observing prospector As for pluck energy and management the florence is well represented and those who have seen it believe it will make a big producer 0 |