Show GEOLOGY AND VALUES the geology of the prince is ident with that of the old time brodu producers ers of which it is pioche part and par parcel e ing only about two miles distant the j face consists of carboniferous lira linie esto which gives way to shale at ab alaf feet in depth this shale is about i feet thick and underlying this is the ca 6 brian quartzite A few feet below the fourth level in iia r t 6 prince the quartzite has been encounter ter and all who are familiar with the chad hav te of pioche district are of the tha th a opi ion on that great things may be expected this vein down in the quartzite formation for matio as all of the millions produced in A came from the fissures in the quartzite ul der lying the lime and shale beds another very significant feature c on necked with this mine is the fact that while the carbonate of lead in the big aroi vein assays essays low in silver less than OR one ounce to each per cent whenever galen is encountered the iron runs up into tha hundreds of ounces in silver therefore 8 vr when the sulphide zone is encountered W in the underlying quartzite it is reasonable W to believe that ore very rich in silver will b found the essential feature of this bs body of iron ore is its high iron contents and at the same time averaging from 7 to 10 per cent in lead making it a most desirable fluxing flexing material for the smelters shelters owing to this fact it will command a prel pr gium in salt lake over and above sm smelting smelt elting ins charges of ire or while average samples of shoots high ta throughout this big mass will run as as 16 15 to 35 ounces in silver the averso beilue lue of the ore so far disclosed will bly not run over 5 ounces in silver to the n with railroad connection with pioche now in projection the iron lead xang ore from the prince consolidated rn in be mined and laid down in salt lake at approximately 4 a ton which fact after ducting educating ing a bonus of 1 a ton would mean lat at all values exceeding 3 a ton aou would d I 1 enet net profit |