Show PIOCHE LEASERS SHIP HIGH GRADE special correspondence stindt donohue operating in the eastern yuba section of the pioche mineralized area are shipping a steady tonnage of sil ver lead ore to the salt lake market the principal tonnage is coming from the big raise at the foot point in the long incline shaft though a number of other working faces are contributing small amounts during december and january over tons of low grade ore has also been marketed the revenue from which will assist in the development of the property to greater depth the assays essays received from the last settlements from the smelter on the ore showed in gold with ounces in silver the insoluble content being per cent and the iron 7 per cent work on this lease was only started ten months ago and has progressed rapidly the ore was first indicated on april 10 1919 when a capping was passed through in the main working shaft which demonstrated heavy the first rock encountered which carided values of importance was associated with this capping carrying 10 in gold 10 ounces in silver and 65 per cent lead later on high grade galena was discovered beneath the capping extensive development has been carried on since with a large force of miners miner sand and sufficient surface equipment has been installed to efficiently develop the area production since the discovery which was made by the present operators charles stindt and ed P donohue has exceeded thirty eight cars of ore having been shipped from the mine which is a fine record for the property at the present time a force of twelve miners is employed underground and the mine is certainly responding nicely to the steady development |