Show DISCOVERY AT STAMPEDE GAP W R carroll who is just in from pioche nev brings with him the news of an important silver lead discovery at stampede gap 11 miles west of pioche phoehe that is owned by henry lee and J A nesbitt Nes hitt of that place in the development of this prospect the owners began the sinking of an incline shaft on a body of manganese and at a depth of 25 feet encountered the vein the shaft has now reached a depth of 60 feet and the men employed aret running a drift from the bottom on a two foot body of solid ore that assays essays from 70 to 80 per cent lead and 50 to 60 ounces in silver to the ton A shipment of this class and character of ore is now on the dump ready for shipment ano and will soon be consigned to the salt lake jake shelters smelters shelters smelters sm sm elters only a small force is at work DO in in the development of this prospective nanza at the present time but this will soon be increased the formation mr carroll say says is a contact between lime and iron porphyry and the vein is strong with every indication indic atio of permanency there is a good spring within a mile and a half of the nine mine and an the property is covered with good timbe tini r 11 in e eluding pine and cedar considerable cit ement exists in pioche over this import impo Is ant discovery and the territory adjoining being thoroughly prospected |