Show HIGHLAND MINING DISTRICT RECORD PIOCHE NEV the highland mining district is the scene of much activity in a mining way these days there are locations after locations extending from the old brewery site to the florence mine and ana the major portion of these are attracting the attention of capital who are planning extensive development t work as soon as it is possible jo get started S space p ace at this time will not permit gny any extended or particular mention of the many different properties but w propose ab to do when sufficient facts bax a be ascertained i among the recent sales of import importance anc is that of the lucky boy group sold ta I 1 james B wheeler to william R wallac wallace and joseph S free of salt lake cit city utah it is the intention of the last name damec gentlemen to consolidate this MS group witt wit the demijohn group by them purchased purchase th birom rom cook lloyd and osborne thus creating ing a group composed of a number of very desirable properties it is rumored that yr jjr wheeler has succeeded in making a sale gale of more valuable property owned by ym him in this district the purchaser being dr harry A mcdonald of boston mass de tails as to this rumored sale are meagre and we were unable to get the same confirmed or denied another property which is being worked with much success is the last chance mine owned by henry welland and john anderson E B P gordon F J mills and chas whaley are working this property under lease and bono bond and have succeeded in extracting I 1 tr much valuable ore some of which kas has been shipped to the salt lake smelters shelters sm elters ii netting etting for the lessees lessels a substantial profit itis it is the intention to incorporate a company to work this property and we believe conditions will warrant a ready sale of the stock when placed on the market the highland mary owned by S H babbit of pioche and simon bamberger of salt lake city has a record as a producer of high grade ore it is situate near the last chance mine and the ore occurrences of the two are similar at present development work is under way and the mine in general is showing up very creditably ad joining this property james price and alex orr have the sport mine which is a very promising property george B van emon has a number of promising locations in the vicinity of these mines which promise to realize for the owner an independent sum when they are fully 1 developed the banner property of all the district I 1 is the mandah group which has recently teen been incorporated by lloyd cook and osborne at the time the incorporation was made and before the stock was actually placed on the market the people of pioche recognizing the merits of the property made a rush for the stock and the owners were overwhelmed with applications for reservations of the same that the applicants acted wisely is evidenced by the fact chat stat the stock has already doubled in value heing being first placed on the market for the sum bull of fifteen cents per share it is now selling for thirty cents the management 11 s awaiting the completion of the railroad before commencing the shipping of ore of which they already I 1 have an immense ton liage on the dump they intend as a beginner to ship a trainload to the salt lake sm 1111 elters and then it is reasonable to presume that the stack will ill be valued very highly ehly meanwhile extensive development 1 work ork is being done and meeting with great ceass success Ce ess new bodies of ore are being OP relied up on all sides and with promises of t permanency and depth A now new forty horsepower gasoline hoist has been bean ordered alch which is much needed to handle the large tow anage I 1 a ge and will be installed very soon ed F 1 freudenthal Pi oches foremost mining man together with the manhattan mining company own a large group of claims right at the entrance of stampede gap cap upon which has been completed extensive development that has given the assurance of permanent and productive mines there being a mountain of iron ore and high values in the precious metals being found on the different properties james A nesbitt of pioche and hans 1 olsen of Caliente own a valuable property which they have purchased from robert flinn this claim is situate on the porphyry dyke and sulphide ore rich in silver and gold has been encountered charles ping ben geske and many others have very promising properties that will give good account of themselves in actual production when proper facilities for transportation are at hand |