Show PIOCHE MINES MAY Y CONSOLIDATE SOON SOONA A prominent minin mining engineer is just up from the tho southern souther mining camps a Jre great deal eal of his time having been spent in Pioche Regarding tho the situation situation situ situ- in that camp he ho says that fine fn showings are arc being made by several o otho of tho the companies companie but that there is a aery vr very ery important matter mater on hand han at this time which will wi mean much for the future of those di diggings It I seems that tho the Ohio Kentucky and Xea Utah Nevada Utah a-Utah minin mining companies own own ow Olty some of tho the most valuable minin mining claims in that re region ion The They arc are on friendly terms but they arc ore withholding their development work to a considerable extent for the reason that it i is feared that there thoro is a 0 possibility b ty of either one or the other of these companies locating tho apex rights on thi this territory owned jointly If I this mild did happen it i would result in in some sort of litigation that would not only hazard the holdings of these companies com corn panics but would put a n damper on 01 the tho entire entre camp It is claimed that some sort of an arrangement is on tapis looking toward to-ard the cOD consolidation of the time two companies and that it is probable that a step in inthIs inthis inthis this direction will wi be taken in a few weeks If I the properties are arc consolidated consol consoli consoli- dated and operated under a joint management man man- assurance i ia is given cn that thero there will vill Wl be the tho greatest activity J in development development devel devel- work inaugurated at once that has ever been wine witnessed sed in that region That the consolidation of two principal mines in Pioche would havo have havea a far Car reaching effect is practically as as- cured The settling of this much much- mooted question would result it is said in the smelter sair people arrn arranging ing to construct their plant lant at once and give tic ever every mine in that section a market mar mar- ket for all al the product that could be he mined It I would decide lecile the Salt coul Lake Lako route people on the matter mater of building it its spur around to various mines o or of that district including the Prince Consolidated Con and ana other youngsters which have given glen such splendid indications of oC joining the bonanzas In Iii II Pioche tho the talk is entirely devoted to prospects of consolidation as it i is pointed out omit that it will wi mean menn moro to tho the district distrct than anything that has been n bc done clone cono since sinco tho the railroad mado its is entry into that camp |