Show PIOCHE MINES IMPROVE Activity is reported in the mining V V district around old daily Improvements Im Irn- 4 it are being placed on on many of the mining properties and the bi big V V operators are rushing t the e development V work as fast as conditions will permit At the tho Nevada Lincoln properties jt extensive improvements are being made and arrangements have bavo about been completed for installing a ten- ten r V stamp mill null and nd a cyanide plant The contract for the water has been signed and the material for these reduction V works is going by rail to Bullionville and from that point will be hauled overland to lo the McSherry property The Tho contract on tract for this work has been let to Edward Burke of this city who Is on V V the ground at the time hustling V alon the along the equipment as fast as possible V Work at the Nevada Des Moines continues continues con con- with the most encouraging results ret re re- re- re t suIts and as depth is obtain obtained d in the working shaft the formation indicates that the management is fast approaching approach approach- ing lag some of the great ledges that trav tray traverse traverse erse this ground round Those who are most V familiar with the property claim for it a 3 bright future with a career of product assured as long as any of the mines of the district V V Miners are blocking out a fine pro pro- V du duct t of ores in the Bristol Consolidated V V properties and the new equipment has lIas V assisted very materially in facilitating r the opening up of these immense I ledges which carry an excess of iron and make malic V the product a very desirable smelting proposition The mana management ement of this property is preparing to ship its or ores s to just eight miles distant but because of the immense tonnage of ox ores in sight it is that said-that the railroad company is seriously considering the thep p proposition of putting in a spur to the mine mme One Ono of the finest double compart ment working shafts in the district is is the one that is belt beh dropped down between be be- tween the tw two gre t porphyry dyke that traverse the full length of th the Boston Pioche The major major portion of this development is being done on n the Boss claim of the company V an and a soon as a depth of is feet-is i attained there will be a drift run each way war toward these great dykes which is believed to bo be an extension of the Yuba Yu Yu- Yuha ba ha East ledge There are twenty claims held by this company at the present time and aud the company is making pore purchases of mining ground each month During the week tho the immense air compressor for the tho Utah Nevada mines mine was hauled out of Caliente to the mine at Pioche and this will be placed in position immediately thus giving the company better facilities for doing a greater amount of development work This machine has been lying at Cali CaU- Caliente Caliente ente onto for several months awaiting the time for the roads to dry up Manager D. D C. C Mahedy 1 reports work on the tho many properties under his con eon control control as progressing in a aery very ery satisfactory satisfactory tory manner V He lie has placed a force of men to work on the Georgia Pioche he prop properties which are situated east of town and ana anti the preliminaries are being i arranged for the sinking of a shaft toa toa to a considerable depth On the Columbia Pioche which is is situated near the tho Half Moon and adjoining ad ad- joining the Demijohn group a shaft will immediately be sunk t to a depth of feet at which point a crosscut will be run to tap the ledge which crops ou out strong on tho the surface There Is a ledge of manganese of about six feet in in width on this tins claim and other strong ledges traversing it which will give a surface value at most any point of at l least ast 10 Mr 1 Anderson who is is the controlling factor in these companies expects to be in Pioche about the tha last of next week and will take with himon him himon on his bis return an automobile which he will use in this section |