Show THE MEr Another old producer of the Pioche county country which Is fast shaping Itself for a big era em of oC production and during the year ear has hu tag mado made some great strides in development work Is the Mendha Nevada mine mite During tho the year tho the possibility of the property became more apparent and It has been during d rIn that period and is Js now a steady stead ship shipper shipper per pel perThe The Mining om pany was incorporated under tho the laws of Utah In 1907 1307 for lor tho the opera operation operation operation tion and development of tho old Menda mine and amI adjoining property In tho the Highland mining district Lin Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln coln county count Nevada Neval l seven seen miles from the great camp of ot Tho The com company company pany Ian Is the owner of ot 10 claims clams in inthis Inthis inthis this mineralized district tp gether gother with ts two each with witha a splendid water right There Thero claims cover COOr the great Mendha fissure and several parallel veins for tor a mile and anda a quarter along alon tho the strike and from nearly nearl every eory place along the surface ore oro can be taken I In formation the Highland district I much resembles rc other limestone camps being composed of oC Silurian limestone The chemical action had has carved cared out the lime and In its place puce Immense bodies of ore of ot ofa ota ofa a commercial grade The great pro proportions proportions proportions portions to which these bodies attain resemble to a great degree the ore shoots sh of oC the Tintic district In Utah Like many man other mines In and about Pioche tho the Mendha has a history Its discovery was closely associated with the rise of or tho the Highland district been done on oro ore along the strike o and dip dl of tho the vertical fissure and following tho the ore deposits In the tho bed bedded bedded bedded ded planes and at no time has th the 3 mine been without ore It has since been demonstrated that the richest ore oro bodies lay IllY along the tho bedded planes pill n o oTho Tho The Mendha vein oln Is a true truo fissure In the tho limestone and has a n strike cast east and west and a dip lp of ot 70 degrees derees to tho the north There aro are also north and south fissures which dip to the west with the bedded planes of the forma formation formation formation tion at an angle of about 30 degrees The main source of ot production former formerly ly I came from Crom the vu fissure and following down one of the bed bedded bedded bedded ded fissures whilo tho the largest oro ore bodies have hae been found at their Inter hiter Intersection Intersection section At tho the Mendha all work has FAMOUS PRODUCER The property Is a famous producer and throughout It ft has al always ways responded generously to Intelli Intelligent Intelligent intelligent gent development Conditions have havo re resulted resulted In hr many changes of owner ownership ownership ownership ship and each time it has hils grown As far Car back as 1876 this property attracted attention as a oro ore for forthe forthe the smelter at Shauntie Beaver coun county county ty I Utah for tor the furnace at Bristol B 26 25 miles north of oC Pioche and In the reduction of ores from Crom from tho old Hillside mines In tho the Bristol dis district district district In 1881 with other properties of the Highland and Bristol district the Mendha was acquired by tho the Day ruin Min Mining ruining ing company of the tho Jack Jacle Rabbit dis district district district 18 IS miles north of ot and Its ores were used In connection with the fluxing of or the Iron ores from tho the thoDa Day Da mine In the tho Bristol furnace |