Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-04-16
THE WHITE PINE MINES.
The new silver Mines of Nevada--EHoy
they were Disceyered7-Faeir Aston
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The new silver Mines of Eevada--fow
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The White Pine Nesox Of March contaius
the iollowng'ia relation to the. new silver
mines Of Treasure Hill: NV. ~ .sl. .t,.o,
The d scovery OF the mines Of Treasure
Hill, and building OF the present city upon
IL, nov astonlshvs the world, and will long
stand as >one of its greatest wonders.
Whether Its prototype In history or not
was known, we cannot at the present tell,
bat the nearest like il, 10 lis discovery,
Isolation, wealth aud character, seems to
| bo the great peak of Potosi in South
America. That lofty peak OF the Andes
Is describes as reaching some thirteen
thousand feet into the sky, is, from where
it rises above the surrounding mountain
gorges or valley, someiten miles In circum
ference, aud its silver, as every schoolboy
knows, was discovered by an Indian, who
in pursuit of q goat up the preclpitous,
rocky slider, grasped bush 10 aid him In
his ascent, aud this giving way at the roots.
exposed some gittering silver beneath.
This was several centuries ago, aud since
then n'ess millions Of The preciaus
metal have been extracted from that single
mountain, until it is but n rhonsyconabed
shell, and il Is not yet exhausted of its
treasure. Treasure IIill is issolated like
P,,tosi, is OF similar formation, OF equal
SIZE, ,sor perhaps . little larger st the base
and not quite so high; its mines are OF
Indian discovery, aud las future promises
equal brilliancy, and equal ii MT superior
wealth. Two ) ears since degraded and
Starving In lisa carried 70 camp Of miners
a piece OF the ore from the locality Of the
Hidden Treasure Mines, and this led to the
exposure OF the wealth Of Treasure Hvl
Ia thv -xplor atoms following, Quantities o
purs SILVER were found who're trees hAi
lalleh snd burned, or @here the Indiani
had bnih Tires on she beds Sf chloride ore
reducing the easily smelted rock TO msial
, Such discovefias, made In different lOcAli
lttes. naturally crsalcd a Wonderful excite
olent. ana plainly indicates its une K ample,
'weahh. Following tho discovery OF th'
, lore which crowned tho summit, came ttl
l,iHseovery OF the great Eberhardt deposit
> or vein, then those OF Chloride Flat, Pogo
n min. Sunnysde, sud the Base R,nge," al
(. lmo,t surprising IN their wonderful RICHNESS
/ The geological formation OF tho mount Ill
4 ! islas singular as its riches are rare. Itisa
Z issolated peak of fossilliierons limestone
n everything ylurian rocks at great depth
# and these having tqundatioa on those {
' the primitive age. Into the crevces, cage,
4 an chtsIns Of the limestone, or Ia displact
: ments occasloded by the action Of therm.
waters rising from the primitive and siiuria
n rocks, were deposited the line, sihcla, spa
n an 4 ores which now CONS ltnte The mine
I, aud veins Of che HILL BY such process I
il lchangs has boen formed that si1gn az fei
% ture Tot Minerology -fossiliferous quarts
IA The limestone has been carried away by h
b action OF the water, while all its featere
70 the form and character of its fossils, ha'
been preserved in the obtrudiDg silici
!. These crevices, chasms, caves or displac
uents, are in every portion OF the hill, 81
,e OF every size, from that OF bulls eye
,o hthat OF the mammoth chasm Of the EDe
ld tAardt, aud the rOntinuAtion of each, wi
r iocreasipg 0r varying richness, may
.. tfollawed TO an indehnte depth. A body
4. tose, small at the surface. may at a great
IA ora.st depth ,Spand TO great s'zs, an
to t,ice UerSds Saeh FORMATION u very adya
Ia tageons for mining, as tho ores are In '.
: . duantily, pure aud rich, and easily mine
In 'fhs exhaustion of the hill Ia ALMOST I'M
i ter OF impossiblii,y, aud nons nov liM
IA @,ll 500 it accomplished. A. of .ths rn0u
he tain 10 which We have compared il. hun
IL. reds Of years hance will see a prdspep
I mining co nmuaity about tie sides aud b
"A OF Trassurs llill. li4ltal
Of Oa Tuesday, some miners working Ia {