, 1869-02-15
NEVADA.
Es''y Explorations In tho White
rlno Regions. =
Tho Eboshardt l1lno, tho hey
stono mlne, and Chloride Flat,
Cost Of Living and Merohan.
disc.
Advice 10 Immigrants, aud
BuslneAs Prospects.

dcEC We are, tVuV miles west Of the line
which few years ago YVES believed to he
the wcsternmost boundary Of the dominion
Of" spndown," and from here We write to
TIE TRIBUNE, to Say to Its numerous read
ers We have found a reritable siyer mine.
Not one, merely, but dozens among which
are some Of the most productive ever yet
discovered, consldenng the time during
which theS have BEEN worked. We cannot
essay an adequate description OF this most
wonderful argentiferous region, but We will
make statement OF facts derived from
observation, ard: information CLEANED from
most trustworthy sources. The writer would
hero remark that, most unfortunately, he
does not Own foot Of interest IN mines or
estate Ii this district, aud his statements
may be implicitly relied upon. Be-
fore describing the mines, 1T
may be well to give brief
paragraph OF t#o to the carly history OF
White Pine, During the winter OF 1864 and
1865 some discontented spirits from Austin
visited the place." prospecting" bnt slight
~, and meeting with no evidences Of the IN.
told wealth which literally crammed the
earth under their very feet. In the follow
ing autumn CSs5) another party from Aus
tin, amongst whom WAS Rev. ". G. Blakely,
gave the region much closer scrutiny, with
somewhat better results than was attained
BY their predecessors. They had faith In It's
future, and gave name to the district de-
rived from the growth Of white pine trees
in the vicinity. Mining and prospecting were
Of isS5ss7, T bat @ the{r % eadssSors rs' to ] epeste
for the Infant C1nsus n pecun lary foothold
amongst the "moneS-chanecrs' were en-
tirely futile. stili. they labored hopefully
on, the curl Of The smoke from their solitary
campfire symholiztng tbs buoyant spirit and
rising faith Of these hardy men Of the noun
ing upon lare as scant as it Was plain-but
they "troze to their prospects, until sprirg
opened their way to The quartz mills at Aus
tin, where the product OF few tons OF taeIr
rock tlled their pockets with coin, and en-
abled them to return to the scene OF their
labors, renewed sud refreshed rs 10 both
their outer and inner man.
The Indian figures as diseovcrer In the
days Of which We write, but his *untutorcd
mind" led hun into y little dlnlculty'
with one Of the lords Of tho manor. Ever
since tho advent Of the California miner,
mfstra1tes hare travelled from one camp to
another, bccE1ng for tue crumbs which fail
from the white N ans table. and often brlug-
Ing In specimen If "quartch,n promising
for 3 loaf Of bread,n or plug Of tobacco, to
show s'htdp more qudrtch-seano aappiat''
{cood rock), The aboriginal member Of the
family to which VIC refer exhibited piece of
crumblEng chloride rock to q Sir. Lcathefs-
one OF our pieneers-aud by much pointing,
many g,imaces, and very excited manner,
induced Mr. 1 finally. to accompany him up
hill, down hill and aczoss valleys, uutil they
came to sloping piece Of table land, whereon
nothing appeared but crum bling, worthless
Limestone I This 50 cnraged our tired and
hungry miner friend that he ut once com
mcnccd furious application OF leathers-{n
the shape OF No. II boots-much to his
guides northumberland nothing but d
inoat preclpitaso change Of: base" on the
part Of the fcdskin prevented our irate hover
OF rocks from reducing him 10 m impaIpable
The sccne of shat aboriginal cntertaln.
ment Is NOW 4'Chloridc Flot.'' Thaterumb-
ling, worthless rock Is worth from sl0 to SIS
per pound-chloride Of silver!
On the 18th Of September, 1867, an 1udinn
-pilotcd eome white men to d po1nt where
now mine called the - Hidden Trtasurc" is
located. THIS claitn il GOO feet In length BY
.OO iect in width. Orc to the c1tent of q
tlolE aud tons or more has been taken from
this mlpe, working from e15o up TO 81 SOC
In the winter Of 1867 the location Of the
wouder Of Wonders-the u Ebcrhardt" mine-
{1S6S) was work fairly commenc ID On It
drifts were run In 80 or 40 feet, aud disclosed
nh almost solid mass Of ore, varying In value
from $500 mp 70 sas,o Per tou. This
ment. People aocked from al quarters to
sec this Cave Of Aladdin" each particular
ore ' a. a Tapecimen," and some pockeflue
lumps Of chloride worth very considerable
sums. Tan VISITING 9ulsance" aoon became
unbcarable, and the ,drifts we're closed up
access now being had only through the per
tsinipg the appropriate machinery for hoist
Ing and sorting ores.
Through the kindness and courtesy Of Mr.,
], Bicknell, the manager of the mine. We were
permitted to descend 10 the bottom Of the
lhalt, BY ucans of the rope and bucket u.ed
for hoistirg and lowering, and, witn Mr., B
for our pilot, We made thorough examipa
lion Of this most prolific cache de l'argens
From The top to The bottom of the shaft the
distance Is iorfy.fiye feet. The excavation Il
now 100 feet long, 80 feet vide and 10 feel
high. This has prod need yield Of nor*
than a .Allicu dollars since tho 18th Of July
hist, and We saw no reason to doubt the
eli.toriDg on roof, sides and tloor. is Wosit
dollars @ ~ rho .slodc'' OF iedc,
u 1S3 teet 1 wide, and th,
ore belt, or" pay streak" NJ tho miners cal
It, 10l feet. How la1 downward It rum
no evidences OF dim,n ution. Its neither ex
tension possibly crops out In China. Thl
general character Of the rock IL QuGrtzite, in
terspeTeed with pockets Of chloride, ruby
and horn siiveF, the whole surrounded BY {
| Limestone formation peculiar to this region
The orc Is very easily mined two men work
| Ing By relays keep the company's mill Of tc1
siam ps constantly running. As an evidcnc'
/ Of the schooling Jet needed in the art.of sil
| yer mining, We will state that the outset o
the Eberhardt Company's operations wa
Characterized By an arrangement Whtct
nearly slaughtered the bird which now lsy
Of ta The iats Presidential (GranD Eeetois'' con- m
tracsed with the parties to work their orc
giving them $50 per ton, he making III
I profits ont Of the residue ADORE that amount
| The owrers ofthc mine soon learned that III
General had the llon's share Of the profits
a0S O5d they +, were ,hss hslad n 19 Pay 1sS e
lin Gn,a but mt $4,000. m In tbs trans
wero very lucky, their average now bein
more than $500 per ton. These luck
dogs" are five Ii number, named rcsptctivcl
Captain Frank Drake. =: vApplegartn, ]: "
Next to the b" Eberhardt," In q northcrl
direction, is the q Keystone" owned BY Di
willard, John Turner nnd Edward Apple
earth. The discovery Of this mine wss on
| Or those fortunate accidents which ro t
prove tie truth OF the old saw, "It's bette
ner, youth OF nineteen Years Of age, Is th
adopted son Of Dr.. Willard. He happtne
TO be At White Pine during the " early days,
md eaunteriug along the way which Was /
lead him to fhme and fortune, he cArelessl
struck his pick into soft, peculiar rock, &
be pnre chloride Of e,l.er, worth not less tha
10000 per ton He immediately made
location OF 500 feet IN accordance with til
lRwe OF tho district, and to-day he is locke
upon as one Of the White Pine millionaire
Who wouldn't have Ench boy
If not quite, - 1ich sa tha. Of the " Ebe,
hardt.'' VIC are informed the largest 1um
OF " "ch1cr.de" yet found In The district va
taken from the ''Keystone." 1t Weighed Is
pounds, and WAS worth II 500 IN gold | "
mig ht add descriptions OF several other note
nipes, among which arc the Aurora''. an
"Vlre1nfa." but with brief notice Of "Chle
ride Flat, @t will pass On to subjects OF ter
eral intercs. 10 shote who contemplate visl
inR this region.
Chloride Flst'' comprt.es an area {
about fifteen acres, situated Immediatel
mills northweat Of the Eberhart1t" min,
1t has gentle incliuaston from northeast I
southwest, and II characterized by lin
formation, tuch as We have airesdy describes
The strata Of Limestone vary In thicknes
|, lying one over the other. with the chlortd.
sandwic1ed between. These ch'orides po
eess known commercial raluc In the crut
state. The fsrturate mineT needs ro mill |
, work his orc !; be eau sell 1t at a certain prie
perpoupd, or exchange 1t At any of tn. ssof
ior anything he n.eds IN his ontt
This fat Is perforated By shat
20 close together that the worKsnen ,fr
quently hear the stroke OF each other's pick
i while working In teparatc locations.
couTse, the CLAIMS are all taken up-ma1
overlapping and running Into each oihr
ThN result Is due to The want Of prcccde
| a. Ia j-Ir nf Hrt rts3