New-York tribune., 1869-04-08
THE WHITE PINE MINES.

che following IN relauon W 'n0 nv" ~ I
Treasure Hill -,
The discovery OF the mines Of Treasure HILL and build
ing OF the present city upon IT, now asonlsnes 'S
it, prototype In history known we cannot az
the present tell but the nearest ike IT. In lS bs the
great peak Of Potosi In South America Ihat i9y tou
saSd aS es into the y is from where rises above the
surrounding mountain gorges or valley, nIhov knows
was discovered by an Indian Who pursuit OF goat
up the precpitous rocky sl%aes, % EWING way at the
roots % sxposed some eltterng silver beneath. TINS was
several centuries ago. ana Se eS from that
single mountain until is but honey ycomDed smell ana
Isolated IKE Potos of similar formaon OF equal size
perhaps little larger az the base ana n ns' az u 30
promises equal brlaney and equal u not superior pdsT
wealth Two years suCe e e % o he are from lie
locality Of Hidden Treasure Mines and this led TO the
f6PPS foSwnS Quantities Of pure silver were found
Where trees had fallen and burned the Indians
tSe eSa esy sGS smeed roCS to metal such discoveries made
in different localities naturally created wonderful e6
element and plainly Indicate its uneXampled wealth
Following the discovery OF the which crowned the
summit came the discovery 9I 6ne grs EAT PSg6p
nysde, and the Base Rang all most surpsn surprsnS Of
the mountain singular its riches are rare ~ an
isolated peak Of fosserous limestone oyerynS an
those Of the primitive age Into the creyices caves
chasms Of the limestone or IN dspacemehts s f6e
primitive and silurian rocks, were depos'ec consti
me tms h sSa Go sPs PsIs Ta1s Ha3 Of the h BY such pro-
cess OF change has been formed that singular @ 49,
carried away by the action Of the water while all Its
features the form and character OF us Iosss 'VS
preserved In the obtruding silica InesS y 'a h'
dpaceents in every portion "a fh ha te ot 1 s
and Of sine I4 Rs tsss ~ and tho continuation
Of each with increasing & OF body Of ore sns at the
surface may greater or less depth expand 70 great
size and vice s e. s sgca or Pe p VAST uEs6
and rich and easily mined The exhaustion OF the hill
Is & almost e se5 S AS Of the mountain to Which
compared it, hundreds OF years hence VIII see
prosperous mining community about the sides ana Dase
on Tuesday last some miners working in one of the
old locations on Base Metal Range, upon mass OF
riyanR In purity and value the best OF Treasure m
proved to be worth from $4,000 to 5000 per ton. The
story Of It's discovery soon became nosed abroad
prospectors specnlaOrs aud locaters commenced
FOR that locality This rush continued through te MeeK
and every day hundreds made the trip 10 the new dis
cOvery. The point is about one and bali miles north
tSsTs G - sSon e S e Te OCsy known under
the various names OF Northern Light HILL Chloride tlat
named Babylon and such IN future we win designate it
1t favorable locality for mining and should It's rcn
glorious Babylon arise as Onr neighbOr -
Quite str was created in the neighborhood Of the
Eberhard Nine few days since, by the discovery of
native gold silver In the La Monte Nine which is To-
Gated about feet north Of the Eberhar and runs
parallel that great ven The ore extracted contains
beautiful specimens showing both gold and silver yer II con.
metal This is the first instance Of finding gold visible
in the rock that has come 70 our nChSe M S s
already celebrated locality 1t was discovered IN July
last, but the oroppi1gs were Goneeaiea unM On is ~
which was in November last, since which time
aGn &n q the great richness: Of this district
gwen the past week Master ArrngS1 at AenEen
their After sinking 10 he aeRIn o. sOSn
tered and located mine by the wedggers OF course
progress for the purpose proposed could DC made
isS few feet another rch Vein was struck claim made
and weL abandoned. This too rich place to be de-
SSy S Concluded to dig the we'll Sinking has been
resumed, but with what result we are not advised. ~
About six miles east OF Treasure City an extensive Ded
OF btuminOus shale has been discovered and Ihe Ners
thinks the finding Of snoh fuel s only SECOND @ N import
have been dscoyeredone is feet in thickness and the
Gus limestone. Tue shale burns freely: -, q.
The Reyeie District. which is l2S miles south q White
been sent 70 Treasure City some OF Teh r equal soo I'D
excitement IN regard to the matter.
correspondent Of The Chicago Republican gives the
following Of the condition Of society IN Treasure
City, and the productions OF the mines;
On the morning Of the Path Of February had climbed
among tents and shantes which go TO make up Treas
%Ts y aSS are ali to Be found
here. and all do rushing trade Here, under rough
away from railroads rivers and posroads IN what but
ds s ss obs Saee @ Se oSe m b.
the one impnlse-to make money. And they are making
nS. iS sp Waiting 1ns and patent
done in our large eitesbut they literally quarryipg
up silver stone quared up in other lese favored
localities This may sound like exaggeraton but shall
give certain figures and facts further that must serve
TO convince the most skeptcal that am writing sober,
was prepared for disappointment and met with tt-but
it the disappointment OF finding the facts IN excess
OF the made of knowing that the wealth
OF White Pine bad been underraed nor 40 WISH 70 10
understood as drawing cOlored picture OF this dis
trct~far from It, The filth and extorton and wicked
which have formed component parts oI every new
where, are preeminent here. Gamblers. courtezans,
"dead BEATS" habuRl drunkards, and the material TO
I'm an hour and lost in twenty minutes Human life is
taken wantonly The law Of force settles all personal
disputes In short, the worst phases OF human nature
are here exhibited the OF society ignored and
the disciples Of MsInmon render blind worship 70 t4eir
steady influx Of population WIZ throw the roughs ana
and respected and White Piue win to be refuge
for outlaws and desperadoes Report to-day says thht
toris IeSislatre in which case-the county being
located here-some resemblance OF legal authority VIII
And now having given idea OF the social aspect OF
Treasure Hl aud its neghbCrlng towns WIZ proceed
they have produced, and what 1t is expected they will
produce a.. -. -
cause they first discovered ana because they have
been more thoroughly worked than any OF tle Others
bard tho keystone, the North Aurora, south Aurora
aud Virginia. The Hidden Treasure the first dis
covered Of the White Pine MINES the aGt IN relation 70
being made known by Indian time in the Fail Of
commenced IN these mines but tho astonishing yield
made led to the opening Of the Eberhardt the Key
NIT Of the hill. and u was shown that the entire
lode-abOut three miles in leugth-was equally
feet or less yielding $1,000 5OO and $1,000 OF
silver the tun taken out The excitement spread
Thousands rushed New shafts sunk 90 fast and
90 many that the dirt thrown up from ole had be
ineta was found in almost unlimited quantities Already
nearly hundred companies have been organized hYe
mills have been put in operation, and four more aro
peced here this week. ten thousand people have rushed