The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-08
o WHITE PINE.
WnrTr PI~r. Nevada. Jan. 30.

It, numerous readers We have 4 uud q ycTitablJ
silver mine. Not one. merely. hut dozens. among
which axe ~.3ne Of tie Il,-r productive ever Nr'
discovered. considering the time daring which
they have been worked. We cannot c--ly an Gh
syfgf' description 81 this most wonderful arGcutii-
rrIu- region, but We Will maze g. statement Cd.
facts derived from observation. and Information
CLEANED from most Trustworthy sources. thc
writer wluid l'rc remark that. most unfortunate
U.s.. hc dos not own "a foot of interest iu mines OF
--tat. in this district, all las statements NAV be
implicitly relied upon. Before describing the
mine-. 10 may be- we'll L. give brief paragraph or
twD 2, the early history ut " h.tc Pine. During
tie winter Of 1861 ami lSUj some di-couteutci
spirits from Austin visited the place. - prospect
ing but slightly. and meeting with no evidences
+ Of the untold wealth which literally cIammcd the
earth under ticir very ieeg. In the following au-
jlIuu (l-Gj} another party from Austin. amongst
whom was i;cy. ". -. Blakciy. gave the region
q much closer scrutiny. with >lInyr hat better re-
suits than was attained by their predecessors.
They bad faith in it, future. and gave a name 10
the district derived from tlc growth Of white pine
trees ia tie vicinity. Mining AMI Prospecting
we're continued by this party during the winters
Of lSG5-GO-'U7 but their cuiciyoIs to create
for the infant Croc~u-a T~cunilry IJ1thuld amongst
tie 81 Hlvucy-clEingeTr were entirely futile.
On the 18th Of sept. lSD1. On milan plotted
some white men to a point where now n mine
called the =. ILdd.H Treasure" i located. Ihi.
claim i, 600 feet III length by 900 feet in width.
ore u the extent offs thousand toms or more has
- AAkfAA lN0lA Aili- NA4Nt hNlhANZ lGNIu SANu
up 10 81 800 per ton.
In tie winter Of 1867 the location Of the won
der Of wOndcr-the e. EberhaTdt'' miuc-was
made. Not, however, until last spring loGS)
was work fairly commenced ON IL drifts were
run 80 or 40 feet. and disclosed au almost solid
mae. Of ore, varying ia value from 500 up to
- 1000 FER ton. This discovery caused the most
intense excitement. People i,cked from all quar-
tiers 10 zee this 70 Cave Of Aladdin each particu-
lar visitor desiring q niece Of thc richest ore Is u
10 -rl.Tr.HWu - unN -.F.s. V...EsFTsrr hmm - oil.
ride worth very considerable sums. The d. visit
ing nuisance soon became uubcIrablc. and the
drifts were closed Up, acccss now being had only
through tine perpendicular shafts covered by
buildings containing the appropriate machinery
Tor hosting and sorting oTe-.
Through the kiUdEc-- aud courtesy IT MIR. j.
Bickueli, the manager II Jhc mine. We were per-
mittcl 90 descend - tir bottom Of the shaft, by
means OF the rope and bucket used for hui>ting
and lowering. and, with Mr.. Il. for our pilot, we
made q thorough examination % this most prolific
caete a. FeryIf. Prom the top to the Bottom
Ut tiac shaft the distance l. t~orty-iiye feet. The
excavation II now loo feet long. 30 feet wide and
ln feet high. This has produced "a yield Of mare
than a HIhf0H II dollars since the 10Th Of July
Lust, and we saw no reason Co doubt the statement
that the ole IN sight, sparkling and glittcrins ON
roof. sides and hpOr. J. worth from one million To
three millions dollars : The ;. lode or ledge Is
Isl feet wade, and the ore belt, OF pay streak
- the miners call IT,. IOI feet. How fr down
HfaHANA IS AeAH my @#H ."A aaasAN A'A
there are uy evidences Of diminutipH. Its neither
extension possibly CROPS out III China. The gen
eril character Of the rock Is quarizitc, intcrSPcrScd
with pockets Of chloride. ruby ami horn silver.
the whole surrounded ~ = limestone formation
peculiar 20 this region. The orc - very easily
mined two men working by relays keep the COM
Iauys mill Of ten stamps constantly running.
~ gu evidence of the schooling yet needed III tire
Hrt Of silver mining We viii state that tic outset
Of tire EbcrIurdt Company 9 operations WAS char
ac;cTized Is un arrangement which nearly rlGugh-
terrell the hIri which now lays their silver eggs.
Gen. \. l.. Page, one OF tie late Presidential
(t:rant) Electors. contracted with the lurties -
work their ore, giving item $50 PER ton, hc max
ing his profits cut Ol the residue above that
amount. The Owners of tine mine soon learned
tint the General had the Hons share Of tie prof
it.. aud they were glad L. Jay lin $4,000 in
gold for the mill which cost him but $4,000. In
this transaction the IrOpTictJIS 81 tie " Ehcr-
iarlt' were very lucky, their average now being
more than $500 per ton. These - lucky dogs
are i've in number. named resi- cciiycly, Captain
Frank Drake. +. Applesarth. j. ". Crawford.
l.. Earris and T.. Il. SprOulc.
Next 10 the . . EbcrhgTdt,' in 4 n%Orthcriy dt-
@rectiJn, i tie q. keystone, = owned by Dr.. Viii
lard, John Turner and Edward ApTieSirth. The
discovery Df this mine was one %! those Fortunate
accidents which = to prove the truth Of tiic old
It's better Ia bc born lucky than rich
1t l. said Turner, a youth Of nineteen years o:aSe,
l. tlc adopted sOn Of DIR. " lizard. lie happened
10 be nj White Pine during tlc " early days"
and sauntcTing along the WAY which was - lead
him 10 fame and iJrtuuc, lac carclcSsly struck his
pick into a soft, peculiar rock, or mass 81 doughty
substance which proved u be- pure chloride of sill
yer, worth not les than 100000 per ton . lie
Immediately made Il location DISCO feet iuaccOrd-
lncc with the laws of the district, and to-day he
i looked upon n one of the White Pine million
lircs. Wbo wouldn't have such a boy?
Tie orc from the - keystone" i almost. if not
1uite, ~ rich ms that ofthc Ebcrharj;." We are
informed the inrre-t lump OF :. chloride vet
ouud in the district was taken from the Key
II weighed $50 pounds, and was worth
500 in gold, We might add descriptions Of
several other noted mines. among which are the
. Aurora and - Virginia but with a brief no.
Of .. Chloride Flat, We will pass On to sub
Of general interest to those who contemplate !
listing this region.
=. Chloride Flat comprises an area of about
fifteen acres. situated Immediately south olIrcas-
are CITY. and perhaps a half mile northwest Of &;
he =. Ebcrhardt'' mine. IL has a gentle inclina-
ion from northeast to southwest, and i clarac- ,
cried by a liiny formation. such rs we have
Ilrcady dc-crihcd. The strata Of limestone vary :
II thicSnc--. living one over the other, with tle T.
.hluriics sandwiched between. Ihe>e chicrIdcs !
Ipsscss a known commercial value in the crude |
tate. The fortunate miner needs no mill 20 work '
IL ore he can sell il 1t n certain price per pound, /
II exchange IL ut any OF the stores Tor anything lac .
feeds IN his outfit. This flat i perforated by
iatts 20 close together that tie wurkiucn ire n
ucutly hear tie stroke Of each others pick, r
While working IN separate locations. OF course, a
he claims are all taken up-many overlapping =
MI running into each other. This result j. due ]
% the want Of precedent to guide the Judgment Of q
hose who organized the district. Difficulties, it !
lot litigation. will probably be avoided III all flu ii
urc discoveries by the experience gained here. =
u a matter Of information To thuSc who are mex e
ericnced in mining matters, we will give IL brief a
xplanatiOn II Row districts are formed. The re- :
ion having been = pru-pectSl'' and results Y
ttainel sufficient TO Justify the formation OF q Ii
district. the miners hold u meeting aud pass d
avs for their future government. These laws =
re recorded in a book kept for the purpose, the d
oundarics are defined. and i name given To the a.
%irtric,. y District Recorder i elected to serve. Il
suaily b. one Year. or until his successor shall "
been duly elected" The laws regulate the n
myth of claim which one company may possess. W