The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-11
OUR r4rNrUSa REVIEW
FOR the Week ending July II.

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TO mining operations which j~ustiies the
prediction that we shall very soon emerge
ont of the vortex of financial embarrass-
ment in which we have all been SO long
foundering. The active leading mines
of the District have rather increased
than diminished the amount Of labor en-
ployed; and claims that have been for
several months passive, are, under new
and financially capable administrations,
preparing for a busy season. The new
Eberhardt Company are making extern
sive preparations to work their mines on
plans that prudence and experience, con-
Joined with the teachings Of science and
an amplitude of capital, have dictated.
The only obstacle to explorations IN a
grand scale is one which nobody, whose
opinion is of the slightest weight, enter
tains. That there is body and depth to
the great superficial deposits, IS the uni
yersal conclusion of both home and for
eign miners who have examined the
geological character of the formations,
and compared the peculinrities of the
mine with those Of other similar forma-
tions ON this continent. At least, the
English capitalists, acting n the advice
of men whose experience has been amply
tested, have furnished the means neccs-
sary to determine the worth Of the mine
and this argues much in favor of its
substantial merit.
One of the principal stockholders in
the Original Hidden Treasure has been
here for several days, and we hear whis-
perings that work will be greatly in
creased on this mine. We dislike to
venture an opinion upon a mine, the sue
sess of which does not depend OF its WI
intrinsic merit; but We have yet 10 hear
from my reliable practical source that
the Original Hidden Treasure does not
afford as good metallic prospects at pres
ent as it did three months since, when
its stock stood at sea- in the San Fran
cisco Board. A mine that is being worked
by the California street brokers alone, is
not a good thing 10 reason upon accord
ing to practical mining deductions.
The rich body Of ore struck in tho
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not bolied It's first indications. II turns
ont to be extensive, and carries great
wealth Of silver. The 30 stamps of the
Stanford mill are kept running night and
day on South aurora rock.
The Philadelphia Company, who have
bought the Glacier, the Wabash aud
Hemlock and IA series of other mines, will
commence work this morning. a lnrgo
force of men will be pat on.
Prospecting Is per-vered in all over
Treasure Hill with commebdable energy.
Some Of the standard claims, both on the
Flats and the Hill, are furnishing con
siderable custom ore to the mills at Shei-
mantown, Swansea and Hamilton.
II Is evident that the free metal portion
Of the District is on the eve of an active
and lively season, which, once entered
upon. will soon lead US from under the
cloud which has so long aul persistently
lowered upon us.
Developments in the mixed or base
metal mines nre generally Of a satisfac-
tory character. We have, since our last,
made A visit to the mines skirting the
east slope of White Pine mountain, and
found a good deal Of a~ctigity aud de-
velopment. We made an examination of
the Claims satutingt the : Maggie Com
solidated, belonging to DIR. MeMeans
and Jack O'Brien. A tunnel Is being
run into the hill so as to tap the lodges
opened by several prospecting shafts.
The tunnel Is in now over - feet, and
from the start has run through very
favorable formations. Chloridated veins
of quartz and grey carbonate ores, car
rying silver, have been met continuously
from the mouth Of the tunnel. Rock OF
a dark, iron appearance, aud a species Of
friable concrete, containing quartz, spar
aud other material, stained with ehlonde,
and of extraordinary avoirlupois, are
found here in abundance. When OK
posed to the atmosphere it slaeks like lime
in water, and incrustaiions resembling
soda form on the surface. Some of this
conglomerate has been assayed, aud gone
above 500 in silver alone. The men
who are pushing the tunnel think that
in about II feet further they will reach
the ledge of the Gulcouda, "A ledge which
has already been tested by shaft, and
which is known TO be valuable. As far
as can be judged from the workings and
developments in these mines, but little
doubt can exist that they form a yalua-
BILE property. They are situated a short
distance above the old Hendrie sawmill,
and in a country of very inviting appear
ance.
The Tieonderoga is situated about n
mile TO the south aud east of the Mac
gle Consolidated, and is being actively
explored. There is now on the dunn
about 100 tuns of flrst-class smelling ore.
and abundance in sight. At the base of
the mountain, aud at the head of the
valley running up from the old sawmill
well, is quite II considerable C mp; and
about ten companies have their head
quarters here, and are running tunnels
and sinking shafts with good success.
This portion of the eastern base of White
Pine mountain is quickly coming into
notice on its own merits, and teams are
constantly hauling ore to the smelling
works which runs over 500 in silver.
High up. and near the brow Of the
mountain. is the encampment of the
men exploiting the Jenny A CONSOLE
dated mines. Mr.. A. II. Biggs, the SUI
perlntendent, has a force of ten men at
work developing both the Jenny A and
the Blackjack. We have seen a re-
markably rich specimen from this mine,
containing a large quantity of horn
silver. Mr.. b. informs us that he is
classifying the ore carefully rs it comes
out, and that by the time his furnace
machinery has arrived he will have 200
tuns OF assorted ore on the dump ready
for smelling.
ledge was discovered last week on
me western side of Bullion Hill; and
sne hrst assay showed Sl95 to the tun.
subsequent assays, however, were not
aear so high; but the %discoverer is salts
ncu TO invest some labor in its further
.'p'oration. The Flanagan mine, situa-
va on White Pine Mountain, lmmedi-
"sely IN the rear of Hendricks mill,
promises soon to take rank among the
So MINES of the District. Ii was To-
~. aoont 10 months since and has