, 1870-07-09
WHITE PINE.
Present Condition Of the Mines.
Errors Of the Past System.
Profits of Milling.

E1o1ts OF mlltlng.
, Personal Inspection of Severa
y Mines.
.tFnoM oCn srEcIA CORRESPONDENT
sHEnMANrows, Nev., June p.
: TREASURE HILL
) The people Of our country were 40 startle,
and amazed, in the year 1867, by the report
Of tho almost fabulous riches Of the miues O.
this district, thst it has been matter Of e1
: eeeding interest to them, during the three fol
lowing years, to learn what new discoveries
have been made in the progress OF expiora
ton, and what opportunities for profitable in
TeBtment Of capital have been secured by ttt
Developments resulting from such exploration
have taken some pains to obtain correct
view Of tho situation at the present time, and
propose to make an exhibit of the same te
your readers.
As the custom WAS during the Washoe ex.
element, SO in the first years Of the White
Pine fever, tho solo labor OF operators il
mines was directed toward the realization o,
wealth from the manipulation Of the stock Of
I AAEVA HoAAtCU EGld4lslUly 1QEl0GU {Qt
the purpose Of working the mines and reduc.
ing tho ore contained in them to bullion, and
thence into coin. Ihs legitimate design Of
such companies Las thus been hitherto defeat
cd, and The minea have consequently either
lain dormant or subject to process Of nutila
ton WHICH would disgrace professional min
ing engineer for life. The result il seen in tI,e
deplorable condition Of even the leading mines
upon the hill at this day. Immense Ieaps of
loT-grade ores aud waste rock have accumu-
lated around the works Of tho various compa-
mics, 60 placed as to lie directly in the way
Of any successful and scientific work
ing, Of tho mines, and to render
tleir removal absolutely necessary to such
successful working. The additional expense
Of this will bo borne by tho unfortunate future
stockholders. Other mines hare been 40 badly
opened and prospected, that it ia difficult for
the ownc1H to determine whether they have a
mine or an irregular hole in barron limestone
Notwithstanding al these drawbacks, the
continued explorations upon various portions
OF the hill have revealed an astoniahing am cunt
OF mineral wealth, aud distribution Of tho
nlneraloGists from foreign countries, employ-
ed to inspect and prospect these mines, have
reported to their principals in favor OF the pur-
chase OF the most noted Of them, with view
tss ees12Rehs N he and ann ultimate REot That
successfully, / attempted d9''ey to demSnstrata aaa
IN my last letter to TuE TRIBUNE. Tho days
o. STOCK gambling, particularly iu mining
stocks, are drawing to ciose. Tho glories of
the Stock Doard OF Brokers Of 6an FRANCISCO
will soon depart. As the mines gradually pass
out OF the bands Of individuals operating ex-
cluslvely in their stock, and into the hunds Of
those determined on their profitable working
and Development, their real wealth will be ex-
hibited to tho world, and those immediately
interested will be enriched thereby
The fact that tho company owning the rich
est mi1o on the hill have never erected OF
owned null Tor the reduction OF their orc,
sl tells strongly against the system pursued.
! The Hidden Treasure Mine, whero the
nrrt discovery was made, in 1866, is at
this day dependent, for The WORKING Of
its ore upon custom mills. This shows either
lamentable want OF confidence in the per
manency ol the mine, or carelessness a. to
the proeuctiveness Of the aame, so long as tho
stock can be successfully manipulated Nor
is this all. So much dissatisfaction and dis
trust exist at the returns made by some of the
MILLS, that company S1pariutonients have
been instructed to insist on the employment
OF afnalgamators In tho interest Of tho mine
owners, TO oversee the process OF reduction.
Again, the method OF a1palgnmatiou, which
Illustrated in my letter OF last Decomber. f3aa
tended to depreciata the value of working re-
Bluts, and prevented tEue return of the metal
contained in the ore.
altogether tho depressing effects Of these
various milling and stock operations are pain
1uliy visible all over this mining district. From
como OF the best mihes not pound OF orc has
been raised for months. Very fow, indeed. Of
Tie companies hare ever had reduction works
OF their own. and these only on the smallest
notable exception 70 this rule, The Stanford
MILL 10 called being the best IN lie district, So
also does the Treasure Hill company. There |
are : lev other exceptions, among which NAV
be mentioned The mill Of the CAicago and Ne |
ysds a1aI and Mining Company, Of ton stamps,
fact9rc, and will compare favorab1y with any |
in White Pine. This company, in addition to |
custom work, hayo their own mine, the sTom |
Paine, to depend upon, and will, in al proba-
bility. realize large dividends both from the
mine and mill. The mine itsolf will be further
noticed in another part Of the letter.
1hc enormous profits Of the milling busi-
ness can be no better proven ttan by the fact
that the Price for cuk toni work has beeu fo-
duced to sl5 per ton, aud the mill-owners arc
mill company also own valuable mine, such
as tho South Aurora, ELerhardt. Tom femme.
and the Summit and Nevada minoa, the proflts
ma may be estimated as very mach larger.
me pront upon tho investment. in most
ly IN operation, excecds ninoty per cent on
custom work alonc- What, then, must be the
increment On tho, capital where tie mill fs |
employed IN the Reduction OF rich ore from
the ccmpany's 9 orSu mines2 The argument il
~ the milling company; which il the same
thing as ownersLip in a.mill by the p1oprieto1s
As / promised in my 1aet, the whole arc,,-
ment; with ita ccEollay; will be amply lias-
tzsted and proven bJ tho new Ebeihardt Com
Fany, Wheh once in active operation.
PARTICULAR suSEs.
Tho North Aurora and the Earl Mines, as
well as tho celebrated EoslhArlt, having beon
sold to tile great English mining company,
Mork " 1a At present suspended on those mines,
there stu remain, as examples OF the mineral
South Aurora, tho mines OF tho Chloride Flat
the Manhattan or Argyle mine,
the Tom Paine, the Pogonip and Othclio'
delniock aud Wabash Consolidated, the Mac-
a. together withmany others located Oh spurs
d the hill, more or less b1se, but rich in
silver, such as tho Imperial, Elko, Erie, Aus
in, Young Ginnt, Stockholm, etc. Then tbere
re upon Blue Hill, White Pine Mountain, aud
babyloD, al! within this district OF Ri1 miles
'qaarc. OF FREQ and mixed ore equal in rich
aot 70 abundant in quantity. On White Pine
western slope, is the French mine,
bout TO be sold to an Eastern company for
;100,0 Also. the Cutter, to Cincinnati
ompany, Tor $4,000. These, bear in mind,
re not mines or free ore, like those on Free
melted to be profitable.
a PERSONAL INSPECTION,
Being desirous OF "posdng" myself in re-
ard to mining property, visited the Tom !
,aine mine last week, under the guidance Of
essor Joshua Clayton, Of California III.
ianley, the foreman Of the mine, Was about
0 set OF couple of blasts in tha
main tunnel, md it Was thought expetlicnt to I
ieW ! me mine both before and after the CT
'losion. SO tue Professor and your cor1ea-
'ondcnt penetrated the Cimmerian darkness, {
> the aid Of couple OF Grants candles, for
bout one hundred and eighty feet, md exam
ned the walls and roof, together with an up-
'er chamber above the tunnel, and u side :
NIT from the latter. The yein-rock Of MI
nese parts q tho mine is the usual qua1tzite
i the hill. showing in various pIaccs deposits |
u chloride and horn silver, indicating d large
'ody OF the same ORG in tho mine ut no great
llstance from the present working We re-
iEed from the tunnel for few moments, to
lVe the Woxkmen m opportunity to set of
1e blasts, and, when the smoke had |
leared away, returned to our inspection Of tho
pine. On all the fragments Of rock which the
lasts lad displaced could be seen tho rich,
ejloW chloride, silver and green stsins Of car
'onAte OF copper, rs we'll aH other indications
'oli KNOWN to the minor and ninerolagist. Tho
FaQs whence thcae Fragments welo driven also |
howed the came signs, On tho dump were
Pecirueus OF ore which had been worked at
urton mills for the original owners OF the
ON Paine, the results Of which working
ave ohtained from the properEource, and give {
on here
On twenty-seven tons worked at tho Treasure
Hill Mill, was reasized S4o.48 per ton. On
leyen tons worked at Treasure Hui MIL,
:GD.25 per ton. On one ton worked
t EbeIha1dt hill, S1O8.37. On
our tons worked at Eberhardt Mil, +
1926 The average Of all the assays and .
'orkipg mill tests Of the orc Of this mino, Oh. t