The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-27
our MINING REVIEW
FOR the week ending june n.

INV
Ees under a financial stagnation, and
oood mines are idle for the want of work.
ing capital. The stringency, SO long
continued, of the money market of San
Francisco is having a depressing effect
unon the mining interests of Nevada
o~vervwhere. We hear complaints from
every district both east and west, and the
Comstock is only preserved from sym
patby with the extreme dullness nniyer-
sally prevailing, from the fact that the
local railroad has given an impetus to
the extraction and reduction of the vast
quantities of low-grade ores existing in
that immense ledge. The stagnation
here. however, is ont of proportion to
the value of our mines and the shipment
of fine and base bullion. The fine treas
ure sent away this month, up to the 9th,
aggregated s132. 1921. As against the
shipment of May, this is less SAG. 307 "a;
but then 1t excerpts the receipts for for
warding from the surrounding districts,
which, offset against our own actual
silver production, will bring the aggregate
Weld of bullion in June nearly MP to that
Of May. II difference there be, it will be
counterbalanced by the returns due for
base b6hion and high-grade ores dis
patched to San Francisco.
We have, during the course Of the past
week. endeavored to show onr miners
that they are pursuing a suicidal policy
in neglecting to work their mines, and
wasting their time in the hope that pur-
chasers will come to them. This delu-
sion has kept our district in irons long
enough, and it is time that the pernieious
policy were abandoned. Capitalists are
not going to jump at n mine simply be-
cause il has "A good superficial appear
ance. Money does not operate IN that
way. II will sooner seek investment in
An active mine, with fair developments,
thar in one of rich appearance, but eyi-
IDENTIFY fixed mp for sale. A double loss
is sustained by this common practice Of
waiting for capital. Valuable time is
lost and the chances Of sale are lessened
Besides. it imparts n gloomy air 10 the
whole district. which initiates injuriously
against every interest.
There is now a fine chance for the
owners of ordinary mines TO raise the
country out Of its depressed condition.
Ores can be milled ut SIS a TIM. Before
long even this low figure will be further
reduced. IL everybody-miners aud all
be not eprcgiousiy mistaken, we haye a
great abundance of ore that will pay well
for crushing at this price. We hive nj
ready suggested that where mines are
located near each other, the cooperative
principle could be adopted With great
advantage 1t would further economy
and take the place of capital. We have
pointed out Blue Hill as an eligible To-
cality To test the valuo of cooperation,
as applied to mining; and If only n few
leading mine-owners would take the ini-
tiatve in snch n movement, 1t you'd
soon be found to operate successfully.
In addition to cooperation, wherever
the character of the country will permit,
we would earnestly impress upon miners
the absolute necessity of careful selection
at the dump. This applies as well to
free as TO smelling ores. Much loss of
labor and overcoming disappointment
are the results of a lack of Judgment,
experience and industry on the dumps.
A miner Of long standing hns assured us
that the difficulty of proper selection
can be best met here by procuring a care
full assay of the several predominating
classes OF ores in each mine. When the
men on the dump have become familiar
with the general appearance oil each
class, and its value. no trouble follows
in selecting and separating the ores.
Results, then, from the mills and the
furnaces can not vary materially from
expectations.
The leading active mines in aud aronnd
Treasure Hill offer nothing new to
chronicle this week. The MONDAY Is
crushing ore at the Dayton mill. with
moderate returns. The South Anrora
still keeps the Stanford mill busy night
and day. The Chicago mill is running
on Original Hidden Treasure rock, and
the Tregloan is also in full blast on the
same ore. The Dunn mill is in opera
ton; but on what ore We did not learn.
In the vicinity of Shermantown and
Swansea the Metropolitan and the Sheba
are running. The Kohler mill was not
in operation when we passed it Satur-
day; but Mr.. Butler frequently brings to
Hamilton a good sized brick for ship
ment.
The furnaces in the District are not
doing ms mnch work as we should like to
see. The Weiland and the White Pine
works are in active operation. We learn
from Captain Rawlins that the Alsop
Works will only remain closed for a lew
days. He is going to San Francisco, and
when he returns operations will be re-
sumed. There is the material Tor q
water lining for this furnace on the road,
and tphAR 10 c,.,a. 41ie fDnnrnNRnpQt
will be added to the Alsop. BY the way,
no returns on account of bullion shipped
to Newark, N. j., have yet been received.
We note the return of Mr.. A.. X. Blggs
on Saturday. He has consolidated the
Jennie A. and the Blackrock mines IN
Ban Francisco, and has up prepared
TO work them in complete style. He has
an engine and the material for n black
smith shop on the road from the bay.
IL Is his intention to erect smelling
works near the mines where plenty OF
wood can be had. The last run of Jen.
ME A.. ore smelted at the Wielnnd
furnace worked admirably, according tC
.he furnace men. As the company vii
now nave their smelling works, We
may look forward to a lively mining
Sampaign on the summit of White Pin
Mountain. 1t would seem, in de
sPpi'e OF the stringent times, that somt
9ur mines here and at Pinto are pass
- in'o the hands of men of means
n"s promising a future to our depressed
M.he interest. The latest transaction
sa," nus come to onr knowledge is tn
81 'ne Cutter, Shiloh, and two othe
WIZ. sitnated on the west side o
c;nna. rlhe Mountain, to q party of Gin
mSi5o 900, including in the sale a waite
privilege and sawmill with its lumber
ii contiguous to the mines. The ore
Save a high lay, similar TO the celebrate,
oarolines. Mr.. Cutter. one of III
owners, with a nartv bos been on