, 1870-12-05
WHITE PINE

minerals other than the Pxeca gu.
metnls-.-a Rrscultuse-stocK RasA.
aux-Cstmate In Wanter-~1ofst.
~,.a prnsn~e4n ~ n~ x,ur,tfuv sfn,t.
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lfRoa ouA efke.AL coe1SsfosonLI
saf1aAsso"s' New 'aor% "a. 1870
Those Who take White Pine u anything
mora tLso An ex3mple Ct the mineral Nesl,h
If r...e,n Nevada cn1 mil a pr,v, .1r,r =,
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u'5 'o1'' o0' ~ w" .oo 'Ass u ooo1
TT surrounding tn,a district iof : d'stanee OF
two hundred talles In eTefy direction, lafge
;n mineral d1no.;t, rn Tr.asnre HnI it..rY II
N~..,..1 1,.-r- -. .-,na -. .~s...-t
"s7 oA'ue,' oa1e too pe.4ou VI eA1aeonau'
iuausurafed ~ she INST dlseoFef7es, that the
chlef interest and attraction should centr1
here: but, a ths rage for exaggeration and
-, =, 1900, 5.~.,.,,,.s% - ~. N:
oo"u :" 0. " 'He 'eo'
and 1t was found that here, Is everywhere,
given amount Of labor nust be performed Is
N eauiva eut for \ definite increAse Of wealth.
tba men of rowing acd unsa, fsfled dispositions
49, ..s,e.,. ta4s
vide oamAo, IN seaIca ot osne< hidden
treA1urea." Tho results OF such extensive
ptpspectiER atc eean in the large number Of
mineral dlstdcts nos tributary to the Co att
1.uta1 Railway in freight Of ores bullion, md
sUxBkR AND LocA LII or SEW DBTn1c1a
4 few locasaoLs had b. en- made IN some OF
.le dis,r,ct4 recently ORGANIZED l.. esrly ~
1855. two years btiare the dlscove5ius tn
/ White Pine. These woie in Eureka and New.
ark Districts, tho first fosty.fvo and tho latter
tweut. -elHht ruiies west sa1d; also In Eg4u
I Canyon, Twelve and dfteen mite. eastward.
| And m1nes had been opened and null set 10
| operation 1t Monte Chris o, on tbs western
sicpe Of Whire Tine Mountain, ouly eight
miles from Treasure Hu1, in 1868 or e.
Mills had also been erected ia Newark Dir
1868 8-'G9, in White PEe. 70 far exceeded in
rich: ess an5 which had been previously m4de,
| that the mania for prospecting in this region
may fairly ba sad to date from tho t{me of
| thqse Jiscorerles. UpW2td of twontv new
distt.cts haye since been organized. manv Of
for their yield OF the precious metals
The d6yelopnents Of Eureka during the
raet year hare been euch ~ to Gauss y sapid
influx Of population, and there are now 4, ire
ttan = thousand inhabitants within the dis
trics A dozen furnaces a1e ia operation.
and hundIeds Of tons OF rich builiou sra
shipped East and West by the railroad to the
various separating works. The district will
soon have refining works Of its own, which
are even now neafiy c,up1ated. Tina ora, il
Eureka, although more or lass base. are
If preaser average richness fb1n srsr' fhc
ing IA h,gh IL s4O0 per ton ia gold and silver
ia not uncommon. There IL thus c, d,uarence
between the ores Of several other di,tricts
snd tuose Of White Piue, that while the latter
| roDtsin M po1d In tho nthera . verv nnnra,
c;,hIe ner rentsre NJ fha riai1 ia n INK ~.
ceetinrir yain.fia nats1 This i,rinrs m ~
stsnds1i Of T,lne ~ ff,e hnl1ion md 1n,Se.
mn ia quality what these dtstr,:tn uay lack in
auautltr, ~ compared WITH White Piue. Tha
nr.s OF EutekA consi.t m.;,iv Of o.iaes n1
- 1ha rsrhonsta Ths ccnn,rr ,1act y No.
strre. T11h porr hvrr. and veins Of nn,rtzitf
f,,puinc IN eT direction, Considerable har
rem 0usrtz ia also mel xith Tne met.I-besr
mr ,oek il easilx eucltel in common cuooIa,
.Th M ordinary blast.
secret CApop. elk pnilcs east Of Eureks. aue
tbs SANG aistnpce NJ ar.r Whi,e Pins. il ! dir
t,ict Welding mostly Tree ores, wni:h my % pt
reduced By NIL l1oc.ss. Their value ia se
.lonn in eome instances in fgures represent
ing hundrt ds Of dollars per ton. Tneie AZ
| but two or three tuinea. however, which vii
compare favo1abiy NTH tbe iesding ones Of
Treasure Hi.
miles south and vest Of Eureka and Sllvo
Canon, have mines Of baae ore. which are L
present indahesentiy worked.
Battle Mountain and Railroad Districts ar
between Eureka 1td tne faaroAd. ~ also
flnto DlEtfct. LEG s"o 1oImer are rich il
galena aud carbonate ores, bearing iarg
percentage OF ellVel> md the latter yields or
containing both gold and silver. Al three ar
oenE s1sofonriy developed, and milla an
- f. .on u H.
pa 49,. - soo N.s.s1 o.11"ce e. noItn OF u
;,haa t.am I Fh93 r. C,r5r lseoef os sS .a .osn
Thsrs rn =, VIZ u .n, nS;a
ins1e ale 1alnAees a. Eko Aod Fnsaae H9ac Iaa
f+anee or 1tGm ootn @ Cops , ana i, hAlfoAa ID!
.c.s. sope Pas a,so = nal ana .,iit .mlnsees
C!siAts, a.. aus etnptaeh. ~ y. p1a9u *; ~
Sp oSer lss. smounfed II IN vi xs1ua % to 1851 oA "
Ea,n ns,,;ct ia snnth ~ To.no snd ,hor
/ TOO miller from the rail.ay; i ia about It
L rAae o1stauce eAat o. "nite f1ne. 1ta or
cons'st or coPPefeuEe1, glance, ga4ena. az
: satoonate Of !eL, Nnn some o1ioea OF II
fIss: ssaH saa 2, II sno IN gs.eee gre tnaaesse
:.;tsa :M;a 81 SU ana 10y" N ensss Ret ton. .
a,eee .ue Pelce rtsSe ot copper 1aa mAu
4 ot tue Pres OF he1n le quartz. Arrangement
/ a1o rapidly bang mAde to erect fnrnAces
+ this district for the reduction OF Its saluAo
+ minerals
l. EFe'busg District Ii south of ksEn. II
aeloa some uSn ores 1he mloes, ao*eFe
Il nAse uot set oeen su1cent!y aeseiopea
|. dtteimire their extent OF tue quantity Of O.
i in THIN. The location Of This district n
, very recent
Robineou District, still further SOUTH AZ
{ about sixty miles southeast OF White Pin
e furnishes the base ores in abundance, II
= afew miats show orc sich in both gold At
; silver Furnaces are IL operation in the di
j. Ing shipped East and Mest-
! ! Pattefson, San Francisco and Sacrament
$ | Districts are little southeast Of the las
$ named. These locations have not get reach.
= ! state Of DEVELOPMENT whtsh will warra,
3 speaking tavor1bly OF them
4. | thnDAT NtlTHf PIFk. AMI FfE IfqfTfNf
h reached 10 the above order, going still furth,
+ southwatd, until near the southern boundal
7 Ut the State, Hc exciting great interee
= = just DOW, on acaouIr Of Il
n1 abundance and value Of the
!, ores Mtnea in the Ely District hAve late
e returned the investment in the titst mouth
le working. The principal mines in Ely 4
II II oRued BY the Meadow Valley Silver Mini
!. Company, Of WHICH pioche, the French oAn
i, er Of san Francisco. is President The sos
4, in bin honor. Gold Aad silver arc the pr
{ ducts from tie ores Of Ely. and also ZOE
i osst1 metal Hpche II about 1so miles eon
;. AID east ot White Fine Passenger coach
q and fright teams rt1n to and from su the
te mining distticta and White Pine. and from l.
D. railroad aleo-
'e riute Districts, neithSr Of which bAvs reeeiv
the attention they VIII eventually comnasu
In Ten Pluto pattculasly. arc ores Of gre
=, value, although Of base ns1At. Gold, elIst
q and copper. - well as lead and antimony. =
- abundant. The m&tri1 is generally quart
n although one or two mines show rilver ore
At csle-spar. 1em Plute Is about $50 mi1es
I sant, Grant GO miles, and BEoughAm only :
~ Ihe last named contain: ulnoe OF copp-
r, slyes giance. tn Z ntt!U Of qua1tz. betFe
II wAlle Of limestone md porphyfittc slAte.
n All tbs above named dlatIlcte have be
II organized since the uitcovety Of White PHI
ne They are located In parallel ranges Of no1
d: talns, whose trend il nearly north and sou
nd having broad and deep valleya eoue
~ theso being deeerr plsins, between tn . m.
.st Many Of the intervals are susceptible