The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-04-12
A Visit to the Eberhardt and Aurora.

On Wednesday last we made a visit to the
mines of this company, with the object of aseer.
tanning the truth of reports freely circulated
about town regarding the richness and extent Of
the new chamber of ore in the North Aurora. In
company with mine superintendent j. Potts, we
entered by way of the old North Aurora tunnel
at the surface, and passed through into the
RIDsDALL CHAMBER.
Here an immense amount of work has been done
and an abundance of frst-class ore taken out.
The chamber is 40 feet in hight, and 100 feet
wide. Men are still engaged taking out low
grade ore from the bottom and west side of this
famous excavation, which will average from $40
10 $50 per ton. Adjoining the Hidsdall, we enter
the
DE PAS CHAMBER.
At this point occurs the break or dislocation of
Treasure Hill. and the fcok commences to show
solidity and permanently, with q decided down.
ward pitch to the ledge. Down from this cham
Der, following the course of the break, we
descend 81 feet to the level Of the South Aurora
tunnel. We here again lind the vein left above
us in the Ridsdall, the upheaval of the portion
left behind having dislOcated or disjointed the
ore body. Nothing can be palmer than the the
DRY on which the dead work, through which
We have Just passed, was performed. To Messrs.
Potts, PhilpOtts, and Prof. Clayton, is due the
IihitiNdl iiiibtfhAlon VI q bhtpl9 ufhnttu ny
them. and derided by all others, which was, that
the solid formation of Treasure Hill was lower
down than the earlier workings, and permanency
could only be found below the :" break" These
gentlemen have always chung 10 the idea. land
their labors of nine months, through solid lime
stone, has practically demonstrated its correct
ness that the northern portion of Treasure Hill
WAS thrown by some convulsion of nature away
from the main body, which is now found in the
PEERLESS CHAMBER.
We some time ago attempted a description OF
this magnificent body OF ore, but our recent visit
has demonstrated that we failed to do justice to
the subject. During the past three weeks Mr..
Potts has been busily engaged taking out ore
from this locality, aud every days work only re-
voals new and richer deposits. With u pick We
took down a small piece Of the ore at this point,
and found it 20 equal anything we have ever seen
from Treasure Hill, assaying up into the thous-
ands. The specimens taken are on exhibition
ut our office, and 1t would afford us much pleas.
ure to show them 10 those inclined to be skep-
teal. The ore from the Peerless Chamber, tnow
about 20 or 10 tons daily il being run through
the tunnel from the South Aurora, thence
dumped into the Ore-house, and from there by
means of trainway and teams. 1t is taken to the
Stanford mill, at Eberhardt, for reduction. 1t
would require too much space in our small paper
to give n more extended description OF this won
derful mine but we will say, III conclusion. that
the wealth which must accrue to the fortunate
owners OF the property, VIII be largely attribu-
table to the persistency and determination of The
ant, J. Potts, who, against all reasoning Of e1-
perts, with the single exception of Prot. Clayton,
have developed this new deposit of ore. By
means OF such :" scattered punches of ore" ar
here exist, we predicate a revival Of the interests
of this "depopulated" district.