The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-08-23
00REU0oPIA DISTRICT.

This is the name of the new minin.
district near Elko, which has caused 5,
much excitement the last few days. From
letter written to the Sacramento Recore
we CLEAN some interesting particulars
which we publish for the benefit of oul
readers. 1t will be seen that the writel
has more faith in bone and muscle than
in large anticipations OF sales for holes in
the ground. The district referred to may
be the richest in the world, but we advise
our readers to await further developments
before leaving for the scene of excitement:
REAL LrpGEs POUND.
The Orphan Boy Company to-day struck ls,ige
"a real one, not deposit of hoat-abont i've
feet wide, the largest bona hle ledge set uncov-
cred. They call 1t the Orphan Boy I'VE are all
orphans.l IL shows well ia free gold and If per
manent, will be valuable With the exception
of the Cope or Mountain City Boys and the Or.
phan Boy Company, 10 work has been done by
any one toward developing the locations. The
first who located are still doing SO, or waiting to
sell their claims without knowing whether they
have any such. You viii see notices eosted On
every point Of the hills, every humnock Of rock
which appears above the ground, but not blow
Il
rock broken. found monument and notice
on ridge Of eonglDmerate rock. which Kind was
never known TO bear mineral OF any description.
think the loeators intend 10 ipfuse in this ledge
some Of their NATURE, and sell It fer brass mine.
Locations are being rapidly made by the new
eomers, many of which will conflict with exist
ing claims and cause much trouble. As 10 the
number Of lodges, determined to be such by sur.
face work, 1t - limited. The Orphan Boy, Rosa
Hoober, Pioneer Wagon, Black Diamond and
I4fa lfg - . veil
qure three weeks at least for the holders Of lJea
ti0ns If they 90 % work at once and labor 81, adj
lily. In which 10 determine the value of their
claims. fear but few Of the original locator5
will do this very soon, always excepting Messrs.
Freeman and Duriee, who will proceed to de
yelop their claims at once, being now on the way
here with mining tools and provisions, two
things sadly needed here
THE VALUE or rnK MINIS.
As whole. cannot determine. but there is Ger
tainly the most extensive aud richest nuat rock
section here | ever saw. aud the rock taken from
the Black Diamond Is itch enough to satisfy the
most ayarieiaus, Whom these boys started Ia On
their prospect, they had nothing bat some hoat
tQ guide them. but they went TO work lke men
who were willing TO labor aud. deserving sue.
cess, am heartily glad 10 say thtg have as good
prospects as any ia the camp. still, they are
not down to a solid ledge, but have every pros
pect Of having sccurd fortune. / learn they
were offered $4,000 for a half interest In their
location q 500 feet to-day and refused IT, Tharo
Ii certainly Immense wealth la this locality. and
one man has good a chance to strike IL as an
other for most &. the first locations were made
on supposltion, not from any real knowledge If
n ledge being within hundred yards Of the lo-
cation. And the worker who comes here and
prospects has ample room and opportunity Ia
which to strike good thing, and to mold 1t when
found.
LOCATIONS.
Mr.. Sinclair, the accommodating Recorder, has
about thirty locations recorded, aud many more
filed for recording when claimants deem II neces-
sary which Will be u long time alter this fancy.
There are probably 900 locations already but
as before remarked, they are mere suppositons.
| advise all new comers to carry notices In their
pockets when prospecting, and II they 1nd any
thing favorable 10 locate It at once, Tor II thcy
chance to g % camp for paper they viii be apt
to hnd the claim already located. such has hap
pened here. friend Of mine found fine look
ing location. and after working ON il until time
to 60 home To his supper, lett II. intending 10
ra'prn IN the morning and put up his notice.
some smart Aleck, who had been watching him,
went after dark aud located the claim, and when
The discoverer came in the morning he found a
notice ON his discovery. Being easy man he
gave 1t up-what few men would have done.
The celebrated Leopard claim, which has given
this place Its notorietg has been jumped in sew
eral places. and instead OF tine original notice.
there are now hye locations on the 800 feet
As there are tons of enormously rich rock lying
on the ground, it is tempting bait for mining
sharks to bite at. One individual has built up
monument and put up his notice within is
inches of Mr. Frecinan's but opine IL will conn,
down when Mr.. Freeman or his agent arrives
here.
MINERS PUN.
Some wag passing by the Leopard mine. and
seeing the iumprrsi notices perpetrated The fol.
lowing, which he posted eonspicuously by the
the others
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A certain company, who We're first to arrive
after Mr.. Durfee, let the secret out, having To-