The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-05-17
THE RECENT DISCOVERIES IN OUR
COUNTY.

THE RECENT DISCOVERIES IN OUR
COUNTY.
Nevada. remarkable for its silver deposits,
mountains, valleys, and canyons. hot springs,
salt lakes and alkaline flats still continues to
give forth surprising evidence of its great min
eral wealth. Little or no mention has been
made by the public press Of the discoveries of
silver-bearing north Of Cherry Creek canyon,
On the range of mountains known as the Bgan,
ON the western side Of the Steptoe valley, In the
eastern part Of White Pine county. These dis
coveries date from September last. Messrs.
Corning and Carpenter traced the float to well
defined lodges. And from that day discoveries
have been constantly made, and locations taken
up under the late law Of Congress for the deyel-
opinent of onr mining resources. Information
of these discoveries having been conveyed
through rumor to other mining camps, the
hardy prospectors. in defiance of the inclemency
Of the winter, vigorously crept over the hills,
traced the lodges, and took up the mining loca-
tlons. Although not developed to show their
yielding capacity. they bid fair to become highly
productive mines. So attractive do they prove
that II is to be expected within short time that
what was but yesterday a solitude will become
we'll settled town. The Eagan range is but
continuation Of the line Of mountains running
from Phoebe. The ore partakes Of the same
character Ore ON the same range has been from
time to time discovered north Of Phoebe, Of a
high grade, and now these, still further north.
show themselves in a rich mineral belt. Be
yond Cherry Creek to the north. there are at
short intervals other canyons, not running en-
tirely across the mountains. but running up
from the side next the valley, by gradual ascent
10 the mountains above Some Of these are good
wagon roads, others full Of debris, and Of a
steep ascent requiring leveling and grading.
The mining locations are approached through
these canyons Wood is abundant. the mountains
bearing abundantly the pine tree. the fir and
the mahogany; and water shows itself for the
use of the mills
THE MINERAL BELT
OF this district NJ far as known Is from one-half
to a mile in width. and some six or eight miles
long. The rock at the base Of the mountains on
the eastern slope il quartzite similar In eharac-
ter TO the quartzite at Pioche. The mineral belt
lies Immediately above this and parallel with it..
The mines are found in connection with slate.
porphyry. lime and quartzite. The general
course of the lodges is northerly and southerly
and. as far as developed, show good walls and
have every appearance OF true assure veins.
The Iea-cup. one OF the hrst locations, Is on
the upper and western side OF the mineral belt.
and is generally spoken Of as the upper ledge.
1t has a shaft 70 feet in depth showing firm
ledge carrying good ore, dipping about 40 or 45
degrees to the West. Along the line Of this
ledge, supposed TO run some 10000 feet, there
are number OF locations wherever the ledge
makes itself apparent. The ore seems TO lay In
chimneys, some Of them of immense SIZE and is
Of much the same character throughout he dis
trict yet the chimneys, whether ON the same
ledge or not. like other mining districts, have
characteristics peculiar to themselves. The
ores can readily be treated by mill process, and
worked to as high percentage as those of the
comstock, The prospecting of the " Tea-eup .
has shown ore which assayed s.. 800 per ton. Its
ordinary run, or average. abont 500 per ton
This mine is owned by Messrs Carpenter and
Corning.
THE GoLoosDA-owned by Messrs. Carpen-
ter, Briggs and Stafford, is we'll defined ledge,
assaying highly and showing great yielding ca
phAitS'
THE FoRTuEE-Owned by Messrs Frank and
Collins, has shaft sunk about 40 feet-has four
feet of a ledge. Its ore has assayed s2,7oO, and
its average oyer 500.
TUE EsrHE-owDed by Mr. Hunter. Briggs
A Co., is well defined ledge. It's ore assays are
of high grade.
THE CHANCE AND THE MceAHY-rbe Medary
has not been much worked. but the Chance has
been bonded TO a milling company, is now being
worked and shows extremely WELL as Tar as the
work has progressed, under the superlntendenee
of Mr. Frank Hallowell, an experienced assayer'
miller and miner.