The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-03-20
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WHITE PINE COUNTY.
rrv,.b tb;s issue we conclude the State Mine-
,s..-... p;orni.l Report Of the various ninine
s:s..;ct. = white Pine county. Last week ~
.,s,;shea All that be had to say IN resaiu~
r.mw.s;.te locality. We are inclined TO the
-. te.t II Mr.. WhitehiH had visited snis
county during the past year. he could nave -
-, rr;.h which to have made Q more in'e1-
esting report than he has succeeueo
Ed D,s4vfct.
Considerable activity has been u.Spis Mineral
r;.g has crown to quite respectable propoIsaco'
and ~ present all kinds OF business - I III
inc The Watson Company haso III = areS IN
stantial 1O-stamp mill, which IT - - rent nm
the vicinity very satisfactorily; = - : RRsrada
r;na IN ores from the Portland mime Ia NeSaS y
D;sfr;ct uhich was bonded last umm9r ny a. IA
d. r.. Elmore, the Superlntenuens. .nary did
furnace belonging to the Canton az. d;str;ct
not succeed in smelling the ore u LILLE n,,oda1ed
SATISFACTORILY. but it has lately been reInoaeauG'
and IS now turning out bullion Win very eIa al
wing results. The districts Wen supp.ou and
every facility for both milling anu snlelsanS, 80, =
fields ores Of both characters IN great aDunu.
ance, besides being situated ~ sno
extensive mineral region.
IIfA m0nU 1JlSSA 40SS
This district was discovered in June. 1904, put ~
little work was done on it Til the ounIino
1a7o Tt is situated Is miles north OF EUREKA ~
fha Western slope of the iamo range =,
mountains. There is a supply OF wuou ~
water in the vicinity for all purposes. ne wins
orc in limestone. and the ores are argentIefous
g.Iena and carbonates. A fine furnace was erected
during the Summer of 1873, winch WorAs Vely
satisfactorily. AT present it Is unae!soine Ie
nairs. The chief mine OF the ulselic1 is -
- 49, xx 49, - Il. ~1>oxt thrnQ fppf IN Wl0Jn.
and dips to the east at an angle OF sixty degrees.
The ore is found in pockets, and averages aDou1
S1lN ner ton in silver. The Curtis 4 heeier Is
located in the same hill with the Champlon.
There are 1000 feet in the location. Aoous 90 :!
per cent, of the ore is lead, and ylelds sll,iH
silver per ton. The Cumberland is situateui II
the foothill south of the Champion. Ihere IL
here a vein of two feet in width, the ore OF winch
requires no asserting. A shaft has been SUNK :
a depth of 40 feet. 1920 feet are Claimed. I'VE
owned by Msssrs. Ely l. Highly.
Nevada District.
.rbis district was discovered in 1869. Several
locations were made then. but little work was
done on them at that time. The principal loca-
tions made at this time were the Cnamplon,
Franklin, Fashion. Yellow Jacket, Nevada, ana
Defiance. The mines IN Wagner Hill were To-
Gated in May, 1873, and about thirty claims were
recorded here. The chief ones are the Joe Davis,
Almon, Maggie, Rose. Steptoe, Fairview. Hen
derson, Bully Boy, Pine Grove, Doubloon, Car
rol, Sunrise, Summer, Blue Wednesday, Crocket,
and Portland. The country rock is limestone
the ore chiefly chloride, and very rich. Tanner
lane is the name of the town which has been
laid out in a very desirable location, within
few hundred yards OF the mines on Wagner Hill.
There is abundance of wood, and a fine spring,
from which a supply of water is obtained for all
purposes. The district is situated about 10 miles
east of Robinson, ON the western slope OF the
Schell Greek rangeof mountains, and five miles
from Steptoe Valley, whtre there is a good
49, ~ 40 nnl rox-o~n sr. cfnn1 and ufrri
cultural ranches. The lO-stamp mill ut Robin
son is supplied with ore from the district.
Cherry Creek District.
This district was organized in November, 1872.
the first locations having been made October of
the same year, by Mcssrs. Hunter, Carpenter,
Corning, and Stafford. Very little work was
done on any Of the locations until the Spring OF
1873, when the town Of Cherry Greek was laid
out. Considerable excitement at the time sprang
up throughout the State from the encouraging
reports made of the mines. and quite a rush OF
people to this district was the result. A large
town was quickly built, several mines were sold
and preparations for erecting mills and develop
ing the mines were soon made. At present the
work Of developing and prospecting the claims
is carried on with considerable energy, and the
o OF Cherry Creek is the most fiourishing
camp IN the county. Thisdistrict is situated on
the eastern slope of the Egan range of noun
| tains, and four miles north Of Egan Canyon. 1t
is well supplied with wood and water for both
milling and mining. Humboldt Wells is the
nearest point on the railroad, from which place
it is about 100 miles distant. There are three
metalIferous quartz veins running through the
mountains from north to south. Two of these
have been traced and located for q distance Of
$4,000 feet each. The geological formation of
the district is well defined. At the base is a
heavy belt of quartzite above this, a belt of
porphyry, then one of calcareous slate, and from
this to the summit of the mountain, the forma-
tIon Is limestone. There has been no disturb
ance whatever; the Lodges stand out bold and
straight, just as they were formed. The ores
are principally chloride, and very similar to
those found in White Pine District. i'm the North
Aurora mine. The principal locations in the
district are the Teacup, Geneva, Goncolda. Vic
torla, Chance Star, Exchequer, Flagstaff, GRAY
Eagle, and Baltic.
Schell Creek District.
A 5-stamp mill has been erected here within
the past two years, and some of the mines on
Queen Springs Hill have been sold little WORK
however, is being done in any of the locations
Tue chver wreath and Lookout, at Ruby Hill,
Were sold to q San Francisco Company. and ar.
rangements were made for the erection of a To-
stamp mill in this part of the district.
Egan Canyon.
! Work has been resumed here during tho n.#
summer by the San Jose Company. under the
direction OF General Ro6encranz. The fine on
stamp mill belonging to this company has been
thoroughly overhaaled and repaired, and is now
engaged In working ores from Cherry Greek
tunnel is being run to cut the Giligan vein for
the purpose OF drainage, there being an Immense
1ow OF water in the lower levels az thic 49,"
me mine has been opened to a depth Of AK faet
rom the SURFACE No work of any consequences
mas been done here for years.
Pancake Coal Mine.
work has been prosecuted on this nronor.u
since my last report, with commendabie enerry
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