The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-03-13
WHITE PINE N

the State MinefaloglStS ~
years 1873 and 1874:
There has been but little change IN ING pios-
poets of this county since my Last repos' 5ol-0
paw distracts have been organized, ana proni5
tho hodies of ore have been developed IN some
of tho o,der districts. and there has been q sllgnt
n,oraasa !, the bullion production of the county.
For the wear 1879. there was q yield to the value
If s4o4 596 IS. ana for 1874, about Sooz'olo -
4 more healthy feeling is manifested tnan nas
heen felt heretofore in regard to the future pros
meets of the mines on Treasure HILL and many
! are very sanguine that with the present =
management and economy evlnced ny Inc Iooi
hardt 4 Aurora Company in working sneir niheS'
q new era Of prosperity will soon dawn upon
this once prosperous camp, and that many other
comnan,es will be induced to prospect more
| thoroughly and energetically their properties
| which have so long lain idle. Inc Town u VI
| ilton, which was almost Wholly cole l = NJ Z
fire in June, 1873 has been partiaily Iepuii.. 5n
| Eberhardt and Aurora Company nave puiit q .,
stn,an MIL At FherlIardt. on Mle site of the old
| one which was burned in the Fall OF 1872, ana
1 since its completion it has been kept constantly
| running on ore from that company mines.
| deed, but for the energy dlsplayed py the cupel-
| ;ntendent of this company, and his faith in the
| permanency OF the mines on treasure Lii,
there would be but little lett now out empty
| houses in this once famous mining camp. Inc
following on the past. present, ana future u
White Pine. il taken from the White Pine NEWS:
"White Pine at its birth, six ye-rs since, was
a prodiov. The chloride ores OF the Eldaen
Treasure and the Eberhardt were uHhHo"H ~
the North American continent, ana hau . pa.ai-
lei ONLY i'm the Charnacello and kindred Cnlilah
mines. Their richness running INTO tne lhouS-
ands, and their docility extending nearly 10 az,
say value, excited the greed or interest," Vi al
within hearing. These, together with tne His
apprehension Of their extent, caused Dy the pro-
| fuse exhibition OH Chloride and Bromide flaes,
| infamea the public to a degree unknown since
| the birth Of California. Electrified by the pros
pect of mterIninable wealth, lnultitudes took up
their iiDe of march for the new Mecca, ana so
great was the hegira, that, lndlnereht 70 slcA-
ness or climate, within the first season, some
| ten or twelve Thousand mel had established
themselves in huts aud caves, 5000 feet ABOVE
the sea. All locomotives were brought In reqnl-
sition, from shanks' mare to the Improlhptu
| coach, and teams groaned under the burden vi
subsistence for the pilgrim army. In the midst
of smallpox, with the Thermometer at zero, a
carnival of riot and speculation was inaugurated;
mines, lands, wood, and water were claimed,
towns were built, lots rose to the thousands.
and mining claims, good, bad, or Indifferent,
| were bought and sold at uncolscionablc prices.
! Toll roads were located, the Postoffice, and
| Wells, Fargo 8 Co.'s Express established, and
the Bank Of California not only contributed q
branch but some OF her most ~enterprising ope-
ratorS. The motley ~aSSemblage of miners, eX-
! perts, spectators, three score and ten lawyers,
and rOughS, were a tumult, but each and all Scd-
ulous in his vocation. Thirteen Thousand min
ing claims were located, many of them in con-
fict, from the ignorance or knavery of their own
ers. titles were ad Indicated pell-mell by the aid
of experts aud their prufusion many of the
suits terminating at the exact period when their
seeming worthlessness was demonstrated. A
q zen mills were erected ON the presumed ex-
tent OF the chloride ores, and what were called
| the base ores We're scoffed at as worthless, and
not provided for in the category of reduction.
With few exceptions no serious efforts were
made to explore the mines. The absorbing idea
was a sale, and a failure to accomplish this was
a signal OF apparent abandonment. few pounds
OF ore and a barrow full OF rock were tokens Of
ownership, that unfortunately extends to the
present time, preclusive of subsequent legiti-
mate labors, that in hundreds Of cases would
have been instituted. Within a short period
attention was attracted to the smelling ores of
the district, and, in consequence, some thirteen
furnaces started up like mushrooms, and, like
mushrooms, vanished, devoured by insufficiency
I'D construction and the inexpcrtness of their OPP
orators. Earthquakes are seldom, and not pro-
l0nged. ExcitementS, however violent, must
subslde, and to a point beyond the normal one.
"A revulslOn followed the excess in White
Plne. The speculative miner and operator. nm
able to realize Q 1000 for a hole in the ground.
withdrew; and to account for his recession. had
to dlsparage the district. The Chloride Flat
man, Dottomlng his shaft in the shallow inter
collated masses OF Treasure Hill, ignorant of the
origin OF these ores, joined in their ordinations.
and, loudly declaiming against the existence Of
true veins in limestone, took up his blankets
ana walked The excess of mills over q SDlorad
chloride ores, the failure Of furnaces from i'm
proper materials and lack of knowledge of their
owners the transportation of the base ores
consplred to depopulate the district. and it sue.
cumbed to the mischiefs it had unWittinglv in
nicted on Belmont, Austin, and Virginia. and to
which a short future may impose on Phoebe
FIRE has lent its flaming aid to depopulation
ana depreciation. by the destruction of two
mills and the chief part of Hamilton F. bnt, in
spite OF dispassion, is not hopeless of the future.
on the contrary, should cheer, but not inebri'
ate. III mountains have not been renewed
ne nave tnree OF them, obliquely parallel to
eacn otner; they aggregate 10 miles in extent.
ana no oDservant man can be skeptie enonesh IL
deny their reeking with ore-ore Of all the val,,.
aD!e varieties, save tin and platinum. and re-
4uiring Inc various modes of reduction. The
clorlde ores are confined to the summit. sonth
ana northwest ends of Treasure Hill. while the
complex ana leaden ores are distributed IN lie
sides and over Babylon Hill and White Pine
Moultaln. Blue Hill alone would make a res,
pectable rival to ordinary mining districts. bm+
when the whole of the mountains arc cor,rra
henoed, with their numberless rich m;nara1
crops, the district is peerless. and without snr
claiIn 70 prophecy, It is as safe to premise a sii.
yer future as to declare a sad past. The OIL
ride Flat fiasco will be understood wbar - y
SHOWN that the unreliable beds of ore wora +ho
natural outflow of snperabundant veins tia near
the surface found it easier to uplift the rocIs
shan to rupture them, and hence the superinons
V Tulor ore Moved into the intercollated spaces
Wnen the bedding rock is searched for 6Ssru o
tney VIII De found. and, when wrought. will DC
sciop INTO Q system of metallic lodes that will
amply restore the repute of the Chloride Rro
ilers sa ana fogonlR Flats. and disabuse the cav
diately, these scorners can have } f,,1 Ie eo1 !
t the Wess slae OF White Pine Mountain wbera
the three formations mined in Eastern Ne wnere
i ite f I ar , sney can there delve in slate or Quart.
aTbssr a., : = pencnant by digging in granite.