The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-03-20
WHITE PINE NEWS
Saturday, March 90, 1875


some time back large quantities OF our
base ores have been tested at the Newark
furnace In this county, and to those who
are not acquainted with the value Of
them. it might not be uninteresting to
learn some of the facts connected with
their workings. Dealing in facts and
figures is what we propose to do-fancied
sketches of the fabulous wealth of our
mines have been dealt out without stint
and without regard to truth. This prac-
tice has done more injury to mining
camps of merit than good; better at all
times to give the people facts, than in
dulge in dreamy fiction without merit.
We often hear the question asked, will
there be any mining excitement here this
Summer ?''TSWe answer that question
most alphabetically, Yes and our reasons
for answering the question in this man
ner are. that doubt and speculative ideas
of the value of our ores are now turned
into realities. and the mine owners are
getting value received for their ores. This
bling true, the sound of many . ham
mers, drills and picks" will be heard on
old White Pine Mountain the coming
season. Claims that have lain idle will
be worked, and many men will be en-
ploy ed either in taking cut their own
ores.,.or under wages work in the mines.
We say this, because when a mine owner
can get a fair price for his ores on the
damp at his mine, he will sell and con-
tinue his work, withsa miners hope
Uf striking it rich. at no distant day. This
prediction. or rather conclusion of ours.
is founded TO some extent ON the follow
ing facts. It is known that for a few
weeks past the furnace of the Newark
Company, has been kept steadily running
on large quantities of ores from White
Pine District. purchased at the mines,
under contract, for ten dollars per ton.
This ut first was thought to be a low price
for the ores, but after working for seve-
raj weeks, the owners are satisfied that it
leaves them quite margin for profit.
The next inquiry is, what has the ON
pany made. if anything, by the purchase
and reduction of White Pine ores? We
are enabled to answer this latter question
by stating that we have seen the bullion
assay, and every tor of ore from this dis
trict has not yielded less than sixty-two
dollars per ton. The cost Of ~transporta-
ton, while the roads have been almost
impossible, has been about twenty-five
dollars per ton, which will be greatly re-
duced when the weatherisb better. Thus
it will be seen that a large profit is made
on the 5res by the company, and they
can well afford to transport it even now
while the roads are so bad. There are
about two hundred tons of ore at the fur
mace of the company now, and teams are
steadily employed in hauling more. and
W are informed that the company will
take all the ore from this district they
can get at the rate before mentioned.
What can We argue from this state Of
facts B Let us see. In the first place !
there is dead loss of twenty dollars per
t0f,cof MORE, to the mine owner, which
he would save. or at least share with a
furnace company if one were here ; this
certainly is a large per cent. to be thrown
away, all for the want of a furnace here
in the midst of our rich and promising
mines. What better showing do capital
lists want than this before building FUR
naces here. which would yield them a
rich harvest In c short time. Come this
way gentlemen of means, and we will
make good these facts and figures which
seem almost Incredible. and If necessary,
show You stronger inducements for a safe
investment in building a furnace at the
base of White Pine Mountain.
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A FANCIFUL HoPE.-The editor of the
lReveMe hopes to see the time when
there will not be enough sage in Reese
River valley to physic a cat. and when
nodding grain fields, ~interspersed with
neat cottages, filed with happy families,
shall cover the whole valley"
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A sTATIsrICTAN estimates that court
ships average three. tons of coal each.
I'VE know some old maids who could
reduce q coal bin fifty tons, and then not
get very warm. We think the estimate
entirely too low.