The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-02-12
A CALIFORNIA BONANZA.
from the Mining and Scientific Press.l

from the Mining ana Scieutiuc rrenS.i
We have examined this week some of the
richest gold ores we have ever seen in any guam
tity. A few hundred pounds OF 1t were sent
down from Carson Hill, Calaveras county,
| California. This ore has just been taken out Of
the old Carson Hill Meloncs property, which
mines were worked a number OF years ago, but
were eventually abandoned, and no work done
for some eight or ten years. About TWO months
| since work was again resumed by the Melones
| Consolidated Mining Company, which includes
all the old claims on the Hill. This ore is from
the old works of the Stanislaus mine. near the
river and 100 feet from the surface. The ore
was taken from a stringer in the 15-foot ledge a
| short distance from the side Of the shaft. The
feeders are immensely rich in tellurides of gold
and silver. This ore which we saw is thickly
studded with massive gold. standing out from
it in great rough Jumps that would brighten the
ewes of an old miner. We are afraid to say how
many thousand dollars or two the rock would
90. but it is SO rich that it is not to be milled
but smelted out.
These mines i've been closed down since
1865 for various reasons, among them the.difh-
Guilty OF working the tellurides and want Of
working capital and reduction works. Mr.. @.
K. Stevenot. the principal owner, spent a for
tune in expensive litigation, but has always had
confidence in the property. The mines were
pretty thoroughly opened by tunnels and shafts
and two mills were put up, but although most
magnificent assays were made little was pro-
duced from most of the ore, no one understand
ing how to work it. Lots of it assays from
So, 900 to SIS, 900 per ton, but only five per cent
was obtained by mill process. The difficulties
of working the ore have been overcome and Mr..
Stevenot is doubtless now about to reap the re-
ward Of his perseverance,.
The famous Morgan mine, which produced
ST, 800, 900 in 1S50-5l by s~rastras aud hand NOR
tars is ON this property. The Stanislaus. lode.
which produced the rock of which we speak,
has rich deposits in chimneys and small quartz
feeders. which follow the line of slate forma-
ton. The compact quart vein varies in thick
ness from four to fifteen feet. The free gold on
the surface was soon replaced by tellurides and
sulphurets, and although various difficulties
caused the closing down of the mine those who
were familiar with thames e.. Fair, of the
Consolidated Virginia. among the number-were
sure that it would eventually be found a very
rich mine. Mr.. Stevenot has been endeayoring
for years to get some one to take hold OF the
thing with him, but with poor success but he
says that when his rich rock came down the
other day he had offers from several for unlim-
tied capital. Now, however, he can stand alone
and don't want any capital but thinks he can
prove that California gold mines are as good as
Nevada silver mines. We are pleased to men
ton this strike in the old works Of this aban-
doned mine, especially in so short !. time after
work has been resumed, and note it as a feature
of encouragement for Others in similar positions.
We hope within the next few years to see hum
dreds of old mines reopened and operations
commenced upon them. Mines that would not
pay ten years ago, will pay now, and every one
has the chance of striking a 4" bonanza in any
claim they may take hold Of.