The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-06-03
OUR PRESENT OUTLOOK.


would pronouce it a very dull place, for
the reason that he sees but few people
here, and these few are principally shop
keepers and business men. But could
the visitor know the number of men
that are delving in our mines, he would
divine the cause Of our sparsely
populated town. At no time during the
past three years has there been so many
men employed at mining in this district
as at present, nor has the general mining
outlook been more favorable. The Eber-
hardt Company have increased their or
binary force of miners by twenty, and
when the machinery for the tunnel ar
rives. and is ready for erection, not less
than twenty more men will be employed.
The company have never carried on more
extensive mining operations than at
present, and never received better remu-
neration therefor.
Since chloriders have found that they
can get their ores honestly worked, it has
given a new impetus to this character of
mining, and a number of men are now
employed in that business, and will, as
was done by the Austin chloriders, be
Instrumental in opening up large mining
properties that were heretofore supposed
to be worthless and abandoned. Chic
riding is not entirely a new feature Of
mining in this district, but has not been
followed for a few years for the rea-
son that no milling facilities were to
be obtained to crush their ores, but re-
Gently the Eberhardt Company has in a
great measure obviated this difficulty,
and has worked the ores as an accommo-
dation to the chloriders. All the chlo-
riders on Treasure Hill are doing exceed
ingly well. as will be seen by the follow
ing A company of three men have just
had worked at the Eberhardt mill one
hundred IONS of second-class ore that
milied $50 per ton, and twenty tons of
frst-class ore which averaged $3.50 per ton.
Two or three other companies have had
ore worked that yielded quite as well as
the above.
Grand results are anticipated from the
piercing of Treasure Hill by two tunnels
being run through the mountain, one of
which major Henry's) is already in sue
cessful operation, and the other, by the
Eberhardt & Aurora Company, who are
now running an open cut preparatory to
the introduction of q Burleigh drill, that
is daily expected to arrive. These tun-
nels are located some 1900 below the
surface of the mountain, or about 800
feet lower than any previous workings,
and it is confidently expected that they
will encounter vast bodies of ore. When
this is accomplished, White Pine District
will not have its superior in this State
not barring the Comstock.
The Madison furnaces, under the di-
rection of Harry Strout, are expected to
start up the latter part of the present
month. which will give the base metal
miners an opportunity to dispose of their
accumulated ores, and enable them to
further delvelop their mines. 1t will
also give increased employment to a
number of wood-choppers, coal burners
and teamsters.
We also hear of many small and unde-
veloped mines being worked in different
localities in the district. which will ma
terially assist in furnishing the mills and
furnaces with constant and remuneratiye
employment.
With the above showing. we cannot see
that the outlook of our district is in q
very bad condition. The prospects in
former times have been so much more
disheartening that we now 1atter our
selves brighter and more prosperous
times are in store for us, and that our
darkest days have passed.