The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-10-18
THE SWEETWATER co.
Reviving the Lost Prestige OF White
Pine District.
The Stafford Bonanza.

week, We we're pleased TO note the
improved condition of business there,
and the cheerful feeling of the people
over their present and prospective
mining outlook. And they have
every reason TO feel elated, for, we be
lieve. their present little boom is only
the INITIAL of better things TO come.
By invitation OF Eugene n. Robin.
son, Managing Director of the coh-
pany, We visited
THE STAFFORD,
And were conducted all through the
mine, and given every facility to ex-
anime and see all there mas TO be seen.
THIS mine Is located ON the west side
OF Treasure HILL, some 2OO yards De-
luw the main street OF Treasure Guy,
ami has been worked, oil and o.,
since 1869. It's shaft is an incline,
aud u whim, worked by horse power,
now does the hosting. When We en-
tered the ore house the shit was OIL
Tor dinner, and 1t did our heart good
10 see 80 much lie and bnstle ON the
old Hill, where a year ago all was still
aud deserted.
UNDERGROUND.
An easy descent 10 the lower level
was made on the incline ladder, which
brought MS In where the recent lind
wa, made. East and we>t driits have
49,. "a N t-Ia1t.a at wa NNnnlH
Judge, 100 feet III botn directions.
tue ledge Is well defined, shows a
regular foot-wall, an I a. far is pros
pecled, ii. es a " idth OF "a feet, all IN
good M ling r The Dimensions of
the ore body are yet unknO~n; III the
east drift IL is very strong IN The lace
and going down. In the vest drin
they have started All uprlse, from
~ Inch they are taking out mos OF h
present ore supply. From what we
SAN in botn DRIFTS, ana IA comparison
with the assay book at The company's
Office, We do not hesitate to LAY that
the ore will mill at least $500 pr ton.
Many place II higher, but we be
lie We this "A >afe average. At present
The work is being prosecuted under
some diSad vantage. as II Is deemed
necessary To get out sufficient ore to
make "A run before snow lilies AMI The
roads become impossible for hauling
" hen this occurs, Manager Robinson
informed US, he vii devote the WIN
ter months In following up his dis
covery and putting his hosting works.
tracks, eic.. IN condition 10 easily AMI
..y - ~. and
handle the ore in the spring.
A BIG THING
So far as develope the Stafford
$ rike Is a big thing. such "A discovery
on the Gomstork ~ould III IA few days
advance the waning securities III tina
famous lode many millions of dollars.
But being in White Pine, IT causes
not "A rifle Of excitement in the lnlil-
lug world. hut this will not long
continues. When tie shining bullion
goes streaming into market from the
cunpany's mill, which 1t most as
suredly will next Summer, he oil l.
lime fame OF Treasure HUI will be
revived and capital will again seek in.
ve>tment at hish figures III mines that
a year ago could have been had for a
song. such seem To be the varying
fortunes of all rich mining districts.
THE EAST DRIFT,
Which is now trend ny up the Hill,
and, IL It's course dues not change,
will pass close TO the richest ground
ever worked on the Hill, looks par
licularly we'll The whole face OF
this drift is in good ore, pitching
downward, and showing a we'll de-
fined ledge. The work here at Pres
ent is more TO ascertain its extent than
any intent To extract ore. Only that
which IL met with in running the
drift Is taken out. All the appearances
ut this point Indicate a continuation
OF the vein and a big ore body.
OTHER MINES.
Besides the Stafford, the company
owns a series of other mines and much
valuable mining ground that shows
rich groupings on the surface. Among
these are the
BALDY SOUR, swEETwATER AM NAM
MOTH SERIES,
In all OF which, ore OF fair grade has
boon discovered. In the Mammoth
especially. 1t has always been claimed
that any amount OF $50 and $40 ore can
be taken out AT any time at little ex-
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