The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27
WHITE PINE COUNTY MINES.

Districts.
Correspondence Of the Mining and Scien-
tiic Press
The Martin White, at Ward, is work
ing a small force at present, making
further developments and getting
ready to take out ore. Mr.. w. B.
Clement, in charge OF the property
stated that the outlook for a good long
run of the mill next spring is salts
factory.
TAYLOR MINING DISTRICT
Is located on the western slope OF the
Slhellbourne range OF mountains, 100
miles from Eureka, in an easterly di-
reelion, at an altitude of 5000 feet
above the level of the SEA, and $40
above Steptoe Valley.
The Formation is %quartZite and lime
stone. intersecteu with seams or d. kes
of porphyry, the whole resting on a
base OF granite. Near the center of
the district are located the Monitor
and Gore mining claims, owned by
Messrs. Robert Briggs w. q. Lyons
and w. y. McGill, operating under
the firm name OF
II MONITOR MILL MINING co.
II is not Incorporated. The greatest
depth attained III the mine is loo feet.
On the surface, the ore occurs in mas
sive groupings / 900 feet in length and
300 In width, rising H. PAGES from 10
To 10 feet above the surface. They
consist Of a dark-brown quartz, very
hard, and carry a free chloride of sill
yer To the value OF from so To $50 per
ton. These chambers are usually
from so To $50 feet in length by 80 to
30 in width, lying nearly fiat, and
from d TO 10 feet in thickness. The
fool-wall Is %quartzite oYerlaid with "A
dyke OF porphyry from ) o feet
thick. Tine ore is free milling, and
by the amalgamating process, works
up TO 80 OF 50 per cent. Of the fire as
say, producing bulli II from so to
100 fine. 1t is reduced at the COM
pany's 10 stamp mill, 3 miles from
the mine, the improved "knigbt"
water-wheel being IN use. fright here
Il little DEPRESSION may be pardoned.
Hon. Robert Briggs, State Senator
elect from White Pine county, and
one Of The p%roprietors Of the mill and
mine, say he has been indebted TO
the Mining aud Scientific Press for
information IN regard To the above
named wheel and tor nther Important
facts aud hints which he values AT not
L. -. IA mn 4.If.l4 - - - a - -
publisi, NJ not ~ the street, OF Asca-
leon,n lest some other miner subscribe
Ia your paper aud become as rich "a
the lneAy oo%ndtOrl. The mil brushes
on an average about Is tons of ore III
II hours. From the 1t ofSept 1851.
to the 18th OF July, loS4, with Il total
run Of less than 20 months, 1t pro-
dueed 1869, 26l ia silver bullion aud
has been steadily yielding since that
date from $500 To 81 900 per day.
The deserve much credit for
pluck and perseverance,. They com-
menced with very little capital. BY
economy and a strict attention To bus.
mess, the mine has been ma1e TO pay
all expenses for opening. for the cree
ton OF "A good substantial mill and
other improvements, besides giving
several handsome dividends in hard
cash. In addition To the rich ore ex-
tracted naily, 1t is thought that the
large deposits of low-grade ore found
in The groupings alluded 10, can be
made 10 yield "A fair profit with proper
facilities for working.
To this end a O0-slamp mill will, in
all probability, be erected in a short
time ON the ground.
THE ARGUS MINING COMPANY
Have three claims on the same lead,
of 1900 feet in length-running par.
allel with the Monitor, anu somewhat
higher on the mountain side. The
aud position; the rock in character
much alike, that of the Argus Com
pany being represented as some freer
as "A milling ore. Only one class is
worked at their mill OF ID stamps,
yielding from $50to $50 pert on. The
pril cipal work Is hellg done OH the
Sunrise and Self Cocker. The mine
i said Il De looking better than at
any time since work commenced,
some Is months ago.
The Hayes, Immediately south OF
the Monitor, has ore of the same grade
and character, a number OF tons test
ed nj Salt Lake giving excellent re-
suits.
'rha June mine. west of the HAYES.