The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-03

depth of 400 feet by shaft and tunnel.
A winze OF 200 feet will lie sunk on
the ledge from the tunnel level. From
the Blue Bell mine there IL a track.
way around the side of the mountain
to tramwsy leading down to the ore
house at the mill, where all the ore
handled by the company will be re-
duced.
The mill Is ten stamp, intended
for wet crushing, with all tile modern
nprOvements, put up by Rankin,
Brayton Il Co. of your city.
DIR. Brooks has recently bonded
series of mines in Ruby Hill District,
five miles south Of Auruin, where the
mill Is located. The mines consist of
the following claims: The Silver
Wreath, Cow and Calf, Lookout, Griz-
ely and Iowa Chief. This district has
produced, since its location in 1872,
over 800. 900 III surface workings, the
Silver Wreath yielding in a few
months $4,000. The Grizzly is the
OLD Ratilrr's JOY ground, from which
$40, 900, Was taken cut in few weeks,
so that the present prospect may DO
looked upon as more than usually
bright.
The Aurum mine. owned by Simon
Davis aud George Palmert0n, in Sill
yer Canon district, is a true assure in
qnartzile, as shown by the develop
ments and the groupings along the
full length OF the claim. II may he
consider.d u fine prospect tor the
depth--some 20 feet. ASSAYS run
from | | ounces in silver To 267 ounces.
A shipment of $50 tons III ore as u Test
worked at the rate of $500 per ton.
scHEELBoURNE.
The old WOODBURY., now known as
Northern Light. the property of Mes
srs. Gilbert d Martin, has shaft so
feet and cut following the ledge Is
feet. Itappear, TO he we'll defined.
with clay seams on each wall. The
| last ore worked First class az high
as $500 per ton, second class $y6.
| Some OF Il, closely assorted, went pre-
viously as high ~ $500.
Some surface rork. assorted, from
the summit mine, a patented claim
on the same range, yielded $500 per
ton.
EAGLE DISTRICT,
| Situated Is miles east chellbourne,
| has IA perfect net work OF well-defined
veins In graDinte. Work il being
| done on tho Wheal Anna. II shows
a width of feet. The ore will work
up to S20O--assays goin, as nigh as
| $500.
| LAT 1.as ID
here i'm lime, in near proximity tn the
granite, which is one OF the pretliest
| prospects from all accounts, recently
| found. IL Is u sulphuret ore that re-
| quires roasting. estimated Ia work
from $500 TO 500 per toiI--ths quartz
being a. lively and beautiful az Que
could wish Ia see. Instead OF reduce
| ing IL in "A small two.stamp battery
and tT,e cOncentrator, IT will here
after be shipped to Sal, Lake.
MINES or CHERRY CREEK.
In view of the past prosperity and
acknowledged extent and richness of
the district. the camp was found to
be exceedingly dull. No time can be
| given 10 recount the causes. The
difficulties IN the way Of renewed life
and activity are by nomeans insur-
mountable. and a revival OF business
may take place any day.
There are here what Is known as
upper and lover belts - the latter
three miles in length.
The upper ledge Is contact vein
between lime and shale. traceable for
i've miles. The principal mines on
this ara The TIs;up, Bob-tail, Rob
Roy and the Chance. South OF the
Ti-Cup are the Bohemian Girl. the
| Blacksmith, Steptoe and others. The
ore Is free milling, and much OF IL
has run as high as from $50 TO 5000
per ton, ami WORK ed up to % per cent.
The Ti-Cup. which il now the prop
erty OF Spencerslk Frank. Inns paid I'm
the neirhborhood OF a million dollars.
The Bob Roy, worked at present by
Messrs. Taylor. Curtis and Stockle. is
producing ore worth from $50 to- 800.
THE LOWER BELT
| Consists of series OF true assure
veins, cutting the formation from
east To west. The ore as rule is re-
fractory, needing roating.
Tie most exten-ively warl<ed mine
is the S'ar. winch has produced over
81, 100000, but il now lying idle.
| Next NAV be named the ExcheqneF.
Grey Eagle. Big Giant. Chief OF the
Hill, and West extension of the Star,
all i'm one group.
On Flags All Hill. 2 miles south, are
the Pacific, Mary Ann and Flagstaff,
Little Maud and Others. Many Of
these hava vialalan lnrua anlnnnlS of