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

whole length of the Claim.
From the statements Just made 1t
must he evident that Taylor is one of
the most fiourishing districts in East
ern Nevada, giving promise of a long
and prosperous future.
oscEoLA GOLD QUARTZ AND GRAVEL
COMPANY,
Is situated 20 miles east of Taylor, at
no great distance from the Utah line.
Over $50, 900 in &c III have been taken
Out in small way by pan ami rocker
from her gravel beds. which are re-
ported to have produced the largest
nuggets of any camp in the Uni I'd
States. Some of them worth from
$1,000 10 s. 900 apiece.
The Osceola Gravel Mining Co. is a
Utah incorporation owne principally
by Messrs. Hampton, Godbe Il Bge-
low. They became interested in The
placers OF this district in 1877. and
through their agent, Xavier 81. Pierre,
obtained by purchase and location
over 700 acres of placer ground, near
| ly $40 OF which are patented.
These gentlemen are The pioneers
where their interests give constant
employment 10 large forces.
Tney are now constructing a canal
some l6 miles long To convey the "a
lers OF five creeks to their placer
grounds. The aggregate quantity Of
| water furnished will Le 1000 MINER
| inches.
Engineers Smith and Doremus, late
Of the Union Pacific Sur,e y, have
charge OF The construction, and Mr..
Black, OF D-reret, ami Judge Grover.
Of Sephi, Utah, are the contractors
for Its execution, the completion Of
"hicn is 10 be by June, 1855.
The company made an exhaustive
examination last season OF their deep
b rs, when showed them In contain
gravel varying in value from 10 cents
to 81 70 per cubic yard. This test is
confirnalory OF many hundreds that
have been made IN yearspast by tunnel
and shalt explorations. The unusual
SHOWS OF last season furnished the
means II using a small hydraulic, by
which they washed from various
llaces over 10000 cubic yards of
gravel.
oscEoLA QUARTZ MINES.
The gold bearing quartz belt IL IL
miles long aud I miles wide. The
district Is me- work OF quartz veins,
many OF them excelllng in richness
the famous gold ore bodies of Cali
| lorna
The Cumberland, one OF the pioneer
claims, Is strong six-foOt vein.
owned by Messrs. Richardson aud
lDclmater. and has a shalt 100 feet
down. Forty tons OF ore from this
mine "a, "a result OF $40 per ton.
The Os.rola, owned by the same
parties, has shaft On the ore body
| 1870 feet. About $50 tons worked
from this mine yielded S37 per ton.
The vein is tnreo feet wide, and
pitches south at an angle OF 10 degrees.
The Crescent AMI Eagle nlines, now
owned Ivy Messrs. Gilner aud Chand-
ler, nave workings 10 depth OF 300
| feet. Several thousand tons OF ore
rave been reduced from taeSe mines.
The books of the company show Ire
suit oil 81 per ton.
TIE Verde mine, owned by Messrs.
Axle and Felsentnsl, has yielded $3I
per ton fron u sample Of 81 tons.
The StelA Winder owned by Me>srs.
Chas. Bassey and l. 5. Scott, n large
well-dsiined vein, is rich in the pre-
cous metals. No ore la been worked
| from this mine. but an examination
of The VEN by an experienced miner
will place IL aniong.L the best.
The Guided Age, on ned by Philips,
Watson and Others, has yielded over
SIo per ton, mill process.
The Grandfather Snlde, owned Ivy
| JAKE Henderson, Is II little bonanza.
Ore from this thine yielded AS high as
So per pound.
The Red Monster, owned by Pat
Reyey, has u shaft 100 feet. From
| Tins mine the owner washed out with
"A rocker after screening the ore, 5000
IN less than 80 days, securing ut The
rate of 81 per ton, AMI leaving about
$40 in the quartz.
| The Saturday Might, owned by MIR.
b. Tilford. has drift of 80 feet, and
has turned out Is tons OF ore, 25 of
which assorted, Yielded So per ton.
THE ROYAL FLUSH,
| A late discovery, bids fair to eclipse
the hes Samples worked by mor.ar
and pan show results AZ high MS S2,-
600. This is u small vein owned 10y
Messrs. Axle and Delmater. These
mines are nearly all contact veins IN
quar;xite and late, vi it'll dipalways
To the south and the general course Is
northeast 10 soutnM est.