The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-10-05
Robinson District to the Front
WATSON'S BONANZA.
Wonderfully Rich Strike In the 10.
anna Mine In Robinson District.
Rock That Washes Five Dollars 90 .
Pie Pisse-Aa Immense Ledge -
oold.beasan9 oaarsx.

As announced in the last two Issues
OF the NEWS, there has been consider.
able excitement in this community
over u very rich strike made by A. Il.
Watson in one of his mines the joe
anna. Almost fabulous accounts we're
related of the extent and richness of
the new discovery though 1t Is not
new, but its merits seem only to
have been now brought q light.
''Sceing is believing" and the NEWS
reporter wentup, saw for himself, and
r. turned to- his office convinced that
no fabulous stories" were circulated
about the property.
Z RICH NINE.
The Joanna is located about two
miles from the town of Ely, on the
southwest side of Robinson canyon
and abuts on the public road. To q
casual observer it presents the same
chacteristic features as does the whole
extensive mineral belt of this district
"A bright riddish iron color.
Mr.. Watson took us through several
drifts In which the formation Is de.
composed quartz and clay, all carry
ing gold, and some spots very rich.
Samples taken in several drifts in the
mine on a common tin pie plate and
washed out In our presence. yielded
from
ONE TO FIVE DOLLARS
To the pan. And in no part of the
mine did we pick up piece of ore that
did not show free gold on being pull
verified and PANIED out.
IN THE BREAST OF THE NINE,
On the surface, which Mr.. Watson 10
now quarrying out. with little waste,
the assays show that the whole bulk
will mil! $o5 To $50 ton in free gold,
very little hase being so far cncoun-
tered. The gsld IN this mine Is in
the natural home of that metal, with
. hanging wall of p"rphorry.
THE BiosEsr NINE IN NEVADA.
Mr.. Watson believes he las the
biggiest and riclIrst mine ever ,liseov-
cred in Nevada, outside If the Conn
stock. Making due allowance ior
the veteran pr"spectors rsus#rsncc
nj his good fortune. il is no, for US To
disbeieve the high estimate lie places
upon the property. With breast Of
such nrc IA he is now quarrying out
EIGHTY YEEr IN WIDTH.
And SO feet of know depth chow much
deeper remains unknOwn). running
into the hill 800 feet, or To the Att
man line, the property would yield
millions at dollars. But rs no one
can see into the ground or approx
mate the value of its hidden treaures in
the un-xplored region, It's present
value is ct course dependent ON the
work done, the ore in sight and the
conditions that point To its extension
in the virgin ground that yet remains
undeveloped. We make no preten-
sions Of being mining expert, but
claim to know a good thing when We
see it, and We fully agree with Mr..
Watson that he has big mine. Over
lures looking to the purchase of tho
property have been made by Salt
Lake parties, but what figures were
offered we are unable to state. IL is
not, however, proable that less sum
than 100000 would be taken for the
mine. Ii looks AS IL double that
sum Of money were almost within
view of the purchaser, with n large
margin of promising unexpl"red
ground to Increase tho profits many
fold.
49, A POOR MANS NINE.
As before stated, fKs Formation in
this mine is decom posed quartz and soft
clay, and two or three men can take out
ore enought To keep ten stamp mill
running. So, IL will lie soeD its owner
can bide his time about selling, uu-
less satisfactory terms are offered him
run OF 100 TONS
OF orc from the mine at the Ely Mill
last week yielded $4,000. This an Is
average Of $25 per ton and was without
sorting, jus; as 1t came out of the mine
The very rich ore is being sacked
and about a dozen of such sacks are
stored for shipment Mr.. Watson
saws the ore thus selected will run
from 81 900 to q, 900 per ton.