The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-04-07

About $50 tons of this ore is extracted and
upon the dump at the mine. Some esti-
mates show thousand tons in sight.
Passing along the ledge to the west nu-
merous locations are seen. The Blackstone,
Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead, are the property of Governor McKin-
ley and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North of the last named mines are the
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned by
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons and McOmie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being Is
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal. The Edna ore as
says from S. to $50 in free gold
South of the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Messrs. Weber and Disregard, in which
qu:e a body of $40 ore is found.
West of the Ohio is the Great Western the
property of Messrs. Hip, Wren and others.
The works aggregate 400 feet and some
good ore is exposed.
West of the Great Western lies the Com
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springville, the property of Governor Nc
Kinley and others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most of
the bullion at that time. The ore was sill
yer, gold and lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are a number of mines located upon
high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known as
the canyon leading to White River Here
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario Point,
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs. Hip,
Wren and others, and some locations be-
| longing to John Farrell. There has been
| large amount of work done upon this
| mountain and several shipments of ore
| have been extracted. The ore is silver gold
| and lead.
West from this mountain about two miles
distant is the property OF Messrs. Jackson
| and Kind of Eureka, known as the Key
| Stone, from which large quantity of ore
has been extracted and reduced. A num-
| Der of shipments were sent to the Eureka
furnaces for treatment which yielded about
| two hund ed dollars per ton in silver.
| There was also lot of this ore reduced at
| the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
| oth9r lot was reduced at the Chairman mill
| AfterWard the parties owning the property
erected q mill at the mine and reduced
| some of the ore. The process they employed
was the lixivation process to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
| condition to produce. Owing to the pres
| ent low price of silver the owners deem it
| best to await change.
| In addition to the lode claims there are
| within the limits of the District
PLACER MINES
| About one-fourth of a mile from the town
of Ely in the mouth of Robinson canyon
| The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
| Company has located about 10000 feet of
| ground extending up the canyon to point
| above the Joana mine, which is located as
placer ground The property is worked
| through Snd1CS-S1A III uuuDeT. Inc Deu
rock is found at an average depth of sew
enty feet. On the bed rock from two to
| eight feet of gravel is found which carries
| gold 1t is coarse and easily savedin an
| ordinary sluice box, which method is used
| by the Company in the spring of the year,
when there is surface water running down
! the canyon. Several runs have been made
| in this way. The Company is now arrang-
| ing to put in dry separators, when they ex-
! pect the property will be made pay.
The Maud $. placer claim adjoins the
property last described, and extends up the
| canyon and includes twenty acres within
| its boundaries. 1t is owned by j. B. Will
hanson and in all respects is like the prop
| erty of the Robinson Canyon Consolidated
| Placer Mining Company.
1t will be seen from the above description
| that the mineral belt extends from the May
| Day mine on the southeast end to the
| mines at West Camp on the northwest end,
covering a distance of about eight miles in
| length. The width of the belt varies some
| At places it is fully mile wide, and at no
| place is it less than a half mile. Mineral
can be found on all portions of the belt.
| There are many locations in the district
| that have not been mentioned in this arti-
| Gle. However sufficient number has
| been, to give the reader a general idea of
| its magnitude.
Nature has done her part for the success
| of the camp. The ore is very soft, most of
| it can be mined without blasting, thereby
| saving great expense. There are numer-
Gus springs in the district that can be used
| at the mines, and at the town of Ely there
| is large stream of pure water that is not
effected by frost or by hot and dry seasons.
The hills are covered with an abundance of
timber, suitable for mining and fuel. Good
wagon roads are built to all portions of the
cess. All that is required for a live and
booming camp is money, and he who in
vests will reap the reward.
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