The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-10-20

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 md
lead, are the property OF Governor Mc&in-
lev and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North of the last named mines IRE 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 25
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
ant the COLD Bug. The latter is owned by
MesSrs. Weber and Ostergard, in which
que body of $40 ore is found
West Of the OHIO is the Great Western me
property Of Messrs Hip, Wren AUG Others.
The works aggregate 400 feet ana some
good ore is exposed
West of the Great Western lies the Com
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springyille, the property Of Governor Ne
Kinley and Others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most of
the bullion at that time. The ore was sill
ver gold and lead
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are 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, belOnping
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Point,
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs Hip,
Wren and others, and some locations be-
longing to Joha Farrell. There has been a
large amount of work done upon this
mountain and seyatal shipments of ore
have been extracted. The ore is silYer,s sold
and lead.
West from this mountain about two niles
iii ic rttr Cf
and Kind of Eureka, known as To- Key
stone, from which LARGE quantity ore
has been extracted and reduced. aum-
Der of shipments We're sent to the i feka
furnaces for treatment which Yielded 5OuC
two hund ed dollars per ton in s.iVer
There was also a lot of this ore redu ed a
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, ard an
oth9r lot was reduced ut the Chainman Ilill
AfterWaTd the parties owning the ~ pperty
erected a mill at the mine and n laced
some OF the ore. The process they EN- l0yed
was the liXivation process to which The ore
readily yielded. The mine is still GOOD
ent low price of silver the owners d n it
best to await change.
In addition to the lode claims the re
within the limits of the District
PLACER MINES
About fourth of mile from the Va
OF Ely in the mouth of Robinson cary H.
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated II ~
Company has located about 10,0G9 fa Of
i
above the Joanna mine, which is located ~
placer ground The property is worked
through shafts-six in number. Tn ed
rock is found at an average depth sew
eight feet of gravel is found which carries
gold. 1t is coarse and easily saved in 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 arrang4
ing to put in dry separators, when they ex
pect the property will be made pay.
The Maud S. 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 vi West Camp on the north end,
covering y distance of about eight miles in
length The width of the belt varies some
At places it is fully a mile wide, and at no
place is it less than 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 artiA
Gle. However a sufficient number has
been, to give the reader general idea of
is 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
erected 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
district, and all the mines are easy OF &C.
cess. All that is required for live and
booming camp is money, and he who in
vests will reap the reward