The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-12-01

About $50 tons of this ore is extracted and
apon the dump at the mine, Some cstii
mates show u thousand tons id sight.
Passing along tho ledge to tile. 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
Rap Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned, by
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons and McOlnie. TfeaS
mines 2,aye Shafts and open cuts upon
them, the q eatest depth attained being 2S
feet. g'he Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries go1d
aad silver about equ.l. The Edna ore a.
says from s. To $50 in free gold.
South Of the Union md OHIO is the Cloud
and tx Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Sessrs. Weber aud Disregard, in which
cute Il body Of SD ore is found.
West of the Ohio is the Great Western the
property Of Messrs Hip, Wren and othcrs
The wor ks aggregate 400 feet and some
good ore is exposed,
West Of the Great Western lies the CONF
modore, lssacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Sprin@ville, the property OF Governor Me-
kinley and others. These niueS were all
worked in early days aud produced most OF
the bullion at thar time. The ore Wss sill
yer Eo!d and lead
Crossing Robinson canyon again to tho
south aTe a numncT OF mines located upnn
Il htgn mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and a large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, in0Wn as
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Point,
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs. Hilpi
Wren and others, and some locations be,
longing to John Farrell. There has been
large amount Of work done upoa this
mountain and several shipments Vt or5
haze been extracted. The orc is silvdI gold
and lead.
West from this mountain about two miles
distant is the property of Messrs. Jaehsou
and Kind OF Eureka, known as the Key
Stone, from which large quantity q ore
has been extracted and reduced. 4 uuna
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 q lot Of this Gre reduced n
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and ;.n
Other lotWa reduced ut the Chairman mill
Afterward the parties owning the FRO; ,erty
erected u mill at the mine and RED u ed
some OF the ore. The process they employed
was the liXivation pr Dcess to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
condition to produce Owing To tile PRES.
ent low price If silver The oWnets neem II
best to await 4 change.
In addition to the lode elaine there ars
within the limits I'll thu Dist
PLACER MINES
About one-fourth of a mile from tH,, toWlt
Of Fay i'll the mouth OF Robinson c..Ayon,
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 feet Of
ground extending mp the canyon to y point
above the JoaEa mine, which is located as
placer ground. The. property is worked
through shafts--six in number. The bed
rock is found at an average depth of sew
enty feet On Tile bed rook from two to
eight feet of gravel is found, ,whiclt earrins
gold. 1t is coarse AMI easily snvei in nii
ordinary sluice box which method is used
~ The Coz Dany in the 81 ring OF Vic year,
when there is surface water running down
the CANYON. Several runs have i,ten made
in this way. The CompAn II now n,rongL
Ing to put in dry senarAtors, when they ex
pect the property will DC made pay,
The Maud S. Placer CLAIM, Adioins the
property r. st described, and extends np t.:a
canyon and includes tYenty aet1s wit iil
its Boundaries j is Csted o. j Il. VIE
Hanson and in al respects is like ta. PROF.
ertv OF the Robinson Canyon Consolidated
Placer Mining CON pAny.
IL iii he seen frolh III above dHecri lou
that tine mineral i'eit extends from Tic May
Day mine on the south cas- ord 20 III
mines ut VI est CA;ap on the nstt9-weat ~. /,
coverings distances of efopt @il- ~ miles in
length. = G width OF the belt varies so.ne:
~ places il is fn!l! nile VIDE, and at 70
llace is it less than A,llf mile. Mineral
car be found op ali portions oi th. leit
There are many iocations III .het.istr:ct
tbAt have not been mentioned in tni9 srt1E
lie. However a Su}i lent nuU,her haS
been, to rive the re&<,Yr general idea of
its magnitude.
Nature has done her part for the snceess
Of the camp. TIE G9c is very sott. rttst 81
IL "lu ''e mined without blastiu&, thcfe:F
saving " pr lat e2ileis~>.. Their. Ar, nuinppE
ons SPRINGS in the iiSstict that 4i.:i De ,istfe
ut the mines, and ,tt t5r town III Ely hers
is Il Large stream Of pure water HAT i: NJ:
etf.vtcd by frost or By hpt aud dry s,aaond1
The nils are covered VIA IN sll,i rdsnce 4
timber, suitable Tor mining and mel. ''oc.i
wagon roads are bail, " ri IorsiANs ot tns
district, aad al tile mines aru rt.ey 81 ar
cess. AZ that is required fer 81 (iv" ard
Doominn camp il money; and .ie Tt4o in!
vests VIII reap The reward
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