The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-02-23


ABOUT 80 tons of this ore is extracted and
upon the dump at the mine Some est
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 MeKin.
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 q
feet The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal The Edna ore as
says from s. to $50 in free geld.
South Of the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Messrs. Weber and Ostergard in which
qu!e Il body Of SO 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, fssacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Sprln9vllle, 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
ver gold and lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to tho
south are u number of mines located upon
high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, Known AZ
the canyon leading to White hiyer Here
are found the Hidden Treasure aeIonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid the 0n.AiiD, Poius.
Sneba and Chief, belonging To Nassrs. Hin
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 tW miles
distant is the property OF MGsrs Jackson
and Kind of Eureka, known as the Key
stone, IRON which large quantity of orc
has been extracted and reduced. 4 num-
Der OF shipments were sent TO The Eureka
furnaces for treatment which Yielded about
two hund ed dollars per ton ~ silver
There was also lot of this ore reduced Il
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, sud an
oth9r lot was reduced at the Chainm9n mill
Afterward the parties owning the property
erected mill at the mine and reduced
some of the ore. The process they employed
was the lIXlVation process to winch The ore
readily yielded. The mine, is SIN IN good
condition to produce. Owing 10 the pres
ent low price of silver the owners deem it
best to await a 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
above the Joanna 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 gev-
enty feet. On the bed rock from two to
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 oi the year,
when there is surface water running down
the canyon. Several runs have oeoa made
IN this way. The Company is now errangA
ing to put in dry separators, Wy 30 KY ex.
pect the property viii be made i.l..
The Maud S. placer claim sui4.a5 the
property last described, and eXte.us p the
canyon aud includes twenty 81 ras ;7itain
it's boundaries. il is owned u, b. Wiz
hanson and in al respects is iik. Uaa prop3
erty OF the Robinson Canyen ClaaJlldated
Placer Mining Company.
1t will be seen from the above 3scTiption
that the mineral belt extends frola the May
Day mine on the southeast end 10 he
mines at West Camp on the nor5h west end,
covering distance of about eight RIFLES III
ieagth. The width OF "a heit ',riaa some.
At places il is fully mile " ice, AID 1T no
piace is it less than 81 lalf l6ll. Mineral
can be found on all portionc na i5elt.
Fnere are many locations in he Iistrict
that have not been mentioned III this arti~
Gle. However a sufficient 1GwNeT h&z
been, to give the reader general LEA Of
its magnitude.
Nature has doue her par. tor Gia success
Of the camp. The ore Is ser Soit most OF
IL can be mined without blazing laefeby
saving . treat eE"onse. The are l5.zuer1
Gus sprin%s IL ,1o dist1i"I tn.teatl he psctf
NJ the - 49,, AMI q. J3e se=sn 81 &}Y .liere
Is g lar - s5ralua 81 tura aa. that is net
CffcGtel b. t305. &r ,3T 1T #st.i' 1rf Staso0as
The BILL, ~ = ~. ece,i H..i - 4p4slijloce OF
tlmDar, slllt}n e for I0iafaf 5.1d tlc!. Good
Way0a fo..ds ave baiis ~ =, prtiNns of the
district, and al tha az.ss re easy Of aes
cess. al that ~ ya3 tf@a Tor live and
booming esl.2y - W. ~, .sa3 h8 vito in
vests viii reap the rsfSart.