The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-03-16

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| from this shaft assayed $27 in gold to tie
ton. The ore is the same in character as
the Gold Hill, does not show as much gold IN
panning, but is remarkably regular in as
| saying. The ledge is very prominent and
! crops out at several points on the mine.
There are number of other locations
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
! City of New York, owned by Messrs. Osti-
gard Moore and Weber. They have shaft
/ 20 feet deep, drift has been run 30 feet
! from the bottom OF the shaft which is all in
/ ore assayine 81 per ton in gold.
| The Hickory lying north of the He'll in
the Hill, belonging to Capt. Harmon and
/ Capt. Carpenter, has d shaft 30 feet deep in
/ ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
! lance is the MidniFht and Ph@nix loca-
| tons, owned By d. c. Mcdonald. Jas. p. Me
| Oinie, J. B. Simpson and others. There is d
/ shaft on this mine so feet deep which taps
I Z strong ledge six feet wide of ore assaying
/ SIS in gold. a small streak of ore in the
ledge assays $3.50 in gold and 81 per cent.
East OF the Midnight 8 short distance is
/ the October location, the property Of
/ Messrs. Simpson and Rynears0n. The mine
was worked IL the early days Of Robinson
NJ which TINE q deep shaft WIS sunk and
! some ore vs. extracted which was priuei-
( ply silver carrying bat little gold
/ Journeyiag 70 the northwest The ledge
! makes turn more 10 the south. There are
/ locations most OF tae way upon which some
| prospecting mas been done which all show
| gold AT u distance OF about two miles the
| Magma Charter is reached, the property of
| Thos Rockhill and others. The ore is OF
an entire different character, resembling
the ore of the north ledge, carrying silver,
lead and gold. The ore runs about 30 per
| cent. lead, ounces silver and 81 in gold.
| The ledge is three feet wide at @ depth of
40 feet. Two miles west of the Magma Char
ter the
WEST CAMP
Mines are reached. These mines were
worked in the early seventies. Tile ore
found here is different i'll character from
the mines already described, some OF them
carrying copper in large quantities. The
principal mines of this vicinity are the
eoulder and Boss; the property OF John
D@ly upon which there has been consider
dUle work done. ON the former there is a
shaft and open cut Ores taken from these
workings aud shipped for reduction as
! sayed $50 in silver and II per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft out
has been extracted.
The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine Ia the
vicinity shows vein two feet wide at a
depth of 81 feet, which assays 80 per cent.
lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. Hip, Wren and others own seve
| raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot KGoh, carrying gold;
| the Emma carrying gold, silver and lead:
| the Monmouth, Monitor, Star and Star of
the West, all carrying copper and ores
| worked for thai metal. The orc was re-
| duced at local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
| West Camp is st the extreme northwest
! end of the mineral belt and upon the sum
| nit OF the range
Returning to the Aultman mine the
GOLDEN FLEEcE
Lies just to the east and adjoining the Ault-
man. 1t is the proper y Of rhos. Rockhiil
and the Ragsdale estate The work con
sists OF two tunnels and shaft. The ore
assays 80 ounces silver and $40 golf
South OF the Golden Fleece and east OF the
| Southern Cross, is the Golden West. but 1T
te prospected and is owned by Williamson
| & Simpson.
North OF the Golden Fleece is the Golden
! Wedge, owned by Messrs. Thompson Il
Weber, which is also but little prospected.
There is some ore upon it that shows gold.
North Of the Golden Wedge is the Thor
| ough bred, belonging TO VIM. Watson aud
others. ii HIS Il shaft fifty feet deep which
| exposes good ore.
Adjoining the Joanna on the north and
east is The
FLORIDA
Group, the property Of D. C. Mcdonald and
iona +. Cupid. The group includes the
! Florida, Daantleas and Quadrant, which
| extends across Robinson canyon to the
north. Upon the Florida in the middle of
| the lo2lnsoa canyon, the owners have sunk
n shaft 81 feet deep, they drifted north p
| 80 feet maxine ~ total depth OF I42 feet.
The bottom of the Shaft is at the foot wall
| OF the ledge. They then CroSscut 30 feet
reaching the hanging wall, showing the
| ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet wide
| There is also an open fissUre that expose
| the ledge latterly Tor one hundred and fifty
| feet. The ore in these workings assay from
81 to S13 per ton in gold. Two hundred feei
to the north of the shaft just described
| there is another shaft in the groupings cf
the ledge 25 feet deep in which there i.
| eight feet of ore that assays So per ton ia
! gold. The Ledge is traced through the fuil
| length Of the Florida and across the Daunt
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one OF which is ll5 feet cuttin,
the ledge; one is IS feet long cutting the
| ledge, and one 30 feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays So. rs per
| ton and carries some copper.
| Upon the east extension of the Golden
| Fleece is the Lone Star, the property .ot
Messrs. Hayes 4 Berry, on which there is d
! shaft Is feet deep in ore.
| Journeying along the ledge to the east a
number OF locations are passed which are
| but littte prospeeted AT distance of one
| ana Ouc-laif miles thc General Logan mine
! y located, the properly of MesSrs House,
| Morris, Hip and others. There is ii tunnel
| - feet long aud a ehaf g feet deep on the
| claim which exposes ore GSSaying 81 per tor
| South OF the General LoPau is the Ma
Day, the property Of Messrs. House. Morris
and others. There is u tunnel on this mine
l23 feet long ana an incline in the tunnel e
fest deep III ore that assays 50 per ton in
gold and sixty ounces in silver Some high
grade ore is SO found III the May Day.
lheSe mines are upon the extreme SOUTH
| east eud OF tae mineral heiG and are lsb0ut
one mile He5i,9f the t3Wn OF ETY..
Que mlle ne Robinson AVON ftQG The
town Of Ely, and upon the Dorth side Of The
canyon is Maggie hill, from which point the
up me principal mines ou thi3 dill are
( the Mohae Proup and the Maggie eroaf}