The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-02-09

ABOUT 100 tons of this ore is extracted and
upon the dump at the mine. Some eTt!
mates show thousand tons in spht
Passing along the ledge to the west nu.
merous locations are seen. The Backbone
Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead, are the property of Governor McKin,
ley and Others All nave work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North of the last named mines are ths
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edua, owned BY
Messrs Simpson, Lyons and McOmie. Them
mines have shafts aud open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being Is
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equ i. The Edna ore as
says from 50 TO $50 IN free gold.
south of che union and Ohio is the Cloud
ana he Colo Bug. The latter is owned by
MeSsrs. Weber aud OstergArd in which
que Il body OF sic ore is found
> West Of the Ohio is the Great Western thu
property OF Messrs. Hip, Wren and Others,
Inc works aggregate 400 feet and some
good ore is exposed.
West OF the Great Western lies the Com
moGore, issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springyllle, the property OF Governor Nc.
Kinley and others. These miues were all
worked in e&rly 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 8 mum Der of mines located upon
nigh mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and n large canyon coming into
Robinson cany0nfrom the south, known as
the canyon leading 10 White River. Here
are found inc Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario ;Poiy \,
Sheba and Chief belonging To Messrs. Hi. ~
Wren and others, and some locations bes
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 a lot of this ore reduced
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
oth6r lot was reduced at the Chairman mill
AfterWard the parties owning the property
erected a mill at the mine and reduced
some OF the ore. The process they employed
was the llXiyation 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 ii
best to await change.
In addition to the lode claims there are
within the limits of the District
PLACER MINES
About One-fourth of mile from the town
OF Ely in the mouth of Robinson canyon.
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 icet Of
ground extending up the canyon to pQint
above the Joanna mine, which is located az
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 the bed rock from Two 10
eight feet of gravel is found when C9rfiee
gold. 1t is coarse and easily saved il stD
ordinary Sluice box, which nethod is Uaod
by the Company in the spring Of the year.
Wnen there is surface Water running down
the canyon. several runs have been made
in this way. The Company now arraug-
ing to put in dry separdt0rs when they eX4