The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-03-09

ABOUT $50 tons OF this ore is extracted ana
upon the dump at the mine Some Az;
mates show Thousand tons in sight
Passing along the ledge to the west nm
merous locations are seen. The Blackstone
Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead, are the property of Governor McKT
ley and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North of the last named mines are tho
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned nv
Messrs. Simpson Lyons and McOmie. ThesS
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being Of
and silver about equal The Edna ore a.
says from S. to $50 in free gold.
South Of the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned bX
Messrs, Weber and Disregard, in which
que body of $40 ore is found
West Of the Ohio is the Great Western thu
property of Messrs. Hip, Wren and Others,
The works aggregate 400 feet and soms
good ore is exposed.
West of the Great Western lies the Com.
modore, lssacs, Hicks Eliza, Bullion snd
Springyille, the property of Governor Nc
Kinley and others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most 81
the bullion at that time. The ore was sill
yer, gold and lead
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are number OF mines located upou
a high mountain lying between RobinsCT'
canyon and a large canyon coming inf 4
Robinson canyon from the south, known 49,
C1e GdL! on reading TO WnlCe River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario ,PoinS;
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs. Hip,
Wren and others, and some locations be-.
longing to John Farrell. There has been q
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 orc
has been extracted and reduced. A num-
Der OF shipments were sent to the Eureka
furnaces for treatment which yielded ab0u I
two hund ed dollars per ton in silver
There was also lot of this ore reduced q
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and en-
Other lotwas reduced at the Chairman mill
| AfterWard the parties owning the prope, ty
| erected a mill at the mine and reduced
| some OF the ore: The process they employed
| was the liXivation process to which tn orc
| condition to produce. Owing to the res
| ent low price OF silver the owners deem it
best to await change.
In addition to the lode claims there arc
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 MiajnG
| Company has located about 10000 feet oil
ground extending up the canyon to point
! 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 sew
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 III the spring of the year.
when there is surface water running down
| the canyon. Several runs have been made
IN thls way. The Company is now srrangf
| ing t.. put in dry separators, when they eS
pect the property viii be made pay.
| The Maud s. placer claim adjoins the
! property last described, and extends mp the
| its boundaries. 1t is owned by j. B. wiz
hanson and in all respects Is like rae prop
erty Of the Robinson Canyon Consolidated
Placer Mining Company.
1t Will be seen from the above descril Ion
that the mineral belt extends from the Aday
Day mine on the southeast end to ne
mines at West Camp on the northwest end,
covering distance OF about eight miles in
length. The width of the belt varies scue.
AT places it is fully a mile wide, and 81 uJ
place Is it less than half mile Mineral
can be found on all portions of the 5elt
There are many locations in the dis cict
that nave not been mentioned in this Arti.s
Gle. However sufficient number has
oeen, to give the reader general idea of
its magnitude.
Nature has done her part for the success
or the camp. The ore IS very soft, most of
it can be mined without blasting thereby
saving PF69: expense. IN ere are nuluer--
oils snrinPS in tae ttlstrict that can be used
81 the Iainec and 81 the t0Hn OF Ely Tiers
II 2 -&1g2 strtaiR Gl p;Ire Walt that il not
ef.ate3 ny Frost OF ~ hJt anil dry seasonB
me hills are covered WITH an abundance OF
tlnler, suitable 10: ,Iini0a aid fuel Good
WAGON roauS are built 10 All portions Of the
district, and all the miuss ,3re easy OF &c
cess. All that IL reJ4sfod for i've anG
booming c&tDp is money, and he WAC IN
vests VIII reap he reward.