The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-07-20

ABOUT $50 tons Of this ore Is extracted and
upon the dump at the mine. Some estil
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 McKin-
lev 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 rs
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal. The Edna ore as
says from So to $50 in free gold.
South of the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Messrs. Weber and Disregard, in which
qu:e body of $40 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, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Kinley aud others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most OF
the bullion at that time. The ore was sill
yer, gold and lead
Crossing Robinson canyon again to tho
south are a number of mines located upon
high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the SOUTH known a.
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, POM,
Sheba and Chief belonging to Messrs Hip;
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.
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-
furnaces for treatment which yielded about
two hund ed dollars per ton in silver
There was also lot of this ore reduced
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
Afterward the parties owning the property
erected mill at the mine and reduced
some of the ore. The process they employed
was the l!X1yat1on 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
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 mile from the town
of Ely in the mouth of Robinson canyon
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 feet o
ground extending up the canyon to poin
above the Joana 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. IL. is coarse and easily saved in an
ordinary slu1ce box, which method is used
by the Company Ia the spring OF the year,
when there is surface water running down
the canyon. Several runs have been mado
in this way. The Company is now arrang
ing t., put in dry separators, VIXEN they ex.
nTnnprfV "a or raw
The Maud S. placer claim adjons the
property last described, and extends up ths
canyon and includes twenty acres within
its boundaries. It is owned BY j. B. Viii
hanson and In all respects is Ike the prop
erty of the Robinson Canyon Consolidate
Placer Mining Company.
1t viii be seen from the above description
that the minera! belt extends from the My
Day mine on the southeast end 10 .n9
mines at West Camp on the northwest enl,
covering distance of about eight mites III
length. The width Of the belt faries some.
Az places 1t is fully mile wide, aud At ny
place is 1t less than q half inii2. AIintt*l
can be found on all portions of the bet.
There are many locations in the d,str,ct
that have not. been mentioned in t,is arti-
cIa However sufficient nt.ub3r h&s
been, to rive the reader a general idea OF
It's magnitude.
Natirc has done her part for the success
OF the camp. The ore is very soft, mos. OF
it can be mined without blasting, tntrei5y
saving great expense. There ure numer-
Gus springs in the district that can i)e ns.,e
at the mines, and at the town of Ely tneTa
Is large stream OF pure water that IL no.
effected by frost or by hot and dry seasons..
timber, suitable for mining and fuel Good
wagon roads are built to all portions of the
district, and all the mines are easy Of 80
cess All that is required for a live and
booming camp is money, and he who in9
vests will reap the reward.