The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-04-06

ABOUT $50 tons of this ore Is extr.o4.,
upon the dump at the mine SOMA ana
nates snow thousand tons in siyht SSH
Passing along the ledge to the .ves+ -,
merous locations are seen The BlaoEestt
Ohio aud Union, carrying gold. siIvan0
lead, are the property of Governor NJ NJ "
ley and others. All have work upon tI IL
and expose considerable ore ehem
North of the last named mina. 49,
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna. oyvnaS the
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons and McOmie ~ oy
mines have shafts and open cuts nese
them, the greatest depth attained beinpp o 20
feet The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries roi -
and silver about equal. The Edna oros goa
says from s. to $50 in free gold. as
South of the Union and Ohio is the fla,
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned IS Ia
Messrs Weber and Disregard, in Why
que body of $40 ore is found ""Va
West of the Ohio is the Great Western ~.
property of Messrs. Hip, Wren and otber.o
The works aggregate 400 feet and soTs.
good ore Is exposed e
West of the Great Western lies the cor,
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion o,t,
Springyilie, the property of Governor a Nn
Kinley and others. These mines we're aff
worked in early days and produced most ~
the bullion at that time. The ore was s9
yer, gold and lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again 10th.
south are number of mines located nrnr
high mountain lying between Robinsmt
canyon and large canyon coming In
Robinson canyon from the south, known A.
the canyon leading to White River Ia ~
are found the Hidden Treasure belongi5S'
to Mcdonald and Cupid the Ontario poi
Sheba and chief, belonging to Messrs HiIo
Wren and others, and some locations -
longing TO John Farrell. There has beer
large amount of work done upon IT,
mountain and several shipments Of or.
have been extracted. The ore is silver ,yol.,
and lead.
West from this mountain about two y
distant is the property of Messrs. Jas 20 ~
and Kind of Eureka, known as the X
Stone, from which a large quantity ot orr
has been extracted and reduced 4 nul.
Der of shipments were sent to the Euro r,
furnaces for treatment which yielded abu
two hund ed dollars per ton in silyt
There was also lot of this ore reduced
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and b.
Other lot was reduced at the Chairman mi
AfterWard the parties owning the properts
erected Il mill at the mine aud reduced
some OF the ore. The process they employed
was the liXivation process to which the orc
readily yielded The mine is still in gOoo
condition TO produce. Owing to the pres
ent low price of silver the owners deem il
best to await IL change.
In addition to the lode claims there ara
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 Canyoti Consolidated Mining
ground extending up the canyon to point
above the Joanna mine, when 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 slulce box, waich method is used
BY the Company in the spring OF the year,
when there is surfaee water running dow II
the canyon Several rnns have been mao 9
in this way. The Company is now arrAn,ss
ia TO put in dry sePArascrs, VIII he? cS
pert ihe property wiz ba t.,ade =. y.
The Maud S. placer claim a,.,J.ns the
property last deaegi5ed, A.1d extends 40 TIVE
canyon ana lnciuGcs tWouty acres Y;sh2a
rs boundaries. IL is oHn10 by 81. b Wi.-
hanson and 10 ali respects is Ike ,ile pr: =
ertE OF the Robinson Cat. you C1ns0lidaJ4i
Placer &iGjnA Company.
1T wit Sc seen ffHm che above ,,oscri plina
shattlc I2lnurG, heiG oXten'is from taa LAY
Day 1niue on the soulh-aast end to ne
mines al West Camp OH the ncrta-W es,t sncif
covering d dlatIGre OF Shout eight rGiiss III
length IAe y i(iEh Of the belt varies soIie.
AZ PLACES ii is Inlly a mile wide, and ~ -
place Is L less tt!.n q aNH mike. j inc At
ean he found Oh all portions Of the belt.
fhtre ara many locations in TIE liStfiCt
that have np5 Aeec 4aencione0 il il sr!i-
els. However :. suif iant cu.nber Aha
becn, 10 size TIE lea0ef D General ldeA \
is magnitude.
Nalute has done her Part for the suce. -
Of tie camp. The ore is very seq, nos. i
il can DC mined without blasting, Thereby
saving great expense. There are nunI"f.
GUS springs in the district thai can be ash;t
at the mines, and at the town OF Ely ;hrr.
is q large stream of pure water tnat Is u,..
Effected 10y frost or by hot ,snd dry Se&at.j:.
The hills are covered with au abdlldal,ta o.
timber, suitable for mining and fuel. COO
Wagon roads are built 70 all portions OF tho
district, and all the ngipes are easy Gf az
cess. All that is required for {. live and
booming camp 10 money. an0 he Wi.p in-
vests will reap the reward.