The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-09-21

saif ~ ss0sof tBis ore IS extracted and
u -, .Ao >l,nig aC 1he mine. SONS esti-
III. IS show tboGSaed toa n Sisht
I sing along the ledge 70 The west nu-
mee. 5 locations are seen. The BLACKSTONE,
Ghi0 nd Union, carrying gold, silver and
lac. ere the properly of Governor McKin-
ley an5 others. M nave work upon them
a13 - pose considerable ore.
North OF the LIST 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 %
feet. The Rio Van WlnlNle ore carries gold
and silver about ecu Il. Tn Edna ore as
SAYS from s. to $50 in free gold.
South OF the Union aud ONO is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
AIessrs. Weber and Disregard, in which
que u 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
Springville the property of Governor Nc
Kinley and others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most of
the bullion at that time. The ore was sill
yer, gold anQ lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are number OF mines located upon
q high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon aaG q large canon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known as
the canyon leading to White River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid the Ontario, Poin,,
Sheba and Chief, belonging to NJ assrs Hip,
| Wren aud others, and some locations be-
| l0nPing to John Farrell There has been a
| large amount Of work done upon this
| mountain and several shipments Of orc
! have been extracted. The ore il 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 a 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 9 lot Of this ore reduced
! the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
| Oth7r lot was reduced at the Chairman mill
| AfterWard the parties owning the property
! erected al mill at the mine and reduced
| some OF the ore. The process they employed
| was the liXivation process to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
! condition to produce. Owing 20 the pres
| ent low price OF silver the owners deem
| best to await change.
| In addition to the lode claims there are
! within the limits Of the District
PLACER MINES
About one-fourth Of u mile from the town
| OF Ely ia the mouth Of Robinson canyon
| Inc HoDlnSOn Canyon Consolidated Mining
! Company has located about 10000 feet
| ground extending up the canyon to d pQiu
! above the Joana mine, which IS located as
| placer ground. Inc property is worked
| through shafts--siG 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 il f9ucd Which carries
! gold. 1t IS coarse and easily saved in VA
ordinary sluiee box, which me5aC4 is used
! by the Company in the spring OF the year,
! When there is surface water running down
! the canyon. Several runs nave been made
| in this way. The Company is now arrang-
| Ing to pat ia dry sapArat3rS, when they e%#