The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-04-13

ABOUT 100 tons of this ore is extracted and
upon the dump at the mine. Some esti1
mates show u thousand tons in sieht
Passing along the ledge to the west M
merous locations are seen. The Blackstone
Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead, are the property of Governor McKin1
ley and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore. NA
North OF the last named mines are tho
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned hU
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons and McOmie. Thesa.
mines have shafts and open cuts mon
them, the greatest depth attained being *
feet. The Kip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equ Il. The Edna ore AZ
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 bv
Messrs. Weber and Disregard, in which
que body Of $40 ore is found.
West of the OHIO is the Great Western tho
property OF Messrs Hip W rem and Others
The works aggregate 400 feet and soma
good ore is exposed.
West OF the Great Western lies the Com.
mo1ore, Issacs Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springyille, the property of Governor Nc.
Kiuley and others. These mines wnrn al
worked in early days and produced most Of
the bullion at that time. The ore VII ali
yer, gold and lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to thn
south are number Of mines located unor
high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and a large canyon COMING into
II, Nc
the canyon leading to White River. Hrs
are found the Hidden Treasure, belongins
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario ,Poir,'
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs. nnp,
Wren and others, and some locations De.
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 milas
distant is the property OF Messrs jackson
and Kind of Eureka, known as the ksy
Stone, from which d large quantity OF ore
has been extracted and reduced. A nualI
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 lot of this ore reduced :,
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and a.
oth9r lotWaS 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 liX1yat1on process to which the ore
readily yielded. The niue is still in good
condition to produce. Owing to the pres
ent low price Of silver the owners deem IT.,
best to await a change.
In addition to the lode claims there arc
within the limits of the District
PLACER MINES
About ne-fourth OF a mile from the town
OF Ely III the mouth of Robinson canyon
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining.
Company has located about 10000 feet Of
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 a9erage depth of sew
enty Test. On the bed rock froin two to
eight fees OF gravel is found whicn carries
gold. III is coarse and easily saved in an
ordinary slulce box, which method is used
by the Company IN the spring of the year,
When there is surface water running dow
the canyon. Several runs haze been ,untltA
in this way. Toe Company is now arr<aY-
Ing TO put IN dry sepArators, when tley eN.
pert 9Gis the property WIZ be ;nade psy.
property LIST desc bed, aud extends IN t4s
canyon and includes twenty acres within
It's boundaries. It is Owned by j. Is. N.Y..
liamsoa and IN ali respects it ike the prof.
e.ty 81 the RoJiloon Canyon Consolidated
Placer Mining Company
1t viii De seen from tnA above description
thai the mineral belt tMtends frosG the Vi y
Day mine on the southeast e;l 70 ne'
mines III West Camp oti the nor .h-Wes. sal,
covering y distance ot about eight .nila il
length. Tbs idtil If the bella ,ariag erHle
At places II is fully Il mile vide, ald 4t no.
place Is it hess than Aalf mile. Mineral
can De found on all rortians nf taa 3rtj
ihtre are many locations in The district
mat nave Dot been mentioned III tniJ ,1fti-'
Gle. however a Hh;1i"ient uu}aDtr ;,~s
been, TO rive tlte reader general ideas Of
it's muznitl;te.
Nature Nos dove lar pert for the succ..,.s
OF the camp The ore is very 3oIl li9aI IF
1t can be mlffed without biasting, lle:ehy
saving q great expense. There are num r.
Gus SPRINGS in the district tnHI can De Ha- /
at the mines, and at the town of Eli thcr>
Is large stream OF pure water that is ti,>r
effected by frost Or By hot and dry aeas0u,.
The Mills are covered with an Abundance OF
timber, suitable for mining and f,lcI GOO |
wAHoa roads are built to all portions Of tn
district, and all the mines are easy - a.
cess. All that is required for y live Aud
booming camp is money, an4 h> $40 in
A4fe lyt11 h