The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-12-07


Joanna NINE,
Whose rich ore attracted SO much at
tention about three years ago. II Is
separated from the Aultman ny
small porphyry dyke. The late A.
r. Watson was the original locator,
and through his energy the mine was
opened and developed. While Mr..
Watson operated the mine about fifteen
hundred feet of tunnels, drifts and open
ings were made. The ledge was stripped
and exposed on the west ehd Of the mine
for distance of three hundred teet which
showed the ledge to be very large. One of
the principal openings, the one leading to
what is known as the cave, is reached
through tunnel sixty feet in length, at
which point cave was encountered ana
the ore vein was also reached. From this
point an incline forty-tiye feet in depth
was sunk At the bottom of the incline
drift was driven one hundred and twenty
five feet to the east, and also another thlr-
ty-fiYe feet to the north. Several cross nts
were made ct different places, all of which
are in ore of good grade. TO the west of
the work in the cave are other extensive
works. in which a large amount of drifting
and sinking has been done and quantity
of good ore was exposed. great many
tons of ore were milled from this portion
of the mine with fair results. From
statment of facts regarding the Joana
mine, prepared by the Hon. Thos. Wren of
Eureka, Nevada, the following. quotation
is made: "The ore was reduced at small
ten stamp water mill at the town OF Ely
about three mil es from the mine. The mill
is poorly constructor aao the ohlE 9Ppil-
auces for saving @old vera copper plates
Less than one-half The gold was saved by
this mode OF working, as was shown by
constant ASSAYS Of The tailinPs. Approx
1 Il
tnis.process, as shown by the returns by
Watson under cath TO the assessor OF White
Pine county, for the purpose OF taxation.
This would give, adding tie gold lost In
the tallngs, an average Oh fourteen uoilAis
d ton in the ore worked. The amount tux
Ell ont in the aggregate WIS something
over fifteen thousand dollars. The exact
figures are on record III the oBlce OF the
assesso" OF White Pine county, some dlS-
lance further to the west there is tunnel
one hundred and flty feet in length that
cross-cuts the ledge The whole length OF
the tunnel is in ledge matter Some time
ago this tunnel was sampled In sections by
an experieneed sampler, the ayeraPe of tie
different samples taken giving sab IN goiG.
There have been various estimates OF the
amount Of ere in sieht. It would be DIM
cult indeed for all estimates to be mace
with any degree OF accuracy Some, how
ever. have shown more taan fifteen thou
sand tons Of the averape value Of $3.50 per
ton. The pold is free bnt the clay and
oxide OF iron require more than the ordl-
nary plate pTOcess for saving the pOld.
The Joanna mine has been unfortunate, 1T
has suffered rs many min have before it.
When the first great strike was made, and
ii was known that it was mine OF unusual
merit litiPatio began which ran through
the courts for 9 term OF several years at
great expense and annoyance 20 the owner.
The property was tied mp ana could not be
united until the judFment OF the court was
had During this LITIGATION Il number OF
mining men visited the JoInA ut various
times and MADE examinations of the prop
erty. II is generally believed that the
property met their expectations and WAS
satisfactory; hut she law Sliita stood in the
way until all W,r. j1et out. Had Il &c
been fer this nj fortunate affair Il WONG
no doubt, be one OF thr iaree proi'7Cei -
the day, and the district O. Hoiiilson
would be in quile \ Giu..fent CGnal ign.
The Josns mine Is now ne ly0YG.5.g G.
MesSrs Hip, Wren Nraney, "a -! alu
Jackson These gentlemen OWE number
o; mines in the district
Joanna NO. 2,
The property of Messr-. Ostereard, House
Law sou, Hip and others, adioins the Jo-
ena on the west. There has been consid-
cradle work done. but not sufficient to
deer est working they have somo GOOD ore.
the same ~ the Joanna III character. Out
OF number Of tous milled from this prop
erty 81 per ton in gold was saved.
CHAIRMAN GROUP,
The property OF Messrs. Lyons, McGiU
McOmie and Upderhill, is situate on .auit-
man hill, adjoining the Aultman mine on
the west anu the Joanna No. on The south
Inc group is composed OF i've mfnes, z h1ch
are the Oh amman Chairman Gore. Turkey
Southern Cross-all adjacent to other. The
development work upon the group is most
y done upon The Chairman and chairman
Gore mines The entrance to the mine is
I1TOu0n 1 large tunnel. which tNOS the