The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-10-05

.l.st;at ii0 to1s Of this ore is extractr,l an6
upon the dump at lie min. Some esti-
ma, IS snow thousand toas in Sipht.
Pa sing along the ledge to the west M.
nero IS locations are seen. The Blackstone
Chip aud Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead are the property of Governor McKin-
and expose considerable ore
A9rth or the last named mines are the
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned Inv
Messrs Simpson, Lyons and McOmie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts unon
them, the greatest depth attained being Ok
feet The Rip Van Wnkle ore carries gold
and silver about equ H. The Edna ore A.
says from s. to $50 in free gold.
South Of the Union and Ohio is the Clond
and the Cold Bug. The latter is owned by
Messrs. Weber and Disregard, in which
que body OF $40 ore is found.
West Of the Ohio is the Great Western tn.
property of Messrs. Hip, Wren and Others
The works aggregate 400 feet and SONS
good ore is exposed.
West of the Great Western lies the Com
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springville, the property of Governor Me-.
Kinley and Others. These mines were ali
worked in early days and produced most ~
the bullion at that time The ore was sill
yer, gold aud lead.
Crossing robinson canyon again to this
south are a number OF mines located nnor.
u high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon ana large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known az
the canyon leading to White River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure. beloneins
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Poins.
Sneba ana Chlef, belonging to Messrs. Hip,
Wren and Others, and some locations be,
longing to John Farrell There has been a
large amount OF work done upon this
mountain and several shipments of ore
nave been extracted. The ore is 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 IL 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 silvev
Ihere was also q lot of this ore reduced a
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
oth0r lot was reduced at the Chairman mill
AfterWard the parties owning the propertt
erected 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 gopG
condition to produce. Owing to the pres-
ent low price OF silver the owners deem
best to await 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 Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 feet O.
ground extending up the canyon to a poin
above the IOaua mine, which is located MS
placer ground. The property is worked
through siIafts--six in number The bed
rock Is found ar an average depth of sew
enty ieet' On the bed rock from two toy
eight feet Of gravel is found which carries
gold. 1t is coarse and easily saved in an
ordinary Siuice box, which method is used
by the Company IN the spring of the year,
when there IS surface water running down.
the canyon Several runs haye been made
in tots way The Company is now arrang~
ing To put IN dry sep9rntOrs, when they ex.
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