The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-01-12

ABOUT $50 tons of this ore Is extracted and
upon the dump at the mine. Some Osti4
mates show q thousand tons in sight.
Passing along the ledge to the west nu-
Ohio and Uniol, carrying gold, silver and
lead, are the properly of Governor McKin-
ley and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North Of the last named mines are the
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned by
Messrs Simpson Lyons aud McOmie. These
mines have shafts and open. cuts upon !
them, the greatest depth attained being Is
feet The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
ald silver about equal. The Edna ore as
says from So to $50 in free gold. -
South 0; the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
ana nc Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Me,5fS Weber and Disregard, in which
qu. e = body of $40 ore is found.
West Of the Ohio is the Great Western the
property of Messrs hilp, Wren and others.
The, works aggregate 400 feet and some
good ore is exposed.
WesI Of tie Great Western lies the Com
modc.e, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
SprlngVllle, the property OF Governor Nc
worked N early days and produced most of
tie bul' ion at that time. The ore was sill
We gold ald lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are q number of mines located upon
Q high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon end large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known as
the canyon leading to White River Here
sle found the Hidden Treasure belonging
10 Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario Point,
She6a and Chief, belonging to Messrs. Hip,
Wren and others, and some locations be-
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 silvergold
AID lead.
WesC from this mountain about two miles
distant IS the property of Messrs. jackson
and Kind of Eureka, known as the Key
Stone t. ON which u large quantity of ore
has been extracted and reduced. A num-
Der OF shipments were sent, to the Eureka
fu1 laces for treatment which yielded about
two hdnd ed dollars per ton in silver
There was also lot of this ore reduced
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
oth9f lot was reduced at the chairman mill
Afterward the parties owning the property
erected mill at the mine and reduced
some OF the ore The process they employed
was the llX1vation process to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
condition 10 produce. Owing to the pres
ent low price of silver the owners deem it
pest TO await c lange.
In addition to the lode claims there are
W1thlI the limits OF the District
PLACER MINES
About One-fourth of a mile from the town
of Ely Ill the mouth OF Robinson canyon.
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 feet OF
ground extending up the canyon to point
above the Joanna mine, which is located as
placer ground the property is worked
through shafts-six in number The he'd
| roc K is found al An average denth of sev-
elty feet On the he'd rock from two tn
eight feet of gravel is found which carries
6. diaary sluice box. which method ia nsed
by the Company in the sprinp of the year
when there is surface water T,npino down
the canyon. Several runs nave been made
in this Way. The Comp.ny il now arrano1
lag to put in dry separators when they ex.
pecG the property will be made nav