The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-03-16

! ABOUT $50 tons of this ore is extracted an,
| upon the dump at the mine. Some esti.
mates show thousand tons in sight.
Passing along the ledge to the west NJ,
merous locations are seen. The Blackstons,
| Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver anJ
lead, are the property OF Governor McKin-
ley, and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore. "
North of the last named mines are III.
! Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned Nv
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons and McOmie Tbesa
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being q
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal. The Edna ore as
says from So to $50 IN free gold
South Of the Union md Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Messrs. 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. 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, Ella, Bullion and
SPrin9yllle, the properly OF Governor Me.
Kinley and others. These mines " ere all
worked III early days and produced most of
J the bullion at that time. TIE ore NAs sjl
Yer, gold and lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to tn,
south are g NUMBER Of mineS l3cataa f1noa
a hi sn nOu atalu lyiRg between Robinson
cahyon and . large CANYON coming into
Robinson canyon from the sDugh known MS
the cauyon leading, to White River Here
are fOuuu the Hidden Treasure, belongiD 4
| to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario Poiu Il
Sheba and Chief, belonging TO Messrs Hill
Wren and others, aud some locations be-
longing to john Farrell. There has been d
large amount Of work done upon this
mountain and several shi pm ents of ore
have 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 large quantity of ore
has been extracted and reduced A num-
Der OF shipments We're sent 10 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 an
! other lOtWas reduced at the Chairman mill
! A1lerW&rd the parties owning the property
! erected mill at the mine and reduced
! some OF the ore. The process they employed
! was the liXiYation process to which the ore.
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
| condition to produce. Owing to the pres
! ent low price of silver the owners deem it
| best to await change.
In addition to the lode claims there are
! within the limits OF the District
| PLACER MINES
| About One-fourth Of a mile from the town
! OF Ely in the mouth OF Robinson canyon.
! The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
! Company has located about l00G0 feet Of
| ground extending up the canyon to point
! above the Joana mine, which is located as
placer ground. The property is worked
through shafts--siX N number. The bed
| rock Is found at an average depth of sey-
! enty feet. On the bed rock from two to
eight feet Of gravel is found when carries
! golQ. it IS coarse and easily saved in an
ordinary sluIee box, which method is used
6y the Company IN the spring OF Che year,
! when there is surface water running down
| the canyon. Several runs have bee made
| IN this way. The Company is now acrang-
| Ing TO put In dry separations, Whel ti.ey eX.
| pect the property viii be made Dry
! The Maud S. placer claim ali )ins the
! property last desecil ed, and extends up tneH
! canyon AID inal6dcs twenty acres Within
| It's boundaries. L II o%rs4d ~ j b. Wiz
| hanson aud IN all respects is like the prop
! erty or the Robinson Canyon Consolidated
| Placer Mining Company.
1t WlI be soe.t from The above :lcscTi ption
| that the mineral k5lt eX5ends from tn May
Day mine on the southeast eud to the
| mines III West Camp on lie northwest end
covering distance q abu,t eight miles In
length. The width OF tle Oet varies come
At places It IS fully niiie vide, aud At ne
place is it less Tran D hAU mile. Mineral
can be found on al portions of the belt.
There are many locations in the district
t1at nave net been aieht}oned in iris arti-s
Gle. However a o21lfiricuU number hag
been, to give the reader u general idea OF
its magnitude.
Nature has done her part for the success
OF the camp. The ore il very @Dft, most OF
ii can oe m5.1ea H5tii9ut blasting, thereby
3ayins F. 2fe..t -! =. : here are n4mer,,
ous srl ms IA tae 5i-tgtt t u & can be used
at ti@ mines, ,.tlti IL II, ,DYa Of Ely there
II u tAfge ste75ifA % pure "A+er that Is noo
gf@eJe. 3y lr@aS CT - .i>l @ll dry seasons.
The hills nro coserat, Witl} 90 abundance of
tiln5or, sui1,l d. low H,tp,a9 AND fuel. Good
WAGON roads Gr5 slit ~ 81: PORTIONS II the
district, and I'll tie les are easy Of sc-
cess. All that is required for live aud
booming camp is money and he who in
vests VIII rek2 the reward.