The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-03-30

ABOUT 15o tons of this ore il extracted and
upon the dump at the mine. SONS e.ti
mates show thousand tons in sight
Passing along the ledge TO the west mn.
merous locations are seen. The Blaekstona
Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead, are the property of Governor McKinu1
, ley and others All have work upon thew
and expose considerable ore. u
North OF the last named mines are tia
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned Nv
Messrs Simpson, Lyons and McOmie These
mines nave shafts and open cuts unon
them, the greatest depth attained being *
feet The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal The Edna ore Az
says from s. to $50 in free gold.
South of the Union and Ohio is the Clond
and the Gold Bug The latter is owned by
Messrs Weber aud Ostergard, in which
quie q body of $40 ore is found
West of the Ohio is the Great Western thu
property of AIessrs. Hip, Wren and others
The works aggregate 400 feet and soma
good ore is exposed.
West OF the Great Western lies the Com
modore, tssGcs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
SpriugYillej the property Of Governor Nc
kinley and others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most of
the bullion atthat time. The ole was sill
yer, geld and lead.
| Crossing Robinson canyon again to tho
south are d number OF inines located upon
Il high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon a2n y iafse canyon roning into
H.. known 10
the canyon leading to White River Her
are found the Hidden Treasure, belongin
to Mcdonald and cupid; the Ontario ;Poin !
Sheba ana Chief, belonging to Messrs Hip,
Wren aud 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
| have been extracted. The ore is silver, gold
and lead.
West from this mountain about two miles
Il is MpcSTS
| and Kind OF Eureka, known as The Key
! Stone, from which large quantity Of orc
| has been extracted and reduced. a num-
| Der of shipments were sent to the Eureka
! furnaces for treatment which yielded abou
! two hund ed dollars per ton in silver
! There was also ~ lot OF this ore reduced a
! the Monitor mill, SteptOe creek, and an
! oth9r lotWas reduced at the chairman mill
! AfterHard the parties owning the property
| erected mill at the mine and reduced
some Of the ore. The process they employed
was the iXiyagion process to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
| condition IL produce. Owing to the pres
! eat low price OF silver the owners deem ii
| best to await a change.
IN addition to the lode claims there are
| Withn the limits OF the District
PLACER MINES
| About one-foufth oi Il mile from the town
| Of Ely in the mouth Of Robinson canyon
| fhe Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
| Company has located about 10000 feet OF
ground extending up the canyon to point
! -D0ve the J0aaA nline, which IS located as
| placer ground. Tine property is worked
! through shAf6s---siX in number. The bed
| foek IS found at IN AVERAGE depth of sew
| enry feet. On TIE bed rock from two to
eigAt feat CT gravel is fourd which carries
| geld. IT il coarse and easily saved in an
| ordinary aluiee box, which ule.hol is used
y the Company 4 tie spring OF the year,
| when there Is surface water running down
III canyon. Segefll ruos nave been made
| ia this way. the Company is now Nrraug-