The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-09-14

.tpo4t l5at3n9 # thia ore IS extracted and
az. p at The nua. Some esti-
mates show q thousand tons n sieht.
p sing along The ledge " lie west nu
merOa3 locations are seen. I lie Blackstone
emo and Union, carrying g"ld, silver and
lea L. arc the property Of Governor McKiu-
ley and others, Al have work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North Of the last named mines are the
Rip Van @inkle aud Edna, owned by
Messrs. Simpson, Lyous aud Mc0mie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being -
feet The Rip Van .nAle ore carries gold
aud silver about equal The Edna ore as
says from S to $50 in free gold
South OF the Union and ONO is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug The latter is owned by
Messrs Weber aud Disregard, in which
que body Of SO ore is found.
West 81 the OHIO is the Great Western this
property OF Me!'rs. Hip, Wren md others.
The W,.5ss aggregate 400 feet aud some
good ore is eA posed.
Wet OF The Great Western lies the Com
mOdore, lssacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Sprinpyille, tha property OF Governor Nc
Kinley and others. These mines were all
worked in early days and produced most of
the bullion at that time. The ore was gil
Yer, gold aud lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are number Of mines l9eated upon
high nonataiu lying between Robinson
canyon aI1d q large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known as
the canyon leading TO White River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Poino,
Sheba and Chief, belonging to MeSsrs. Hip,
Wren and others, and some locations be-.
longing to John Farrel. There has been
large amount OF work done upon this
mountain and several shipments of ere
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 ORG
has been extracted and reduced A num-
Der of shipments were sent to the Eureka
furnaces Tor Treatment which yielded about
tWo hund ed dollars per ton in silver
There was also lot of this ore reduced a
the Monitor mill, SteptOe creek, and an
othar lotWas reduced st the Chairman mill
AIerWafd the parties owning the property
erected d mill at the mine and reduced
some OF the ore. The process they employed
was the llxlvation process to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still ia rood
condition to produce. Owing TO the pres
ent low price OF silver the owners deem i
best to await a change.
In addition to the lode claims there $re
within The limits of The District
PLACER MINES
About oae.fourth Of a mile from the town
Of Ely ii the mouth of Robinson canyon
the Robinson CANYON Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 feet
ground extending ap the canyon IL q poin
above the ]oAna mine, which IS located AZ
placer gfeQp}' ne property is worked
through 1aft.--siX IN number The bed
rock is found ar IN average depth Of sew
enty feet On he bed rock from two TO
eight feet Of GrAyet Is found which carries
gold. It Is coarse and easily s.eFed in an
ordinary sluice bal, which metno5 is used
BY the Company 10 the spring 81 the year,
when there IS surface water running down
lht canyon. Ser. rms have been made
INT lafH