The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-04-25

ITO n THIS SiNlt NSSAEtsu 81 IN VOlu TO Tile
ton. The ore is the same in character as
the Gold Hill, does not show as much gold in
pannine, but is remarkably regular in as
saying The ledge is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine;
There are nrnber OF other loca tions
upon Cold Hill. The principal ones are the
City of New York, owned by Messrs. Osti-
card. Moore and Weber. They have shaft
20 feet deer, Il drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
ore ass4yi1a 81 per ton in gold.
The Hickory, lying north of the Hell II
the Hill, be1onging to Capt. Harmon and
Capt. Carpenter, has shaft 30 feet deep in
ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
touce is the Miduiohg aud Phoenix loca-
lions, owned by d. {. Nc Donald. Jas. p. Nc
Omie, j. i. Simpson and others. There is q
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
D strongla Eye six feet wide OF ore ASA wing
SIS in gol> small streak Of ore in the
ledge ASA. 20 in cold and 81 per cent
lead.
gas Of the Midnight short aista nee is
the october location, the property of
Messrs simpson and Rynearsoa. The mine
was worked in the early days of Robinson
at which line deep shaft was sunk aud
some ore was extracted which vas princi-
ply silver carrying but little gold.
jo'tneying to the northwest the LEDGE
makes d turn more to the south. There are
locations most OF the way upon which some
prospecting has been done which all show
gold. AT distance Of about two miles the
Magma Charter is reached, the property OF
Thos. ROckhill and others. The ore is of
an entire different character resembling
the ore of the north ledge, carrying silver
lead and gold. The ore runs about 30 per
cent lead, ounces silver aud - in gold
The ledge is three feet wide at a depth of
40 feet. Two miles west of the Magma Char
ter the
WEST CAMP
Mines are reached These mines were
worked in the early seventies. The ore
G 6iffprnnt in II
the mines already described, some Of them
carrying copper in large quantities. The
principal mines OF this vicinity are the
Boulder and Boss, the property OF John
DAILY, upon which there has been consider
able work done. On the former there is a
shaft and.open cut. Ores taken from these
WORKINGS and shipped for reduction as
sayed $50 in silver and AZ per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has Il deep shaft out
Of which some high grade silyer-lead ore
has been extracted.
The Ragsdae and Rockhill mine il tho
vicinity shows q vein two feet wide az n
depth of 81 feet, which assays 80 per Cent.
lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs Hip, Wren and others own seve-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Knot. carrying gold;
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
the Mammouth, Monitor, Star and Star of
the West. all CARRYING copper and ores
duced at a local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp is at the extreme northwest
end OF the mineral belt and upon the sum
NIT OF the range.
Returning to the Aultman mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east ana ADJOINING tho AUlt-
man. Ii IS the properly OF fhos. Rockhill
and the Ragsdaie estate. che work con
assays 80 ounce silver and $40 golC
South of the Golden Fleece and east Of the
Southern Cross, is the Golden West, but liz
tie prospected and is owned by Williamson
IL Simpson.
Wedge. owned by Messfs. Thompson Il
Weber which is also but little p"ospectad
There is s0me ere upon It that SHOWS GO l.
north Of the Golden Ne@g@ is the tar.
ouphbred. belonging 10 Wnl. Watson ana
Others. II has Il Shaft fifty feet deep when
exposes good orr.
Adjoining the Joanna on the north and
ea4st IS tho
Group, the property of D, e. McDonal2 n nd
John T. CuPd. Tie group in,:lades 1nv
Florida Dauntless ana Quadrant, waich
extends across Robinson canyon to rhr
north. Upon the Florida in tle mid,ll4 OF
the Robinson canyon, the owners hagesur'i
q s:'"It 81 feet deep, they drifted north -
feet una sunk again at the enc Of the drift
s. feet makinp total depth of ll2 feet
The bottom Of the shaft is at the foot Wall
OF the ledge. They then cTosScut 30 feet
reaching the HANGING wall, showing the
lSCteG III the BOTTOM 10 De 81 Ic6t Wlfte
There is also an open assure thht exposes
the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
feet The ore in these WORKINGS assay from
81 to S13 per ton in gold Two hundred feet
to the north OF the shaft lust described
there is another shaft in the cropplnpS OF
the ledge % feet deep in which there is
eight feet Of ore tIAt assays s. per ton in
gold The lcdre is traced through the full
length OF the Florida aud across the Daunt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one of which is lis feet cutting
the ledge; one is IS feet long cutting the
ledge, and one 30 feet which has not vet
reached the ledge. The ore assays S. is per
ton and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension of the Golden
Fleece is the Lone Star, the property of
Messrs. Hayes Berry, on which there is
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
Journeyng along the ledge to the east
number OF locations are passed which are
but little prospected. AT a distance of one
and one-half miles the General Lopan mine
Morris, Hip aud others. There is u tunnel
10 feet long and shaft &c feet deep on the
claim which exposes ore assaying 81 per ton.
South of the General Logan, is the May
Day, the property Of MessrS. House, Morris
and o.hers. There is II tunnel on this mine
l20 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
feet deep in ore that assays 81 per ton in
gold aud sixty ounces in silver. Some high
grade ore ii also found in the May Day.
These mines are upon the extreme south
east end Of the mineral belt and are about
one mile west OF the town of Ely
One mile up Robinson canyon from the
canyon is Maggie hill from which point the
description of the north ledge will be taken
up. The principal mines on this hill are
the Mohee group and the Maggie group.
Mcdonald and j. f. Cupid. The workings
consist of shaft So feet deep, an incline
20 feet deep and sh aft 20 feet deep. The
ore assays 81 in pold per ton, some Of which
mt