The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-08-22

! ton The ore n III same in character as
| the Gold Hill, does N0t show a3 mitch gold in
| panning, but is remar& ally regular in rs,
saying. The ledPe is veNy prominent and
| crops out at several points on the mine.
| There are numbes OF other locations
| upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
gard Moore and Weber. They have shaft
! 70 feet deep drift has been run 30 feet
from The bottom OF the shaft which is all in
ore assaytng 81 per ton IN gold.
The Hickory, lying north OF the He'll II
| the Hill, belonging TO Capt. Harmon and
Capt Carpenter, has shaft 35 feet deep in
Ora.
North of the Gold Hill lnine some dis
lance is the Midni@hg a heniX lOca-
tons, owned by D. c. -dei nal las P. Ne
Omie j. B. Simpson and her There is
shaft on this mine 50 fe.n de , which taps
strongIa 1ge six feet HiC ore ying
SIS in gol~ A small streak Of ore in the
ledge assay 5Oin gold and 81 per cent
lead
East of the Midnight short distance Is
the October location, the property OF
Messra Simpson and Rynoarson The mine
was wor ked in the early "a. 3 Of Robinson
at which time deep shaft was sank md
some orts was extracted which was ofilei-
ply silver carrying but little gold.
Journeying to the north vest the ledPe
makes IA turn more to the south. There are
locations most of the way u0oii which some
prospecting has been done which ali show
gold. At a distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter is reached, the property of
Thos Rockhill and others Ih9 ore is OF
an entire different character, RESEMBLING
the ore of the north ledge, carrying silver,
lead and gold. The ore rUa3 about I'd per
cent. lead, 8 ounces silver aud 3 in p6Id.
The ledge is three feet wide at 81 depth OF
10 feet. Two miles west Of the Magma Char
ter the
WEST CAMP
Mines are reached. These mines we're
worked in the early seventies. The ore
found here is different III character from
the mines already described, some of them
carrying copper in large quantities The
principal mines of this vicinity are tiYc
Boulder and Boss, the property Of J0hn
DAILY, upon which there has been consider
shaft and open cut. Ores taken from t.le<e
workings and shipped for reduc sioa -
sayed $50 in silver and II per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft OFT
of which some high grade siVcr-icad OF
has been extracted.
The Ragsdale and Rockhil nine il the
vicinity, shows vein two feet wide AZ Il
depth of 81 feet, which assays 80 per CENT.
lead, is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. Hip, Wren and others own ScyG-
| raj mines in this locality taa principal
ones being the Pilot Knob, carrying goid
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
the Yarmouth, Monitor, Star and Star o.
the West, all carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal. The ora Was re-
duced at a local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp is at the extreme north west
end Of the mineral belt and upon the sum
nit of the range
Returning to tie Aultman nine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies Just to the east and edioini
man; 1t is the properly Of Tho. Rockhin
| and the Ragsdale estate The u
sists of two tunnels and a shaft. -,
| assays 80 ounces silver and $40 gui,
South OF the Golden Fleece and east .! the
! Southern Cross, is the Golden West, but liz
1 - 81 p6 hy H.
| X Simpson
North OF the Golden Fleece is tia Golde;.
Wedge, owned by Messrs. THOMPSON q
Weber which is also but little p",<ppcte.3.
There - some ore upon il tlat 500 W goi I.
North Of the Golden WedPe is re I lsr
ouPhbred, belonging 10 Wm. watson oag
others. It hos shaft fifty feet deep "hiej
Adjoining the Joanna on the gl6yc!l anil
east is the
FLORIDA
| Group, the property OF d. G. McDnrAI' 4nd
John F. Cupid The group inciu,i,s ~
! Florida, Ddantless and Quadrant, IL
extends across Robinson canyon to 81
north. Upon the Florida in the middle
! the Robinson canyon, the owners lfnve &;lrt:;
a shaft 81 feet deep, they driftcd no7s y
feet and sunk again ut the cad Of the DIFF,
- feet, making. u total depth OF he fest.
The bottom of the shaft is at the f6nr ws''
of the ledge They then crosscut 20 tert
reaching the hanging wall, showing the
| ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet wide.
! There is also an open assure that exposes
the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
| feet. The ore in these workings assay from
| 81 to $l3 per ton in gold. Two hundred feet
| to the north of the shaft lust described
| there is another shaft in the croppln@s Oi
the ledge % feet deep in which there il
! eight feet Of ore that assays S. per too in
! gold. The ledre is traced through the ful;
| length of the Florida 0nd 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 set
reached the ledge. The ore assays IS. - iscf
| 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 Il
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
Journeying along the ledge to the east :
| number OF locations are passed which ore
but little, prospected. At a distance of one
and one-half miles the General Logan mine
| is located, the property of Messrs. House,
Morris, Hip and Offers. There is u tunnel
IS feet long, and Shaft 81 feet deep on che
| claim which exposes ore assaying 81 per ton.
South of the General Logan is the May
Day, the property OF Messrs. House. Morris
and others. There is a tunnel on this mine
l20 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
feet deep in orc that assays Sc per ton in
gold and sixty ounces in silver Some high
grade ore is 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 mp Robinson canyon from the
town of Ely, and upon the north side of the
canyon is Maggie hill, from which point the
description of the nc:th ledge will be taken
up. The principal mines on this hill are
the Mohee group and the Maggie group.
The Mob eo group is the property of D. c.
McDonoid and j r. Cupid. The workings
consist of shalt IS feet deep, an incline
20 feet deep and a shaft 20 feet deep. The