The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-11-07

Ile NIClu Hill does not SHOW as Ill 1tn SOlU Ill
panning, but is remarkably regular in as
saying, The ledpe is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine.
There are u number of other locations
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
City of New York, owned by Messrs. Osti-
gard. Moore and Weber They have shaft
70 feet deep drift has been. run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shat, which is all in
ore assaying 81 per ten in gold
The Hickory, lying north OF the Hell
the Hill, belonging to Capt. Harmon and
Capt. Carpenter, has shaft 30 feet deep in
ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
tance is the Midnight and Phoenix loca-
! tons, owned by d. G. Mcdonald. Jas. P Me
omie, J. B. Simpson and others. There is
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
! strongla 'ge six feet wide of ore assaying
/ SIS in goit \ small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA. 80 in gold and 81 per cent,
! lead.
! East of the Midnight a short distance is
! the October location, the property of
Messrs Simpson and Rynearson. The mine
was worked in the early days of Robinson
some ore was extracted which was princi-
ply silver carrying but little gold.
Journeying to the northwest the ledge
| makes turn more to the south. There are
| locations most OF the way upon which some
prospecting has been lone which all she "
! gold. Al a distance of ,Ibout two miles the
Magma Charter il reached, the property of
| ThOS. Rockhill lad others. The ore is OF
an entire different character, resembling
the ore Of the Rerth ledge, carrying silver,
lead and gold. The o:e ans about 80 per
cent. lead, ounces silver and 81 in gold.
The ledPe is three feet wide at 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
found here is different in character from
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
sayed $50 in silver and II per cent. lead.
The latter cI;n (Boss) has deep shaft ont
Of which SOFA nigh grade silver-lcad ore
has been CXtrerted.
vicinity. sho"s VEN two feet wide at a
depth Of 81 iar, which assays 30 per cent.
lead, Is ounr". liver and $50 Pold.
Messrs. IlNa, Wren aud others own sevc-
| ones being tn i'ilot h.inh. carrying go IL
the Emma, carrying gold, silver ami lead:
the Mnmm0uth, Monitor, SCtr and Star OF
| the West, all carrying copper and ores
worked for That metal. the ore WAS re-
duced at Il h.rul copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Cam i 1T the extreme northwest
end of IL III aerai bel uli npon the sum
nit Of thp "a re.
Returniua % the tultlnan mine the
GOLDEN rh2NcE
Lies JOS; to the east and adjoining the Ault-
man. It is the properly OF Thos. KocehiIi
and TIA HaPs'lale estate. The Wor! con
siSts az t"o tunnels aad Il matt Fac ore
assays - ounce si"er 3t1d.$l0 eoie.
South of the Gel ien Fleece ANA east Of the
southern Cross, is me Golden West, but lit
tie nrospected uad Is owned by Williamson
Ii Simpson.
Nollh OF the Golden Fleece = the Golden
Wedge, owned BY MessrS. Thompson *
Weber which is also but little prosprct.d
There is some ore upon il tnlt si:owS 2oll.
North OF the Golden W e5Ve is the Thor-
ouFhbred, helongin@ IL VIM. Watson aud
others. 1t has . shaft fifty ieet deep which
exposes good ore
Adjoining the Joanna on the north and
east is the
FLORIDA
Group, the property of .. c. McDonal1 aad
John T. Cupid The group in>lud IS tlq
Florida, Daunt,ess and Quadrant, watch
extends across Robinson canyon to the
north, pon the FLORIDA in the middle Of
the Robinson canyon. the owners have sunk
a shaft 81 feet deep, they drifted north y
feet and sunk again at the end CT the drift
% feet, making. total depth OF HI ieet
The bottom Of the shaft is al the foot wall
OF the ledge. They then crosscut 80 feet
reaching the hanPinP wall, showing the
ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet wide.
the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
feet. The ore in these workings assay from
81 to $13 per ton in gold. Two hundred feet
to the north OF the shaft lust described
there is another shaft in the GROUPINGS OF
the ledge % feet deep in which there is
eight feet of ore that assays s. per ton in
gold. The ledPe is traced through the full
length OF the Florida and across the Daunt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one of which is l15 feet cutting
the ledge; one is GS feet long cutting the
ledge, and one 80 feet which has MOI yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays 1913 per
ton ana carries some copper,
Upon the east extension of the Golden
Fleece is the Lone Star, the property. OF
Messrs. Hayes d Berry, on which there is a
shaft 10 feet deep in ore
Journeying along the ledge to the east
Der of locations are passed which are
but little prospected. AT a distance of one
and one half miles the General Logan mine
Morris, Hip and others. There is tunnel
IS feet long. and a Shaft 81 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 others. There is a tunnel on this mine
| feet deep in ore that assays So per ton in
gold and sixty ounces in silver. Some high
! grade ore is also found in the May Day.
These mines ere upon the extreme south
east end OF the mineral belt apd are about
| one mile wesI 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, IRON which point the
! description Of the nocth ledge will be taken
! up. The principal Glines on this hill are
The Mohee group is the property of -. c.
! McDonsid and f. Cupid. The workings
! consist of shaft 35 feet deep, an incline
20 feet deep and II shaft 20 feet deep. The
ore assays 81 in tyOld per ton, some OF which
carries 40 per cent. copper
Down the Hill and to the south nj thc