The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-10-17
bout 15O tons of this ore is ssx

/ upon the dump at the mine
mates show thousand tons in sight.
Passing along the ledge to thewest I'D
merous locations are seen. The Blackstone
! Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver and
lead, ere the property of Governor McKfn-N
ley and others. All have work upon them
and expose considerable ore.
North of the last named mines are the
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned by
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons and McOmie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being Is
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal. The Edna ore as
says from So to $50 in free gold.
south of the Union and Ohio is tho Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter is owned by
Messrs. Weber and Ostergard, in which
! que body OF $40 ore is found.
West of the Ohio is the Great Western the
property of Messrs. Hip, W ren and others.
| The works aggregate 100 feet and some
good ore is exposed.
West Of the Great Western lies the Com.
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion ana
Springyille, the 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 orS was sill
yer, gold and lead.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to the
south are a number of mines located upon
a hlgh mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and 81 large CANYON comi,}y into
Robinson canyon from the south known az
the canyon leading to White River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Poins
ShebA and Chief, belonging to Messrs Hin
Wren and Others and some locations be-
longing 10 John Farrel. 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 tbs mountain about two miles
distant Is the property of Messrs. Jackson
and Kind OF Eureka, known DIS the Key
stone, lrom Which large quantity of ore
has been extracted and reduced. A num-
Der OF shipments were sent to the Eureka
furnaces for treatment which yielded aboy
two hund ed dollars per ton in silyee
There was also lot OF this ore e5uceda
the Monitor mill, S5eptoe creek, and an
oth9r lot was reduced at the Chairman mill
AtterWard the parties owning the property
erected Il mia at the mine and reduce /
some Of the ore. The process they elnploye 1
was the lixiYation process TO Wni b the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in GOOD
condition to produce. Owing to the pres
ent low price OF silver the owners deem
best to await a change.
In addition to the lode claims there are
within the limits OF the District
PLACER MINES
About one-fourth CT mile from the town
OF Ely in the mouth of Robinson CANYON
The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has located about 10000 feet
ground extending ap the canyon TO a poin
above the Joanna mine, which is located as
placer ground. The property is worked
through shaftssix in number The bed
rock IS round at an average depth of sew
enty feet. On the bed rcel flom two to
eight feet o. gravel is found which carries
gold. 1t is coarse and easily saved in as
ordinary slnlee box, which method is used
~ the Gozysh ls IN the SprinE OF eae year,
WAeh thef@tS surface water Running down
tne ra:nyon. s FsiN runs hafe been made
IN this way fhe Co.apanl is 0oW Arrang
ing 10 pat in dry sepArator.. Whea they ok.
pect Ge property viii be uiflCa paysa
fae NJ Al 5. placer claim a1lssius the
re, .estE inSt described, t1nd extends 'lil tho