The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-09-12

the same grade. Fifty tons of ore taken
from this shaft assayed $27 in gold to t1e
ton The ore is the same In character as
! the Gold Hill, does not show as much gold in
i panning, but is remarkably regular in as
! saying The ledge is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine:
There are , number OF other locati4 fps
City of New York, owned by Messrs. Osti-
gard, Moore and Weber. They have shaft
/ 70 feet deep, drift has been run so feet
| from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
ore assaying 81 per ton in gold.
The Hickory, lying north of the He'll
| the Hill, belonging to Capt Harmon and
Capt. Carpenter, has shaft 80 feet deep in
ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
lance is the Midnight and Phoenix loca-
TONS owned by D. C. Mcdonald. JAS P. Nc
Omie, J. B. Simpson and others. There is a
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
q strongla dge six feet wide of ore assaying
$18 in golt small streak of ore in the
ledge assas so in gold and 81 per cent
| lead.
East of the Midnight short distance is
| the October location, the property of
Messrs Simpson and Rynearson The mine
was worked in the early days of Robinson
at which time deep shaft, was sunk and
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
|
| gold. At distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter il reached, tue 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 ole 1uns about 30 per
| cent. lead, ounces silver and 81 in gold.
| The ledge is three feet wide at o 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 q
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 deep shaft out
| of which some high grade silyer-lead ore
| has been extracted
! The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine in the
| vicinity shows vein two feet wide at a
depth of 81 feet, which assays 80 per cent.
| lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
| Messrs. Hip, Wren and others own seye-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
| ones being the Pilot Knob, carrying gold;
| the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead
| the Mammouth, Monitor, Star and Star of
the West, all carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal The ore was re-
| duced at local copper smelling furnace
| and gave good results
West Camp is at the extreme northwest
| end OF the mineral bel and upon the sum
| nit of the range.
| Returning to the Aultman mine the
| GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and adioining the Aul
man, 1t is the properly of Thos. Rockhill
ana the Ragsdale estate. The por vptl-
sists of two tunnels and . shaft. lAe ore
assays 80 ounce, silver and $40 golc
South of the Golden Fleece aud east Of the
| Southern Cross, is the Golden West, but lit
tie prospected aud is owned by Williamson
| Il Simpson.
North of the Golden Fleece is the Golden
| Wedge, owned by Messrs. Thompson Il
Weber, which is also bat little prospeoted.
I There IS some ore upon it tnAt shows GOLD.
North OF the Golden Hedva is the THOR
ouch bred, belonging To Vim. Watson and
others 1t has shaft fifty feet deep hich
exposes good ore
Adjoining the Joanna on the north and
east is the
| Group, the property Of d. G. Mcdonald and
John f. Cupid. The group, includes the
extends across Robinson canyon to the
| north Upon the Florida in the middle of
! the Robinson canyon, the owners have sunk
q shaft 81 feet deep, they drifted north %
| 80 feet, making n total depth Of 142 feet.
| The bottom of the shaft is at the foot wall
of the ledge. They then crosscut 80 feet
reaching the hanging wall, showing the
| ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet wide.
| There is also an open fissure that exposes
| the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
! feet. The ore in these workings assay from
| 81 to SIS per ton iE 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 ledge is traced through the full
| length of the Florida and across the Daunt-
| less. Upon the Dauutless there are three
| tunnels, one OF which is l15 feet cutting
ledge, and one 80 feet which has not yet
| reached the ledge. The ore assays IS. rs per
ton and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension of the Golden
| Fleece is the Lone Star, the property OF
Messrs. Hayes Il Berry, on which there is
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
Journeying along the ledge to the east
number OF locations are passed which are
and one-half miles the General Logan mine
| is located, the property of Messrs. House,
Morris, Hip and Others. There is u tunnel
| 70 feet long and snaft sc 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 Their is a tunnel on this mine
100 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 70
! feet deep IN ore that assays IS 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 aud are about
one mile West of the town of Ely.
One mile up Robinson canyon from the
town of Ely, and upon the north side of the
canyon is Maggie bill 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.
The Mohco group is the property of D. c.
Mcdonald and j +. Cupid. The workings
consist of shaft 80 feet deep, an incline
] 20 feet. deep end q shaft 20 feet deem The