The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-04-18

.,.,it,, La me n0tton, OF th> shaft but is not
th4 same grade. Fifty IONS. Of ore taken
fro this shaft assayed 81! IN @olu 10 Cae
ton The ore is the same in character as
the Gold Hill does not show as much golo IN
panuinP, but is remarkably reguler IN as,
saying. The ledge is very prom inent ana
crops out at several points Oh the m nine ;s
There are number OF other locatlons
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are me
City of New York, owned by Messrs. Qsti-
gard. Moore aud Weber. They have shaft
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 II
the Hill, belonging to Capt. Harmon aud
Capt. Carpenter, has SHAFT 30 ieet deep in
ore.
North of the Cod Hill mine some dis
lance is the Midu,'hs and PhmaiX loca-
lions, owned by ID. Z. Nc Donald. Jas. p. Nc
sh aft on this min. 30 feet deep which taps
q strongis 'Ye six feet vide OF ore assaying
SIS in gols small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA so in gold and 81 per cent
lead.
Eas OF the Midnipht short distance is
the october location, the property of
MessrS Simpson and Rynears0n. The mine
was worked in the early days ot Robinson
at which time deep shaft was sunk and
some ore WIS extracted which was prinei-
ply Sii yer carrying but little gold.
Journeying to the northwest the ledge
makes turn more to the south. There are
prospecting has been done which all show
gold. AT distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter is reached, the property of
Thos. Roekhill and others. The ore IS OF
an entire different character, reSem bling
the ore of the north ledge, carrying silver
lead and gold. The ore runs about 30 per
cent. lead, 3 ounces silver and - in gold.
The ledge 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 we're
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 Il
| workings and shipped for reduction as
sayed $50 in silver and AZ per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft on;
of which some high grade silyer-lead or
has been extracted
The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine ia the
vicinity shows a vein two feet wide ut Il
depth of 81 feet, which assays 90 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 Knob carrying gold;
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead: :
the Monmouth, Monitor Star and Star Of
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 belt and upon the sum
nit Of the ranre.
Returning to the Aultman mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and adioinnp the Ault-
man. 1t is the properly Of ThoS. Rucknill
and the Ragsdale estate. The work con
| CT. cNf IL
assays 80 ounces silver and sic Eol,
South OF the Golden Fleece and east Of the
Southern Cross, is the Col len West, Lut 1T
tie prospectoG and is o~ued by William ,on
d. Simpson.
North of the Golden Fleece is tn G Jlfien
Wedge, owued by Messrs Thompson I
Weber, which is also hut little p"osfrcted
There Is some ore upon II t'A5 shofs gold
North of the Golden Weir4 is tne Ia II
ouRibrcd, belonging 70 Wnl. !, atson and
others. It has shaft hfty fee, deep :; h4cA
exposes good ore.
Adjoining the Joanna on the north and
east is tbs
Group, the properly Of D. G. McNo"A' aud
John +. Cupid. Ths group includes IN
Florida, Dnanrless and Quadrant, W 1ich
extends across Robinson canyon to III
north. Upon the Florida III the iniddl,,
the Robinson canyon, the owners h1fcsink
II shaft 81 iect 0eep, they drittce North =.
feet and sun again vt the end Of the drift,
The bottom Of the Shaft is At the ioot val
Of the ledge. They tn IN crosscdt 81 fael
reaching the hanging wall, showing the
ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet "i'ie
There is also IN open assure that exposes
the ledpe latterly for one hundred and fifty
feet. The ore in these WORKINGS assay from
81 to $l3 per ton in gold. Two hundred fset
to the north OF the shaft lust described
the ledge IS feet tleep in which there is
eight feet OF ore that assays S. per ton 10
gold. The ledpe is traced through the full
length Of the Florida and across the DAMMIT
less. Upon the Dauutless there are three
tunnels, one of which is lis feet cutting
the ledge; one is IS feet long cutting the
ledge, and one 80 feet which has nor yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays $S.75 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 a
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
JouTneying along the ledge to the east II
number OF locations are passed which are
but little prospeCted. AT n distance of one
and one-half miles the General Logan mine
IS located, the property Of MesSrs. House,
Morris, Hip and others. There is tunnel
IS feet long and 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, Norris
aud others There is Il tunnel ON this mine
100 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
feet deep in ore 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 up 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 north ledge will be taken
up. The principal mines on this hill are
| the Mohee group and the Maggie group.
| The Mohee group IS the property of ID. c.
| Mcdonald and j L. Cupid The workings