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


Whose rich ore attracted SO nj at
tention about tt zee years ago Is
separated from the Aultman a
small porphyry dyke. The late A.
R. Watson was the original locator,
and through his energy the mine was
opened and developed. While Mr..
Watson operated the mine about fifteen
hundred feet Of tunnels, drifts and open
ings were made. The ledge was stripped
aud exposed on the west end OF the mine
for distance Of three hundred feet which
showed the ledge to be very large one Of
the principal openings, the one leading to
what is known us the cave, is reached
| through tunnel sixty feet IN lehSth, at
which point cave was encountered ana
the ore vein was also reached. From this
point an incline forty-liye feet in depth
was sunk. At the bottom OF the incline ii
drift was drive one hundred and twenty
five feet to the east, and also another thir-
ty-iiYe feet to the north. several eros uts
were made ut different places all OF wien
are in ore of good grade. To the west OF
the work in the cave ale other extensive
works. in which a large amount OF drifting
and sinking his been done AMI quantity
Of good ore was exposed. great many
toaS Of ore were milied from this portion
OF the mine with fair results From
Etattnent of facts regar ding the Joanna
mine, prepared by the HoD. TAoS. Wren of
Eureka, Nevada, the following quotation
is made: "'The orc Was reduced at SIN all
ten stamp water mil at the town Of Ely,
about three miles from the mine. The mill
is poorly constructed and the only appl-
! nnces Tor saving gold were copper plates.
Less than one-half the gold was saved by
this mode OF working, as was shown by
constant assays Of the tailings. APPROX
matelY seven dollars ton was saved by
this process, as shGWn by the returns bv
WATSON under oath to tie assessor of white
Pine county, for the purpose ts&o1'on.
This would give, adding the gopt iGsf IN
the tAilings, an average Of fourteen dollars
ii ton in the ore worked. The amount TAX
"a ont in the aggregate Vas something
over fifteen thousand dollhrs. The exact
figures are on record in the Office Of the
assessO~ o. White Pine county" Some dis
lance fur her to the west there is tunnel
one hundred and fifty feet in length that
the tunnels in ledge matter. Some time
ago this tunnel was sampled in sections by
an experienced sampler, the ayera@e OF ~"
different samples taken giving $4.l5 i'll gold
There have been various estimates OF the
amount Of ore in sight # would be diff
cult indeed for al estimates to be mace
with any degree OF accuracy. Some, how
ever have shown more than fifteen thou
saad tons OF the aYeraFe value OF $3.50 per
tor. The gold is free but the clay and
oxide OF iron require more than the ordi-
nary plate process for Saving the gold
The JOana mine has been unfortunate, ii
hos su ffered as many min have before it,
When the first greet strike was made, and
il was known that it was mine OF unusual
mnrjt Itipatio Ieyau which ran through
the conrts lQr g term OF several year5 at
Great expense and annoyance 20 tho owner
no nTnnortv was tied ~ and could not be
1n+ia5 until tbe iudpment of the conrt was
had Duria,- this litipation a number OF
mning Iaen visited the Joanna al various
80 II is enatrT11x believed tbat the
l.rG;,,cyf,. WIT t},pir exnocfafions ana was
+i!f't.fcI.. ~ ,,e Nv, eui,s etan,I in m
wv until III v,.ra ti,al 9nE II al & nGt
800, fnr a1f,, 49,. "a neai. s. ,r>.t 5
80 I.,nt,- a.. ~. - f3e -, 7,ri.-t:,1s=,.s
mo drz. t@d tE.4 aistrirt of robinson
yT0l;IS ij5 in cl,:.e 4 e4iff.rera. csr5;i %.
Tbo IONA tsi,a is 775rv t}4 Y,et.y,;-- q
,faSers Ytil,9 Nra1 f,henn, Saoaer a,,i
.Jac}-%or rfaps ont!te,uls .3r.,, . lumber
y ,,i,rsi r7 ~, district
J0~NA ~ -
1,he ,ro..er+,s az Necyrs o,tareaya uonra
! nWgon win nnd ofi,ors o5i;,f1s The .Ta
o5ia ~, -, u.n9t fhnrn has hasn roI.gid-
nFai,I, ,rorl' done mr. at e1,Ilit.;51ft to
Jtr}on no TglI2 &c th,a c1eisn n tin
Geaoatf ,ror1ing tbpy ha,.a so,,.a s,t,e.I ore
10 s,,,.. 80 tbS 5aN,e in nbsrsotrl on
- nn,,,l.cr If IONS ,nillpd frnTn ti}ie ,ro,,
9rt1 So, tnI, II, rol1 tyas snvp%
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CuAINIAN CIRQUE,
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lac properly o. .ltST. hsoIN Hf'!ii,
DcOnIi& an4 'H4PfNlll, lSHlpate on Ault-
man htll, a9 o p" me AullnAh lalne on
tne wet aao the Joa9a Nc. on the south
ne Pfynp 3oaihoSel! OF nVe mines, Whlcn
ere tile haIAllHn 1nAihHau HQFe, turkey
SoutheTa Ni@sS-5',ll a"JaI eht 10 other. me
deVeiNFmeht WORK upon the group Is most
~ Done upon 5he Chaluman ana Chalnman
| Gore 21lneS' Inc ent"Anc@ 70 iae miae Is
,hfoU{n @Ige tunnei, WhlGh taps the
lcd9c at a pony o0o 'eet from the mouth OF
tne tunnel ana 10 from ing SURFACE. AT
the polL' o. 'nterSection mace by lhe t'ln-