The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-06-27


from this Shaft assayed S27 in gold to tne
ton. The ore il the same in character as
the Gold Hill, does rot show as much gold in
parning, but is remarkably regular in as
saynq. The ledpe is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine,
There are II number Of other locations
upon Gold Hill The principal ones are the
City OF New York, owned by Messrs. O8ti-
card. Moore and Weber. They have a shaft
20 fact deep, a DRIFT has been run 80 feet
from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
ore assaying s. per ton in gold.
The Hickory, lying north of the He'll II
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-
lions, owned by ID. Z. Mcdonald JAS. 2. Nc
Omie, j. B. Simpson and others. There s q
shaft on this mine 80 feet deep which taps
stronSlH dge six feet wide of ore assaying
$l8 in goI< \ small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA so in gold and 81 per cent
lead.
East OF the Midnight short distance is
the october location, the property OF
Messra 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.
Journeyitg to the northwest the ledge
makes turn more to the south. There are
locations most of the way upon which some
prospecting mas DeGn QOUG WHICH all SNOW
gold. AT a distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter is reached, the 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 ore runs about 80 per
cent. lead, 3 ounces silver and So in gold.
The ledge is three feet wide at q 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 III 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
workings and shipped for reduction as
sayed $50 in silver and ~ 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 il the
vicinity. shows a vein two feet wide ct
depth of 81 feet, which assays SO 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 Knoll, carrying gold;
the Emma, carrying gold, silver aud lead:
the Monmouth, Monitor, St1r and Star of
the West, all carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal The ore was re-
duced at a local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp is at the extreme north west
end of the mineral bel, and upon the sum
nit Of the range.
Returning to the Aultman niue the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and adjoining the Ault-
man. 1t is the properly Of Ihos. R0ckhill
and the Ragsdale estate. The work con
cisTC If ttyO TIM lie 81,
assays SO ounce. silver and SIG COLE
South OF the Golden Fleece and east Of the
Southern Cross, is the Golden West GlIt Ill
tic prospected and is owned by Williamson
d Sim SOn.
North Of the Golden Fleece is the Golden
Wedge, owned by Messrs. Tnom pson &
v cher, which is also but little proSpected.
There is some ore upon il that shows gold.
oughbred, belonging to VIM. watson ana
others. 1t has Shaft fifty feet deep which
exposes good ore.
Adjoining the Joana on the north and
east is the
Group, the property q b. c. Mcdonald and
John T. Cupid. The group iuciudes Tie
Florida, Dauntless and Quadrant, which
extends across Robinson canyo& to the
north. Upon the Florida i'll the middle OF
the Robinson canyon, the owners have sank
q shaft 81 feet deep they driited north y
feet and sunk again st the end OF the drift
55 feet, making. total depth OF liz feet
The bottom of the shaft is st the foot wall
of the ledge. They then crosscut 80 feet
reaching the hanFing wall showing the
ledge in the bottom TO be 80 feet wide.
There is also an open tissure that exposes
the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
feet. The ore in these WORKINGS assay from
81 to Sl3 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 25 feet deep in which there is
nit " ia NJ ~ ~ +.NE, in,
gold. The Ledge IL traced through the full
length of the Florida and across the Dsunt-
less Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one OF which is l15 feet cutting
ledge aud one so feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays s.. rs per
ton and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension Of the Golden
Messrs. Hayes d Berry, on when there is
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
Journeying along the ledge 70 the east q
number of locations are passed which are
but little prospected; At u distance of one
and one-half miles the General Loean mine
is located, the property of Messrs. House,
Morris, Hip and others. There is y tunnel
rs feet long and shaft 30 feet deep on the
claim which exposes ore asseying 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
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 nigh
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
Tho Mnhpp iS tho Nv Of n