The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-03-28

from this shaft assayed 81 in gold to the
ton. The ore is the same in character as
the Gold Hill, does not show as much gold in
panninP, out Is rnmarkaaly regulsr in as
saying. The ledre is very prominent and
crops out ut several points on the mine.
There are q number of other locations
upon Gold Hill The principal ones are the
City of New York, owned by MessrS. Osti-
Pard. Moore and Weber. They have shaft
70 feet deer, drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
! ore a@SaYiu4 81 per ton in gold.
The Hickory, lying north of the He'll II
! the Hill, belonging to Capt. Harmon and
! Capt. Carpenter, has a SHIFT 30 ieet deep in
North of the Gold 4lin mine some dis
lance is the Midnieht and Phoenix l0ca-
) fioas, owned by ID. {. Mcdonald. Jas. ?. Me-
! OQie, j. L. Simpson anu others. There is a
shit on this mine 90 feat deep which taps
p aIrongla re six feet wide of ore assaying
SIS III POI. \ small streak of ore in the
LEDGE ASA sofa cold and 81 per cent
lead
Eas of the Midnight a short distance is
The Ucto5er location, the property Of
Measrs Simpson and Rynearson. The mine
was worked in the early days of Robinson
| u. whic1 tme deep shaft was s!Iuk and
some ore was extracted which was princi-
ply silver carrying bit little gold.
j9arnc}in TO the northwest the lcdpc
! makes 81 turA more to the youth There are
locations most OF The way upon which some
prospecting has been done which all show
gold. At a distance OF about two miles the
Magma Charter is reached, the property of
Thos. Rockhill aud others. The ore is of
an entire differenC character, resembling
the ore of the north ledge, carrying silver,
lead and gold. The ore runs about 80 per
cent. lead, ounces silver and 81 in cold
TIE ledge is three feet wide at a 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 i'll 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 joan
DAILY, upon which there has been consider
able work done. On the former there is n
workings and shipped for reduction as
sayed $50 in silver and i per cent. lead
The latter claim (BOss) has Il deep shaft OUT
Of which some nigh grade siiver-lead ore
has been extracted.
The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine il the
Vicinity. shows vein two feet wide aJ .,
depth OF 81 feet, which assays 80 per cent
lead, Is ounces silver and 500 gold
MeSsrs Hip, Wren aud others own seve-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Knot, carrying pold;
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
the Mammonth, Monitor, Star and Star Of
the West, all carrying copper aud ores
worked for that metal. The ora WAS re-
dueed at local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
" est Camp is At the extreme north west
end of the mineral bel. and upon the SUM
NIT of the RANGE.
Returning to the Aultlnan nine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
LEG just to the east and adjoining tae Aut-
man 1t is the properly OF Thos. RGcSnil
aud the kagslAle estate. The work cou-
sists Of two tunnels and shaft. The ore
assays 80 ounce: silver and SO got
South Of the Golden Fleece and east Of the
Southern Cross, is tie Golden West, hut 1T
tie prospected and is owned by Williamson
4 Simpson.
North OF the Golden Fleece is the Golden
Wedge, owned ny Mesars. Thonl pson 4:
Weber which is also but little prospecte.i.
There is come ore upon it tina: slows gold
North of the Goidel nedpe is the Thor
oEghbrod, he longing 10 Vim. Watson and
ethtrs. II has s!iaft afty feet deep v hlc!l
exposes good orc.
Adjoinins the Joana Oh the no::l and
east s the
FLORIDA
Group, the property 81 d. G. Mcdonald AND
,lohn f. Cupid. The group includes t'ip
Florida, Dauntless and Quadrant which
extends across Robinson canyon to tn"
north Upon the Florida III the middle o
the Robinson canyon, the owners hayesunk
shaft 81 feet deep, they drifted north -
feet md sunk again at the end Of the drift
% feet. making total depth OF li2 feet.
The bottom of the shaft is ut the foot wall
Of the ledge. They then crosscut 80 feet
reaching me nauPlnE wall, showing the
ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet wide
There is $50 an open iissure that exposes
the ledPe latterly for one hundred and iifty
feet. The ore in these workings assay from
ST to Sl3 per ton in gold Two hundred feet
TO the north OF the shaft lust described
there is another shaft in the cropplne4 of
the ledge 25 feet deep in which THERE'S
eight feet of ore that assays s. per ton in
gold. The le.1pe is traced through the full
length of the Florida and across the Daunt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one of which is lis feet cutting
ledge, aud one 30 feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore ASSAYS IS. IS 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 10 feet deep in ore.
Journeylng along the ledge to the east a
number OF locations are passed which are
but little prospeCted. At distance Of one
and one-half miles the General Logan nine
Morris, Hip and Others. There is d tunnel
10 feet long aud O shaft 81 feet deep GA the
claim which exposes ore assaying 81 per ton.
South OF the General Logan is the Nay
Day, the property OF Messrs House, Norris
and others. There is 81 tunnel on this nine
l20 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-
cast 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 hill, from which point the
description Of the north ledge Will be taken
up The principal mines on this hill are
The Mohee group IS the property Of d. {.
Mcdonald and j. f. Cupid. The workings