The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-11-21

! the incline has left the ore, the ledge con-
| tinuss to the bottom OF the shaft but IL mos
the same Ersds Fly tons ON OF o ore taken Ken
ton. The ore 10 the same in character 81
the Gold Hill does not show as much gold in
! psnning, but IL remarkably regular in as
eyng The Ledge yssy tSa ns and
There are Q number OF other locations
| upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
City Of New York, owned BY Messrs. Qsti.
70 feet deep, > drift has been run 30 feet
| from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
ore assaying ~ per ton in gold.
The Hickory. lying north OF the He'll n
Capt. Carpenter, has shalt IS feet deep in
North Of the Gold Hill mine some dis.
lance IL the Midnight and Phoenix loca-
Omie, J. B. Simpson and others. There IL
shaft on this mine 80 feet deep which taps
q strongla dge SIX feet wide Of ore sssaying
e1S in golA I small streak OF ore in the
ledge ASA 80 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
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
mdkeB CuTn more 10 the oOutn. Inef6 are
locations most of the wAy upon which some
prospecting has been done which all shCw
gold. At q distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter IT, reached, the property OF
Thos. Rockhill And others. The ore is of
the ore of the north ledge, carrying silver,
lead and gold. The ole runs about 30 per
cent: lead, ounces silver and y 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 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
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 orc
has been extracted.
The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine IL the
vicinity shows II VEN two feet wide at
depth Of 81 feet, which assays so per cent.
lead, IL ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs Hip, Wren and others own seve-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot kEoh. carrying gold
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead;
the West, all carrying copper AMI ores
worked for that metal. The ore was re-
duced at local copper smelling furnace
and gave cool results.
West Camp il Mt the extreme northwest
end OF the mineral bel. and upou the sum
NIT of the range.
Returning to the Aultman niue the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and nd ioining the Ault.
man. 1t is the properly OF Thos. kockhii!
and the Ragsda!e estate. The work con
sists of Two tunnels and shaft. The ore
assays 80 ounce. silver and $40 gOl6
South of the tiolden Fleece and east of the
Southern Cross, is the Golden West, but lit
tie prospectcd aud is ownel by Williamson
d Simpson.
North OF the Golden Fleece is the Golden
Wedge, owned by Messrs Thompson 4
Weber. which is also but little .prospected.
There is some Sc; ne, ore upon i that shows sold
oughbred, h-l0nging to aWin. watson and
Others. 1t has shaft fifty feet deep which
exposes good ore
Adjoining the Joana on the north and
Group, the property Of D. G. Mcdonald and
John r. Cupid. The group includes the
Florida, Dauntless and Quadrant, which
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 %
feet and sunk again at the end of the drift
IS feet, making 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 assure that exposes
the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
feet. The ore in these workings assay from
"a to $13 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 IS feet deep in which there is
eight feet of ore that assays e5 per ton in
gold. The ledge is traced through the full
length of the Florida and across the Daunt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
the ledge; one is IS feet long cutting the
ledge. and one 80 feet which has not vet
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 q 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,
Norris, Hip and others. There is q tunnel
70 feet long. and shaft 3c 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. There Is q tunnel on this mine
100 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
feet deep In orc that assays Sc per ton in
grade ore is also found in the May Day.
These mines are upon the extreme south
east end of che mineral belt and are about
one mile west Of the town of Ely.
One mile mp 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