The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-01-04

man on the north is tie
JOANA Mise,
Whose rich ore attracted 50 much at
tentlon about three years ago. 1t Is
separated from the Aultman by
small porphyry dyke. The late A.
E. Watson was the original locator,
and through his energy the mine was
opened and developed. While Mr..
Watson operated the mine about fifteen
hunue i fegL Of tunnels, drifts and open
ings were made. The ledge was stripped
and eNpoaeu ON the west eud of the mine
for distance of three hundred feet which
showed .Ac le0ge to be very large. One OF
the prlGo pal openings the one leading TO
what l., known as the cave, is reached
thrOu1 i {. tunnel sixty feet in length, at
WA4ln point cave was encountered ana
the ore vein was also reached. From this
point an incline torty-hVe feet IN depth
was sunk. Az the bottom OF the incline
drift was driven one hundred and twenty
five feet to the east, and also another thir-
ty-tiye feet 10 the north. Several cross. uts
were made at different places, all OF which
are in ore of good grade. To the west of
the work in the cave are other extensive
works, in which d large amount of drifting
and sinking has been done and quantity
of good ore was exposed. great many
tons Of ore were milled from this portion
of the mine with fair results. From
statment of facts regarding the Joanna
mine, prepared by the Hon. Thos. Wren of
Eureka, Nevada, the following quotation
is made: "Ihe ore was reduced at a small
ten stamp water mill at the town of Ely,
about three miles from the mine. The mill
is poorly constructed and the only appli-
anceS 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 tailinps. Approx
mately seven dollars ton was saved by
this process, as shown by the returns bv
Watson under oath to the assessor OF White
Pine county, for the purpose of taxation
This would give, adding the gold lost in
the tailingS, all average OF fourteen dollars
a ton in the ore worked. The amount tax
en- out in the aggregate was something
over fifteen thousand dollars. The exact
figures are on record in the office of the
assessor of White Pine county" Some dis
lance further to the west there is tunnel
one hundred and fifty feet In length that
cross-cuts the ledge. The whole length of
the tunnel is in ledge matter. Some time
ago this tunnel was sampled in sections by
an experienced sampler, the average of the
different samples taken giving $f.15 III Fold.
There have been various estimates OF the
amount of ore in sight 1t would be diff
cult indeed for all estimates to be mace
With any degree OF accuracy. Some, how
ever, have Sho.1n more than fifteen thou
sand tons Of the average value OF $500 per
ten The gold is free bnt the clay and
oXlde 81 lfo f, ~ onld
The Joanna mine has been unfortunate, 1T
hos suffered ~ many MN nave before ~;
When tle iirst great strike WAS mace, ana
il Was known f"at II was mine OF unusuai
merit, lttieaIo began Whlcu rail through
tho corrts i0r term OF several years at
great expense and annoyance 20 the owner.
Tie property was Jie0 up ana coulo not De
united until the judgment OF the court was
hat. DARING TINS litl2atlon NUMBER OF
lniaiup men visited the Joanna az various
times AID maze cXamlr atlons Q. the prop
erty. 1t Is generally peheYeo tnat the
property met their expectations ana was
snti3iGct3ry; tut the law SUI IS stopa IN the
Way uudl hi we're dIcd oa1. iiea l" ECt
been tGr tll1s unlor9Dlahe aualr u NCU q
ne doubt, be one o. tAe iarge prod 'c.'fs q
the dsy, aud the h!s'riet Oh i<ofits2li
would be in quite q GlHefep! ccndl 10.
The Io9na ml1e l. now The I!o .'e1 - g
NessrS, Hip, wren IheAey: 9des-es al.d
jackson. These Gou5eMen own number
OF mines in the district.
JoANA NO. Q
The property OF Messrs. 0stergard, House.
Lawson, Hip and others, adiOins the DO
am on the west. There has been consid-
cradle work done, but not SUFFICIENT to
degcl0p The value OF The claim. IN the
deepest working they have some good orc,
The same as tde Joanna in character. CUt
q q num1er Of tons millad from this prop
erty "a per ton in gold WAS saved.
0hAiNAAN 'hoof'
Tho nronertv of Messrs LYONS MeGill
Mc0mie and iTn6erhill is situate on AMT,
man hin adioinine the AnltmaIi mine on
he wesf and the Joano No . on the sorth
rho group is composed of five mines. which
,lre he f,hainman Chairman Gore irirl;poV
,leyeloafnant work mon the cro,in is most-
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