The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-02-15

the same rtsse. Fifty IONS Of ere taken
from this shaft assayed $27 IN cold to tie
ton. The ore Is the same In character IS
the Gold Hill, docs sseg show as much gold in
spanniug. but Is remarkably REGULAR in as
sayiup. The lcdre is very prom nent and
crops out at several points on the mine;
There are a number OF other locations
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
CITY of New York, o ned By Messrs. Osti-
gard. Moore aud Weber. They have shaft
20 feet deep, drift has been run 70 feet
from the bot.om OF the shaft which is Al In
ore assay in@ 81 per ton in gold.
The Hickory. lying north OF the He'll n
the Hill, belonging to Capt. Harmon and
Capt Carpenter, has snAit - feet deep in
North of the Gold F.ill mine some dis
t:lnee Is the Midnirhs Fad Phoenix ioca-
ticfs, owned by y. c. AirDonald. Jas p. Nc
omie, ]. u. Simpson aEa et1efs. There Is a
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
Il sfrDugls re six feet wide Of ore assaying
SIS il. gol. \ small streak Of ore in the
lelge ASA 5Oin gold and 81 per cent.
lead.
Eas. Of the Midnight short distance is
the vciGber location, the property Of
Messr~ sampson and Rynearson. The mine
was WORKED in the early days Of Robinson
at i ssici, time deep shaft wass sunk aud
some ore was extracted which, Was prinei-
ply silver VARYING bit little gold.
IeiiTneyiae 10 tie nOrtii-Sasl the leiVe
irakesa turn more to the south. There are
locations most OF the way upoa which some
prospecting has been done which all show
gold. At n distance of about TWO miles thu
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 30 per
cent. lead, 3 ounces silver and 3 in gold.
The ledpe is three feet wide at a depth of
DO 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 ~ character from
the mines already described, some OF them
carrying copper in large quantities. The
principal mines of this vicinity are tae
Boulder and Boss, the property OF John
Daily. upon which there has been consider
able work done. On the former there is .
shaft and open cut. Ores taken from these
WORKINGS aud shipped for reduction as
saved $50 in silver and Il per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft out
OF which some nigh grade si!ver-lcad ore
has been extracted.
Tho Ragsdale and Rockhill mine ia the
vicinity shows vein two feet wide at n
depth OF 81 feet, which assays 80 per cent.
lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gOld.
Messrs Hip, Wren and ntilrrs own sere-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot kEOh, carrying guld
the Emma, carrying gold, silver anil leslf:
the Mammonth, Monitor. St4r and Star OF
AAO -NS@it 81 NAAtt iAF tRRpSt UtCS
worked for that metal Tie ora was re-
dueed At local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp is ut the extreme northwest
end OF the mineral belt aud upon the sim
nit Of the range.
Returning to the Aultmaa mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies Just TO the east and adjoining the ALT
man. IL 10 the properly OF ThOs. Rock III
and the lsagsdaie estate. The work con
sists OF Two tunnels and q shaft. rhe ore
assays ;iHoniires silver and $40 golf
South nf the Golden Fleece and east OF ~
Southern CrDss, is the tiohIcfa u Ell, tut it,
Tic prospected and Is owned By Wilt SOL
L Simpson.
North ot The Golden rleace IL TIA On, len
Wedge, owne'i By Messrs TnompSos 4
Aeber which Is slsu bgE little pros 2eet..s
There II some ore npor II that sde.ss COLE
North Of &c Golden AsAs,- is tae Ter
oss1s Ga skas II We @sts , se
exposes good mr..
Asljoimag tas Joanna, Oh the norta Aad
east Is the
FI.osrni
Group, the rr0ps1sr .. .. c. Hcno1af' and
John r. Cupid. Iae xr0ap includes ~
Florida, Daantiess and QuRGrant, wf.sh
extends across Robinson canyon 60 III,
North. Upon the Flnrida in Inc midaie 81
the EObirson canyon, the Tncr5 have sf4DL
a SHAFT 81 feet decu, they orIfted nertn .,
feet and sunk aYaia at TIE end OF thrariii
j feet making total drpth 0f III feet
The bottom OF TIE shaft Is ~ the foot VIII
Of the ledge. They then etosseat 30 feti
reaching the hansing wall. showing the
ledge in the bottom to he 80 feet wife
rhtre IL also an open iissure TINT cx ptse>
the ledee ls.tter,y for one hundred and atty
feet The ore in these WORKINGS assay from
81 to sl3 per ton in gold. Two HUNDRED feet
90 the north OF the shaft lust described
there Is another shaft in the croppings 81
the ledge = ieet deep in which there il
eight feet OF Ore that assays s. per ton ia
gold. The ledpe is traced through the fall
length of the Florida and across the Daunl-
less Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one OF which Is ll5 feet cutting
the ledge; one Is IS feet long cutting the
ledge, and one 80 feet which has not SET
reached the Ledge. The ore ASSAYS SS75 per
ton and Carries some copper.
Upon the east extension OF the Golden
Fleece is the Lone Stnrr tho property Of
Messrs. Havoc Il sserry, on which there is d
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
Jouraeyiug along the ledge TO the east u
nnmber Of locations are passed which are
but little pr0speCted. At a distance of one
Is located, the property OF MesSrs. House,
Morris. Htlpsand othcrs. Taere is y tnunel
IS ieet long and shaft - feet deep on the
claim which exposes ore assaying 81 per ton
SJdtn OF the General Logan Is the May
Day, the property Of Messrs House. Morris
and others. There Il Il tanuel On this niue
TO feet l0ng and an iacline In the tunuel 20
feet deep in ore that assays 81 per ton in
gold and sixty ounces in silver. Some high
grade ore il also fonnd Ia the May Day
These mines are upon the extreme south
east end OF the mineral belt aud are about
one mile west OF tie town of Ely.
One mile up Robinson canyon from the
town Of Ely, and upon the north side ~ the
canyon is Maggie hill from which lsOlnf the
description Of the north ledge will be taken
III -..N. al. ~ r..