The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-05-02


tn same grade. Fifty tons of ore taken
from this sfaft assayed $27 in gold to the
ton The ore is the same in character as
the Gold Hill, does not show as much gold IN
panning, but is remarkably reguler in as
saying. The ledpe is very prominent ana
crops out at several points on the mine:
| There are number OF other locations
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
gard Moore and Weber They have shaft
10 feet deer, a drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
/ ore dssayinE ~ per ton in gold.
! The Hickory. lying north of the He'll n
/ the Hill, Gc1onging to Capt. Harmon and
Capt Carpenter has Shaft 50 feet deep in
North Of the Cold Uill mine some dis
! t.tOce is the Midaight and Phoenix loca-
| ti0ns, owned by d. {. Mcdonald. JAS. p. Me-
i Omie, J. B. Simps and others. There is
! shaft on this niue 30 feet deep which taps
" strong ge six feet wide of ore assaying
! SIS in poi- small streak of ore in the
led.e ASA. 80 in gold and 81 per cent.
| lead.
Eas of the MIDNIGHT short distance is
! the october location, the property of
| Messrs Simpson and RynearsOn. The mine
| WAS work I'd in the early days OF Robinson
| st which time deep shaft was sunk and
| some ere was extracted which was princi-
ply siirer CARRYING but little gold.
journey ing TO the northwest the ledge
makes turn more to the south. There are
| locations most of the way upon which some
prospecting has been done which all snow
gold. Al 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 30 per
| cent. lead, ounces silver and - in gold.
The ledge is three feet wide at 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
| able work done. ON The former there is q
shaft and open cut. Ores taken from these
WORKINGS and shipped Tor reduction as
sayed 500 in silver and II per cent lead.
| The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft out
| of which some high grade silver-lead ore
has been extracted.
The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine il the
Vicinity shows vein two feet wide at
| depth of 81 feet, which assays 30 per cent.
| lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. Hip, Wren and Others own seve-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
| ones being the Pilot Knob carrying gold;
| the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
| the Monmouth, Monitor. Star and Star of
| the West, all carrying copper aud ores
worked for that metal. The ore was re-
| duced ut local copper smelling furnace
| and gave good results.
| West Camp is at the extreme northwest
| end OF the nineral bell and upon the sum
| NIT of the range.
| Returning to the Aultmau mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
| Lies just to the east and adjoining the Ault-
| man. 1t is the properly of Thos. Rockaiii
| and the RaPsdale estate. The work con
sists OF two tunnels and a shaft. The ore
| assays 80 ounce silver and SO colo.
South of the Golden Fleece ard east Of the
! Southern Cross, is me Golden Wet, bur lit
| tle prospected and is oWned by Williai1son
! Il Simpson.
North Of the Golden Fleece is the Golden
Wedge, owned by Messrs Thompson "
Weber, which is ale, bur little rroaDecteyi.
There * some oreuson II thnt - 3V5 go;,i
Norm Of the Golden &ed,rn Is the 1npr-
0ughered belonging 10 VIM. WAGON and
others. IL mas shaft fifty feet deep which
exposes good ore.
&dio;ain$ the Joanna Oh the north anG
east Is the
Group, the property o. II. c. McDonalc ~rd
! John T. Cupid. The group inclut!a4 The
| Florida, DAantlees AID Quadrant, W lien
extends across Robinson cAnyoa to HE
| north Upon the Florida in the middle OF
the Robinson canyon, the owners havesunk
a shaft 81 feet deep, they dri!ted. north p
feet aud sunk again at .he end OF the drift
| IS feet. MAKING total depth of Il feet.
| Of the ledge. They then crosscut 81 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
| 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 % feet deep in which there is
| eight feet Of ore that assays 50 per ton in
pOld. The lede'c is Traced through the iull
length OF the Florida and across the Daunt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one of which is I15 feet cutting
the ledge; one is 6S feet lone cutting the
reached the ledge. The ore assays S.. IS per
| ton and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension of the Golden
Fleece Is the Lope Star the property of
| MeSsrs. Hayes d Berry, on which there is
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
| Journeying along the ledge to the east a
number OF locations are passed which are
but little prospected. AT Il distance of one
and one-half miles the General Logan mine
is located, the property of MesSrs House.
Morris, Hip and others. There is a rnnnei
70 feet long, and shaft 81 feet deep on the
claim which exposes ore assaying 81 per ton.
South of the General LOGAN is TIE May
Day, the property Of Messrs. House, Morris
and others. There is u tunnel on this niue
l20 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
feet deep in ore that assays S. 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 aud arc 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
The Mohee group is the property of d. c.