The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-07-11

Gue lucllnS HIS IeIt The ore, III lie lpC COLI
.luues 70 The bottom of thu shaft out is not
the same Grade. Fifty tons OF ore taken
from this shaft assayed $21 in g0ld to tie
ton. The ore il the same III character as
the Gold Hill, does not show as nuch gold in
panuiDg, but is remarkably Regular in as
saying. The ledPe is very pronliuent 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, owned by Messrs. Osti-
gard. Moore and Weber. They have shaft
20 feet deep, drift has boen run 80 feet
from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
ore assaying 81 per ton in gold
The Hickory, lying north of the He'll II
the Hill, be1onging to Capt. Harmon and
Capt. Carpenter, has u shaft 35 feet deep in
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
taDce is the Midrivht and Phoenix loca-
lions. owned by d. c. Nc Donald. JAS. T. Me-
O., ie J. B. Simpson and others. There is
sn..it on this min2 - fa-t deep which taps
strongL' 'ye six feet wide Of ore ASA ing
Sl8 in POI" small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA 30 in Pold and 81 per cent.
Lead.
Eas OF the Midnight short distance is
tne october location, the property Of
McBsre Sim son and Ryne&rson The IN inc
was worked in the early days OF Robinson
at which time deep shalt was sunk and
some ore was extracted which was priuci-
ply silver carrying but little gold
Journeying to the northwest the ledge
locations most of the way upon which some
prospecting has been done which all show
gold Al a 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 80 per
cent. lead, 3 ounces silver and - i'll 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 i'll character from
the mines already described, some of them
carrying copper in larpe 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 silver-lead ore
has been extracted.
The Ragsdale and Rockhill mine il the
'icinity. shows vein two feet wide at u
depth of 81 feet, which assays 80 per cent.
lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. Hip, Wren and Others own seye-
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 and ores
worked for that metal. The orc was re-
duced at a local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp is at the extreme northwest
end of the mineral bel. and upon the sum
NIT of The range.
Returning to the Aultman mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and adioiniu
man. 1t is the properly of Tho Rockhiu
and the Ragsdale estate The or
sists OF two tunnels an a shaft. Ahe ore
assays 80 ounce silver ard $40 gGlG
South OF the Golden Fleece and east of the
southern Cross, is the Golden VI est, but lit
tie prospecred and is owned by Williamson
IL Simpson,.
Wedge, ownel by Messrs. Thompson II
Weber, which is also but little .pcospected.
There is some ore upon it tlat shows gold.
Moth OF the Golden We9ye is the Inor;;
others. 1t has Shaft fifty feet deep which
exposes good ore.
Adjoining the Joana on the north and
east IS the
i7oup, !!he property OF D. c. NJ .ponalG AID
'ohn =. CUPID. The group includes the
Florida, Daaurless and Quadrant, wnith
extends across Robinson cAnyou to the
nnrth. Upon the Florida IN the miidi3 Of
Lac Robinson canyon, the owners nave sunk
u shaft 81 feet deep, they driftcd north -
feet md sunk again ~ the end Of the dr.lt
% feet, making total depth Of lf2 feet
The bottom of the shaft i; 3; the FOOT wall
of the ledge. They then crescent 30 feet
reaching the haneing wall. showing the
ledge in the bottom to be 80 feet wide.
There is $50 an open tesure that exposes
the ledge iatterly for one hundred and fifty
feet. The ore in these workings assay from
81 to si3 per ton in gold. Two hundred feet
to the north OF the sIaft lust described
there is another shaft in tile cropplnpS of
the ledge % 1eet deep in which there is
eight f,et of ore tnnU assays S. per ton in
gold. The ledec is traced through the full
length Of tile Florida md across the Daunl-
less. Upon the Daantless there are three
tunnels, one OF whiGh is l15 feet cutting
the ledge; one is IS feet long cutting the
ledge, and one 80 feet Whivh has rot Yet
reached the ledge. TIE ore ASSAYS S. - per
ton and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension CT the Goi,ien
Fleece Is tae Lone Star, tAe ,prope'tE OF
Messrs. Hayes Il Berry, on which there is {,
shaft Is feet deep in one.
Journeying along lie lelge 10 the east
number Oh locations Gre passed which are
but little prosneCted At a distance Of one
and ole-na3f miles the General looat, mine
is located, the prol erty of Il ssSys. House.
Morris, H p anu OF tGrS. Th@le is tunnel
70 feet long, ana a snaft q tee5 Gee) on the
cam wren eXpOres GtH a,sA ftt% 81 per tOu.
South OF The GGIefc' l. 'ual j. the May
Day, the properly OF Ness 40, s., Morris
ana others. TheIe is L. .s..}.,s al this niue
l20 feet long ana 81 incline ia sc tunnel n
feet deep n ore ,ha. Assags S. Der ;0n in
gold and sixty -oaAae ia s'lgei. oomo high
grade ore j. also fotGC 4 laa Nay d..
These mipea are u3oA 'e e>.tfehe sout l.
east END O. TIE lniaeia! ,oii 9fiC ate Abo 1t
o..e m1le west o. lha .t0tJa g hfY.
One mile % ROD ls3a c. dFo0 ION ie
town OF Ely, 9la upon the 10, II ,6e of t ,e
canyon is MAGGIE bill, tiata which point the
description OF the noI TN - ,9e win De taken
up. The principal mideN on this hill dre