The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-08-01


+. ton The ore is the same in character as
/ the Gold Hill does not show as nu"h gold in
!, panning, but is remarkably req alar in as
/ saypr. The ledge is very prominent and
| crops out at several points on the mine.
- TacrA are number of other locations
upon Gold Hill. rhe principal ones are the
City of New York owned by Messrs. Qsti-
| 20 feet deep, drift has been run 30 feet
! from the bottom OF the shaft which is all in
ore nssayine 81 per ton in gold.
! The Hickory, lying north of the He'll II
| the Hill, BELONGING to Capt Harmon and
| Capt. Carpenter, mas a shaft 80 feet deep in
ore.
orth of the Gold Hill mine some dis
tauce is the MidniPht aud PhnniX loca-
lions, owned by d, .. MI Donald. Jas P. Ne
Omie, j. b, Simpson and others. There is
Shift on this mine 20 feet deep which taps
a strongl> 'ee six feet wide of ore assaying
ledge ASA. 50 in gold and 81 per cent
| lead.
Isas OF the Midnight short distance is
the october location, the property of
was worked in the early days of Robinson
III which time deep shaft was SINK aud
some ore was extracted which was princi-
ply silver carrying but little gold.
Journeyiup to the northwest the ledpe
makes turn more to the south There are
locations most of the way upon which some
prospecting has been done which all snow
gold. AT a distance OF apout two miles the
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 s. in gold.
The ledge is three feet wide at a depth of
80 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 III 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 a
shaft and open cut. Ores taken from tn ese
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 Ra%Fdale and Rockhill mine il the
vicinity shows a 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 III this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Knoh carrying pold
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
the Monmouth, Monitor Star and Star of
the West, all carrying copper and ores
Work ed for that metal The ore vas re-
duced at Il local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp is at the extreme northwest
end of the mineral bell and upon the sum-
NIT OF the range.
Returning to the Aultman nine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies go to TIE east and adioinir. = =
man. 1t is the properly of Tho Rockhin
and the Ragsdate estate. The Y.
ssts of two tunnels and shaft. ..u az
ASSAYS 81 ounce silver and $40 golt
South Of the Golden Fleece ana east Of the
Southern Cross, is the Golden W est, tut lit
lie proapected and is owned by Williamson
4 Simpson.
Norto of the Golden Fleece is thu G ,laen
Wedge, o"n~! ny Messrs. Taomp.3n II
Wrhef, wlirh is also but little prospecteo
Iner2 = SOME orc upOn il tl4t shows gold.
North o. tne Golden Wedre Is tic 'lnar-
CuraDleG belonging To Wm. Watson 4ui,
".he.s. " has shAf: fifty feet deep y hich
exposes good ore.
Adjoi,lns the Joanna on the north mad 4
east is the
Group, the property OF y. c. Mcdonald aid
@hn f. CUPID. The grou3 inelndea the
F0fidA, Dauntless and Q.tlr.tlt, W rich
extends across Robinson rnnyoa To TIE
rorth. Cpon the Flotidain rne iniil;!!c o
t ie Robinson canyon, the oWners hhvesunk
a shaft 81 lee6 deep, Chey drilCcd nortl -
feet and sunk again 81 the end Of the drifJ
- feet, maxine total depth of / /! fest.
The bottom OF the shaft IL At tho foot wall
of Che ledge. They then rIosscut 30 feet
reaching the hanping wall, showing the
lcQSe w tIlc DOllOIl 10 ne ou itSl NltG.
There is al so an open assure that exposes
the ledre atterly for one hundred and fifty
feet The ore iu these workings assay from
81 to ST.; per ton il: gold. Two hundred feet
10 the north OF the Hnaft lust described
there is another shaft in the cropplnps Of
the ledge - leet deep in which tn re is
eight feet Of ore that assays s. pef ton in
Pold. The ledPe is traced through tie full
leugth Of the Florida and across tn. DAnnt-
less Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one Of which is rs feet cutting
the ledge; one is IS feet long eating the
reached the ledge. The ore ASSAYS 1919 per
ton ald carries some copper.
Ufon the east extension OF the Golden
Fleece is the Lone Star, the property oi
Messrs. Hayes Berry, on which there is AZ
snaft Is feet deep in ore.
JourneYing along the ledge to the east
number Of locations are passed which are
but little prospet ted. At a distance of one
and one-half miles the General Lopan mlnc
is located, the property OF Messrs. House,
Norris, Hip and ot1rrs. There is n t1unel
70 feet long and aft 81 feet deep on tlc
claim which exposes ore assAylug 81 per tot.
South Of the General Logan is the May
Day, the property of Messrs House, Morris
and others. There is u tunnel un this niue
l20 feet long and an incline ii the tunnel III
feet deep IN or" that assays 81 per ton in
cold and sixty ounce S in silver Some high
grade ore is also found 10 the May Day
These mines are upon the extreme sout l.
eAst end OF she mineral belt and arc abo 1T
one mile MesJ of tle town of Ely.
Que mile mp Robinson canyon from tie
town of Ely, and upon the north side of tie
canyon is Maggie liiil,rom winch point the
description OF the north ledge viii be taken
up. The principal mines on this hill are
the Mohee group aud the Maggie group
The Mob lee group IS the property of d. c.
McDonsid and L. Cupid. The workings