The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-02-13

the incline has left the ore, the ledge con-
tinues to the bottom of the shaft bnt IL not
the same grade. Fifty tons of taken
from this shaft assayed s27 in gold to the
the Gold Hill, doc snot show as much gold in
panning, but is remarkably regular in as
saying. The ledge is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine,
There are 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, Il drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shat. which is all i'll
ore assaying 81 per ton in gold.
The Hickory, lying north OF the He'll
the Hill, belonging to Capt Harmon and
Capt Carpenter, has shaft 30 feet deep in
ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
lance is the Midnight and Phoenix loca-
tons, owned by ID. c. Mcdonald. Jas. p Nc
Omie, J. B. Simpson and others. There is
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
stronglA 1ge six feet wide OF ore assaying
$18 in goIe small streak OF ore in the
ledge ASA. 50 in gold and 67 per cent.
lead.
East of the Midnight short distance is
the october location, the property of
Messrs Simpson and Rynearson The mine
was worked in the early days Of Robinson
at which time deep shaft was sunk and
some ore was extracted which was princi-
ply silver carrying but little gold.
Journeying to the northwest the ledge
makes turn more to the south. There are
locations most of the way upon which some
Prospecting has been 1oue which all shcN
gold. At a distance Of about two miles the
Magma Charter If reached, tue 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 ole runs about 80 per
cent. lead, 3 ounces silver and 81 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
tile mines already described, some OF them
carrying, copper in larPe quantities. The
Boulder and Boss, the property OF John
Daily, upon which there has been consider
able work DONE on the former there is
shait and open cut Ores taken from these
WORKINGS aud shipped for reduction as
sayed 500 in silver ana II per cent lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft out
of which some high prsde silVer-lcaG ore
has been extracted.
TIL, RmgSdale and Rockhill mine ii the
depth OF 81 feet, which assays 50 per cent.
lead, Is noes silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. ilp, Wren and Others own seye-
raj mines i'll this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Kuoh. carrying Pold;
the Emma. carrying gold, silver aud lead:
the Monmouth, Monitor, Star and Star OF
the Nest, all carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal. TIE oro was re-
duced at 4 local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp isai the cTtraUle northwest
end OF the mineral bell aud upon the sum-
init Of The range.
Returning TO the Anl;nia1 mite the
GOLDEN FLEEcx
Lies just to the east aud adjoining thu Ault-
man. 1t is the properly ot Thus. boeshili
and the Rsgstlsle estate. m. work cen
sists OF two tunnels and shaft. The ore
assays 30 ounces silver .tud 80 gnid.
South Of the Golden Eleere and east Of the
South erp Cross, is the G0,ucn West, bat 1T
llo prospected and is oWnei by williamson
d Simpson
North OF the Golden Fleece is the Golden
Wedge, owned by Ne,.rs Thompson Il
Weber, which IL also bus liltie pr3apcc.ed.
: mere is some ore upon it tAht shows gold.
North of the Golden etioa is the Thor
oUghbTed, belonging To- VIM. Watson and
Others. 1t has shaft ii!y feet deep which
exposes good ore
Adjoining the Joanna on the north and
east is the
FLORIDA
Group the property Of D. G. Mcdonald ard
John F. Cupid. The group includes INC
Florida, Dauntiess and Quadrant, which
extends aCross Robinson canyon to the
north. pon the l'i5il - in me middle OF
the Hrhi ilc4ittof1. flcu y re H. "a alnl
81 shaft 81 ic.y dl4p. lazy Gri'ied -soiih.,
feet and sunk again at &c ei.d q 5aa II i'll
% feet, maxim tal4i rl~rtn e. ~, tast.
The bottom OF ,isc ai'i' iq" the foot W.
of the ledge. They THU ,y1ssrGt 80 feet
reaching the hanging wall, showing the
ledge in the bottom to be 30 feet wide
There is also an open fissGre that exposes
the ledge latterly for one hundred and fifty
feet. The ore in these WORKINGS assay from
70 TOW, ft,s u \ \
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 s. per ton in
gold. The ledge is traced through the full
length Of the Florida and across the Dsunt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one Of which is lI5 feet cutting
the ledge; one is GS feet long cutting ta-
ledge, and one 30 feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore ASSAYS IS. rs Der
tor and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension of the Golden
Fleece is the Lone Star, the property OF
Messrs. Hayes Il Berry, on which there Is -
shaft 10 feet deep in ore.
Jourreying along the ledge to the east
number Of locations are passed which i.rn
but little ProSpeCted. At "a distance OF pna
aud one-half miles the General LoFan nine
is located, the property Of Mes.rs House.
Morris, Hip and Others There il A tunnel
IS feet long. and snalt 81 feet deep ou the
claim which exposes ore assaying 81 per ton
South of the General Logan is the May
Day, the property OF Messrs. House, Morris
and others. There is a tunnel on this mine
100 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
feet deep in ore that assays So per ton in
gold and sixty ounces in silver Some high
grade ore is also found in the May Day
These mines ere upon the extreme south
east END Of the mineral belt and are about
one mile west Of the town of Ely
One mile MP Robinson canyon from the
town Of Ely, and upon the north side of the
eanyon is Maggie hill, IRON which point the
description OF the no:th ledge will be taken
up. The principal mines on this hill are
thu AInhnn rrnn1a and m Mamma 1rn,,,,