The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-02-27
bout lie tons of thi. or. /. ssx

6VhN - wills Va kAAA "a -
upon the dump at the mine
mates show . thousand tons in sight,
Passing along the ledge to the west a.A
OHIO and Union, Carrying gold. sii1eI sns
lead, are the property OF Governor NcKin-
ley and others. All have work upon thsn
and expose considerable ore.
North OF the last named mines are h q
Rip Van Wrinkle aud Edna, owned ky
Messrs. Simpson, Lyons n McOmie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being rs
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal. The Edna ore a..
, says from s. to $50 in free gold.
South of the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. Thu latter is owned BY
Messrs. Weber and O%stergard, in which
que a body of $40 ore is found,
West of the Ohio is the Great Western the
property OF Messrs. Hip, Wren and others.
The works aggregate 400 feet and some
good ore is exposed.
West Of the Great Western lies the Gem.
modore, %Issacs. Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springville, the property of Governor Nc
worked in early days and produced most Of
the bullion At that time. The ore was sill
yer, gold and lead.
Crossing I,obinson canyon again to the
south are a number of mines located upon
a high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and a large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known A.
the CANYON leading, to White River. Here
l tS hOahh NV AAhiOh 1tChEuIC, DClOIIgi1H
to Mcdonald aud Cupid; the Ontario, Poin..
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs. Hip,
Wren and others, and some locations be.
longing to John Farrell. There has been .
mountain and several shipments Of ore
have been extracted. The ore Is silver .rold
and Iced.
West from tbs mountain about two miles
distant is the property of Messrs. Jackson
and Kind of Eureka, known as the Kew
Stone, from which large quantity of ore
has been extracted aad reduced. A num-
Der OF shipments were sent to the Eureka
furnaces for treatment which yielded about
two hhnd ed dollars per ton in silvsr
There was also q lot Ut this ore reduced >
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
oti9r lot was reduced at the Chairman mill
afterWard tls parties owning the property
erected u mill at the mine and reduce
some OF the ore: The process they employs 4
readily yielded. The mine Is still in good
condition to produce. Owing to the pres
ent low price OF silver the owners deem
| best to 4 .'ait q change.
In addition To the lode claims there are
within the limits OF the district
PLACER MINES
About one-fourth Of a mile from the town
~ ELY IN the mouth of Robinson canyon
me Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
ton.pany has located about 10000 feet o
ground extending up the canyon to . poin
above the Joanna mine, which is located as
placer ground. The pro lerty ia worked
through shafts--six in number The hed
rock Is found at all average depth of say
cnty feet. On the bed rcck from two ts
light feet OF Gravel Is found which carries
odd. 1t - coarse and easily sAr.d in m
prdinsr! sluice box, which metIpd il us-.t
ny the Company in the .prins of 10 va
Whrn there is surfave water running dYss
ne canyon. Several ruu. hn:e been m@!s
u TINS way. The tom i,".iy is nov ara
in: To put in dry :, ,'"ratprS. when tho.
PET the property viii be made par
n. Maud $. placer claim Ldioin ths
properly last described, and extends az tie
'tnyon and inclndes twenty ceres wishin
It's boundaries. 1t IL owned by j. j. VIII
'ismson and Ia al requests il like n. ,c,.,-
yri: "f me ttoolnsnn Canyon Goa ,olisia.N!
n eccr Mining Company.
1t viii lie seen from tn. above dsscript,oa
tia. the mineral b+lt ext, nds from the May
Day mine on to southeast end TO The
iaines at West caalp on the mort ,-west ald,
lnrcrin udista ice OF ai,ont .isht miles in
len;th. The "I1ti oi tic belt varies SONS.
~ plar"slt ~ null \ mile wide, and ut 10
place Is it less tha i,lf mill. Mineral
can be found Oh .li portions pf the belt.
here are many locations in the district
that have act been m-ntiUneI in this arti-
Gle. However a iilcieut number has
:,eei' 10 ave Tie reader a general ideA Of
its magnitude.
Nature at' done har part for the success
"f the camp. Taa 81 Is verf soft, most of
I ean be mined ~niLIput b.. ting, thereby
yin" a great expense. Th-r~ ara n.nier-
pas springs in the district thai can be usaI
i the mine-. and al u. town VI Ely thurs
- a idTse stream of pure water that is not
Gs"trd by frost or by hot and dry sea
iie hills are covered with an abundance of
thaJcf, Suitable for mining and fuel. tieod
W.afon re .ds atc buiit 10 all portions 81 thu
district, AMI 81 the mines are easy Of sc-
cess. All that il required for a live aud
booming camp is money, and he who in
vests will reap the reward.