The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-02-06
bsut $50 tons Of this ore IL Ssx
upoa the dump at the mine
m n faa ahdA n fhnIl ndfin TINA In aianA

mates show q Thousand tons In sisAt,
Passing Along the ledge to the west "a
Ohio and Union, carrying gold, silver ana |
lead, are the property Of Governor McKip- |
ley and Others All have work upon thea !
and expose considerable ore.
Rip Van Wrinkle and Edna, owned ~
Messrs Simpson, Lyons and McOmie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained beinE9S
and silver about equal The Edna ore e.
says from s. to $50 in free gold.
South OF the Union and Ohio is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latte, is owned By
Messrs. Weber and OstergRrd, in Whick
qu.e 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 soas
West of the Great Western lies the csn4
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
Springville, the property OF Governor Me-
Kinley and others. These mines were ali
the bullion at that time The ore WAS all
yer, gold and lead -.
Crossing Robinson canyon again to ths
south are number Of mines located upon
| high mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and large canyon coming into
Robinson canyon from the south, known ~
tine canyon leading to White River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Point,
Sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs. Hilp,
Wren aud others, and somes locations be.
longing to John Farrell. There has been Q
large amount. OF work done upon this
| mountain and several shipments of ore
have been extracted. The ore Is silver gold
| and lead.
West from til & mountain about two milas
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 and reduced. A mum.
Der OF shipments were sent to the Eurekk
furnaces for treatment which yielded about
| two hund ed dollars per ton in silver
There was also q lot of this ore reduceda
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek and an
| other lot was reduced At the Chairman mill
Afterward ths parties owning the property
| erected mill at the mine and reduce l
some OF the ore: The process they em ploys
was the lixfvation process to which the ore
readily yielded. The mine is still in good
ent low price Of silver the owners deem
| best to await a change.
In addition to the lode claims there are
within the limits OF the District
PLACER MINES
| About one-fourth of q mile from the town
OF Ely in the mouth of Robinson canyon
| The Robinson Canyon Consolidated Mining
Company has. located about 10000 feet o
ground extending up the canyon to poin
| above the Joanna mine, which is located a.
placer ground. The property is worked
| through shafts--sx in number The led
rock is found III an average depth Of ssv-
enty feet. On the bed rcck from two to
| eight feet of .rsvcl Is foucd which carries
| gold 1t g coarse aud easily sAfed in az
| ordinary Aiuce box, which met ,od ia useu
| by the Company in the spring ui ths year,
| when there Is surf-"e water running ,wu
| ,hc canyon. Several ruua have been made
| in this way. Tie Company Is now arrAux.
ing t.. put in dry separators. when the, 60.
pctt the property ill be made lay
Tne Maud 8. placer claim aaioln ne
| property lest describet. and extends II D the
| anyon and includes twenty acres within
| li,mson aud in all respects Is like the prop
crty Of the Robinson Canyon Consolidated
| Placer Minin1 Company.
| II will re seen from the above dcscription
| MAT tar mineral belt extends from tbs May
| bay mine on the southeast slid 10 he
| mines AZ West Camp OH the northwest and,
covering distance Of about eight mile, i'm
| length. The width o; tie belt varies soms.
At places 1t is fully mile wide, and NJ no
| place is it less thaa half mil. Mineral
can be found on All pOrtiou' of the uelt.
| There are many locations IN the digtrict
! that have not been meutioled in this arti-
r'e. However sliiicient number has
Deen, to gise the reader general idea Of
| its magnitude.
| Nature has done her part for the success
OF the camp. the or is very soft, most Of
| 1t can he mined miiIcut bla.liug, thereby
| saving great expense. Thar. ara numer-
Gus springs in the district that can be usei
ut the mines, and At the towa OF Ely thors
| H. large stream of pure water that is not
effected by frost or BY hot anu dry SEASONS.
| timber, suitable for mining and fuel. Good
wagon reads are built to all portions o. the
| district, and all the mines are easy Of ac-
cess. All that is required for live and
booming camp is money, and he whs in
vests will reap the reward.
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