The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-02-20


tinues to the bottom Of the shaft but IL not
| the same grade. Fifty tons OF o taken
| from this shaft sssayed $2l in 60 10 tne
! ton. The ore is the same i'll cha acter as
! the Gold Hill does not show as much gold in
panniug, but is remarkably regular IN as,
| saving. 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 u drift has been run 80 feet
| from the bottom of tile shat. which is all in
| ore assaying 81 per ton in gold
! The Hickory, lying north OF the He'll Il
| 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 D. G. Mcdonald. Jas 2. Nc
| Omie, J. b. Simpson and others. There is q
| shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
strongla dge six feet wide OF ore assaying
| SIS in goit small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA. 80 gold and 81 per cent.
| lead.
East of the Midnight a 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 SINK 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 lone which all she "
| gold, At 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 ole Iuns about 30 per
| cent. lead, ounces silver and s. in gold.
! The ledge is three feet wide at II depth OF
| 10 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 ;'ic.n
| carrying copper in larfee quantities. The
| principal mines of this vicinity are tde
| boulder and Boss, the property OF Jonn
| DAILY, upon which there has been consider
| able work done. On the former there is
| shaft aud open cut. Ores taken from these
workings and shipped for reduction So
sayed $50 in silver ami Il per cent. lead.
| The latter claim (BOss) has deep shaft out
Of which some high prads silyer-le.d ore
has been extracted.
| Tho RaSsdsle and Rockhill mine il the
| vicinity shows a VEN Two feet wide 1t n
| depth Of ~ feet, which assays 80 per cent
lead, IS ounces silver and $50 cold.
Messrs. Iiilp, Wren and others own sege-
raj mines in this locality, the priaetpal
ones being the Pilot Knob, carrying soid:
| the Emma, carrying GOLD. silver and lead:
the Monmouth, Monitor star aud Star ci
the Wesi. all carrying copper aud oras
worked for that metal. The ore Was re-
| duced ut a local copper suYtltinS furnace
and gave good results.
West Camp /. at the OK rame northwest
| end OF the mineral bet and uron the sum
NIT of the Ianes.
Returning 10 the Aultms n niue the
GOLDEN Si.sGcs
! Lies iust 70 the east and afloiains the Ault
| man. ii iS the ptoper.y oi fnu'. Ho"sTil
| a fl,r. rf.l 81,
| sistf Of two tunnels and SHAFT. The ore
! .>iay ~ 30 ouurc silver n.ld sl1 gnl
south 81 the tiol'irn Fi"et and east Of TIE
| Splithrrn cross, IL IL. f.n''lcn West. but lit
| iic.pr"Hi"cted and il 0Vne! ty Williamson
| 4 sim pson.
Eorih oi the Gold..n f'ia-cs is the Gotten
| wedge, oHGcI hy M"s-rs Thompson &
| Weber whirh is al-n b1I lig,is sr"spectsd
/ There ~ some ore anon u tn-t slo.'r GOLD
| North OF tae Gpiden w.. - Il u" thor
| onshbT.,,, h-loar;If r. s,a. "ai4aH end
others. Ii Aas a shm.: f., ie4t desp hl"j
| exposes good ore
| Adjoining ne Jps1a Oh the north an
| east is the
Group, the property Of u. Z. Mcdonald AZ
John f. Cupid. The group irrladt-th
| Florida, DGuntless snd .liAdrant, w1irJ.
extends across Robn,en canyon to IN
| north Upon the Flor'tt.. IN the midi '"..'
| the k0hj"AOr canyon, laGs29.f4 i...c, lf1g
II shalt 81 iett deep, tn = difLed nfrtn =
| iect anu sun" ~ 1 Nv IN ~ Il o. ti f''a!
| - feet, maAitr IL tat4i 'ei'h 81 - fer
| The bottom OF tn" - It ih 81 tar iuDt val
| of the ledge. The! tl"n trus'rnt 90 feet
! reaching the hanging wall, shysiH.; t1c
latis'e IN The bottom to he 80 feet wide
| There is also nm open fssnre that ex an rs
| the ledge latterly for one hundred and i!ty
| feet. The ore in these WORKINGS as'h,' from
81 to SIS per ton IL gold. T~ haa9Fed feet
to the north OF the shaft lust described
| there is another shaft in taq cropninF+ Of
! the ledge % feet deep in when there is
eight feet of ore that assn 3 ner ton in
gold. The ledge is traced through the full
length 81 the Florida and across the Danlt-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
| tunnels, Que Of which is ll5 feet cutting
! the ledge; one is is feet long eating thu
| ledge. and one so feet whlch has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays s.. rs per
| ton 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 l., q
shalt Is feet deep in ore.
Journeying along the ledge to the east o
| number of locations are passed which are
| but little prospeCted. At a d, >tqnre o. oae
aud one-half miles the General Logan niiNe
Is located, the property OF Mes.rs. H3use,
| Morris. Hip and others. There Is = tunnel
| Is feet long. and shaft H feet deap ~ 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 Sc per ton in
gold and sixty ounces in silver. Some high
| grade ore is also found in the May Day.
| These mines are upon the extreme south
east end Of tbe mineral belt and are about
one mile wes1 of the town of Ely.
One mile mp Robinson canyon from the
town of Ely, and upon the north side of the
canyon is Maggie hill, from which point the
description of the no:th ledge will be taken
up The principal mines on this hill are
the Mohee group and the Maggie group.
The Mobec group is the property of D. c.