The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-08-14

tention about t. zee years ago. is
separated from the Aultman q
small porphyry dyke. The late A.
r. Watson was the original locator,
and through his energy the mine was
opened and developed. While Mr..
Watson operated the mine about fifteen
hundred feat of tunnels. drifts and OPEN
ings Herc made. The ledge was stripped
and exposed on the west esd q the mine
Tor distsnga of three hundred feet which
showed the ledge To be very large. one o.
the principal openings, the one leading to
what is known as the cave is reached
through tunnel sixty feet in length, at
which point cave WAS encountered and
TIL. ore vein was also reached. from this
point an incline foStylive feet in depth
was sunk At the bottom OF the incline a
DRIFT was driven one hundred and twenty
FIVE feel to the east, and also another thir-
ty-tiYe feet t. the north. Several eros. uts
were made at different places. all Of which
are in ore of good grade. To the west Of
the work in the cave are other extensive
works in which large amount OF drifting
and sinking has been done and quantity
81 good ore was exposed. A great many
teas of ore were milltd from this portion
q The mine with fair results. From
statDant OF facts regarding the Jonna
mue, prepared by the hon. fhos Wren Of
Eureka. Ne5adu, the following quotation
ten stamp water mill TT the town Of Ely,
about three miles from the mine. The mill
is poorly constructed aud the only appli-
ances Tor saving eold were copper plates.
Less than ope-half the gold vas saved by
this mode 81 working, rs was shown by
constant assays Of the taillngS ApprnEi-
mAtely seven dollars a ton was saved by
this process, as shown by the returns bv
Watson under oath TO the assessor OF White
Pine county, for The purpose 81 taxation.
This would give, ADDING the gold Jesr ire
II . tailingS, an average Of fourteen dollars
a ton in Tive ore worked. The amount TAX
en- out in tie aggregate WAs something
over fifteen thousand dollars. The exact
figures are ON record In the Office OF the
assesso" OF White Pine county, Some dis
lance further To The west there is q tunnel
one hundred and fifty feet in le1rtA ina.
crOss-cuts the ledge. The whole length o
the tunnel is in cdpe matter. Some time
ago this tunnel was sampled in sections by
an experienced sampler, thH aYer1"e OF he
different samples taken giYiag sil5 ~ "olG.
There have been various estimates OF the
amount OF ore in sight. It would he dl III
cult indeed Tor all estimates To ~ iha@c
with any degrQe Of a"ruaacy. Some, how
ever, have seo,,n more Tran iiitnen thou
sand tons Of 51o aTerere value OF $l2.3o per
ton The gold is rice but tn clay and
oxide OF ireg require more than the ofli-
nary plate process ior saving the cold.
Thu ,'oana mine has been unfortunate, u
has suffered as maay min have before IL.
When me first great strike was mace, A8d
il was known that it was a mine OF unusnal
merit. litigation began vIich r9n THROUGH
the courts for term OF several yea1s at
grert expense and annoya0C" 70 the owner.
The property was tied mp and codld aoI be
united tiftil the jHdPment of the c'rrt vas
had Durnr thi5 filtration number OF
miuinp mon visited iir joana NJ various
tines ard msdc "Zalu cations o: tn prop
pyty. 1t Il generally believed that the
nrGHcr.r 1rnr their .&pcctati9 au1 " Is
satiefap', rs: nut fte lass ri esIcG = -
way until all,Wcre etej .G. tiAIs 5.N''
been Tor this uliGr.;,aa "a Hhsjr !. HGasr
20 doubt. ee one o III" i'-eo pr0i5s='s.
he ,3Hy, ali tn Iisiri,. al '.aG5.."@,
Nnnid T.. ia dut aaitis rem eeadi 10.
The 1oaua nila H. "aW -1e ~ -
M4Ssrs Hilp. &.rgn satret. -, ~ IA,
Jackson. These @entIHar:, Own u Itnl e.
O mine, IN the district.
,,,5s. >o -
The rropcaty Of Mossrs. Cat rgNrd. linusr.
Lawson, Hip au4 others. eG5rira he ,ir.
.,lias on the west. There has been aoa SD
cradle work done, Iut not sGtiripat 20
dcTelou the ynip o. the GAim. II The
deepest Worl.ng they have some good ore.
the aup Ne the ,iclua III character. ont
Of a nuuher OF teas 'pilied irom this prop
erty 81 per ton in gold IVES saved.
.
CHAIRMAN ehotP,
The propertv Of Messrs Lvops. McGiu.
n 1,,iii a,5l f-pdortiIi l. ili,,to ~, IL
NO., bii1 n5ioininr no 1,,itr., ~,
h ma no ioano NJ ~, ~, s,G
rho eronn is con, nnsad of IVA NINA 2licf
are tba Chsin,n n ~, ;nn,en core T,,,,I,n, ',
rtIerr Gra.s a, aJiata,,t 70 athor ~,
deVeior,na,t vort ,,nrn mo cyo,tr, is ,rnst-
Nv dor,d 80, - n -, ii,t,,t,r 81 ~, -,
Cove ,,,infs I,ho antrancs r., no ,n3,,i, r.
tbrouob Iaras tnnnal v.hioh tons mo
49, ., - on go :. " ~, 49, ~
~ tnnro1 ~ 155 fror, X s>,,S'o
the ,oin, ~ intaIxeoti0r ,'"Sa n,, ~, nv
mel md LODI, 3, lateral tirift bos hs-f7 ~,