The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-07-31

the incline has left the ore, the ledge con-
tinues to the bottom of the shaft but is not
The same grade. Fifty tons OF oie taken
from this shaft assayed s21 in gold to tie
ton. The ore is the same in character rs
The Gold Hill does not show MS much gold in
pAnnipP, bus is remarkably regular in as
saying. The ledTe is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine.
There are 4 number OF other locations
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
City of New York. owned by Messrs. Osti-
20 feet deep, drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shat. which is all in
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 a shaft 35 feet deep in
ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
lance is the Midnight and Phoenix loca-
Omie, J. b. Simpson and others. There IL a
shaft on this mine 30 feet deep which taps
a strongta 'ge six feet wide of ore assaying
SIS in gol. \ small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA. 90 in gold and 81 per cent.
lead.
Eas; of the Midnight a short distance is
the October location, the property of
Messrs Simpson and Rynearson. The mine
at which time a 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 q turn more 10 me fOutD, lneT6 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, 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 30 per
cent lead, 3 ounces. silver and 81 in gold:
The ledge is three feet wide at a 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 Gre
found here is different i'll charac ter from
the mines already described, some of them
carrying copper in large quantities. The
principal mines of this vicinity are the
Boulder and Boss The property of JOAN
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 as
sayed $50 in silver and AZ per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft out
of which some high grade silver-lead ore
has been extracted.
Tn, Ragsdale and Roekhill mine il the
vicinity shows a vein two feet wide at Il
depth OF 81 feet, which assays so per cent.
lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. Hip, Wren and others own seve-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Knob carrying Pold;
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
the Monmouth, Monitor. Star and Star OF
the West, all carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal. The ore was re-
duced at local copper smelling furnace
and gave good results
West Camp is vt the extreme northwest
end Of the mineral belt aud upon the sum-
nit OF the ranPe.
Returning to the Aultinan mine the
GOLDEN FLEEcR
Lies Just to the east and adjoining the tult-
man. II is The properly OF ThUs. Eoc All
aud the RagsaA'e estate. The work cnl-
sist, of TWO tunnels aud shaft The ore
assays 80 ounce, silver and 40 golt.
Sonth of the Golden Fleere aud east Of the
Southern Cross, il the Golden West, but lit.
tit prospectcd and is owned by Williamson
4 simpson.
Nortn OF the Golden Fleece ia the Golden
Wedge, owned by Mcssrs. Thompson &
Weber, which is also but little prospccted.
There is some ore upon it that shows COLA.
North of the Golden Hcdpc is tas rnor.
oughbrsd, belonging to VIM. Watson AMI
Others. 1t has shaft fifty i.ct deep VIII lea
exposes good ore
Adjoining the Joanna on the forth and
east is the
Group, the property Of b. .. Mcponal' md
John i. Cupid. Tho group iacln.irs thr
Florida, Eauntless and 'i"adtant. which
extends ,.cr0ss Robinson "Anyon 10 thu
north. Pon the Florida il tac lGi'!di., u
the "ohtnson canyon, le owaeIS h.vesunk
" shaft 81 feet deor, t1ey urifted north y
feet and sunk aE,lu ut the end ct the trift
% feet, mskinr tot4l depth ii t., fc.t
The bottom VI the shalt is At TIE 100 vail
of the ledge. They then crosscut 81 feet
reaching the hanging wall, Glowing tae
ledge in the bottom to be 81 ie;C u tde
There is also an open assure TINT exposes
the ledge latterly for one hundred and ATTY
feet. The ore in these WORKINGS assay from
81 to $l3 per ton In gold. Two hundred feet
to the north of the shaft lust des2ribe ID
there is another shaft in the uroppings OF
hn Goa .Aaf IN l, i1l,t hara lie
eight feet of ore that assays So per ton in
gold. The ledpe is traced through the full
length of the Florida and across the Dauut-
less. Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one OF which is il5 feet cutting
the ledge: one is IS feet long cutting the
ledge, and one 80 feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays ss.75 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 is O
shaft Is feet deep in orc.
journeying along the ledg, to the east 3
number Of locations are passed which ar >
but little. prospected. AT distance OF one
and one-half miles the General Logan mine
is located, the property of Messrs House,
Morris, Hip and Others. There is tunnel
10 feet long and a snaft Sc feet deep on 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. The, is tunnel on this mine
l20 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 che mineral belt aud are about
one mile west of the town Of Ely.
One mile Up Robinson canyon from the
town of Ely, aud upon the north side of the
canyon is Maggie hi, IRON which point the
description OF the na-th ledge will be taken
up. The principal mines on this hill are
the Mohee group and the Maggie group.
The Mob &c group is the property of d. c.
| consist OF shaft 35 feet deep, an incline