The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-05-08
O.ut iss tons of .hi, ore /. est

bout l5o tons OF bnlb Ors IL 0HA -ssns
upon the dump at the mine
mates show 4 thousand tons In e.sht.
Passing along the ledge to tiiewest 1-a
merous locations are seen. The Blackstone.
Ohio and Union, carrying, gold, silver ana
lead, are the property OF Governor Nckin-
ley and others. All have work upon theA
aud expose considerable ore.
North of the last named mines are ths
Rip Van Wiukle and Edna, owned By
Aessrs. Simpson, Lyons and Mc0mie. These
mines have shafts and open cuts upon
them, the greatest depth attained being ~
feet. The Rip Van Wrinkle ore carries gold
and silver about equal The Edna ore as
. saws from 81 to $50 in free gold.
South of the Union and Ohio Is the Cloud
and the Gold Bug. The latter IL owned BY
Messrs. Weber and Disregard, In which
QUE 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 soHs
good ore is exposed.
modore, Issacs, Hicks, Eliza, Bullion and
springville, the property of Governor Nc
Kinley and others. These mines were all
worked in early days and prouuced most Of
yer, gold aud lead.
Crossing nobinson canyon again to tbs
! south are number of mines located upon
! hig', mountain lying between Robinson
canyon and a large canyon coming into
! Robinson canyon from the south, known ~
the canyon leadiug to White River. Here
are found the Hidden Treasure, belonging
to Mcdonald and Cupid; the Ontario, Poini
sheba and Chief, belonging to Messrs Hip,
| Wren and others, and some locations be-
| longing to John Farrell. There has been
large amount of work done upon this
mountain and several shipments of ere
have been exit Scted. The ore 10 silver GOLD
and Iced.
West from tn mountain about two miles
distant is the property of Messrs. Jackson
and Kind Of Eureka, known as the Key
stone, from which large gu Antity of ore
has teca extracted and reduced. A num-
Der of shipments were sent to the Eureka
| furnaces Tor treatment which yielded about
two hund ell dollars per ton in silver
| Th.Te WIS also lot Of this ore reduced Q
the Monitor mill, Steptoe creek, and an
other lot was reduced ut the Chairman mill
AfterwaId the parties owning the property
erected a mill at the mine and reduce j
some OF TIE ore. The process they employs
| was the lixivation process to which the ore
readily Welded. The mine is still in good
cou'lition ~ Produce. Owing to the pres
cnt low price of silver the owners deem
| pest TO await u change.
In addition to the lode claims there are
| within the limits of the District
PLACER MINES
| About onr-fourth OF mile from the town
| OF Ely III 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 Joana mine, which is locst as
placer around. The property ia worked
through shafts--six in number. The bed
rock Is ionnd at an average depth of sew
cut; feet On the bed rcck from two to
eight feet Of gravel is found which carries
.old. 1t IS coarse and easily saved In ap
,r'lin"r, suice box, which method 10 used
| ~ tio Company in the spring of tina year,
Wiin there is surface water running down
tnt "Hn,on. S''sfal rans have been ina Is
IN mia way. Th- Company Ia now arranx
iag 70 put in dry spectators. when they Ell.
| pert the property will be made pay
Tn Maud $. placer claim adjoin the
roperfy Est described and extends up the
= oound"ries. It lis owned by j. B. will
lisnson ald in all respects Is like the prop
"ity Of t e Robinson CAuJou G.,isolida ts1
III tccr Mlln2 Company
It VIII I'c. seen from the above description
that u mineral bell extends from the May
pa! inlne on the southeast end to ths
niuea :. ,icM Camp on the northwest end.
"uvcrin. dista zee Of about eight miles In
lentth. ine width o; the belt varies some.
~ pieces 1t - faily y mile wide, and at no
,latt Is it less t.i.s aahif mile. Mineral
can he iOnih on =, portion. of tas bslt.
phere ARE u al! locations IN the district
| that il .ys not been mentioned in tots srti-
Gle. iioHcrcr il,Ieut niimber n.z
ban, :" rlvr th> rcaier general idsA VI
It's iingniitd..
.>atuit ,a' dole htr part for the snccess
81 tie CANT. fn~ -ie il very soft, most Of
1t can II" mined Without blx ting, thereby
'hNilS treat expense. There ara numer-
! DnS sprin"s in th- district that can be used
~ tle iiiines. and at the town of Ely there
| Is n large stream of pure water thai is not
| IN 'c'rd - frost or by hot AMI dry a.ons.
| the axis are covered with an abundance OF
! tin.nrr, suitable for mining and fuel. Good
| Jh"on - tds axe bnilt to all portions Vt the
district, and All tie mines are easy Of sc-
| cos'. Al that is required for live aud
| scanning, csmp is money, and he who in
vests NH reap the reward.