The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-06-26

the same grade. Fifty tons of ore taken
from this shaft assayed s27 in gold to tle
ton. The ore is the same in character RS
the Gold Hill, does not show as much gold in
panning, hut is remarkably rePulsr In as
saying. The ledge is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine.
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
City of New York, owned by Messrs. Ost-
gard. Moore and Wetar. They have a shaft
20 feet deep, drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shat. which is all i'll
ore assaying 81 per ton in gold.
The Hickory, lying north OF the Hell II
the Hill, belonging to Capt. II harmon and
Capt. Carpenter, has shaft 80 feet deep in
ore.
North of the Gold Hill mine some dis
lance is the Midnight and Phoenix loca-
tons, owned by d. C. Mcdonald. Jas. P. Nc
Omie, J. B. Simpson and others. There IL a
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
strongl, 'ge six feet wide of ore assaying
SIS in gois \ small streak of ore in the
ledge ASA. so in gold and 81 per cent.
lead.
the october location, the property of
Messrs Simpson and Rynearson. The mire
was worked in the early days of Robinson
at which time 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 turn more to the .ou;b. There are
locations most of the way upon which some
prospecting has been lone which all she "
gold. At Il distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter IL reached, tue property OF
Thos Rockhill ADD 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 20 per
cent. lead, 3 ounces silver and 81 in gold.
The ledge is three feet wide at a depth Of
10 feet. Two miles west of the Magma Char
ter the
WEST CAMP
NIL.
worked in the early seventies. The ore
found here is different III character froih
the mines already described, som" OF Il en-
carrying copper in large quantities zee
principal mines of this vicinity ere the
Boulder and Boss, the property OF Joan
DAILY, upon which there. has been consider
able work done. On the former theie is Il
shaft and open cut. Ores taken from these
workings and shipped for reduction a.
sayed $50 in silver and AZ per cent. lead.
The latter claim (Boss) has deep shaft ont
of which some high grade silver-lend ore
has been extracted
The Ragsdale and RockAill mine Ia the
vicinity shows vein two feet wide at
depth Of 81 feet, which sssays so per cent.
lead, Is ounces silver and 50 ..Old.
Messrs. Hip, Wren and others own seye-
raj mines in this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Knob carrying pold;
the Emma, carrying gold, silver and lead:
the Monmouth, Monitor S.Ar and Star OF
the West, ali carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal. Tine ora was re-
duced at local copper smelling furnace
and gave good result.
West Camp il AT the extreme northwest
end of the mineral bel; aud ulo2 the sum
nit of tbs range.
Returning IN the Aultman mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and adioi'inF tbs Ault-
man. Il is tht properly Of Taos. kOrknil
and the EaTs,lac estate. IN. WORK con-
sists of two tunnels ami u III The ore
Essays 80 oi:nre silver and i1D g"h
South of tue Golden F!erre auie Il Of the
Southern Cross, is the gladden. WeAi. iUt lii.
tie prospecttd aud is owned hy u !iamsua
" Simpson.
North OF the Golden Fleece is tn : Golden
Wedge, owned by Messrs. Thompson \
Weber, which ia also bu. it.i. pcnspecied
There is sons ore upon II that sho'Y, gold
North of TIC Golden y DIE is thp Ti"r
oughbred, belonging 10 Win. " -tsoa IL
others. 1t has shaft fitty f,:l deep whr-,
exposes good ore 81.
adjoining the Joans on the north an,
east is the
rLoRt.lA
Group, the property oi Dc hcDolal' arG
John +. Cupid. The group includes 81
FIoridn, Dauntless and slnn1rant. w,iti
extends across iobnsni rNnyon to Ia
north. Upon the Florida IN tie Hjdlle
the Robinson canyon. !. nHaer3 II ercsIIut
s. sldfl s. feet deep, tar.v uriited uofti =,
fret and suns again at ina enc of she Arif
~ feet. MAXIM II total depth nj ~ il =
the bottom of the snaf, SIT the foot vail
Of the ledge. They then crnsScui 70 =
rcachi'.g the hansing wall. >howia; ~.
ledge IN the bottom t, be ~ fa..r si,i,,
ThcIe is also tn open tssure thar .:;ft,'~
tue ledge latterly for one hundred al' lit
feet. The ore in these WORKINGS * - from.
81 to SIS per ton III pold. Two hun lad fr,';
to the north OF the shaft inst IDS 1ribei
there is another shaft in the croppinrs oi
the ledge % feet deep in which there is
eight feet of ore that Assay s. osr ton in
gold. The LEDGE is traced through the full
length of the Florida aud across the Daunt.
less Upon the Dauntless there are three
tunnels, one of which is l15 feet cutting
the ledge; one is 6S feet long cutting til :
ledge. and one 30 feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ora essays S. 10 per
ton and carries some copper.
Upon the east extension of the Golden
Fleece is the Lone Star, the property OF
Messrs. Hayes Berry, on which there is =
shaft Is feet deep in ore.
Journeying along the ledge to tn. east 4
number OF locations are passed Wlcl ar>
but little prospected. At n distance OF one
and e-half miles the GeuerGi Logan lAi;e
is located, the property 81 Mesrrs Houne
Morris. Hip and Others. There is tunnel
70 feet long and e shaft 81 feet deep on the
claim which exposes ore nSsaying 81 per ton.
South OF the General Logan is the May
Day, the property of Messrs. House, Morris
and others. There is u 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 the mineral belt aud are about
one mile west 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 or this hill are
the Mohce group and the Maggie group.
The Mobee group is the property of y. C..
| Mcdonald and J p. Cupid. The workings
consist of shaft 30 feet deep, TN incline
20 feet deep ond shaft 70 feet deep The
ore assays 81 in gold per ton, some of which