The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-07-17

| the incline mas LETT inc ore, tne leuRe COIL
tinues to the bottom Of the shaft but is not
| the same grade. Fifty tons of ore taken
! from this shaft assayed $27 in gold to tile
! ton. The ore is the same in character as
the Gold Hill, doesnot show asmuch gold In
panning, but is remarkably regular in as
saying. The ledge is very prominent and
crops out at several points on the mine:
There are n number of other locations
upon Gold Hill. The principal ones are the
City Of New York, owned by Messrs. 0sti-
Rard. Moore and Weter. They have shaft
&c feet deep, drift has been run 30 feet
from the bottom of the shaft which is all in
ore assaying 81 per tod in gold.
The Hickory. lying north of the He'll II
the Hill, belonging to Capt. Harmon and
capr. Carpenter, has shat IS 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 is a
shaft on this mine 90 feet deep which taps
a stronglN 'se six feet wide OF ore assaying
ledge ASA. 80 in 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 sunk and
some ore was extracted which was prIncl-
ply silver carrying hut little gold.
Journeying to the northwest the ledge
makes a turn more to the youth. There are
locations most of the way upon which some
prospecting has been loue which all shcH
gold At distance of about two miles the
Magma Charter IL 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 o;e iuns about 80 per
cent lead, 8 ounces silver and 81 in gold
The ledge is three feet wide at n 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 ore
found here is different III character from
the mines already described. some of them
carrying copper in large quantities. The
principal mines OF this vicinity are the
Boulder aud Boss, the property OF JOIN
DAILY, upon which there has been consider
able work done. On the former there is =
shait ana open cut. Ores taken from tn ';G,'
workings and shipped for reduction A.
saycd $50 in silver and AZ per cent. le.d
The latter claim (Boss) has n deep shaft cut
OF which some high Grade silyer-lcad ore
has been extracted.
The Ragsdalc and Rockhill mine ia the
vicinity shows Il vein two feet wide AT d
depth of 81 feet, which assays 80 per cent
lead, Is ounces silver and $50 gold.
Messrs. Hip Wren aud others own seve
raj mines IN this locality, the principal
ones being the Pilot Knob. carrying pold;
the Emma, carrying eold. silver and lead:
the Mammouth, Monitor. Star and Star oi
the West, all carrying copper and ores
worked for that metal. The ora was re-
duced at n local copper smelling furnace
and gave sood results.
West Camp il nj the extreme north-wes.
end of the mineral bel; and upon the sum
nit OF tho fhuPe.
Returning to the Aultman mine the
GOLDEN FLEECE
Lies just to the east and adjoining the Ault.
man. II is the properly OF Thos. Enrxuil
aud the Egpsiale estate. The WORK con
sista Of two tunnels and SHIFT. The ore
assays 30 ounce silver and $40 eol'.
South of the Golden Fleece Au;, east .. the
Southern Cross, is the Golden Ne.,, but lii.
tie prcspected and is owned by Williamson
Il Simpson,
North Of the Golden Fleece is To. Golden
Wedge, Gwned by Messrs Thomp.on 4
Weber, which is also but little prospccted
There is some ore upon it that shows eul,i
North .! the Golden Wedro is the Tnor-
ouehbrel, bclonsiu. to VIM. Watson IN
others il has shalt fty feet dsep Nair.'
expose good ore
Adjoining the Jo.nA on the mort, ma
east il the
FLORIDA
Group, the property Of d. G. McDu"qld am
JOAN Y. Cund. The group iuclutles IL
7 0rttla, Dauntles9 rGd adairHfls y Iirll
eytends across Robinson canyon to In
north. Upon the FloridA in the III: ~. ..
4 sh1ii s. !eet deep, icy drifted uorth -
ioet hud sunk again N: IN end II thu drift
81 feet. making tnts; d..tl. Of IL feet
The lotion OF tie snAil in At thy loot w,lli
of tn" ledge. They then crosscut - i.ct
rearh!nR the HANGING vail. 'hns IN; tle
ledge in the lotion to be - fe... tide
There is also IN open iissurc that tSpn as
the ledge latterly for one hundred aud iiilv
feet. The ore in these workings nsstT /. On
81 to $l3 per ton In gold. Two hun lrtd ,el
to the north OF the shaft ils, DIES ribbed
there is another shaft in the Groupings q.
the ledge % feet deep ia which there il
Al Db rat nf ora hat
gold. The Ledge 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 l15 feet cutting
ledge. and one 30 feet which has not yet
reached the ledge. The ore assays S.. per
ton and carries some copper.
UnOn the east extension of the Golden
Fleece Is the Lone Star, the property o.
Siesars. Hayes d Berry, on wh'ch there is
shaft - feet deep in ore.
Journeylng along the ledge to thu cast
number of locations are passed which arr
and one-half miles the General I.oggii mine
Is located, The property of Mes-rs. Hcuse,
Morris. h lip and others. There is a tanllcl
10 feet long ana Il snaft Sc feet deep on tie
South of the General Logan is the May
Day. the property OF Messrs House, Morris
and others There is tunnel on this mine
100 feet long and an incline in the tunnel 20
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 and are about
one mile west of the town of Ely.
One mile up 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 north ledge will be taken
tie Mohce group and the Maggie group
The Mobee group is the property of d. c.