The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-05-03
A GREAT LEAD CAMP.
Hamilton Again Coming to the
Front

The old dead camp OF Hamilton
made famous in the days of the White
Pine silver excitement in 80, is prov.
ing to be very live corpse Lead min.
ing has taken the place of silver min.
ing. Last year there was more ore
shipped from Hamilton than from any
other camp in the State, with the ex-
ception of Eureka, and this year il
promises to break all previous records.
Alex, Muir, one of the old residents
who has never lost faith in the diggings
on White Pine mountain and is to-day
a successful operator there was in town
on Grand Jury duty the first of the
week and gave The NEWS a few facts
concerning the present outlook in that
vicinity.
Tho old producers hi said, are ali IN
fine condition. In the Young Treasure
mine, which is operated by L. }. Nc
Ellin, and has been large shipper in
the past, the showing Is bigger than
ever before in its history. There is one
face of solid carbonate and galena ore
exposed in the mine, averaging four
feet in thickness and over 20 feet in
length. This ore carries better than 90
per cent lead, besides about 30 ounces
in silver per ton, and will be taken ont
for shipment as fast as the teams can
be procured to haul it to Eureka. There
are at present about 70 mon at work in
the mine and the force will be increased
in a short time.
At the Homestake, operated by the
Rocco -Homestake Mining Co, of which
Harry Jackson is Supt., there are Is
men employed, and the mine is in fine
shape for the summer campaign. Large
bodies Of ore have been blocked out
during the winter and shipments have
already begun.
The Cornell group has come into
prominence again since f. X Murphy
took bond and lease on the property.
Under the management of Nj. McGarry
some fine bodies of carbonate ore have
been exposed, and shipments have been
begun from this mine also. Besides
the work done by Mr.. McGarry, sew
eral sub-leasers are at work on the same
property. Mr.. Muir has a lease for
two years on a portion OF the same
ground, and expects to put two shifts
to work at once, driving tunnel to tap
the ledge about 20 feet below the old
Cornell workings. Besides the rich
ore chute he expects to open up a big
deposit of concentrating ore, for work
ing which he has fitted up a iigging
plant at Hamilton, where he will work
his own and custom ore.
Baptista brothers, also sub-leasers on
the same ground, have fine showing OF
carbonate ore and are ready to COM
menee shipping. Doc. Harris and Ed
Luny OF Eureka have also recently
taken lease on the property and are
just starting in.
A great deal of prospecting is being
done throughout White Pine district.
One of the most promising of the newer
properties is the Golden Fleece, near
Seligman. 1t is owned by Messrs, Muir
and Eugene Howell, and is being worked
under lease by IL. Hoppe and p. b
Wiley. The leasers have been sinking
a winze from the tunnel, and at last re-
ports they had a vein OF solid carbon
ate ore three feet in thickness exposed |
at depth of GO feet Unlike the other
carbonates In the district, this ore car
ries 50 in gold per ton, besides 65 per
cent lead and 80 ounces of silver.
From the above it will be seen that
instead of two, there will probably be
four or five active shippers during the
coming season, and large force Of mi
ners, ore packers, and teamsters will
be given employment. The ore is all
shipped for reduction TO the smelters of
California and Colorado, where it nets
to the shippers from $40 to $40 per ton.
The mine owners are mostly poor men
and we hope that they may all win un.
told wealth as reward for their energy
and persistence.