The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
OScEOLA'S GOLD MiNBS.
A District That Will Some Day
Yield Millions.

Last week we made a hasty visit to
Osceola, a camp which has become
famous by reason of the wealth pro-
duced from it's placer mines, and that
this fame viii be increased in years to
come by the development of rich
quartz deposits there can not be a
doubt.
Gold was discovered at Osceola as
early as 1872 by Joseph Watson and
Frank Hicks, but not until five years
later was there any great amount of
work done. Even at the present time
the camp can not be said to be in an
altogether Prosperous condition, al
though there are few mining districts
in the West which can offer greater
inducements for the investment of cap
il Snan this same Osceola.
seem to uptieh, it's due t6oeswan,.i
causes. The fact that it has been pos
sible for aim-holders to go out and
wash gold nuggets from the gulches In
such quantities as are necessary to
meet all the requirements OF lie has
not had tendency to encourage them
to attempt larger undertakings, and
capital has been slow IN seeking invest
ment there, probably on account OF its
remoteness from the railroad.
Osceola's placer mines have pro-
duced millions OF dollars during the
past twenty five years, and many OF
the nuggets gathered there have been
remarkable for their size and purity.
While the golden harvest of the pres
ent season has not been as bountiful as
was expected, this was because of
scarcity OF water, and by not means
indicates that the placer deposits are
becoming exhausted, for during the
few weeks water was obtainable the
cleanup OF several parties ran from
hundreds OF dollars into the thousands
and the others will confidently walt
until another season for their reward
How such quantities of gold nuggets
were deposited in the gulches of Osce-
ola is a problem which has never been
solved, but that they came from the
towering mountains on either side car
not be doubted by any one who has
examined the characteristics of the
surrounding country.
That the section was at one time
badly broken up by violent disturb.
ances is shown by the seams and fis'
sures in the rock uncovered by the
placer workings, and down through
these openings many nuggets have beer
seen to roll, literally slipping through
, the fingers of the anxious gold-hunters
What wealth is stored on the SLATE
formation underlying this mass o
shattered rock can not even be guessed
at, but some day the problem will be
t solved, and the mystery surrounding
the source from which they were
i cached IN their resting places In tbs
y pulches will be made plain by thu
n opening up OF Natures treasure house
G This will be accomplished by the de
= yelopment OF quartz mines, and SOM
o fortunate company or individual wi
d open up gold mine at Oseeola tina
l. will astonish them with its riches.
n At the present time the Butterfiei
, Gold Mining and Milling Company,
Al corporation organized under the law
D. of Maine, with headquarters in Bostor
is erecting complete stamp mill there
i having recently purchased the prol
O. erty OF the Nevada Gold DevelopmeI
IN Company, and it is understood, pr
pc pose to thoroughly develop the min
i'll But there are opportunities for oth'
ly Investments, and 1t will not be lor
be until they are discovered and take
b. advantage of by some enterprisli
mining men