The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-05
SLEEM'S GREAT
ORE DISCOVERY
Returns to Camp After Twenty.
Three Days in Hills With Story
of Wonderful Strike
FOUR MILES. OF COPPER
Assays RANGE fsom $l4 Ton to $3.50
on the Ground Found by Ely
Man and Companions

N. II. Ol0eUl, VINO mas Deen prospect
ing with A. J.. Collins for the past
twenty-three days in the White Horse
range, five miles from Dolly Warden, is
back in camp with the report of a
wonderful dicovery.
while was away" he said, 81
propescted the region from Morgan
canyon to the south pass of the White
Horse range. On February "a, made
my discovery. There is no boubt that
it is the most remarkable strike ever
made in Nevada.
Five miles from Dolly Warden,
came upon ledge, which traced for
four miles. 1t wos eight feet six in
ches at its widest point, and four feet
at its narrowest point.
"Assays of ore taken from one
point showed $l4 in copper, so cents in
gold, and 81. 40 in silver to the ton. At
another point, assays showed $28 in
copper, and wales in gold and silver.
"Assays of ore taken from one point
showed $14 in copper, so cents in gold
and $1.40 in silver to the ton. AT an
other point, assays showed $28 in cop
per, and values in gold and silver.
"South of this ledge, found another
ledge, which traced mile. This was
four feet at it's widest point and two
feet wide at it's narrowest. One as-
say made of ore taken from this ledge
showed 500 in copper to the ton, with
gold and silver values. Another rs
say showed $3l.5 in copper, with gold
and silver wales.
''Both ledges have two perfect walls
and could be easily traced. We took
up a number of claims on the first
ledge, which we called the Nevada
Golden West group. We also took up
bunch of claims on the second ledge,
which we called the Monarch group.
81 was led to the discovery of these
lodges by the accidental meeting with
sheepherder, who showed me some float
he found. The ore the man exhibited
was of such fine value that | at once
started out to find where it came from,
and was at last successful, after five
days of tramping the hills.
"There is no water on the ground
where | made my discovery. There
are three springs in the region. One
is at Dolly Warden, five miles away,
another is at Ferguson Hill, ten miles
away and the third, small one, is the
at west end of the White Horse range,
about a mile away. | found this
spring by developing hole which the
coyotes had dug to get water.
1.-THE formation of the country is
lime and granite.
"On the two ledges there are 500, 900
tons ore in sight that could be shipped
at a profit. There are several places
to which | could drive wagons and load
them with ore for the smelters.
"The ground is only three miles from
the survey of the Salt Lake Air Line,
which is to be built to reach Ely.
81 thoroughly prospected the ground
and found that there had been only one
location made in all that wide strip of
territory. This location was made
eight years ago and the claim was
taken up for silver. The notice could
be easily read, as it had been placed IN
a rock monumont, of substantial sort,
which had apparently not been visited.
after the location was made.
1--WE will at once start sinking two
fftv foot shafts, one at each end of
the Nevada Golden West ledge. "
Mr.. Sleem leaves this morning on the
Nevada Northern to go to his discovery.
He will be accompanied by S. M. Min
gus, who is interested in the NeVao'
Golden West group. Ed. Wilson is inter-
ested in Monarch the group.