The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-22

tious men put up rag houses" until
today Blackhor is a full-feathered
SQUAD with the promise Of going on
in the march until it becomes big
flock" The camp is just now going
through the periods of title settle
ment, as some of the best properties
have developed litigation. Particu-
larly is this true of the first claim
located, the Blackhorse. Mr.. Wat
kins bonded the property to H. S.
Wooley of Salt Lake last year and
the bond expired few days ago. For
some reason Mr.. Wooley did not
make the final payment and it was
impossible to reach a settlement with
Watkins, and as a result all work
was discontinued last Saturday night
and the tools removed from the mine
in the night. Sunday the superin-
tendent, Mr.. Stewart, paid off the
men employed and departed quite
suddenly for Salt Lake TO attend a
meeting of the directors and stock
holders. 1t is quite impossible to get
down to the bottom facts, for no one
seems to know just what is in store
for the camp. Many claim that the
trouble will be adjusted in a few
days and that work on the Black
horse will be resumed with greater
vigor than ever, while there are
others who won't say much about 1t
but look doubtful.
j. Fl. Marriott, who seems to "be
next, is quite confident tina the close
down is only temporary, and that in
a few days all may be we'll. The
same company owns the San Pedro
and the Mabel The San Pedro Is
down $50 feet and in ore all the way,
the ledge showing from two to six
feet in width of high-grade ore, from
which several shipments nave been
made to the smelter in Salt Lake, be-
sides several tons of good shipping
ore on the dump. There is tunnel
in the mine 800 feet in length,
which will tap the ore body at
depth of 400 feet. The ore is gold
bearing, and is pronounced by ex-
perts to be of the best. The Black
horse vein is exposed on the surface
for over 100 feet in width, carrying
high values clear acros sits face. The
exposed surface is over 200 feet in
length The Watkins bond calls for
$50, and $4,000 was paid down
and a partil payment made last Feb
ruary, and the balance was to have
been paid early in June but that
payment was forfeited, hence the
trouble. Thomas Watkins is the sole
owner unless the Amalgamated Ma
vada Mines and Power company
comes to the front with the final
payment. Watkins also owns the
two adjoining claims, which are con-
sidered very good. Watkins bonded
the two properties from Hamilton
and gave him a guarantee that $5OOl
in development work should be done
each and every month, with a small
payment every sixty days.
The Nil Desperandum is owned by
Salt Lake parties, with A G. Burritt
as general manager and William
Robinson as superintendent. This
mine is situated one mile north of
the summit, north of Osceola. There
is one shaft down distance of
ninety feet and another, about half a
mile east, is down fifty feet, expect
ing to connect with that of the
Blackhorse most any day. There are
twelve men working on this prop
erty The men are boarded on the |
ground in a tent. The Mabel is n |
flattering prospect, and has had con-
siderable development work done on
it.
Mr.. Burritt says his property is
showing up we'll with DEVELOPMENT.