The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-12
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INTERESTS Of
THE COUNT

sNl1sa rom Hly AID 5 the making OF
wealth producer with but few
equals.
After travelling over this stretch Of
hills. valley and barren waste, /
dropped down into the gard Of the
comln1 ranch. Rhsre / found the SUI
eEintsadenk Of the ranch. }. R.
Goodwin. running 3 hand churn.
making cream into silk edged butter
Tor the people Of Ely. He Is milk
ing sixteen COWS and manages 70
keep busy between sun and sun, and
then some
The ely T0Wnsite company has
several teams hauling sand from the
Comins pit to Gig CITY 10 assist in
the uphuilding OF the former home
Of the prairie dog.
After leaving the Comins ranch
got on the wrong road and rode UNI
I'll came 70 the conclusion that UNI
less wanted to try camp life, with
no water and nothing but air for
food, | had better about-face and
start again from a sign board that
reads Gave Valley ! went back
to that point and started again for
Ward. hut shortly after : bolt in the
double-tree became loose, and a1ight-
ing to N It. was soon n q mix-up
with one of my horses. who could
kick chew Of tobacco out OF e man's
mouth at distance Of leo yards.
but We quit and I came out Of the
mlx-np second best, and after 4 few
minutes ali was well again, and we
began the ascent up the rugged foot
hills at the base OF Ward mountain
that sticks It's head up into the clouds
over 10, 600 feet. In passing up the
canyon to Ward. we passed many
tumble down dugouts and stone
structures. evidences of prosperity IN
the long. long years agone when
WARD
Was one OF the leading camps in
White Pine. When we neared the
old camp We began to see evidences
OF civilization for we passed =
building with truly curtains hang
Ing to the windows.
Ward is situated high in the Egnn
range Of mountains, where perpetual
snow covers the higher hills. and Is .
camp OF great promise. As We drove
% the horse hotel" more commonly
known as 3 stable. Charles 9. Gates,
the superintendent. came forward
End at once extended the hand of
good fellowship. and made as
feel as II we owned the mine. He
began unhifching the traces that
that fastened At least one outlaw
horse to the buggy, and in other
WAYS made as feel = welcome visitor.
Ward Is one Of the oldest camps In
the county and came into prominence
were at the zenith OF the mining
world. Th old Martin white Min
ing Co. waf The seader in those days
IN the nnfle I'd system OF square
set timberln.Zthe most important
method Of tsmhering, adopted first on
the Comstock and afterward at the
Ward property. Superintendent
Gates has made thorough examina-
ton OF surface Indications recently.
and his report to his company reads
as follows, aud Is here given:
"A superficial examination of the
surface. covering an area embraced
b. the principal lode claims,
show = rather complicated sys-
TEN Of porphyry dykes in
truding through the sedimentary
deposits Of massive dol0mitic lime
and lime shale, by far the greater
portion OF the surface being covered
by the decomposed product of wea-
fhering OF the massive lime"
The old Martin White mine pro-
dnced late in the los something
over 100000 In silver bullion.
That was the product of the mine
sold, but besides that over $500, 000
were paid for tnnneling into the
mountain, the building of two mills
and \ smelter. al machinery used In
the construction OF the plant being
hauled by team from Eureka The
old Martin White property and other
claims have recently been reinc0rp0r-
ated under the name Of the Nevada
United Mines Company, with its prin-
cinai ofIices In Denver. The board
OF directors are all strong men in
the financial mart, and the managing
director is James A. Snedaker, oil
Denver. Mr.. Snedaker is pioneer
In White Pines copper belt. being the
first to induce j. n. Giroux to take
hold OF the Giroux property at kim
berley. Mr.. Gates Is now model
ing the main tunnel, which is dou-
BILE tracked for distance of 1900
feet, interesting the ore body OF the
Paymaster ledge at depth of 700
feet A 1,600-foot extension OF this
double track tunnel viii intersect the
Defiance ledge at a depth of 1900
feet. A second old tunnel is In pro-
cess of recovery at point In eleva-
ton $50 feet above the main tunnel.
The opening will give direct access
TO the old Slopes In which large bod
les Of medium grade ore are known
to have been left by the former OPP
orators. About $50 feet Of back
viii be obtained above this tunnel. II
Is intended that these two tunnels
win be connected by an upraise, az
fOrdIng means of outlet for the
output from the upper workings. An
important part OF the plans for the
further development OF the proper
~ Is the sinking Of the Young Amer
: lea shaft, which has been carried
down entirely IN ore from the sur
face This shaft has now at
tanned depth OF so feet. and Is be-
ing pushed down to the 10O-foot
level, where the FIRST station win ae
cut Sinking will be continued to
the depth Of the tunnel level Mr.
Gates is just starting tunnel IN the
saloon end that he took some Of the
Coed Luck claim. another Of the
group. which has interseefed the
main ofe body 81 = point only 30
feet FROM the hotel. a ieafszilver
bearing ore proposition Il now being
extracted from TIE breast that VIII
h1 forwarded directly 70 the smell