The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-01
MINING Notes From Throughout the
State, Gathered From Exchanges
and Correspondents, Tell of Head
way Being Made in Development.

e in Development.
power in this camp, says "A Jumbo
dispatch to the Nevada Journal. The
main line will be tapped on the Doug
las ranch and the current will be re-
duced at a point near the site for the
new Selby mill. The lights will be
installed at once on the completion of
the line Surveys We're completed
last week
The Michigan Mining aud Leasing
company. operating on the Thor
sround. between Seven Troughs and
Mamma. which was Obliged TO sus-
pend operations some time ago on
account of an inflow of water on the
Us level. said To he the biggest yet
encountered in the district, has
ordered a nine-horse power pump and
will resume operations as soon as the
new machinery is installed
At the special meeting of the share
holders Of the Nevada Douglas Cop
per company. held few days ago in
Salt Lake. out of the 100000 issued
shares. 100000 were represented and
all were voted favorable to the prop
osition of issuing $500. 600 worth of
bonds. the proceeds from which are
to be applied toward paying off the
present Indebtedness and the further
of the mines at Yerington,
Nevada.
]. H. SNYDER has made a strike on
the Adolph group at Jessup that runs
into $500 to the ton The news was
brought into town by Frank Jessup
and by Mr.. Morrison of Hubbard.
Henry & Morrison, simultaneously,
and is the talk of Jessup. In doing
assessment work adjoining the Climax
group, he encountered a three-foot
ledge that shows free gold. There is
a narrow streak OF very rich ore in
the ledge.
Another shipment of bullion was re-
ceived from Manhattan yesterday,
which brings the amount for the
past ten days up to $4,000. With
her mills grinding out at this rate, it
is believed that Manhattan will be
the talk of the country. Hardly
day goes by but what some two or
three capitalists or men looking for
leasing or investment wend their
way toward the camp.-Tonopah
Bonanza.
]. L. Work man of Tonopah, has
been quietly working on a bonanza
mining opposition for the past six
months. He has shaft down 80 feet
on a ledge that carries 1854 in silver
and $23 in gold. His property is 80
miles north of Winnemucca, not far
from Boyd Basin. Goldfield people
are going into this new camp. 4
townsite has been surveyed and they
will be taking out shipping ore
Immediately.
f. w Barbee is in town from
Sonoma canyon, says the Humboldt
Star. He left at this office some fine
specimens of copper ore from the
Nevada Northern property. on which
a long tunnel, following an 1S-foot
ledge. is being run. into the hill. The
ore is heavy with sulphide and carries
a high percentage of copper. II
showed the character of the ore be-
ing taken from the face of the tunnel
at the present time.
The Price lease ON the Rawhide
Bluff Mining company's ground has
uncovered a nice body of ore at a
depth of 80 feet. They are now
sacking the stuff. which goes better
than $3.50 per ton. The Bluff mine
is owned principally by Tonopah
parties; Zeb Kendall, w. b. Pittman
Roger Dougherty, Bob Goyan and
Dan Ryan. o. b. Kemp, the genera
manager of the property is highly
elated and says that the property yil
be one of the greatest in this camp.
The West Extension has one fooi
of ore on the foot wall of the soutf
drift which Superintendent Len p
McGarry estimates will average So,
| 900. Mr.. MeGarry is familiar with
| the character of the ore from the
numerous assays which he has hac
made of it, and his estimate is prob
ably in the vicinity. The richness
of the ore is patent to the unaided
ledge. Free gold is scattered all over
it, and besides this it carries a sub.
stantial content of silver.-Tonopat
| Bonanza.
Frank Quincy. discoverer and owner
| of Ell Rancho group of mining claims
near Tiptop. in the Sierra district
Humboldt county, arrived yesterda,
morning en- route to his base of op
erations, from San Francisco, say.
the Reno Gazette. While in tha
city he secured cooperation of g
strong syndicate for the aggressive
development OF FL Rancho, and wha
is believed by Mr.. Quincy to be one o.
the first companies organized for OPP
erations in Tiptop was incorporated
with 100000 capital stock.
Three camps in the Reese river
country have combined to advertise
their wealth and prosperity to the
world. The camps-Austin, Gweenaf