The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-16
STEPTOE DISTRICT HAS
PROMISING PROSPECTS
Many Good Looking Showings are Re-
ceiving Attention With Results Prom
!. Using for the Making of Shippers to
McGhl-- Development Lacked in Past


= Promising is the outlook for min
/ ing in the Steptoe district, according
/ to statement of City Marshall Hud-
gems who spent portion of last week
there. \ number of properties are
being worked al present and others
are to become busy in the future.
All those working have good show
ings for the labor expended upon
them
. THE BUSTER.
At this mine which is the property
of Mr.. Sheperd, leasers are now at
work taking ore carrying gold values
averaging $35 TO the ton from a
three foot vein opened in the tunnel
ct depth of about 100 feet. Recently
bond and lease on the mine was
given by Mr.. Sheperd to Clark and
lobe, at a good figure.
THE 'ELvAN GROUP.
Seven claims comprise the property
owned by Mr.. Campbell and assoGi
ates. It is considered the richest
prospect in the section, ore from
comparatively shallow workings as
saying from $40 to $75, while small
high grade stringers, some carrying
as high as 81 goo. have been en-
countered.
THE sTINSoN.
Sinking of winze $50 feet in
from the mouth of the tunnel on this
property is now the work which is
occupying the greatest amount of at
tention The shaft is going down but
short distance from the ore con-
tact, being slightly more than feet
from the ledge and working in shale
and porphyry. A six inch vein of
free milling gold carrying an average
value of S75 to the ton has been
struck within the last few weeks
This property is owned by w d.
Campbell
THE BEN HUR.
Little work on this Campbell prop
erty beyond that necessary to legally
hold it has been done to this time.
AS fine or better surface indications
are in evidence, however, than any
other property in that locality. A
five inch vein of ore carrying coarse
gold has been found on the surface
and is traceable across the property
COLUMBIA.
This group adjoins the Ben HtIr
and is also owned by the Campbell
interests. A 60 foot shaft is the main
working An s inch vein in the
bottom of the shaft carries values
averaging $35. Leasers at present
working it have taken out about 1 o
tons which will soon be put through
the Campbell mill for a test run. The
ore averages well and is expected to
make good returns.
SUNSET AND CUBA.
On these claims, the property of
Thomas K. Mann of Salt Lake, and
associates, situated about a " miles
from the Campbell ranch, consider
able work is being done On the Sun
set a fine showing of silver lead ore
in a % foot shaft has been obtained.
On the Cuba 60 foot shaft has been
sunk, with good results. ore of practi
cally the same character having been
found.
LEROY AND FLAG GROUP.
On this property. owned by Hudg-
ems and Campbell, two shallow shafts
have been sunk, one 3 feet the
other 10 feet Assays from a foot
vein in the deeper shaft show returns
of 3 per cent copper, SIS gold and
slight silver and lead values. The
whole averages $40 to the ton.
HALL AND BAKER.
The properties of H. o. Hall and
Horace Baker of Ely. which adjoin
ba Il
ed as promising In very shallow
holes a foot vein has been found
CARRYING from $40 to S25 in gold.
Considerable interest is felt in this
property on account of the finding
from time to time of pieces of rich
float. some running as high as $500
in gold.
THE Ii. ii. a. ;.
On the Bunker Hill and Sullivan a
good strike of high grade lead silver
ore was recently made at depth of
100 feet in the shaft The vein is
described as slightly more than 3 u
feet in width and is widening with
sinking. The later is going right
along. This mine is the property of
Robert Neil and associates of Ely.
BLAINE.
This property is the most extern
siye in workings of any in the Steptoe
district The main shaft is down to
the 800 level and drifting is under
way to cut a ledge expected to cut
between 500 and 900 feet under the
surface. A five foot ledge encounter
ed IN the main shaft carries average
value of $40.
SILVER BAR GROUP.
This property consists of three