Year: 1869

None OF these mines have gone TO any great depth.
The deepest shalt yet s one OF the EberlarIt, which
is down 1870 feet None OF those IN the Chloride Fiat
are over thirty feet


It would be folly for me 10 go over list OF all the
locations that have been made even OF those
that are known contain more less ore, and that
will, doubtless pay their owners good percentage
The latter believe to be numerous, but don't think
that as yet they are in the hundreds The brain has
been racked to discover some name that has not
been before used and no astonishment need be
pressed al the singular titles or mines that may be
put forward for sale. II all belonging TO the ma
Orty OF them are worse than the names IL Will be
fortunate. IL will be interesting TO watch the de-
velOpments that Will be made this summer; all ara
waiting apparently for the snow to thn out or dis
appear before other locations are made and before
work Is commenced in good earnest. When the
ground becomes drler, and transportation easier
and cheaper every foot OF ground will be alive with
men, and as for Treasure Hill, IL Will be bored In SO
more than q mass of solid rock.


II a 1.-THE OF the mines turn out profitable 1t will
put Hamilton, Treasure City and Shermantown on
permanent basis. and render them In short time
places OF great importance. Already real estate In
the two former has gone up to terrific price, and
he who desires q town lot Will have to pay round
price or 20 without. How singular this seems. that
land that only three years ago was wilderness.
and that could be had for the mere asking Is now
discovered to be teeming with wealth beneath its
surface, and Its surface to De worth hundreds OF
dollars per foot. Verify strange things will happen
that we little dream oL


The want of milling facilities has been much fet
for two reasons one was tue inability OF those con- con-
the other was the price charged for milling.
viz.:-Fifty dollars per ton, which the owners
OF mines refused to pay. because they considered
it exoroitant. Now, however. this trouble VIII
soon be over. very superior mill, erected by
ton, has been leased by Messrs. Avery 4 Thompson.
This is now going to work on private terms for tle
M Fas m an s NJ thsr as an


thus Will be able to work or the large quantity 0a
ores waiting Other mills will be erected sum-
cient for the present demands; consequently this
summer will show what White Pine can produce.
water company has been organized anu Is now
erecting works, whereby water IN abundant supply
will be brought to the mills, and as all the wood re-
qulred is found sufficiently near, why the cost OF


milling must come down to price that will render
the working OF medium grade ores even remunera-
tive.


Facing Treasure Hill, and separated by deep ana
narrow gorge valley, IS White Pine Mountain, Or,
as it is better known by the inhabitants Of this SEQ
but so mixed with base metals that working the
by The usual process will not pay Here lead Is i0ubd


large quantities ana Colonel BniKey a.g c 0, sne
upon being placed in an ordinary stove Will produce
half It's weight In lead, mixed with small portion
| OF hard metal which we suppose to be silver. EX-


periments with this rock have seen with above re-
| suits; hence speak from my own experience and
| not from hearsay. OF course this metal must re-


main where it is for &C present rates OF freight, or
even were a railroad constructed to thus point, It


could not be sent to market and sold for price that
| would pay for mining and smelling.


| The base metal range Is beng explored in the


hope that better will be found; but as yet no dIs
|


singular that separated only by so short distance


the character of ore should be so totally different


on one side pure with silver that 1t Is hard 10


work IN the ordinary wav, and on the other so base


by reason OF the presence or inferior metal that IL Is
| Impossible to work by the same process.


The White Pine excitement Is not so great as IL mas


been; people waiting to see other bullion pro-
| duced than that from the Eberhardt Mine before


rushing or they did few months since, thinking


thai every rock produced half It's weight IN silver.


IL VIII be renewed again, however, before long, and
| steady stream of emigration will take place tlat


will give carpenters and maSons all tney can DO 70
| cover them.


| neglected to say that Treasure City has Its daily


paper-the White Pine Ne,cs very credtable she ct


and one deserving Of patronage. 1t was the first
| paper started In the district, and Its propret0rs


evnced great energy In getting their material then
| under such enormous freight and great dsadvan-
| tages. However. 1t could not be an American city
| without its daily paper.


| believe have covered the ground in what have
| said above; my statement Is correct and unvar-
| nlshed. What have not seen have derived from
| unquestionable sources, and l believe That the
HERALD readers can take every word and place en-


tire reliance thereupon have had no axe 10 grinds


no interest to hey Ond that Of the HERALD and
| am under the impression that while | may grew


ousIy offend few will give entire satisfaction TO


very large majority who are Interested In the mining
| affairs OF our country.