The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-03
Resiasea Dissriei-lmprossmsats and Pros
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Rssiasen Dissriei-lmproysmsnts and Pros
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In coming by Travis, Wilson Z Co.'S
stage from Phoebe, last week. We for the
irst time had the pleasure Of seeing the
beautiful valley which holds the hopes
and business center Of Robinson District.
If one wished 70 accomplish what is 50
often spoken Of by our mountain people
make a comfortable home 10 settle
down in. in some pheasant yalley-we
can not imagine the necessity Of going
beyond the valley Of Robinson, except
thai, as jewels usually are. it Is small.
A beautiful stream Of clear mountain
water bursts from the parent springs at
the base Of the mountain. and goes muir
muring down through the valley, to sink
where the valley opens on the broader
plain-steptoe vAlley-of which this in
Robinson is only . neck. This creek
carries . body Of water measuring 4,es5
inches, moving at the rate Of AZ miles
an hour.
In March, 1869, George W. Lamb
and others purchased the town sites,
water rights, and other property now
owned by the Mineral City incorporation.
consisting Of Sam. Brannan, Alex. Bad
lam. George ". Lamb. and others. A
saw mill vas erected, and an engine Of
sufficient power to drive the saw mill and
a 10-stamp quartz mill. Five stamps
were put up, and pans and settlers; but
it was an execrable case Of engineering
an excavation having been made for the
amaigamating apparatus, while no es-
cape is provided for tailings-notWith-
standing the fact that by facing the
works across the chosen line suitable
fall could have been had on almost the
identical ground built upon. The saw
mill did considerable work, but nov all
the establishment is idle. and work on
the company's mine suspended, to await
the adjusting Of some business affairs in
Dan fTduCAbCOs We dAS no1utSu oAnh0
viii be in shape very shortly, and active
work resumed. The company has three
quarter sections Of pine timber, afording
q large amount Of material for lumber.
Logs for $1,000 feet of lumber are already
cut and in the road. And has five quar-
ter sections Of land suitable for agricul-
ture. Altogether. its property is n of
the best and most conveniently and
pleasantly situated to be found in the
county; and its two town sites, Mineral
City and Melville, have fair chance in
the race with the promising interior
towns of White Pine.
Douglass x Co. have a saw mill on
land adjoining that Of the Mineral City
Company on the south, and are turning
out large quantities of the excellent
quality of lumber known here, where it
is marketed, as the 'Steptoe lumber
They have an abundance Of pine timber
suitable for this use.
Cummings d Waller, a Chicago firm,
at least known in Robinson as the Chi
cage Company are conducting opera
tons for the development Of thirty-six
lodges purchased by them, some months
ago, from Robinson, Frazier, Mccain
and Huess-pioneers of the District.
The condition of lodges. as prospected,
we did not lean-but infer that it is sat-
isfactory, for the reason that Col. Cum
mings is pressing the work, and is SO
we'll satisfied that he has got a furnace
ready to fire up, and will in a few days
be turning out bullion for shipment.
The blast is to be furnished from a very
powerful engine Of peculiar construction,
to be worked by steam power. The fur
mace was built by John A. Haskins. an
experienced artisan, nearly on the plan
of those at the White Pine Smelling
Works, at Swansea. The capacity is
calculated at Is tuns daily. These
works are situated at a point in the
main valley known as Mountain Spring.
We look for fine returns from Robinson,
when the works now in process Of cree
ton are completed.
Doctor McMeans, of this city, asso-
ciated with Mr.. Heafron, is building a
small furnace at a point lower in the
valley. The blast is to be furnished by
a fan Of Lampman's make in this city,
to be driven by water. The furnace is
erecting to smelt ores from the Gray
Carbonate mine, owned by Benniield
& Roberts, who contract to furnish the
raw material. 1t is a fine ledge, and
this furnace will Thoroughly test and
prove its quality.
All the ores in Robinson are Of quality
to smelt, except the main ledge of the
Mineral City Company. At the dump
of this mine, 20 tuns of free milling ore
are out, showing by assay a value in
silver of from 500 to 1920 the tun.