The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-12-21
ns1IKsoN INNING DISTRICT
-. A DRsoRleTION OF ITS EXTENT
sNsE. ~. AND REsOUaIEH.

Fyan range of mountains, near the
t,wn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district we're,
some of them, located as early as
1869. about the time of the discov-
cry of ths celebrated White Pine
mining district. They were at first
believed to be silver-lead mines and
were worked for that kind of min
sral. A smelling furnace was erect
cd for the purpose of working the
ores. and considerable of it was re-
dueed In that way, but at that early
day smelling had not got to that de-
gree of perfection that it has since
attained, and this process was aban-
donsd.
EsTrom the surface indications and
She distinct character of ore found in
lhis district it is the Judgment of many
Shat there are two ore veins that are
Separated by Robinson canyon. The
vein on the north side of the canyon
contains ore that is valuable largely
In silver, lead and very little gold,
While the vein on the south side OF
thc canyon contains ore that is valua-
bic largely in gold and very little
lead and silver. This is not the case
In each instance as the mines that are
situated next to the canyon Oh the
north side are, some of them, very
anilar to those on the south side OF
sthe canyon. This is especially true
of the mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
the north and higher on the mountain
are of the silver-lead character. Ii
may be that the gold vein, or the vein
on the south side of the canyon IS
separated, and forms spur, or at
this point, becomes wider and extends
further to the north and beyond the
ssnyon.
Before proceeding further in this
le.cription 1t will be well to state that
Che ore zone passes through the dis
ariot In a north WESTERLY and south
sa.tariy direction and Robinson can
yon cuts through the district IN a
south easterly course near the middle
Of the ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
IN the early days of the district, while
ahsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
YER and lead it was discovered that
ahs lead bullion carried large
amount of gold. Upon investigation
a was found that the
AuLTNAN NINE
Was furnishing the greater portion OF
eAis Valuable meUdl. LILO olo VI 'iii'
.sasne was of such character that it
could not be reduced rapidly, it being
assomposed quartz, large portion Of
which was clay, which baffied the
most experienced smelters of the
camp. 1t was at last concluded to
abandon this mine SO far as smelling
ere was concerned; they however
worked the property III pursuit Of
lead, which was not found in paying
quantities, but they did develop a
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
mine was left in this condition until
iSa7. when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onie and others secured lease upon
Ahs mine and worked the property for
. number of years. They construct
ed mill of ten stamps capacity and
ssducsd the ore by crushing and pass
lag the same over copper-silvered
alAtss. The process was incomplete
and the loss too great to make it prof
liable. Under this lease they devel-
spsd large quantities of ore that can
BE made profitable by working on a
large scale and with a complete mill
anH plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being suffi-
slsntfy blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average value