The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-02-01
ROBINSON I MINING DISTRICT
4 DESCRIPTION uF IT'S EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

TxAn range of mountains, near the
Nv, 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 the celebrated White Pine
Whining district. They were at first
believed to be silver-lead mines and
were worked for that kind of min
srai. A smelling furnace was erect
"a for the purpose of working the
ores. and considerable of it was re-
anesd 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-
Gcned.
EsErom the surface indications and
tho distinct character of ore found III
this district it Is the judgment of many
Nat.there arc two ore vol"s thai are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
yo,n on tho north side of the canyon
contains orc that is valuable largely
In silver, lead and very little gold,
vbilo TIE vein on the south side OF
tho 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 tbs mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some of them, very
d sailar to those on the south side OF
che canyon. This is especially true
OF the mines located east q thc Great
Western, while those lying further to
the north and higher on the mountain
arc of the silver-lrad character. 1t
mar be That tile gold vrin, nr th9 vein
on the south side of the canyon Is
separated, and forms "par, or at
shis point, boccmts wider nAd ex ands
further to the north and bcyo,4,, TIE
canyon.
Before proceeding further in tbs
description it will be Il to stHtc thet
sAs ora 1nno pasaca ll'r"agA the dts
Sriet ia north westerly md south
sAaterly direction an,, Robinson cali
yon cuts through The district in
aouth- easierly course near the Middle
Of the ore zone.
Returning agnin to the work dome
In the early days OF tho district, while
thsy were prospecting o.;ioly for sill
vsy and lead it Was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried large
aAsunt of gold. Up>n investigation
@ vas found that the
AULTMAN MINR
Was furnishing the greater portion of
tAis valuable metal. ~, ~. The ore of this
aine was Of such character that it
could not be reduced rapidly. ii being
lssomposed quartz, large portion of
which WAS clay, which ba fled the
most experienced gmeltcrs of the
camp. It was at last concluded to
abandon this mine 40 far as smelling
ere was concerned; they however
worked the property in pursuit OF
lead, which was not found in paying
Quantities, but they did develop
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
mine was left in this condition until
4xaT, when Messrs. Underhill, NC
OMis and others secured IA lease upon
che Aline and worked the property COR
sumber of years. They construct
ed mill of ten stamps capacity and
ssduesd the ore by crushing and pass
Ing the same over copper-silvered
vlAtes. The process was Incomplete
asd the loss too great to make it prof
stable. Under this lease they devel-
sped large quantities of ore that can
be alade profitable by working on a
iargs scale and with complete mill
Tag plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being suffi-
ci.ntly blocked out, but There are
larf . quantities of tile average value
Of IS per ton in gold. This "a ,he