The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-04-04
ROBINSON DISTRICT
HEsCnIPTION OF IT'S EXTENT
AND RE&OURCES.

= gan range OF mountains, Hedl Olo
,wn of Ely, the county seat.
Tho mines of this district we're,
some of them, located as ea as
1859, about the time of the discov-
cry OF the celebrated White Pine
mining district They were at first
believed to be silver-lead mines and
wsro worked for that kind OF min
srAl. A smelling furnace was erect
I'd for tho purpose of working the
eyes, and considerable of 1t was re-
Auesd In that way, bnt at that early
day smelling had not got to that de-
gree of perfection that it has since
attained. and this process was aban-
Aonsd.
From the surface indications and
tho distinct character of ore found IN
this district 1t is the judgment OF many
chat 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
sho 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
similar to those on the south side of
che 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 silyer-lead character. 1t
may be that the gold vein, or the vein
on Tho south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms g spur, or at
this point, becomes wider and extends
further to tho north and beyond the
canyon.
Befors proceeding further in this
description it will be vel to state chat
As ere zone passes through the dis
triet In a north wcsterly end south
sastsrly direction ana Robinson cam
gen cuts through tho district in .
ssuth- easterly course near the middle
Of The ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
In she early days of the district, while
aAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
YER and lead it was discovered that
tie lead bullion carried large
aAsunt of gold. Upon investigation
% vas found that the
AULThAN MINR
Was furnishing the greater portion of
tAls valuable metal. - The ore of this
aiAs was Of such character that it
could not be reduced rapidly. it being
dssomposed quartz, a 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 in pursuit of
lead, which was not found in paying
quantities, but they did develop a
large vein of ore carrying gold The
sains was left in this condition until
1887, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onis and others secured lease upon
the mine and worked the property for
snumber of years. They construct
ID mill of ten stamps capacity and
reduced the ore by crushing and pass
Ing the same over copper-silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
and the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
sped large quantities of ore that can
Ss made profitable by working On a
large scale and with complete mill
iHE plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being snfi-
dsntly blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average value
Of IS pcr ton in gold. This IS the
property of Governor Mckinley, Geo.
D. saxton and Marshall Barbour of