The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-02-15
ROBINSON DISTRICT
A DESCRIPTION OF IT'S EXTENT
AND R7sOURCEs.

one hundred and fifty miles south OF
the Central Pacific Railroad, in the
Exap range of mountains, near the
,wn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines OF this district we're,
some of them, located as ca as
1859, about the time of the discov-
err OF ths celebrated White Pine
aiming district. They were at first
believed to be silver-lead mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
srsl. A smelling furnace was erect
ID for the purp pose of working the
srss. and considerable of it was re-
Aussd In that way, but at that early
DAY smelling had not got to that de-
grss Of perfection that 1t has since
attained, and this process was aban-
Aonsd.
From the surface indications and
she distinct character Of ore found in
this district 1t Is the Judgment OF many
shat:thero are two ore veins that are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
vsln 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
Che canyon contains ore that Is valua-
bic largely In gold and very little
lead and silver. This Is not the case
On each instance as the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some of them, very
anilar to those on the south side of
ths canyon. This Is especially true
Of the mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
che north and higher on the mountain
ere Of the sllver-lead character. 1t
may be that the gold vein, or the vein
On the south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms spur, or at
ahis point, becomes wider and extends
further to tho north and beyond the
canyon.
Before proceeding further In this
description 1t will be well to state that
sAs ere zone passes through the dis
sYist In north westerly and south
sAstsrly direction ana Robinson can
zen cuts through tho district in q
sesth-sasterly course near the middle
81 the ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
Il ths early days of tho district, while
Meg we're prospecting chiefly for sill
ssa and lead 1t was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried large
eAsunt of gold. Up,n investigation
e was found that the
AULTMAN MINE
Was furnishing the greater portion Of
sAis valuable metal. ~. The ore of this
nlns was Of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
desemposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which bafiled the
eaost 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
mins was left in this condition until
1857, when Messrs Underhill, Nc
onis and others secured lease upon
the mine and worked the property for
nnmber of years. They construct
81 mill of ten stamps capacity and
reduced the ore by crushing and pass
Ing the same over coppcr-silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
AID the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
.sysd large quantitics OF ore that can
ks made profitable by working on a
large scale and with complete mill
iag plant. 1t would be difficult to
e.S;,n.t. tha a...,,,ut Of ara davaio,.ad