The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-04-18
ROBINSON DISTRICT
4 WRSCRIPTION OF IT'S EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

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,wn ofs~.Ely, the county seat.
The mines Of this district we're,
soms of them, located a. ca as
1889, about the time of the discov-
cry Of The celebrated White Pine
mining district. They were at first
Believed to be sllver-lead mines and
were worked for that kind of min
sral. A smelling furnace was erect
cd for tho purpose of working the
eyes, and considerable of 1t was re-
Aussd In that way, but At that early
day smelling had not got to that de-
gree Of perfection that 1t has since
attained, and this process was aban-
acnsd.
From the surface indications and
The distinct character of ore found in
lhlx district 1t Is the judgment of many
that'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
che canyon contains ore that is valua-
BILE 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
dnnilar to those on the south side of
Me canyon. This is especially true
81 the mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
ths north and higher on the mountain
are of the silver-lead character. It
may be that tho gold vein, or the vein
on the south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms spur, or at
Shls 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
Ne ore xone passes through the dis
arist In q north westerly and south
sAstsrly direction and Robinson can
ysN cuts through the district in q
-easterly course near the middle
81 ahe ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
In the early days of tho district, while
sAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
sSy and lead 1t was discovered that
ne lead oullion carried large
sAsunt of gold. Upon investigation
90 was found that the
AULTNAN MINI
Wss furnishing the greater portion OF
tAis valuable metal. s r' The ore of this
aaiAs was of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
dssomposed 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 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 a
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
@ias was left in this condition until
1887, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
0nis and others secured lease upon
she mine and worked the property for
number of years. They construct
81 mill of ten stamps capacity and
reduced the ore by crushing and pass
lag 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 car
b made profitable by working on a
large scale and with complete mill
ing plant. 1t would be difficult tc
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being Suffi-
IDENTITY blocked out, but there arc
large quantities of the average value
Of % per ton in gold. This is the
property of Governor Mckinley, Geo.
d Haxtnn And Marshall Bari nur o1