The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-06-13
ae11xsoH DISTRICT
4 DnaCR1PTION OF HTR EXTENT
AND REsOURCEa.

one n0ndreo ana nICy miles souCn OF
tAs Central Pacific Railroad, in the
pgan range Of mountains, near the
'',wn FLY, the county seat.
The mines Of this district wero,
some of them, located ~ ea as
1852, about the time of the discov-
Upy of che celebrated White Pine
salntng district. They were at first
Believed to be silver-load mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
srai. A smelling furnace WAS erect
I'd for She purpose Of working the
opss, 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-
aonsd. = - az"
From the surface indications and
She distinct character of ore found in
Ihis district 1t Is the judgment of many
Shatthere are two ore veins that are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
vein on the north side OF the canyon
contains ore that Ii valuable largely
in silver; lead and very little gold,
while the vein on tho south side of
She canyon contains ore that Is valua-
bic largely in gold and very little
I sad and silver. This IL not the case
ln each instance as the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
aorth side are, some of them, very
anilar to those on the south side of
Me canyon. This Is especially true
81 che mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
Nhs north and higher on the mountain
ere of the silver-lead character. 1t
saay be that the gold vein, or the vein
% The south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms a spur, or at
Skis point, becomes wider and extends
farther to tho north and beyond the
saayon.
Before proceeding further In this
description 1t will be we'll to state that
As ere sone passes through the dis
sSist In . north westerly and south
sAsssrly direction ana Robinson can
ger cuts through tho district in a
-sasterly course near the middle
81 tAs ore xone.
Returning again to tho work done
In shs early days of tho district, while
Asy wsre prospecting chiefly for sill
vss and lead It Was discovered that
oAS lead bullion carried large
OAsuns Of gold. Up, n investigation
40 vas found that the
AULTMAN MINI
We furnishing the greater portion Of
tAL valuable metal. ~: The ore of this
0ias was OF such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
4ssomposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which baff1ed the
most experienced smelters of the
camp. It 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 develops
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
nias was left in this condition until
1887. when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onis and others secured lease upon
che mine and worked the property for
aumber Of years. They construct
81 mill OF ten stamps capacity and
ssduesd the ore by crushing and pass
Ing ths same over copper silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
sAd the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
spsd large quantities of ore that can
be made profitable by working on
large scale and with complete mill
mg plant. Il would be difficult to
estimate tho amount of ore developed
In the Aultmat, It not being suffi-
IDENTITY blocked out, but there are
A,~a C,,sn4;t;ls toS III .-.won.c., IL,