The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-02-22
ROBINSON DISTRICT
DRsonyPTION OF ITS EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.


Exan range of mountains, near the
,wn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district we're,
SONS of them, located as ca as
1859, about the time of the discov-
err OF ths celebrated White Pine
mining district. They were at first
beloved to be silver-lead mines and
wsyo worked for that kind of MIN
srAl. A smelling furnace was erect
cd for the purpose of working the
erss, and considerable OF 1t wss re-
Auesd 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-
donsd.
From the surface indications and
the distinct character OF ore found IN
tAis district 1t Is the judgment OF many
shs!ithere nre 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 voin on the south side of
She canyon contains ore that is valua-
BILE largely In gold and very little
load and silver. This is not the case
In each instance as the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some Of them, very
ANilsr to those on the south side of
she canyon. This Is especially true
Of the mines located east OF the Great
Western, while those lying further to
she north and higher ON the mountain
arc of tho silver-lead character 1t
may be that the gold vein, or the vein
on the south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms a spur, or at
this point, becomes wider and extends
further to the north and beyond the
sanyon.
Before proceeding further In this
description it will be we'll to state that
ne ers zone passes through the dis
srist In e north westerly And south
sAstsrly direction and Robinson can
yon cuts through tho district in y
south-easterly course near the middle
81 Tho ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
In the early days of tho district, while
sAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
yer and lead It WAS discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried large
sMsunt of gold. Up,n investigation
a. was found that the
AULTMAN MINI
Wss furnishing the greater portion of
tAl valuable metal. ~. We The ore of this
aiRs was of such character that it
seuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
desomposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which baffied the
Most experienced smclters 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 III paying
quantities, but they did develop
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
paiae was left in this condition until
1897, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
OMis and others secured lease upon
the 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
Tag the same over copper silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
and the loss too great to make it prof
fable. Under this lease they devel-
sDsd large quantities of ore that can
be made profitable by working on
large scale and with a complete mill
iHg plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
in the Aultman, it not being stiff
GENTLY blocked OUT, but thor5 are
large quantities of the average value
Of % per ton in gold This Is the