The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-08-29
ROBINSON DISTRICT
A DESCRIPTION OF IT'S EXTENT
AND RESOURCEE.

one hundred and tlttv miles south OF
tho Central Pacific Railroad, in the
Egan rance of mountains, near the
,wn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district we're,
soms of them, located as ca as
1859, about tho time of the diseov-
aFF IF the celebrated White Pine
nj ling district. They were at first
believed to be s;lv ar lead mines and
were worked for that kind of min
srnl. A smelling furnace was erect
eA for the purpose of working tie
sres, and considerable of it was re-
1uesd In that WV, but at that carly
aay smelling had not got that de-
gree of perfection that it has since
Attained. and this process WAS abau-
doned.
From the surface Indications and
the distinct character of ore found in
this district it is the Judgment of many
thas'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
the canyon contains ore that IS valua
BILE largely in gold and very little
cad 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
Amilar to those. on the south side Of
the canyon. This is especially true
Of tho mines located east Of the Great
Western, while those l. in further to
The north and higher or ths mountain
are of the silver-lead character. Jt
may DO that the gold vein, or tlso yeiN
ON the south si,lo Of tie c;N.ynaig
separated, and forms Il spur, or u
shis point, becomes wider asll cXter,laa
farther to the north ard beyond a.
eanyon.
Before proceeding further il tbs
description it viii be well to st1te .;.tS
he ere zone passes through 51e ,sis-
trict IN north-w oster'y e.3 so,ys,4-
eastsrly direction an Robinson caa-
roh cuts through the tiistrict ia q
seatb- eastcriy course near illo middle
sf The orc zone.
Returning a.fain to the wori. Gone
In the ea.y days of the district, while
4hey were prospecting chiefly for sill
yer and load it Was discovered that
che lead oullioG carried u large
Ansunt Of gold. Cp,n investigation
% was found that tn
AULTAAN MINE
Was furnishing the greater portion Of
tails valuable metal. :. =. Tho ore of this
AiAs was of such character that it
could not be reduced rapidly, it being
aoeomposed quartz, a large portion Of
which was clay, which bafliod the
most experienced smeltcrs 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
load, which was not found in paying
quantities, but they did develop a
large vein of ore carrying gold The
maine was left in this condition until
1887, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Omie and others secured lease upon
the mine and worked the property fer
q number of years. They construct
ed mill Of ten stamps capacity and
reduced the ore by crushing and pass
ing the same over copper-silyered
plates. The process was Incomplete
and the loss too great to make it prof
liable. Under this lease they devel-
oped large quantities Of ore that can
be made profitable by working on
large scale and with complete mill
my plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount OF ore developed
In the Aultman, it not bong subj
Oisntly blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average value