The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-06-20
He1IxsOK DISTRICT
4 nhsCaHPTI0N OF TTs EXTENT
And REsOURCEs.

she Central racine railroad, III The
ugan range Of mountains, near the
,wn of-~Ely, the county seat.
The mines Of this district were,
sems Of them, located as ea as
1859, about the time of the discov-
cry Of Hhs celebrated White Pine
aining district. They werc at first
believed to be silver-lead mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
srAi. A smelling furnace was erect
I'd foH the purpose Of working the
spss, end. considerable Of 1t was re-
1sssd 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 sban-
loned.
From the surface indications and
tRs distinct character Of ore found in
lhis district 1t IL the judgment of many
thatithere 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 tho south side of
che canyon contains ore that is valua-
bic largely In gold and very little
cad and silver. This Is not the case
In each instance a. the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
aorth side are, some of them, very
duilar to those on tho south side of
Me canyon. This IL especially true
Of the mines located east Of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
Nks north and higher on the mountain
are Of the sllver-lead character. It
nAy Be that the gold vein, or the vein
IN the south side Of the canyon is
separated, and forms spur, or at
shis point, becomes wider and extends
further to tho north and beyond the
sAayon.
Before proceeding further In this
description 1t will DO well to state that
As ere sone passes through the dis
eriss In . north westerly and south
sAstsrly direction and Robinson can
gen suts through tho district in a
sssSh-sasterly course near the middle
q Shs ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
In shs early days of tho district, while
sAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
W, and lead 1t was discovered that
As lead bullion carried . large
ssasuns ef gold. Up. n investigation
90 vAs found that the -
AULTMAN MINB
We essnishing the greater portion of
Ak valuable metal. The ore of this
@ias was Of such character that it
ssulA not be reduced rapidly, it being
6ssomposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which baffled the
Aost experienced smelters. of the
camp. It was at last concluded to
abandon this mine 90 far as smelling
ere was concerned; they however
worked tho property in pursuit of
lead, which was not found in paying
quantities, but they did develop a
large vein Of ore carrying gold. The
niHs was left in this condition until
1887, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onis and others secured lease upon
the Eins and worked the property for
. number Of years. They construct
ed mill Of ten stamps capacity and
sedussd the ore by crushing and pass
Ing the same over copper-silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
and the loss too great to make it prof
liable. Under this lease they devel-
spsd large quantities Of ore that can
30 made profitable by working on
large scale and with a complete mill
.-lAg plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being suf1i-
asntly blocked out, bnt there are
large quantities of the average value