The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-04-11
ROBINSON DISTRICT


ths Central Pacific Railroad, IN the
8yan rangs of mountains, near the
swn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district we're,
some 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
Believed to be silver-lead mines and
were worked for that kind of min
srAi. A smelling furnace was erect
81 for the purpose of working the
eyes, and considerable of 1t was re-
6ussd In that way, but at that early
aay smelling had not got to that de-
gree Of perfection that 1t has since
attained, and this process was aban-
aousd.
From the surface Indications and
che distinct character OF ore found in
lhis 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
she canyon contains ore that is valua
BE largely In gold and very little
lead and silver. This Is not tho case
In each instance a. the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some of them, very
dnilar to those on the south side of
shs canyon. This Is especially true
sf the mines located east OF the Great
Western, while those lying further to
tke north and higher on the mountain
ere Of the silver-lead character. 1t
nay be that the gold vein, or the vein
IN the south sidc of the canyon is
separated, and forms a spur, or at
Mia point, becomes wider and extends
farther to tho north and beyond the
canyon.
Before proceeding further in this
description it will be wcll to state that
sAs ere xone passes thrnagh the dis
trfst In . north westerly and south
s@stsrly direction anu Robinson can
gen cuts through tho district in p
ssuth-easterly course near the middle
81 khs orc zone.
Returning again to the work done
In ths early days of tho district, while
sAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
yer and lead 1t was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried large
ensunt of gold. Up,n investigation
90 was found that the
AULTAAN NINE
Was furnishing the greater portion Of
tAls valuable metal. =. The ore of this
oins Was of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
assomposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which bafiied the
aost 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
mins was left in this condition until
1897, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
onie and others secured lease upon
The anime and worked the property for
. number of years. They construct
e mill of ten stamps capacity and
psdussd the ore by crushing and pass
isg the same over copper-silyered
plates. The process was incomplete
cad the loss too great to make it prof
fable. Under this lease they deyel-
spsd large quantities of ore that can
Be naads profitable by working on a
large scale and with complete mill
sng plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount Of ore developed
IN the Aultman. it net being suffi-
aanflx blocked ont Int fh..rn ara