The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-05-30
ResINsON DISTRICT
4 HAeCREPTTON OF IT'S EXTENT
AND REsOURCEs.

OuW uu1kuNOU OuO uAVy WAAOS S"ssOAA "a
NAs Central Pacific Railroad, in the
HEan range of mountains, near the
'swn of. Ely, the county seat.
The mines Of this district we're,
Asms Of shom, located IS ed "a
1870, about the time of the discov-
cry Of che celebrated White Pine
aiming district. They were at first
Believed TO be silvor-lead mines and
we're worked for that kind Of min
srai. A smelling furnace WAS erect
ID for Che purpose of working the
ssss, and considerable OF 1t was re-
lsssd In that way, but st that early
DAY smeltihg had not got to that de-
gree Of perfection that 1t has since
Attained, and this process was Aban-
Gcnsd.
From the surface indications and
che distinct character Of ore found in
thls district 1t Is the Judgment of many
that,there are two ore veins that are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
vsin on tho 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-
BE largely in gold and very little
sAd and silver. This 10 not tho case
On each instance a. the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some of THEM. very
anilkr to those on the south side of
Me canyon. This 10 especially true
Of the mines located east OF the Great
Western, while those lying further to
shs north and higher on the mountain
are Of the silver-lead character. It
nay be that the gold vein, or the vein
on the south SHE Of tho canyon is
separated, and forms . spur, or at
tkis point, becomes wider and extends
farther to the north and beydnd the
sAayon.
Before proceeding further In this
description 1t will be well to state that
Ne ere sone passes through the dis
sHist II . north-Nesterly and south
eastsrly direction ana Robinson can
yea cuts through the district In
south sasterly course near the middle
II Me ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
d ths early days of the district, while
sAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
vsy and lead 1t was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried a large
snsuns Of gold. Up,n investigation
o. Vas found that the
AULTMAN AINs
We furnishing the greater portion Of
~ valuable metal. - ~. The ore Of this
aiAs was Of such character that 1t
seuld not be reduced rapidly, 1t being
Assomposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which baffled the
most experienced smelters of the
Ssnib. It was at last concluded to
abandon this mine SO 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
mins was left in this condition until
1887, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onis and others secured lease upon
ths mine and worked ths property for
. aumber Of years. They construct
- mill Of ten stamps capacity and
ssducsd the ore by crushing and pass
Ing the same over copper-silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
end the loss too crest to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
sped large quantities of ore that can
Be made profitable by working on
large scale and with complete mill
ING plant. It would be difficult to
estimate tho amount of ore developed
In she Aaltman, it not being sufff-
AsMtlt blocked out. but there are