The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-03-14
1e11rsOH DISTRICT
a AROORIPTI0N OF ITS EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

eaeed In White Plno county, NEVADA,
enc hundred and fifty miles south of
Shs Central Pacific Railroad, in the
1Yan range of mountains, near the
,wn Of Ely, the county seat.
The mines Of this district we're,
some Of them, located A. ea as
1859, about the time of the discov-
cry Of the celebrated White Pine
ninifSz district. They were at first
believed to be sllver-lsad mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
sral. 4 smelling furnace was erect
"a for she PURPOSE Of working the
eyes. and considerable Of 1t was re-
lussd In that way, but st that early
lAy smelling had not got to that de-
gree Of perfection that 1t has since
Attained, and this process was aban-
Aonsd.
: From the surface indications and
ehs distinct character Of ore found in
Nhis district 1t is the judgment OF many
shatlthers are two ore veins that are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
vein on the north side OF the canyon
contains ore that IL valuable largely
In silver, lead and very little gold,
white the vein on the south side of
NE canyon contains ore that Is valua-
BE largely In gold and very little
lead end silver. This Il not the case
a each instance 90 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 Is especially true
Of The mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
che north and higher on the mountain
ere Of the silver-lead character. 1t
may be that the gold vein, or the vein
On Tho south side of tho canyon is
ssparAted, and forms spur, or at
Ais point, becomes wider and extends
further 10 tho north and beyond the
@syon.
Before proceeding further in this
description 1t will be well to state that
As ere sons passes through the dis
tyist In . north westerly and south
sAsssrly direction and Robinson can
ysA cuts through tho district in a
ssnth- sasterly course near the middle
% Me ore como.
Refusing again to the work done
Il shs early days of tho district, while
aAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
vss end load 1t was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried q large
snsunt Of gold. Up. n investigation
Do vAs found that the
AULTMAN MINE
Ne essnishing tho greater portion of
sAis valuable metal. - 80: The orc of this
aiHs was Of such character that it
esuld mot be reduced rapidly, it being
Assomposed 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 so 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
aiAe WAS left in this condition until
ASST. when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
0nis and others secured lease upon
the @ins and worked the property for
Q Aumber Of years. They construct
q . aaill Of ten stamps capacity and
ssdussd the ore by crushing and pass
Ing ths same over copper-silvered
plates. Tho process was incomplete
SID the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
sDsd large quantities Of ore that can
be aads profitable by working on
large scale and with q complete mill
lAg plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
b the Aultman, it not being suffi-