The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-02-29
ROBINSON DISTRICT
ADEscRIPTION OF IT'S EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

Tho OanGfal ~ 1cldC Asdi4iodetj III "ilo
Eyan range of mountains, near the
,wn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines Of this district we're,
sosns of them, located as ca as
1859. about the time of the discov-
orr OF ths celebrated White Pine
mining district. They we're at first
beloved to be silver-lead mines and
wsre worked for that kind of min
srAl A smelling furnace was erect
ed for tho purpose of working the
ores, and considers bic of it Was re-
Aussd In that way, but at that early
day smelling had not got to that de
xree of perfection that it has since
attained. AID this process was aban-
donsd.
From the surface indications and
tho distinct character of ore found IN
this district it 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 tho vein on tho south side of
She canyon contains ore that is valua-
bic largely in gold and very little
lead and silver. This is not the case
In each instance rs the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some of them, very
Is1ilar to those on the south side of
she 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
are of the silver-lead character 1t
may be that the gold vein, or the vein
on the south side of tie canyon is
separated, anl forms p spur, or at
this point, becomes wider and extends
further to the north end beyond the
sanyon.
Before proceeding further in this
description it viii be we'll to state that
Gs ora zone passes through the dis
srict In q north Nest9l!y md south
eAsterly direction and Robinson can
Yon cuts through the district in q
southeastern course near the middle
Of Tho orc zone.
Returning ss:in to the work done
In the early days Of tho district, while
tAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
YER and lead it was discovered that
tAs lead bullion carried a large
aAsunt of gold Upt II investigation
g was found that ths
AULTMAN MINR
Was furnishing the greater portion OF
tAis valuable metal. The ore of this
mine was of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly. it being
dssomposed quartz, q large portion of
which was clay, which baffied 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
lead, which was not found in paying
quantities, but they did develop
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
maine was left in this condition until
1887, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onie 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 silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
AID the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they deyel-
spsd large quantities of ore that can
Be made profitable by working on
large scale and with complete mill
,Ax plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
in the Aultman, it not being sufii-
sisntly blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average value
Of IS per ton in gold. This IS the