The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-05-02

a nnaCRIPTION or IT'S EXTENT
AND REsOURCEs.


,wn of Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district were,
some of them, located as ca as
1859, about the time of the discov-
err of the celebrated White Pine
Halning district. They were at first
believed to be silver-lead mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
srAi. A smelling furnace was erect
cd for the purpose of working the
spss, and considerable of 1t was re-
aussd 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 aban-
Aonsd.
: From the surface indications and
che distinct character of ore found In
this district 1t is the judgment of many
shasIthere are two ore veins that are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
vein on the north side OF the canyon
contains ore that lie valuable largely
In silver, lead and very little gold,
while the vein on the south side of
Che canyon contains ore that is valua-
bic largely In gold and very little
lead and silver. This is not the case
In each instance az the mines that are
situated next to the canyon on the
north side are, some of them, very
&nilar to those on the south side of
ths canyon. This is especially true
Of che mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
ths north and higher on the mountain
are of tho silver-lcad character. 1t
enay BIO that tho gold vein, or the vein
en- the south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms spur, or at
Nhis point, becomes wider and extends
farther to the north and beyond the
canyon.
Before proceeding further in this
description it will be we'll to state that
Ne ere zone passes through the dis
ariet In . north westerly and south
sastsrly direction and Robinson can
gen cuts Il 70 Ugh the district in a
sezth- sasterly course near the middle
Of Tho ore zone.
Returning again to tho work done
In ths early days of tho district, while
aAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
YER and lead it was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried largo
sAsunt of gold. Up. n investigation
90 vas found that the
AULTMAN NINE
Wee furnishing the greater portion of
tAis valuable metal. A-. The ore of this
mine was Of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
dssomposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which baffied the
zAost experienced smelters of the
J 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
sains was left in this condition until
1897, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
Onis and others secured lease upon
the mine and worked the property for
. number of years. They construct
ID mill of ten stamps capacity and
reduced 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-
oped large quantities of ore that can
be made profitable by working on a
large scale and with complete mill
ing plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the sAultman, it not being sufi-
dsntly blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average valhe
Of % per ton in gold. This is the
property of Governor Mckinley, Geo.
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