The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-04-17
ROBINSON DISTRICT
DESCRIPTION OF ITa EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

n hundred and fifty miles south of
ths Central Pacific Railroad, in the
Rxan range of mountains, near the
eva of Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district were,
sens of them, located as ca as
1889. about tho time of the discov-
cry Of ths celebrated White Pine
niains district. They were at first
believed TO be silver-lcad mines and
were worked for that kind of min
sral. A smelling furnace was erect
Cd for the purpose of working the
Apss, and considerable of it was re-
Ascsd in that way, but at that early
day smelling had not got to that de-
gree of perfection that it has since
attained, and this process was aban-
d~aed.
From the surface indications and
the distinct character of ore found in
this district It is the Judgment of many
that there are two ore veips 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
the canyon contains ore that is valua-
BILE largely in gold and very little
| cad and silver. This is not the case
In each instance as the mines that are
situated next to the canyon oil the
north side are, some of them, very
6milar to those on the south side of
the canyon. This is especially true
Of the mines located east of the Great
Western, while those lying further to
ths north and higher on the mountain
arc of tho silycr-lcad character. 1t
may BIO that the gold vein, or the vein
on til. south sile OF the canyon is
separated, and forms 4 spur, or at
tSiq point, becomes wider and extends
farther to tic north and beyond the
canyon.
BEFORE preceding further liz this
description it VII be well to state That
&s ere zone passes thr"a4h the dis
srist In a nortl-wostcrly and south
essterly direction ana Robinson can-
ssa cuts through the district in a
aeuth-easterly course near Che middle
al the ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
IN the early days of the district, while
.aey were prospecting chiefly for sill
yer and lead it was discovered that
EAe lead bullion carried n large
smeunt of gold. Up,n Investigation
(, was found that the
AULTMAN Mn
Vas furnishing the greater portion OF
vha valuable metal. The ore of this
Aias was of such character that il
esuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
Assomposed quartz, a large portion OF
which was clay, which baffled the
most experienced smeltcrs of the
camp. 1t was at last concluded tc
abandon this mine so far as smelling
sss was concerned; they however
vsrkod the property in pursuit OF
lead, which was not found in paying
Quantities, but they did develop a
large. VEN of ore carrying gold. The
Mias was left in this condition until
1897, when Messrs. Underhill, Me
GAis and others secured a lease upon
Ne mine and worked the property fol
snsmber of years. They construct
q . mill of ten stamps capacity and
sedused the ore by crushing and pass
Ing the same over copper-silyered
plates. The process was incomplete
sd the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel
spsd large quantities of ore that car
b made profitable by working on a
large scale and with Il complete mill
Mg plant. 1t Wonld be difficult tC
estimate the amount of ore developed
in the Aultman, it not being sufii.
IDENTITY blocked out, but there arr
Iaygs ~onantitirs nj thp averaCn valuf