The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-05-15
ROBINSON DISTRICT
a DHsCRIPrION OF ITS EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

the Central Pacific Railroad, In the
Bgan range Of mountains, near the
sw. Of. Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district wore,
GENE of them, located A. ca as
1853, about the time of the discov-
ssy of the celebrated White Pine
AiHinx district. They were at first
believed TO be silver-lead mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
sssl. A smelling furnace was erect
u 10, the purpose Of working the
ssss, aaa considerable of 1t was re-
lsssd in that way, but at that early
day smelling had not got to that de-
gree Of perfectio n that it has since
attained, and this process was aban-
a~nsd.
From the surface Indications and
ths distinct character of ore found in
shis district It Is the judgment of many
Mat. there are two ore veins that are
separated by Robinson canyon. The
vein on tho 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-
bic 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 on the
north side are, some of them, very
Auilar to those on the 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
are Of the silver-lead character. 1t
may he that tho gold vein, or the vein
on the south side of the canyon is
separated, and forms spur, or at
Mis- point, becomes wider and extends
further to the north and beyond the
canyon.
Before proceeding further in this
description it will be well to state that
&s ere zone passes through the dis
sriet In north westerly and south
snstsrly direction ana Robinson can
zen cuts through the district in q
south sasterly course near the middle
81 Me ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
In the early days of tho district, while
sAsy were prospecting chiefly for sill
YER and lead it was discovered that
Ne lead bullion carried n large
snsunt Of gold. Up,n investigation
~ vas found that the
AULTAAN MINB
Wa furnishing tho greater portion of
~ valuable metal. w. The ore of this
Afns was Of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly, it being
asssmposed quartz, large portion of
which was clay, which baffled the
&sst experienced smelters 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 a
large vein of ore carrying gold. The
Ains was left in this condition until
1887, whom Messrs. Underhill, Nc
0nis and others secured lease upon
Ne mine and worked the property for
. namber Of years. They construct
- aill Of ten stamps capacity and
nsAussd the ore by crushing and pass
ins the same over copper-silvered
Dhtss. The process was incomplete
esa the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
spsa large quantities of ore that can
Ss made profitable by working on a
hYxs scale and with complete mill
ag plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being suffi-
IDENTITY blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average value
Of % per ton in gold. This is the
property of Governor Mckinley, Geo.