The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-02-27
EeRfMs0N DISTRICT
4 DESCRIPTION OF ITS EXTENT
AND RESOURCES.

enc hundred II n1ty miles sout1 OF
she Central Pacific Railroad, In the
Byaa range of mountains, near the
swn'of, Ely, the county seat.
The mines of this district we're,
M Of them, locat:d as ca as
1899, about the time of the discov-
ssy Of the celebrated White Pine
aiming district. They were at first
Believed to be silyer-lcad mines and
we're worked for that kind of min
ssai. A smelling furnace was erect
I'd for the purpose of working the
srss, and considerable of 1t was re-
aassd in that way, but at that early
Gay smelling had not got to that de-
gree of perfection that it has since
attained. and this process was aban-
aonsd.
From the surface indications and
she distinct character of ore found in
this district 1t is the Judgment of many
shat,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
che canyon contains ore that is valua-
bic largely in gold and very little
1 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
anilar to those on the south side of
tho canyon. This is especially true
Of the mines located east of the Great
Western. while those lying further to
Ahs north and higher on the mountain
arc Of tho silver-lead character. 1t
saay DO thai the gold vein, or the vein
en- tho south siIe of tho canyon is
separated, and forms n spur, or ut
tkis point, becomes wider and extends
fsrther to tho north and beyond the
canyon.
before preceding further in This
description it will be well to state that
pa ore M passes through the dis
sriss In a north-westerly and south
sns.srly direction ana Robinson call
gen cuts through the district il u
aeuth-easterly course near the middle
81 the ore zone.
Returning again to the work done
In the early days of the district, while
shcy were prospecting chiefly for sill
scr and lead it was discovered that
&c lead bullion carried a large
aaount Of gold. Up,n Investigation
b WAS found that the
AULTMAN MINE
vss furnishing the greater portion of
- valuable metal The ore of this
sine was of such character that it
ssuld not be reduced rapidly. it being
assomposed quartz, a large portion of
which was clay, which bafled the
saese experienced smeltcra of the
camp. 1t was at last concluded to
abandon this mine 60 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
nias was left in this condition until
1897, when Messrs. Underhill, Nc
omis and others secured a lease upon
The mine and worked the property for
. number ef years. They construct
81 . mill of ten stamps capacity and
xsdused the ore by crushing and pass
ing the same over copper-silvered
plates. The process was incomplete
end the loss too great to make it prof
table. Under this lease they devel-
spsd large quantities of ore that can
ks made profitable by working on a
Args scale and with a complete mill
ing plant. 1t would be difficult to
estimate the amount of ore developed
In the Aultman, it not being sulli-
aestly blocked out, but there are
large quantities of the average value