The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-29
THE NAYFLONER SALE
W. A. CLARK, OF BUTTE
THE PURCHASER.

One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars in Cash Was the Consideration =.
Roht. Fair. L. Nj. Clark ana G.
j. Prui;t Were the Luck. Owners.
The MAJ flower oroan otmines, which
are located in the extreme northern
end of Madison county, and which have
been creating such d forore in mining
circles by reason of the richness OF the
ore extracted ard the wonderful strides
the lucky owcers have been making
~fortnneward oy working The properties,
had been sold to w. \. Clark. OF
Butte. for Il cash consideration OF @l50-
600. The fortunate owners We're Mes
srs. S. Robt. Fair, &. NJ. Clark, and G.
]. Pruitt. who are well known in Viz
ginia.
Readers u the MADISONIAN will re-
member of a suit in the district court
about three months ago over the title
to the Mayhower No. ,. The suit was
brought by TEX" Waller of White
hall, against the owners, and VIM.
Owsley of Twin Bridges is supposed to
be interested in Walters claim. The
suit here was decided in the plaintiffs
favor, but the extreme richness of the
property justifies the long and extern
sive legal battle that's sure to follow.
However this litigation in no wise ef-
fects the other claims, and Messrs. Fair,
Clark and Pruit simply transfer the
law suit with the property.
The claim was discovered by Z. NJ.
Clark, metallurgist for the Parrot
Company. something over a year ago.
Very little work has been done on Nos.
l and 3, but during the past six months
No. 3 has been worked with Il small
force. but with Credible results, net
ting the owners amounts %variously es-
timated at from $50, 900 to 500. 600.
Taking the lowest figure as a %conserva-
tive estimate, and adding this amount to
the purchase price makes q grand total
of $4,000, which. divided equally be-
tween the three owners, gives each a
handsome little fortune. And when
the fact that no work had been done OF
these properties a year ago is consid-
cred, the result becomes a marvel. 1t
reads like a fairy tale.
And all this is in Madison county.
Don't overlook hat fact.
The big gold strike in the Tobacco
Root range Of mountains eight miles
southeast of Whitehall continues to
absorb the attention of many mining
men in this district and during the pas,
two weeks so many experts have visited
the Mayfower mine that a special per
nit is now required to enable the Wis
itor t 0 gaze upon the treasures contain
ed in the open cut on the hillside where
, four men are at present quarrying GU
some So. 900 in gold ore per day.
Prof. S. F. Emm ons. the director 0
J the geological survey and a gentleman
whose name is familiar to students il
J geology both in Europe and America
, and Prof. G. w. Tower, his assistant
- visited the new gold diggings yesterda..
and made quite an extended investiga
ton of the surroundings. They wer
accompanied by the owners and J. K
&c Clark and D. G. ellis, who representa-
W. A. Clark, who has an option on tn
group of claims comprising the May
flower Nos. l, 2, and 3. The geologist
Sc we're much impressed with the country
but as they are in the employ OF tn
> United States government they wer
averse to being interviewed for publ
Sc cation.
The new gold discoveries near White
hall have totally upset all the theorie
of mining experts and they freely az
nit it, The ore is OF a peculiar flint
character in quartzite, limestone an
dolomite. In rock which assays fro
$500 to $500 to the ton in gold not
speck of gold car be seen with a ma
lse nifying glass, and crushing and pa
ming will not yield a single colo
-. Even the assayer 70 whom one OF Il
Use first pieces of rock from that sectit
: was brought, laughed at the man WI
brought it in for assay. and predict
that it wouldn't give a trace of col
d. ""' 'A""so" A0 ~ '"' W.
about 81, 200 to the ton in the roy