Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-06-15

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ledge belt is crossed. 1t is promis
ing proposition and just as soon al
ore is encountered the value of the
territory through which it runs car
only be approXimated.
The Brougher and Oddie Tunnel site
is located in a mountain directly op
posite and west of Tonopah and will
penetrate the mountain from north
to south and not only intersect the
lodges composing the Tonopah group
but also the Brougher and Clifford
properties. Work will be commenced
at once on this proposition and
pushed incessantly. There are also
other locations of much promise that
will receive merited attention in
some future issue.
The Mineral Belt.
The mineral belt thus far exposed
i, one mile wide from its extreme
northern to its extreme southern
limit and for this distained is a com
plete stratification of rich ledges.
The Discoverer.
Mr.. Butler has been generous to
fault in all his dealings with those
with whom he is connected and enjoys
the esteem and honest friendship of
every one. His word is his bond and
no matter what may transpire in the
future history of Tonopah mines
every leaser will be protected if Jim
Butler lives.
The Characteristics of Lady.
Mrs. Butler is )smopolitan lady
very much like her husband and it
can be safely said without fattery,
that she is endowed with sound bust
ness ideas and a tact in the admins
tration of affairs connected with the
mines that does not usually manifest
IN woman She is perfectly familiar
with the ore here and can tell in an
instant whether it is good or not.
She takes a deep interest in mining
and can be seen almost every day
the different workings and
noting the progress.
The Owners.
All those interested in the proper
ties are men of sterling worth fact
stronglJ attested by the esteem in
which they are held by those who
know them best, All of them have
hard through life and the
fortune thus placed within their
reach, when most of them are facing
the occident Of their lives. could not
have fallen to them at a more oppor-
tune or appreciable time.
Value OF Ore Worked.
The following data is illustrative of
the surface wealth of the Tonopah
In considering this
table the fact must not be ignored
that during the winter, owing to in
clement weather, work was greatly
retarded and much of the time en-
tirely suspended. Again very few
easers were extracting ore until
early spring while others were EN-
plOyed in performing dead work. The
figures below are taken from Selby's
returns:
Assay valI" per tor, silver 252 ZOE
" gold 299 OF
Silver a 90 cents per OF sl5l %
Gold a $50 So % 81 a
Total s2l2 73
Total value i33 tons Cncluding 100 tons
shipped but not heard from. EST
mate on above bases s92 liz %
III IS conSerVatlvely estimated that
there is at the present time $500
tons Of second class ore on the dumps
that will average $50 per ton giving
A grand total of S242, ll2 % extracted
to date and from openings less than
~ feet below the surface This is
certainly abundant proof of the rich
ness Of this wonderful camp and all
mining men who have investigated
the field unhesitatingly pronounce it
the most phenomenal discovery ever
made ON the coast.
1t must be understood that this
1utput has not been the result of svs-
tematic mining, but the ore has been
taken out in a manner known as UNI
la nh LtT !