Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-16
About Tonapah.
SODA. January u. 100,

I
turned from trip to Touapah (and
hard one it was) | took in the
mines, aud this is what l saw, start
ing at the Valley View Dunlap,
Stewart and Douglass, lessees, have
shaft down Is feet in ledge OF
good shipping ore six feet wide.
Shipping ore means $500 or upwards.
They took out load of supplies
about three weeks ago. The teams
have made two trips since and each
time have brought back a load of
ore. There was 100 sacks filed on
the dump VIXEN they left, and they
were in need Of 500 more sacks.
There are but few mines which make
such quick returns.
Over the hill to the north, on the
Mlspah, John Humphrey is working
for the company, and is taking out
some of the richest ore in the camp.
The ore house Is we'll filled and they
can begin to ship anytime. There is
shaft down on spur of this ledge
which has very rich ore.
Farther along the line H. T Benson
OF Denver has lease andis working
on large ledge of fine ore, with lots
OF it out on the dump.
Next come Carr & Leidy, with as
good showing and lot of ore for
shipment.
Adjoining their lease, Schweiger &
Ramsey are taking out ore, and fur
Their west Shafe Hanger is doing we'll
Clifford has as good mine as there
is in the camp right among the tents
and gets assays that would scare
you.
Progress has been slow on account
of the weather. On the day OF my
arrival they had just gone to work
after a weeks lay-o All hands live
in tents and work out in the open,
where the storms drive the sand and
snow-in showers. Powder and pota-
toes freeze solid and it takes a tough
man to live there.
LoShrop & Davis have store 10
the camp, with Billy Sinclair in
charge. He has run out of whisky
and lumber, the two most salable ar
ticles in the camp
Gilbert has his assay office in full
blast and the miners were having
their ore assayed so as to be able to
assert it properly.
Senior Pogonip and Pete Faure
went out to the eastern edge of the
San Antoine desert, Is miles from
Tonapah, and found good water at
depth of 40 feet. 1t was very for
tunate find, and makes the road
great deal easier for teams. Faure
discovered how to bake bread with
out wood on the trip, and we were
all pleased to hear him tell about it,
l would advise no man TO go out
to the new camp unless he can take
bed, tent and all supplies with him.
Transportation facilities are limited,
the road long and rough, with no
stations on it and no accommoda-
tons at the camp. All this will be
remedied in couple OF months,
when the weather will moderate and
people begin to build. However, any
stout young fellow Tor old one, for
that matter) if he goes supplied with
the necessaries, can get in now and
rough it with the rest of the boys.
VOLCANO.
The Belmont Courier says: Part
of Belmont is being demolished to
furnish lumber for the erection of
cabins, ETC., at Tonapah. Thomas
Warburton and ]. L. Hughes are
taking down the two-story lodging
house belonging to Thomas Warbur-
ton, ST., and Peter Rice and B. c.
Mccain are taking down the butcher
shop belonging to Mrs. Hunt. W. e.
Hollis is taking down the lower
saloon, belonging to W. Brougher,
and it is reported that H. P. Stimler
will have his building on Main str, ct
taken down. When these buildings
have been taken down Main street
will present strange appearance,
for all of them were among the first
houses built in Belmont.