Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
THE MINING OUTLOOK.

leges granted to leasers near al
hand. Naturally the question arises
What will be the situation here
when the leases expire and the new
company takes nndisputed coutroly
1t is impossible to state or even con-
lecture what action the new owners
will take, but reviewing the future
in the most reasonable light it is alb
solutely certain that large number
of men will be thrown odt of employ
ment, temporarily at least, and com
paratively dull times will follow
Even though the company prose
cute the shaft work undoubtedly con
templated but very few of the num-
Der unemployed would be required
for this work but even in taking this
rather gloomy view of the situation
we have assurances that other en-
terprises will gradually draw upon
the labor field consequently the de-
preston will be of short duration.
The Salt Lake Company, now
operating the Clifford group, has
commenced operations in earnest.
Machinery will soon be placed on the
ground and in the development of
the several properties comprising
this group u large force of miners
will ultimately be required.
A company is now being organized
through the inStrumentality of J. l..
Joseph to open the Mcnamara
ground, proposition that will also
give employment to quite a number
of men
Brougher and Oddie have resumed
operations on Gold Hill and though
only using whim it is their inten-
tion to move the steam hoist now
employed on the Brougher lease to
Gold Hill early in January and with
this plant sink shaft to a depth of
five hundred feet and crosscut the
formation therefrom. Some splendid
ore has been extracted from lodges
on this bill and it is the prevailing
opinion that large ore bodies will be
found deep in the earth. This is an
enterprise that will aid very mater
tally in reducing the ranks of the un-
employed.
The G & H tunnel that has only
been mentioned from time to time in
the columns of the BONANZA is an
enterprise that will ultimately be-
come of incalculable value to Tono-
pah and Of corresponding benefit to
its promoters The course of this
drift is through Oddie Mountain from
south to north and will crosscut the
entire group Of Tonopah properties.
The end lines of the Tonopah mines
only reach the base of this mountain
and but a few hundred feet west of
the mnel line
Many experienced mining men who
have inspected the ground predict
that the heaviest and richest ore
bodies will be discovered under Mt. !
Oddie through the agency of this
tunnel, hence its progress is now at
tracing much attention. About
eighty feet of mineral bearing por-
phyry from which encouraging re-
ports have been received.
This belt of porphyry has been
located under the name of Silver
State and is the first east extension
of the Mizpah ground. Preparations
are now being made TO explore the
downward course of this well defined |
streak of ledge matter and all indi-
cations now point to the unfolding of
the Mizpah at this point. The STRAIT
iticatiOn is intersected with strong
clay seams all having an east and
west course with "a trend to the
north
This vein matter was encountered
about 1870 feet below the surface,
showing that the ledge belt under
the mountain is capped to great
depth. A station will be excavated
and a shaft sunk by windlass for