Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-12-06
the TONOPlH.SILyER TOP.
Opening and Equipment of a Most
Promising Property.

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Oneof the many local organiza tions
showing by their works the faith that
is in them is the Tonopah Silver Top
Mining company, which is incorpor-
ated under Arizona laws with 400, 900
shares at one dollar each, 100, 900 be-
ing set aside for development purpo.
SEES. The officers are p. L. Jensen.
president; r. b. Davis, vice presi-
dent; Henry Andersen, treasurer;
Thomas Fleming, secretary and gen
eral manager These gentlemen and
Harry King, ThOs. Kendall and Jas.
n. Davidson constitute the board of
directors The office of the company
is located on Main street next TO the
Binanza saloon. 1t will be noted
that the companys personnel is en-
tirely local.
The local standing and substantial
business character of the gentlemen
interested, all Of whom are well-known
citizens, assures prosecution of de-
velopment work. General Manager
Fleming has been an active worker
in Tonopah mining matters from the
very first, for over two years, and as
IA consequence has had abundant OPP
portunity to acquire that practical
knowledge which is of inestimable
value in the projection of important
mining matters The Silver Top
property was duly located by Mr..
Fleming, the original claimant, in
November, 1900, before much more
than a six foot hole had been
made on the marvelously rich crop
pings of the Mizpah. The pioneers
located all around it. On the north
and the east is the Golden Crown.
Stlked of by J. l.. Butler, Ad.
Joining northwesterlg are the Camp
Fire, Tonoplh, Midway and Bull
Whacker, of which Cal Brougher is
Il principal owner. As an adjoining
neighbor, also, is the Bob Tail, owned
by r. Dougherty and T. l.. Oddie.
The valuable Monte, the property
of Al Oliver, ground also adjoins
on the south and west, from all
If W ich it will be seen that the
most successful miners of the district
were early attracted to the evident
naturalization of this particular
field
Toe Silver Top mine is centrally
situated among a series of Claims
and lying north and nOrthwesterly
from the western end of the Mizpah
group, being 1900 feet due north
west from the northwest corner of
the Mizpah mine itself Erosion has
cleared many places on the foot hill
ridges within the confines of the Sill
yer Top claim, covering full 600 by
1900 feet, leaving surface exposure
Of imbeddcd rock not difficult to pros.
pect Several stringers of ore are
traceabe. Near the apparent june
tion Of two OF these the Silver Top
people have shaft now 60 feet deep
down a vertical contact of andeste-
porphyry and gangue of soft rhyo-
lite. A vein of ore next to the hard
wall runs from six to twelve inches
in width Averages run from 81 80
in gold and 50 SO silver, increasing
TO nearly 81 gold per ton at the
bottom. In any other district gold
values would hardly be suspected, to
Judge from the appearance of the
deepest ore 1t will require cross
cutting from this shaft to the south
west to determine the extent and
value of the ore strata and zone.
The company will Immediately place
IA hoist, enlarge the shaft to double
compartment and sink 40 feet fur
Their before drifting or prosecuting.
The surface showing and the ore ex-
posed at 60 feet depth together pre-
sents one of the most favorable out
looks in the camp 1t is indeed a
wonder that hundreds of feet of ex-
ploration and development work has
not already been accomplished on
this property, even at this compare
lively early stage Of opening out the
mineral wealth of Tonopah.