Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-06-14
Developments at weepah.

Prospecting work recently inaug
urated by the various leasers APP
pears to be fulfilling all expectations
On Lease No ON the Fisher
claim, on what is known as the
blowout owned by Sinclair, Mar
tin x Jones, a well-detined vein OF
black quartz assaying S42 in gold has
been struck. This quartz is identical
in appearance with the high-grade
opened a couple of hundred feet far
ther east. and is thought to be an
extension of the same chute.
Ingalls, x Co. have their shaft on
Lease No. "a IN the Eclipse down
30 feet, and are cross cutting. These
parties have recently secured Lease
No on the Fisher, and are sinking
ON ore Mcmillan Il Stewart on No. 3
are down twelve feet and are raising
some good grade ore. Kelly, How
ard d Kelly on No ID have their
main shaft down over thirty feet,
and have exposed in the bottom "a
four-foot vein of milling grade ore.
Martin. Jones Il Sinclair on No. Is
have the best showing thus far made
by any of the leasers. At fifteen
feet they have eighteen inches OF
shipping ore, ranging from $50 to
$ll0 in gold, with over five feet of
ore assaying from SIC to $40. All
the values in this vein running
through both the Jackson and the
Eclipse appear to be entirely free,
many specimens showing free gold as
large as grains Of wheat.
This main ore chute has been
opened on Leases No. ii, Is, 10, 20,
% and % and ranges from three to
seven feet in width. On No. ~ IA
vein about one foot in width has been
opened which averages $50 in gold.
In appearance this ore is identical
with that exposed on the Kentucky,
400 feet to the southwest. and ludg-
ing from the strike, is an extension
Of that ore body. Above the blow
out ON the Fisher the owner has
recently opened chute ON what is
thought To be the foot wall of the
ore, bearing lime gangue, which
shows the highest average values
yet obtained on the property; three
ASSAYS made during the past week
returning SOL, 1888 and SSl7 in gold.
The development work on the
property is meager as yet but in
dicates that three strong ore Chutcs
have been exposed. each of which is
Welding some shipping ore and a
large quantity of milling ore. The
owner of Il teu-stamp mill at Silver
Peak, ten miles distant after max
ing an examination of the mines and
testing the ore, gave his opinion that
a high per cent of the values Coulc
be saved by plate amalgamation, ant
made an offer to haul and treat the
ore for $40 per ton This will insure
the leasers a profitable return on al
ores grading SO or better Thirty
three leases have been let and about
forty men are now working
shorty Kendcl of Tonopah ha,
bought Stems interest in the Wilson
group of nine claims, adjoining the
Darrough group. George Cook alst
sold his one fourth interest In the
same group to Frank Wilson o
Delamar A number Of assays made
during the past week ON rock iron
outside claims show pay values anC
Indicate that the district will sooI
show number of producers
The town Of Wcepah contain.
thirty odd tents, including an aSsa1
office aud two saloons; two stores,
feed yard and a restaurant are prom
iScd within the next ten days Waite
is supplied from two springs at III,
south end of Lone Mountain and from
two wells about six miles west q
camp.