Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-08-02
MINING SUMMARY
TONOPAH DISTRICT
Nizpah Developments up to all Ex.
pectatiOn--. Lowest Opening is
in the Bonanza.

Well versed mining men - those
who have ha opportunity to observe
the most and study the hardest upon
the problems offered by the extent
and unparalleled richness of the To
nopah mines-will not be much sur
prised upon reading of the develop
ments of the past few days The
deepest winze from the 300 or lowest
level of the Mizpah mine has opened
up five-foot ledge of ore worth $500
per ton. That looks quite like the
lodges do 90 down, 1t also proves
that the average values increase.
TOnOpah City.
The gasoline hoist for the Tonopah
City shaft is on the road from Soda
vile and will be installed within "a few
days The shaft has reached a depth
Of l75 feet, and with the aid of the
new machinery it is expected that
the lava Gaping will soon be pene-
trated and the lode bearing porphyry
encountered The extremely good
showing in both the Fraction and
Salt Lake properties means much
for the Tonopah City, as its location
places it in line with the rich ore
bodies already found. The formation
through which the shaft is now being
sunk carries small value in both gold
and silver, which fact indicates the
presence of richer bodies close by
The Tonopah City will undoubtedly be
one of the producing mines of the
camp in the near future
MOntana-TOnopah.
After energetic efforts extending
over two months time, complete con
solidation has been effected by the
owners of the twelve claims known
as the Little Tonopah, Little Tono-
pah No. |, Lucky Jim, Jack Rabbit,
Sampson, Rose, Mining Chance, Ida
hoan, Nevada Boy, Cronie, Tonopah
Belle and White Elephant, under the
title of the Montana Tonopah Mining
Company This block of ground ad-
joins the Mizpah and extends east by
north through Oddie mountain. Chas.
Knox of Philadelphia and Chas. f..
Morris of Butte are now en- route to
assist in incorporation matters, selec-
ton of officers, manager, etc. Among
those heavily Interested are Ellis d
Ellis OF Salt Lake, Douglass Il Nc
Quilan, Forman Bros, Lynch &
O'Meara, Humboldt Gates, A. G.
Cushman, J. l.. Butler, T. L. Oddie,
H. G. Cutting and others. The sum
Of $50, 900 cash has been put up for
working capital, and two-compart-
ment shaft will be started on the
Lucky Jim within few days.
OhiO-Tonopah.
The Ohio-Tonopah double-compart-
ment shaft has reached the depth OF
200 feet and is going downward at
the rate of two feet a day, with tim
boring included At this point the
everything Gaping is composed OF
decomposed porphyry, intermixed
with lime and volcanic tufa, Seams
of dark gray clay, soft and very
damp, indicate the proximity of a
ledge Pieces of crystalized lime and
quartz and small red seams, prob
ably colored by manganese, are en-
countered. In short, the change OF
formation within the past week is
decidedly favorable No drifting or
cross cutting will be done until a
depth of 300 feet is reached Super
intendent Knapp has ordered gas
oIine engine and blower, and expects
to have a steam hoist installed with
in IA short time.
Table Mountain.
This group Of seven claims, lying
about two and one-haf miles west OF
town, are to be thoroughly exploited
by local UNDERSTANDING capitalists.
For 5000 feet along the general
course of the claims rich float is
plentiful, which fact, taken in con
nection with the further fact that
wherever the country rock is eX-
posed it is the same mineralized por-
phyry as appears in the Tonopah
Company mines. The Great Western
joins the Table Mountain group on
the south and shows the same surface
features. So far, development work
on Table Mountain, aside from that
required to make good the titles, is
II 50-foot shaft, upon which two shifts
will be working in few days, with
tho pYpaatatinn pf pDttinu n LEDGE at