Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-04-26
NOTABLE HAPPENINGS
ABOUT THE STATE.
Political Pointers -. ComslOck Mining
Matters."Silver Peak..'Big Copper
Strike.--Wedekind Mine.
CARSON CRY, April -, 1902


alton are more and more discussed.
The Silver party and Democracy
have effected complete and har-
monious fusion and are more pro
nounced and sanguinc, with the most
candidates in the field They talk Of
Judge Bonnifield, Lem Allen and Gov
crnOr Sadler for the gOvernorship.
Newlands and Van Duzer. Of course.
for senator and congressman, and
Howell or Skaggs for secretary of
state Nate Rolf is willing to be
either acknowledgements or secre-
tary of state, and Ryan, treasurer.
John Webber Of White Pine will 90
in to be state controller; Booher of
Eko refuses to be superintendent of
public instruction. The Republicans
have Turrittin or Mcmillan for GOV
ernor, and Flanagan or Cleveland for
congress or the senatorship But
they have not very well defined
slate made up as yet, seemingly not
taking as much interest in the mat
ter as the Fusionists, No doubt they
will be definitely and eifectually heard
from later ON.
An advance in the ComStock min
ing situation is made by the starting
up Of the new electric hoist at the
Union Con. shaft on Monday last,
working down to the 1900 level. The
machinery can be run at a hosting
speed Of 500 feet a minute and works
to perfection. II is said to be the
intention to 90 ahead and practically
develop the extensive ore resources
Of the mine The big drill that got
so badly "ftchered' while boring
into the east wall of the Comstock
has been rescued, and at last ac-
coupts was plunging downward with
great cXpectations-unless it gets
ltchered again.
The Lane deal TO buy the Silver
Peak mines has fallen through by
reason Of the New Jersey millionaire
owners refusing to entertain prop
ositon based upon time payments.
They want cash and large amount
of it, and will hold the mines in con
tinued idleness unless Lane or some
body else comes TO their terms.
The latest feature developed in the
Carson mining boom is that of Chas.
Barley, who claims to have found
a ledge of pure copper three or four
years ago, only half dozen miles
from Carson. He soon discovered
that it was on ground patented by
HAYWARD aud the Hobart estate,
and went to the patentees with a
proposal, still keeping secret the
location of the valuable find His
proposal was not entertained, and
they have hunted for the mine with
out success. Barley has recently
been in communication with the pat
entees, with the result that he left
for San Francisco Tuesday night to
come to some terms with them
The famous Wedekind mine near
Reno continues to hold prominent
place before the public by reason OF
the phenomenal richness Of its ore
and the comparative uncertainty OF
its formation. But it certainly is
ascertained to be an immense up
heava or deposit of exceedingly rich
ore, good for millions in regular pro
duction The new mill of 30 tons
per day capacity will be completed
about May 18th, with electric motors
in both mine and mill for the most
economical and efficient working.
1t is a notable fact that notwlth-
standing the great depression in the
value of silver as money metal, the
new mines of Nevada are principally
silver. Tonopah is three-fourths sill
yer; the Wedekind is all silver, and
even the old Con Cal. u va, the
chief producer on the Comstock, runs
over half silver, yet yields more than
half a million year. A silver mine
is a good property to own, and the
richer in silver the better. Let 1t
be borne in mind that it costs one
b,le laee IN nroduce silver with the