Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-09-06
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OF MINING NEWS
Rich Orc in the Gold HilI...Mizpah Ex-
tension Vein Still Widening S..
Montana Tonopah.

Considerable excitement has been
caused by the recent strike of some
remarkably high grade ore in the
Gold Hill Mining companys property
during the last few days. The char
acter of this ore resembles that of
the Mizpah very closely. The Gold
Hill lodges are a parallel series to
those Of the Mizpah and the Valley
View, and the property joins the
Valley View on the south A part
Of it lies between the two claims of
the Tonopah and Salt Lake company
II this ore continues Gas present in
dications show that it Will this com
pany will be dividend payer within
the next six months.
The main working shaft, which is
down 200 feet, is being timbered in a
very substantial manner to the bot
tom, after which adequate machinery
will be placed on it and sinking will
continue. The three claims owned
by the Gold Hill company each have
u number of well -dehned lodges crop
ping on the surface and the claims
are all being patented, These lodges
are in strong assures which indicate
great permanency. The property is
owned by J, l.. Butler, who is pres
ident Of the company, Brougher
Bros, T. l.. Oddie and James w.
McCullOch of New York, who have
held the property closely among
.t.,,,.a,l,rn.. fHHn5A all, Ia
Gated Immediately after the main
group, and its owners have had UNI
limited confidence in them and have
positivel y refused to part with them
on any terms. One OF the principal
reasons why the owners of the main
group of mines, belonging to the
Tonopah Mining company, sold the
ma jority of their holdings to Phila-
delphia syndicate was because they
would be in a much better position to
develop the Gold Hill aud some other
adjoining properties which they re
tanned.
MOntana-TonOpah.
The latest working shaft in the
camp, the Montana Tonopah on the
Lucky Jim ground, is under rapid
progress In six working days the
compartments have been sunk thirty
feet. Grading for shaft-house and
other buildings has been completed,
as well as foundations laid for an
engine, The latter will be removed
from the Meara- Lynch works dur
ing the coming week. This is the
nearest shaft to tine Tonopah com
panys workings, and the greater
part Of the ground is on the line
between the Mizpah and the ore body
Of the Mizpah Extension. The com
pany has the cash ON hand to send
the shaft down 1900 feet, as well as
to block out the ore encountered,
On the 4th inst the new company,
having already formed a powerful
consolidation Of interests, purchased
the Triangle claim lying between the
Lucky Jim and the Mizpah ledge, on
the the side lines OF the latter.
Little Tonopah.
The large galows frame of the
Little Tonopah Development com
pany, ON which a force Of workmen
has been employed during the past
week is now towering above the COM
panys Homestead shaft, and with
the new Fairbanks engine and hoist
already in place, gives an air Of
enterprise and promise to the local
ity Tho planu If tho onynnanU nrp
vide for il vigorous prosecution of
the work of development, and it is
confidently believed that In cross
cutting at depth of 200 feet, more
than one of the lodges running
through that section will be encoun-
tered. Supt. Young, who returned
to camp on Tuesday last, speaks
very enthusiastically of the prospects
of the work in hand, the present
indications in the Homestead shaft
being decidedly encouraging
Mizpah Extension.
Samples of ore from the late strike
at the 40 level of the Mizpah Exten-
sion shaft on the east side of Mt
Oddie would be impossible to dis
tinguish from most of the Fraction
ore. In course of sinking, it has been
opened fourteen feet SO far and the
values ascertained to be 50 per ton
gold with about two ounces of silver
AS all know, this development is by
all-odds the most important since the
Fraction discovery, and is due to the
mining judgment and superb tinan-
ciering of Chas f. Knox. Great
credit is due to him for success in
the Mizpah Extension company, as
he financed the deal and the company
has not at any time been cramped
for money.