Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-02-08
NEVADA'S NEW DISCOVERY.
A Phenomenal Find That Bids Fair 10
OutrivaI TOnopah in Richness.


Inc above saying Is becoming "a
truthful one with practical mining
men aud theoretical students who ad-
here to there book teachings have
few followers to-day
This practical theory is AN assured
fact when the late new discovery
twelve miles northeast of Tonopah is
studied.
Last December a veteran pros
pector, Ned Clark, whom the rich
Clark shaft on the Mizpah was
named, started out with pick and
shovel to prospect the country north
OF Tonopah, returning day after day
TO camp footsOre and weary with i'll
luck, but ever hopeful. At last after
each day walking ten miles out and
ten miles back to camp, he managed
to work about an hour each day on a
prospect that will soon add hundreds
of millions of dollars to Nevada s
wealth
This new discovery made by Ned
Clark is situated about twelve miles
northeast of Tonopah on the same
mineral belt as the mines of this rich
district. The ledge, or lode, can be
distinctly traced for 5000 feet, being
covered in places with only wash
deposit of few inches. The section
of the late find is well defined min
eral country, pay float can be found
in every gulch and on every hillside.
Along the entire ledge groupings
shipping ore is encountered every
where.
On the Horn Silver claim owned
by l.. O. Ray, out of the twenty-five
assays taken along the groupings of
his claim the lowest return was $50
in gold and silver and the highest
was $36670. The ore carries from
10 TO 60 per cent lead, which value is
not added to the above returns.
The ore is carbonate and it is the
belief of many that it will emerge
into rich galena as depth is attained.
A shaft on Monday had reached the
depth of twelve feet and the ledge
had widened out from foot to three
feet with ore in the bottom assaying
S266 silver and $23 gold per ton.
This showing, with the ledge widen
ing, has causedlour people to flock to
the new district and almost desert
ing our camp, each endeavoring to
secure lease, and many have been
lucky in doing so.
The following named have secured
leases, on the different locations
named.
Christmas Gift-Gleason & Co.,
J. Powers, Davis & Co, Lee & Sni-
der, Burke & Co., L. O. Ray, Young
& Co., Fleming & Co., H. c. Skinner
& Co., Workman & Co, Moss " Co.,
Miller & Co, w. w, Booth, Sinclair
& Co., Averill & Co., Hooton & Co.,
T, W. Parker and j. DUNCAN,
Horn Silver-Thomas Keane, Jones
& Mcdonald, p. E. O'Brien, j. Glea-
son, G. Gale, Geo Coslett. j. J. Moss,
J. Cushing, Mcdonald & O'Toole,
NJ. A. Casey and VIM. J, Mcdonald,
A. H. Lee and A. j, Snider, Joe Ro-
dec & Co, J. Power.
Jenny Bell--Keene & Co., Bert
Allen, Inman & Co., A. A. Carton,
VIM. Mornahan, Bradford e. Kelton.
The owner of the Horn Silver and
Jenny Lind, Mr.. L. o. Ray, who was
associated with the discoverer, but
have since dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Clark has transferred his inter
est in his claims to Mr.. p. E. O'Brien,
who represents the Christmas Gift
and half of the Jenny Lind. Mr., o.
Brien who is well-known in Nevada
and especially ip Lincoln county is
well yersed in mining, and has leased
all of his ground in 100 feet lots along
the ledge, with 300 feet on each side,
the leases to run one year, sale or no
sale, thus proving to the workingman
that Mr.. O'Brien is desirious of cut
ting his profit up with the laborer.
The royalty is 10 per cent for shaft
and drifts, and % per cent for Slopes
Mr.. Ray who owns the other half of
these rich Groupings is well-known to
the people of Nevada, he, like Mr..
O Brien, is "a whole souled good fell
low. He has leased all of his ground
but his leases expire in six months.
There are several parallel lodges
running with the main lode which as
says well and is good shipping ore.
All who have visited the new dis
trict, which has been named Ray,
and the town also, pronounce it a
phenomenal discovery, many Colo
RADIO people who were pioneers of
Cripple Creek claiming that the
Greek never had the showing of this,
the latest and the richest discovery
in Nevada, the State that was
played out, but which to-day is the
richest mineral commonwealth in the
Union.
Four 4-horse teams left to-day with
wagons piled high with miners
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