Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-01-24
STRIKES ALL AROUND |
Al bycs Conferred ON Montana
Toaopah. -Othcr Great Work.

reported from some quarter IN the
Tmopah and Gold Mountain mining
distrie Is, proving that as depth IS
attained hidden IN the bowels of the
earth Of this section lies vast area
OF untold wealth Of the precious
metals that are being mined for.
The Montana. Tonopah strike in its
shaft on the Lucky Jim claim, at
depth of i5l feet, is Of vital impor-
lance 10 the camp, demonstrating
that network of lodges traverse
this section. At the I00-leyel two
well defined cross lodges are TO be
seen, both good pay rock, one run
ming north and the other east. The
north ledge dips to the east and is
five feet wide. In sinking, both
lodges were struck in the center.
The ledge in the bottom is known to
be nine feet wide, with a rich three
foot vein of massive quartz, bright
silver sulphides predominating, with
fakes of native silver and occasional
chispas of gold. The ore is being
sacked in the bottom of the shaft
and hoisted to a level above. As
soon as the ore house now being built
is completed, the ore will be boisted
and stored on top.
A BONANZA reporter made an UNI
derground inspection of the workings
on Thursday last, and seeing is be-
lieving, F." substantiates the rich strike
in the Montana-Tonopah In the bot
tom of the shaft the sight is beauti-
full to behold, for there lies at your
feet treasure that will yield millions
of dollars to its owners. The veins
glisten with sulphides and native
silver. The shaft is two compart-
ment one, being lined in the center
from top to bottom, thus aflording an
excellent ventilation, which will ma
terially expedite the opening of the
property.
George Gum, who is now here, and
G. f. Badgett, the superintendent,
are the gentlemen who made the re-
port on the Montana Tonopah, and
selected the site of the shaft c. E.
Knox and c. E. Morris, the pro-
moters of the company, are here,
and to say they are jubilant over the
strike is wording it mild Both gen
tlemen have labored zealously to adj
vance the interests of Tonopah, which
is to-day by far the richest mineral
section in the world. The ore now
being taken from the bottom of the
shaft showed, on last Friday, the fol-
lowing assays $380.08, 1852. 80,
1888, 20, $537 ID, $4462 80, 1892. 48,
$20961, $7543 "a. Every person in
Tonopah is anxious to purchase Mon
tana- Tonopah stock, but the lucky
holders thereof, realizing they have
a good thing" refuse to part with
the stock. The hosting plant of the
company is large enough to sink u
thousand feet.
Ray Il O'Brien.
While development work has been
progressing right along, little has
been heard from Ray district. How
ever, on Wednesday last, the day
shift on the drift running into the
hill, which is about 225 feet deep at
the face, began to open out the ledge.
1t is at this point now five feet wide,
of which there is thirty inches of solid
ore which runs from $50 to $500 per
ton. Another streak on the hanging
wall assays from $3.50 to $500 to the
ton Altogether the indications are
that very large chimney of ore will
be developed. The management has
200 sacks of ore ready for shipment
and with that in sight regular ship
ments are insured for a long time to
come. Manager Ray yesterday en-
tertained quite a number of deeply
interested Tonopahans, who are now
well satisfied with the great showing
at the Ray & O'Brien mine.
Cutting.
J. c. Griffin, of the noted Cutting
u Griffin property in Lone Mountain
district, reports an important dis
covery OH the central claim. What
is regarded as the main ledge, $50
feet above the shaft where q carload
of rich ore has been extracted, has
been opened by lO-foot cut, which
shows contact ledge four feet four
inches wide, between slate and por-
phyry. This has been cross trencheA
in many places for 1900 feet, while
the ore belt is traceable by outcrops
for over one mile. The new, solid
ledge yields ore assaying 436 ounces
silver and Sl4 gold per ton. A San
Francisco mining expert went out to
the camp to-day and Mr.. Cutting is
expected here early next week to