Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-08-15

miners map of the Death Valley,
the Mojave, Amagosa and Nevada
deserts. The map is complete in
almost every particular and will be
found of invaluable aid to not only |
the miner and prospector, but to
everyone else whose business or in
clination carries them out into the
desert country.
Nearly all the trails, roads and |
surveys that have been made through
the region in the last fifty years are
indicated, and all the prominent wat
ering holes and springs are marked,
The attitudes of all the different
mountains embraced within this sec
ton are also given, AS are the sur
yevs of the Salt Lake and San Pedro
road from Caliente to Daggett, aud
the proposed road from Daggett to
Tonopah. A study at this time of
the map, or rather of that part OF il
through which the Los Angeles,
Daggett aud TOnopah survey passes,
is of peculiar interest, rs it gives one
an idea of its possibilities. What its
future may be is, OF course, problem
atical, but il one half Of it is as good
as is represented, and the railroad
becomes an accomplished fact, a
country will be opened up that for
divers capabilities aud resources will
be found second only To that which
will be developed 10y the Salt Lake
aud San Pedro road.
With its southern terminal at Dag
gett, where it connects with the
Clark road, tine Laos Angeles, Dag
gett aud Tonopah Railroad com
pany's survey, runs northeasterIy 10
the Atwood district, where are Local
ted many promising gold, silver and
copper prospects, which have never
become prominent only because OF
the Jack Of transportation facilities.
Passing north and again To the north
east. The Soda Lake country is pene
tratpd, where are vast deposits OF
mineral, salt and borax. From thence
the road passes through the Amagosa
valley, where are some of the great
est deposits of nitre and boraX in the
world, and to the west only Il few
miles are the AvawaiZ mountains,
winch contain some wonderful lodges
of gold aud silver. To the east Of the
road in this same section, and only
four and eight miles distant, are
Resting Springs and Tecopah, re-
speciively. The former place has at
least a dozen properties that under
favorable conditions could be worked
proftably. In fact, the time is with
in the memory If many a resident OF
Tonopah, when the springs was Il
camp OF several hundred people, and
with silver at 81 an ounce, it was
made to pay, though everything was
freighted in and out by way OF Dag
gett and San Bernardno, distance
of at least $50 miles AT Tecopah, 1
smelter was erected, and it did ser
vice for many years. There are alsC
number of good silver properties
at this point.
From here the road follows the ole
Union Pacific survey, and passes
along Amagosa creek till it enters
the Nevada line at Ash Meadows
where is Il boundless supply of water
some rich and fertile agriculture
land numberless mineralized zones
and vast beds of nitre To the cas-
"a short distance is Montgomery dis
trict, which in the past has produced
great amount of gold, and its capa
bilities are not yet exhausted.
The Kingston range, located II
both California and Nevada, is als
contiguous to the road, and is SAT-
to possess some wonderful minera
fields.
At Ash Meadows the line leave
the Union Pacific survey and closet
hugs the western line of Nevada i
Lincoln county.