Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-07-11
LIKELY TO RIVAL
CRIPPLE CREEK
Would Think Us Crazy II We Told
The Truth"

firm of Salt Lake City, recently is
sued circular letter, which is being
copied extensively in both the east
and west. From it the following
extracts are culled:
Inquiries have been pouring into
us with reference to the Tonopah
mining district, and we have been a
little afraid to say all that we could
in favor OF this district for fear those
to whom we would write would think
that we were crazy The extent of
the development in the district, the
great amount of ore already in
sight, the new strikes that are made
daily are causing people in all parts
Of the country to wonder at its mag
nitude. 1t is so great that those
who have never visited the camp are
skeptical and cannot believe the re-
ports to be true, but those who have
visited Tonopah return with ideas
concerning it greater than any Of
the reports that have been sent out.
During the past month we have
had parties visit Tonopah for the
purpose of getting information con-
corning it. Capital from San Fran
cisco, Butte, Salt Lake and the east
is pouring into the district to assist
in the development of many pros
poets, which are, with that develop
ment, fast becoming mines. Two
weeks ago the Belmont came for
ward with sensational strike of very
high-grade ore, claiming to have a
ledge 78 feet wide which would assay
at least $65 90 to the ton, with pay
streak that runs as high as "a, 900 or
$1,000 TO the ton.
1.-THE Ohio-Tonopah shaft is highly
mineralized and strike may be ex-
pected in this property at most any
time. On the Montana Tonopah for
the past 60 feet their values have
been very much higher; recent de-
velopments prove that their ore
bodies are continuous and somewhat
higher in values than the Tonopah
company, their last shipment of 26
tons netting the company $4,000,
and another car is on the way to the
market at the present time
"The Tonopah- California is cross
cutting from the $50 foot level and
should reach their vein at distance
of about $50 feet. The indications
are that they will find large body
of good grade ore. The Midway is
reported to have cut the Montana
Tonopah vein and found good values.
THE development at Lone Noun
tain continues to show good ore and
in large quantities, and that district
will, no doubt, be very heavy pro-
Queer, as there seems to be a very
large territory that is heavily miner
allied While it is true that com.
paratively little development work
has been done, the district is ship
ping considerable ore. The Esper-
ANA has shipped car of high grade
silver-copper ore that netted them
1920 to the ton. The Paymaster
and Cutting and Griffith properties
are working quite force of men,
but we understand have made no
shipments as yet. The Lynch &
OMeara property is shipping
steadily and paying the owners if
teen to twenty-five thousand dollars
each month in profits.
The Tonopah- Alpine mine, which
adjoins the Lynch & O'Meara, has a
force of men sinking shaft. While
they have not reached the ore bodies
yet, it is expected that in reason
ably short time they will be classed
among the producers. A recent
strike on one of the outside claims
belonging to this company gave re-
.urns of $50 per ton.
"The latest of the Lone Mountain
companies is the Tonopah- Belcber.
This company owns the General
'homas and six adjoining claims.
he company seems to be exceed
Ugly fortunate in having secured
that the probabilities are
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