Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
THE FIRST ORE
FROM GOLDFILD
Shipped Ont by the COmbina-
ton Group
Jumbo and Blne Bull Groups Are Also
Promising. Great Growth Of
the Town.

To the Combination group accrues
the honor of being the first to ship
ore from the new camp of Golddeld
Twenty tons were sent on Sunday and
Monday to the Western Ore Pur-
chasing company of Reno, via Can
delaria, and forty tons more are
ready for shipment This is all high
grade ore. The Hudson q McGarry
teams did the hauling
A representative of the BONANZA
visited Godfield and noted the con-
dtion Of all the various properties as
well as the general appearance of
the town
Mr.. Patrick of the Combination
group explained that three shifts are
now employed and that the shaft in
Combination No. ! is down thirty
feet This group consists Of the fol-
lowing claims; Combination |, 2 and
g. Hazel Queen, Golconda, Wonder,
Mammoth, Red Boy, Victor, o. X.
Fraction aud Side Line Fraction
Mr.. Schweizer is the foreman in
charge. The lodges on this property
run north aud south and pitch to the
west. There is at least 800, 900 in
sight now.
THE JUMBO GROUP.
This property is being developed
under the management OF James
Harvey. The claims which it com.
prises are Atlanta, Lucky Baldwin,
Union Jack, Clermont and Grizzly
Bear. Harry Taylor, formerly OF
Bodie and also of Arizona, is the fore
man. Development work on the
Jumbo group is being pushed, The
shaft is down seventy feet and three
shifts are employed, sinking on the
loot wall. The ledge in this group
shows strong groupings for 500 feet,
varying in width from twenty &c
twenty-five feet,
THE BLUE BULL GROUP,
This property, owned by Crooks
Ramsey and Hall, seems exceedingly
promising. Three men are now EN-.
poyed sinking a shaft and some good
groupings are in sight, The ore
shows an average assay of $50 ii
gold
GRANDPA CAMP.
This is the locality in which the
original discovery OF gold was made
Several men are at work here ant
the ore shows considerable gold
Shipments will be made from these
mines soon.
THE TOWN OF GoLDFIELD.
Goldfeld is happily situated in tina
there is an abundance of wood anC
water available. There are forests
within five miles of the town, which
settles the fuel question and aIs'
facilitates building operations, whit
water may be had throughout tina
locality by sinking twelve or tifteeI
feet. These facts aud the number o
carpenters in the camp, partly ac
count for the rapid building progress
Teams Of all kinds, carrying passen
gers, supplies and lumber are dali.
streaming into town Fully seventy
five tents and houses are there ant
the population approximates 3oO
The new camp boasts the folIowin!
business houses: Speaker " Miller
grocery; Robert Lanke, assayer
lsh Il Marcus, assayers; Menarda
Williams, surveyors; Elmer Chute
surveyor; Lightfoot & Graham, sa
loon and restaurant; Jones Il Martin
saloon; Collins, Riggs & Co, butch
ers and grocers; Robert Dunn, saloo
and restaurant; c. M. Smith, MINING
recorder; Fessler g. Shirley, liver
stable and yard, Hudson & McGeary
livery stable and lumber yard; "
5. Elliott, saloon; George Phillips
bakery; VIM. Smith, lodging house
and Mrs. Belmont, laundry. The ac
commodations in Goldfeld for res
dents and transients are far abov
the average, and the community
exceedingly orderly and law-abidinG
EVERYONE is prosDep TING and the ne