Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-26
NORTH STAR WILL SOON BEGIN SHIPPING
Montana Makes Big Shipment and Preparing for Another.
TOaOpall'ExtensOn 10 Resume Sinking.

wil be started The management
expects 20 cut the big ledge now
being worked on at a depth Of from
600 10 200 feet 1t has been stated
that the second payment on the pur.
chase price of the mine has been re.
ceived by Messrs Hasbrouck and
Mcintyre, the former owners, within
the past two weeks.
Second Payment Made.
A. 5. Lochrie, b. b. Shepard and
A. p. Johnson, the original locators
OF the st, Louis group Of claims at
Tokop, this week received the second |
payment of $4,000 on the bond exc
cuted to F. S. Kelly and associates
OF Dallas, Texas. The bond called |
for the payment of $50, 600, and one
third of il has now been paid Work |
on the property is being pushed Wig |
orously, the company employing if
teen men, and the lodges, at depth
of 100 feet or more, are making
splendid showing.
TOnopah Treasure.
Manager Clair of the T0nopah
Treasure company came in from Lone
Mountain Wednesday and states that
the drift being run in on the Pinto
claim is in sixty-five feet and shows a
five foot ledge through which runs
three streaks of good ore, returning
fair values. Recently three foot
ledge was opened up or the surface
near the drift which carries ore of a
shipping grade. Samples of it
brought to town show a profusion of
carbonates, chlorides and lead crys-
tails.
Gold Hill Group.
The north and south crosscuts in
the Gold Hill are in 287 and 1870 feet
espectively. In the former the cut
ting of stringers seems to be an almost
daily occurrence, and some of thCm
show rich ore. A point has been
reached in the crosscut where it is
expected that one Of the rich lodges
known TO exist on the surface will be
cut, and the management hopes al
most any day to announce so ne inter
esting developments.
In From Atwood.
George Duncan was in from Atwood
the past week and said that develop
ment was progressing favorably on the
numerous properties being worked
there On his company's claims, the
Copper King group, sinking is
being pushed and one shaft, at a
depth Of thirty feet, shows a strong
} ledge carrying values to the amount
: of 800 in gold, silver and copper.
Mr.. Duncan returned to the camp
Wednesday with supplies.
Completed Location Work.
Messrs. McKane and Lind have
compile ted the required amount OF
work on the group OF claims recently
l located by them couple of miles
, west of the Stone Cabin, at Lone
: Mountain, and temporarily stopped
work. They expect, however, in a
( few weeks to begin active develop.
) ment work. On one OF the lodges
: opened up, body Of ore eleven feet
( in width was disclosed and it carries
T.. encouraging values
I Golden Anchor.
A The shaft in this property is dowr
$50 feet aud has encountered change
of formation. The ground is softer
is of a more mineralized character
and depth is being made considerably
faster than heretofore. The change
in formation is regarded as favor
able indication and interesting devel
;, opments may soon be looked for,
The Midway.
L In the three drifts of the Midwa,
u from the 535 crosscut work is being
II pushed unremittingly and fine show
: ings are being made. In the ives
. drift of the south crosscut the ledg'
~ looks exceeding well, and is produc
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