Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-02-20

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of the Goldfield district has increased
from about 400 to nearly 1000 peo-
pie. OF those who have COM into
camp during this time many were
skeptical of the reports Of Gold6eld's
riches, but a few days in the district
turns a doubling Thomas into an en-
thusiastic booster.
Lumber is not being brought in
half fast enough to suit those who
wish to build and the supply of tents
in Tonopah was long ago exhausted.
Many new leases have been grant
ed this week, some of which are in
very strong hands while others r
in the bands of those who will get
"cold feet if they don't strike 5000
ore the first week. Many of the most
successful leasers Of the early days
of Tonopah, including Tom Lynch,
Henry Cutting, Zeb Kendall, Tom
Fleming and Roger Dougherty, have
taken hold here and they a be de-
pended upon to 90 after the ore with
determination and system.
The lease of Jones, Patrick and
Kendall on the January is still the
banner one Of the camp and is doing
better every day. Eighteen men are
now at work on this lease and there
are three shifts of three men each at
work sinking the shaft which is down
80 feet. Over a carload Of ore is
sacked and ready for shipment and
there are about 100 tons of mill ore
on the dump. A careful sample of
the coarse rock which is being sacked
shows an average assay value of
$287. 20 to the ton. This increase in
value over the first ore sacked is due
to more careful sorting as well as
the fact that the average values are
getting better as depth is gained.
The average assay value Of the
screenings is $97. so, but more or less
waste has been run over the grizzly.
AS this will not be done in the future.
the value of the screenings will be
greater from now on. A ledge which
was opened up about 80 feet from the
shaft was thought to be the same
ledge on which the main work is be
ing done. Now hat depth is being
gained and the trend determined j
is seen that it is an entirely distinct
ledge. 1t is only opened up to
depth Of six feet and the values ar,
only about $14 to the ton at present
Jones, Patrick and Kendall hay
sub-leased the north half of the Jan
uary to 7. L. Oddie, manager of tn,
Tonopah company, +. E. Ickes ant
Geo. S. Nixon. The terms Of thi
lease are unusually strict and the fac
that they were accepted by sue
shrewd operators as the last nance
shows the confidence which they hav
in the property. The sub-leaser
have the privilege Of prospecting an
of the north portion of the claim, an
If they open up a ledge they Civ
every alternate 100 feet to Jones
Patrick and Kendall, in addition t
one third of the profits from tn
ground they work.
James p. Harvey made a ne,
strike on the main ledge of the Dais
claim on Tuesday. In a drift fror
the 80 foot point an ore body fou
feet in width was broken into. TIL
ore shows lots OF free gold under tn
glass, but the average of all tn
samples taken shows assay values
only $25 to the ton. There is a faul
at this point and when it straighten
up the values will probably be foun
better. Mr.. Harvey has ten me
working, and the ledge with tn
white ribboned quartz is looking fine
The small army of leasers thathav
not already begun work are maxim.
preparations to do so, and it will no
be long before every 400-foot bloc
of ground in the heart of the distric
will have men working on it. Man
of those who are now at work hav
uncovered good looking quartz, bu
the values are not high.
On Sunday last kid" Kendall an
John Nay made a strike of fine or
showing free gold on their lease O