Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-03
MINING NEWS
OF THE WEEK
Shipment Of TOnOpah Ores
Delayed by WaShOutS.
The Camp Quiet On Account Of Lack
Of Mine Supplies---D Developments
Satisfactory.

On the Battleshp group at Gold
Mountain which adjoins the Tonopah
Gold Mountain on the east a shaft is
now being sunk on a strong well de-
fined vein about three feet wide and
at depth OF twenty feet assays run
ming from $5 to $50 per ton in gold
have been obtained and siLking is still
progressing. The principle owners
Of the group are L. and A. Davis and
II. Fletcher the Tonopah broker
DiamOndfield Gold Mining Go.
Owning three claims at Diamond
field they have let three leases on
their claims and are also doing sur
face prospecting On lease on the
Quartzite fraction let to ]. b. Reilly /
and partners, strong ledge has
been opened up carrying good values \
and big strike ON this lease was re. 4
ported last night This has been
verified, but no authentic assays have
yet been received The property is /
undoubtedly among the best in Dia
mondiielG, and three blocks Of 50, 600 /
shares were placed in New York by
telegraph last week.
G0ldfield Treasure.
Under the superintendent Of J. ].
Moss surface prospecting is now be
ing done on group three adjoining
the Joshua Man, and paintings show
ing values from $50 to $40 per ton
are obtained, blacksmith shop has
been built and sinking will shortly
be commenced On group No /
on Columbia Mountain blacksmith
shop has been built and shaft star
ted on the Old Glory vein, and will be
sunk 100 feet This is a Philadelphia
corporation, r. w. Griswold being
general manager.
T0nopah-Utica.
This is u Salt Lake corporation
owning three claims at Liberty from
which surface assays were obtained
as high as 1927 per ton in gold and
silver Charles Mauuder the gen
eral manager, has received instruc.
tions TO commence development work
and surveys will also be made for
patent.
Gold Reef.
After considerable surface pros.
pecting had been done shaft was
started Monday on the Manhattan
claim in heavily stained iron forma.
tion mixed with broken quartz and
bearing a strong resemblance to the
formation on the o. X fraction. The
shaft will be carried down fifty feet
before prosecuting.
Halifax.
The shaft of the Halifax mine has
now been unwatered and sinking will
shortly be resumed to the 800 foot
level, and prosecuting from this
point will be started very soon The
water contract with the Crystal wa
ter company has been Cancelled and
the company will hereafter receive
the income derived from this source.
Lucky Baldwin.
The shaft on this property at Gold
Mountain has reached the sixty foot
level and drifts from this point have
heen started both ways on the vein
and so soon as sufficiently advanced
STOPPING will be commenced. The ore
now on the dump will be shipped
when the railroad is able to haul it.
MOgul.
Active development OF the prop
critics Of the Mogul mining company
at Ray are delayed until the hosting
plant is received over the railroad
In the meantime a shaft is being sunk
on the New Life claim where good
values in lead carbonate ore are OBJ
tanned
Montana-Tonopah.
The annual meeting Of stockholders
will be held in Salt Lake City on the
18th inst, and there is much specula-
tion on the street as to whether a
dividend will then be declared, the
stock having recently fallen heavily
IN price
TeXas-TonOpah.
The shaft ON this property at Lone
Mountain is now down forty feet and
some high grade galena is showing
in the vein. The shaft will be sunk
100 feet before crosscutting and
drifting are commenced.