Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-11-19
ton in gold and silver.

South and west Of the Ray Consoli-
dated is the WE HOPE mining com
pany owning two claims on one of
which an incline shaft has been sunk
upon a vein to a depth of 1876 feet,
and excellent values in gold are OBJ
tanned. The shaft is being continued
to the 200 foot level from which drifts
and crosscpts will be run. The mine
is under the superintendent of A. E.
Dart, the company being composed
of oil and business men of Bakersfield.
Cal.
Around this camp are many prom
Using prospects owned by individuals
among which may be entioned the
Snowstorm claim where Arthur
Kunze has opened up ON the surface
a four foot vein, eighteen inches of
which is shipping ore, the values
occurring as silver chlorides and
gold.
South Of the Ray townsite are the
claims of the MILWAUKEE TON
OPAH mining company where a
shaft was sunk to d depth Of forty
feet on a strong vein carrying values
in gold, silver and lead as high as
1921 per ton. A tunnel is now being
run to intersect this vein at depth.
The company is composed of wealthy
men of Milwaukee, L. G. Wheeler be-
ing general manager. Close to this
are numerous prospects showing
splendid surface values in gold and
also some very fine lead prospects.
Chief amongst them is the McEarchan
group where surface ore ASSAYS as
high as 8 OF. gold. 26 OF. silver and 40
per cent lead. West of this about a
mile are the five claims of the TON
OPAH CROWN POINT mining com
pany on which outcrops a remarkably
strong quartz vein four feet wide.
having a north and south trend and
averaging from $50 to $75 per ton
in gold, silver and lead, assays as
high as 1925 per ton are not c
mon and these show values OF 3 OF.
gold TO the ton. The property is
owned by a strong Salt Lake com
pany formed by f. E. McGuerrin &
Co. OF that city, and is locally man
aged by j. M. Healey, for many years
associated with Capt. J.. r. Delamar
and until recently manager of the
Tonopah Salt Lake mining company.
Development has recently been com
menced and an incline shaft is now
being sunk on the footwall strata of
the vein and at the proper depth
crosscuts and levels will be run.
South of this is a group of twelve
claims owned by the NORTH TON
OPAH mining company organized
by John c. Spinney, Of Reno, where
a shaft is being sunk to a depth of
eighty feet on a strong quartz vein
from which promising values we're
obtained IN the surface, and near 20
this is a group of four claims owned
by the above named and w. Mex
Flynn where a contract has been let
for 100 feet of sinking on a vein for.
nation carrying $lS per ton in gold
with a trace Of silver.
In this section, which is known as
Red mountain, there are also many
other promising prospects owned by
private individuals, among them a
group the property Of ]. r. Bradley
and Pete Wenekene, where a ledge
has been opened up carrying $40 per
ton in gold, silver and copper. There
is now considerable activity in the
district owing to these developments
and to the fact that the properties
are within easy distance OF the Tono-
pah railroad, while the pipe line of
the Rye Patch Water company runs
sufficiently close to enable an ample
water supply for all mining purposes
obtainable at reasonable cost. 1t
may be safely said that the district
will amply repay the Investigations
OF operators and investors who will
find sufficient inducement in surface
yalues with every Indication OF per.