Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-14
IN SHAFT
AND DRIFT
Active Mining Work Being
Done at Lone Mountain
The Gold Reef and Kankakee- TOHOpah
Are Now beiug DeyelOped..-GOOd
Values in the Ontario

The Jumbo and Vernal Extension
Mining company has been organized
by Key Pittman and H. b. Lind for
Martin, Jones & Higginson of Gold
field Key Pittman has been elected |
president and H B Lind secretary
and general manager. The mining |
claims turned in to the corporation
are the North Extension of the Jumbo
mine, controlled by John McKenna,
Geo Kernick and Geo. McClelland;
also the North Extension Of the st. |
Ives, belonging to Tom Lockhardt, |
and on which the recent great strike
was made; also a fraction Of 1877 feet
viii parallel the east side line OF the
Red Top mine; also group Of four
claims, including Black Butte No.
and Three Friends, the latter adioin-
ing Black Butte Nos, 2 and 3, on
which Frank Ish made his sensational
strikes and which were sold TO Chas.
D. Lane. The promoters of this en-
terprise have Just reason 10 believe
that better combination of claims
could not have been gotten together
in the Goldheld district II good
looking lodges and quartz outcrop
count for anything some Of the best
mines in the district should be de
yeloped on the properties now in the
hands Of the company On Black
Butte No | assays running from Sc
10 Sl5 can be obtained anywhere on
the surface outcrop Of the veins.
The Mines at Lone Mountain
There is increased activity in the
Lone Mountain district and consider
able enquiry for groups of claims
with good surface showing, and sew
eral bonds have been taken in the
last few days and many more trans
actions are being negotiated. The
most important sale was that Of the
Ontario group OF four claims, east OF
the General Thomas mine, which has
been sold in New York for s., $50, OF
which considerable sum has been
paid in cash. The same buyers bought
the Lulu aud Laura claims adjoining
for a good cash figure. The Ontario
group has an excellent showing and
recent assay gave the following
values go per cent lead, 236 10 o.
silver, $l2 gold or a total OF $l6l II
per ton. At the General Thomas the
sinking OF the first 100 feet Of the
main shaft is completed and the con
tract for the next 100 feet win now
be let. On the western slope of tn,
west range Byron Shear has com
menced active operations on the In
dependence aud the directors of the
Enterprise company owning the ad
loining ground will also start up thi
coming week Heunessey Il Wing
field are developing the Big Limit
and have 20 tons Of ore on the dunn
awaiting the railroad, and the Pay
master viii make their first shipmen
on or about the 18th inst.
Ontario Mining Company.
The assay from this mine shows th
values to be $l29. 80 silver, $l2 gol
and $l932 copper on three foo
edge Work is progressing in fin
shape on this property, aud il Is onl
a matter OF short time before tn
Ontario will be one of the leadin
shippers of Lone Mountain Their
will be large quantity Of tirst-clas
ore ready for shipment as soon a
the railroad is completed to Lon
Mountain which will be in the cours
of fifteen or twenty days. This chal
dcter Of ore that is being mined a
the Ontario is first.class tluXin
ore, one that all the smelters are tc
anxious TO get to work.
Red Top.
A contract was let the middle
the week to sink 50foot shaft {
this property at Godfeld At
depth OF only four feet leds
eighteen inches wide was struck til;
averages $77. 20 in gold to the to
On Wednesday, at depth of 5
feet, the assays showed the rock hs
increased in value, assaying Sl29. &
The Red Top will be recorded as
shipper before many days.
Kankakee-TOnOpah.
H. L. Taylor, who represents t
Kankakee. Tonopah Gold Mounta