Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-06-11
STRIRE IN THE
M'NAMARA MINE
D. ]. Mcdonald Gives Par
ticulars in An Interview.
Mr.. S. A. Knapp States His Views
As 10 the Vein, Its Dip. Course
and Identity.

The air OF Tonopah has been thick
for q week with rumors OF strike
in the Mcnamara mine which aroused
additional interest on account OF a
letter from John McKane published
in the BONANZA, May 2Sth, specula.
tion in the stock has been very heavy
and it has experienced considerable
and rapid advance in price, but the
management was reticent, not con.
tirzning and not denying anything.
A representative OF the BONANZA
interviewed Supt. d. ]. Mcdonald
who stated: The condition of the
mine is this: AS you are probably
aware the shaft passed through a
vein at 300 feet which was exceed.
ingly low grade and was said to be
dipping 10 the north at an angle OF
about 40 degrees. The shaft was
then carried down to the 50O.foot
level by contract, and ran cross-
cut north on that level to the bound
airy line but failed to cut the ledge.
II was then found that IL was Dip
ping st about 30 degrees, so cut a
station at the $50 level and started
TO crosscut north, striking the foot
wall of the vein at seventy.five feet
from the shaft. There was a slight
Improvement in the values found in
sinking, and as the crosscut has pro-
eeeded into the vein the ore shows
great Improvement, demonstrating
that we shall find our great values
on the hanging wall The crosscut
Is now twenty feet into the vein and
values are more regular. | do not
care 10 give details Of assays, some
are moderate and some very high.
The vein dips north about 30 degrees
from the horizontal and will undoubt.
edly pass out OF our ground into the
adjoining claim as our shaft is only
liz feet from our north boundary
line. cannot say which OF the great
veins this is as l have not been in
any mine except the Ohio.
The management will con tinue this
crosscut TO the hanging wall and will
then drift west on the vein and sink
winze on its dip. At the same time
crosscut is being run from the 500
foot level south and is now out sixty.
three feet. Whether this vein is the
great Montana or Mizpah, it appears
probable thata parallel vein will be in
tercepted In the south crosscut, Mr..
Mcdonald expressed his regret that
positive instructions prevented him
showing anyone through the mine but
he hoped to be able to do so very
shortly.
Our reporter interviewed Manager
knapp Of the Ohio .Tonopah company
relative to the ledge and ore found
III the Mcnamara. who said:
This find is OF great Importance to
the entire western portion Of this
district as it establishes the fact that
this great system Of ore bearing
Lodges holds its regular course land
Is values) through the country, and
Is not subject to the vagaries at
tributed to it by some promoters.
The position, strike and dip Of the
ledge found in the Mcnamara at the
30O-foot level and the character OF
the ore makes It quite certain that
This is the ledge struck in the Mon
a-Tonopah shaft at the 4l2 level
It's course being S. rs deg. west, and it
would enter the property Of the
Ohio Tonopah at this level $500 |
slightly south Of the center line Of
The California claim. The Mcdonald |
edge Of the Montana Tonopah (also !