Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-28
GOLDFIELD'S
POSITION TO-DAY
Its Equal Has Not Been
Known for Years.
The Question Of Permanence and Main
teaance Of Values at Depth
Now Finally Solved.

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Of such vital import to all interested
in mining that it deserves more than
the passing mention given in brief
paragraphs.
Le& than n year ago it simply
constituted an unknown portion Of
the arid sagebrush waste of Nevada,
but to-day it justly ranks as the most
promising though youngest gold camp
in the United States. Active work
was commenced there ia November
last when the Combination mine at
once began to establish a record
which not only amazed the people of
this section, but attracted the atten.
ton Of mining men elsewhere. Men
were slow TO believe the truth and
not until the end of the year was any
deep interest shown in the camp
But on the first of the year was in
a%ugurated the leasing system which
has rapidly brought this remarkable
camp to the front. The lease on the
January claim vas granted on the
first Of that month but not until
nearly the last days was any pros
pecting attempted, and then a few
feet Of shallow trenching disclosed
the ore and the first shipment was
dispatched February 10th, and fig
ures published in last weeks BONANZA
show that net returns from pa tons
were $28, 80 20, shipping ore on
dump s3l 7l3, milling ore or dump
$l40, 600; value Of ore in sight not
determined. The corresponding fig
ures for the Combination mine are
not obtainable but it Is known that
it has paid for itself tS75, 900 the
surface Improvements, developments,
cost Of management, and has a good
surplus in the treasury. there are
over 1900 sacks Of high grade ship
ping ore and over 10, 900 tons Of good
milling ore on the dump, the main
shaft is down 220 feet in sulphide ore
and the mine never looked better
than it does To. day.
Nor are these the only two mines
Of note; on the Jumbo two l]easers
have shipping ore in value from Sl25
10 $500 per ton, on the Florence lease
No 3 is yielding ore over $500 per
ton on average values, on the St,
Ives and Union Jack the ore runs
from $40 to $500 per ton. The Red
Top has ore from $l39 to S427 per
ton.
At D|iamondield the Big Bend has
three feet Of shipping ore and leasers
on the Vernal have two feet of 5000
ore, These values are gold, the
highest silver assay having been ~
%. per ton. Space does not permit
Of detailed reference to the many
veins Of milling ore now being pros
pected.
Sufficient has been said TO endorse
the statements Of experienced and
wide travelled mining men who assert
that such a camp has not been known
for many years. Even the phenom.
email Cripple Creek and the fabulously
rich Kalgoorlie could not boast thi,
showing for the same age. And the
surface is barely scratched. Gold
held is nov passing through the
usual troubles which attend the
growth Of young camps as measle,
and w~hooping cough come to infants
Three properties have been aban
doned by prominent men who haC
bonded them, and Of these two vii
apparently yindicate their right tC
be classed as mines, and Of the thirt
it is too soon TO speak at all. Gold
Held is also Just now subject to tn,
invetigations and criticisms Of geolo
gists, some of whom talk glibll
Of ''ore chimneys,' Segregated
masses, . '1enticular masses, - '1enst
shaped bodies, - ''blanket veins, anc
discuss whether the east and ives
assures were formed after or befor,
the north and south, and whether
there were two rhyolite flows or one
Let these learned men decide thes,
points and determine to their owl
satisfaction whothar tho GRO hodip