Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-02-27
GOLDFIELD HAPPENINGS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

private fortunes, so are smelter
returns frequently a leveler of high
values in ores-when the values are
determined from specimen assays.
The greedy capitalists who control
the smelter trust have contracted
the habit of paying on a basis Of the
average value of the ore they buy,
and when they pay so much gold for
a ton of ore one may be sure that
the full value is in the ore-and then
some.
There are many, v among those
living close to Goldfeld who, while
realizing that this was a coming
great camp, questioned the full truth
of the reports sent out as to the
average" values of the ore. To
this question there is but one answer
watch the smelter returns.
The returns from the last carload
of ore shipped from the Combination
have just come in and show that the
whole carload averaged a little
better than $500 to the ton in gold.
Granting that the smelter magnates
paid no more for the ore than it was
worth the readers of the BONANZA
will bear me out in saying that the
reports of the value of Combination
ore have been under rather than
overestimated. But rich as that
shipment was it may be beaten by
the next shipment sent out, provided
assays recently made on r in the
bottom Of the shaft are nea a fair
average. The Combination has
$500 ore in the shaft-the whole
shaft probably does not average
that but that is an average of assays
from one side. The gallows frame
is going up rapidly and within a few
days the hoist will be in operation
and production greatly stimulated.
The shaft on the lease of Kendall,
Patrick and Jones on the January is
now down so feet and drifting was
begun today. During the week this
lease shipped so tons of ore of an
average value of above $3.50 to the
ton. About six tons Of shipping ore
per day have been produced of late
but when the whim which is nov
being erected is in working order
the production will be quadrupled
T. F. Mitchell, formerly s%uperintend
ent of the Golden Anchor at Tono
pah, has been put in charge of thu
January as the owners wish to devot,
more time to their other interests
The lessees on Myers and Murphy
Silver Pick group are working ava.
with encouraging results. King ant
Yerser have the shaft down IS fee
and are particularly enthusiast
over the showing. Jim Riggle an,
associates continue to get horning,
on their lease and are sinkin,
steadily.
Graham Bros. and Martin hav
opened a 3-foot ledge in their leas
on the Deserted Quartz which assay
$22 at 5 feet in depth.
Good reports continue to com
from the leases on Columbia Noun
tain. Kendall, Nay and Oddie ap
pear to have the best showing so ia
reported. At a depth of Is fee
they have Is inches of ore tina
assays $3.50 per ton in gold, much @
the yellow stuff being visible to tn
naked eye. AS the ledge when frs
uncovered went only from $18 to So
to the ton, the increase in values
encouraging. Kendall and Nay wer
offered a good figure for their inter
ests in the lease, but say they wi
refuse. Ex-Sherif Tom Logan an
Gus Heubner took a lease this wee
on the North end of the Sandstone
Stimmel and McWilson are nov
down IL feet on the last place wher
they opened up the ledge on thei
Florence lease. They have bee
getting fair Mornings and the bottoI
OF the shaft is coming into the yello,
truck that has u good in othe
properties.
For the little work done Fran
Ish is getting a fine showing on tn