The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-05-05
BONNIE-CLARE GOLDFIELDM. & M. co.
Engineers Report Shows Wonderful Possibilities for
Companys Property.



One of the greatest mining deals per-
haps ever contaminated in southwestern
Nevada, outside OF the famous Comstock
lode, is the recent purchase of the
Rattlesnake and Corbett group of claims
from Louis +. Chiatovich, who, for a
dozen years past, has been quietly but
most industriously blocking out quarries
Of gold ore in such quantities that 1t will
astonish ever Nevada residents of Tono-
pah and Goldtield, who are accustomed
to hearing of marvellous discoveries OF
hidden wealth.
l.. f.. Chiatovich is a remarkable
character, OF Austrian birth, massive
physique, still young in years, yet has
resided In America long enough to give
him a thorough knowledge not only OF
the English language but OF American
ways, while his earlier breeding crops
out in the polite courtesy OF a true gen.
tleman.
Three weeks & Willis George Emer-
son., well known in the middle west as
tie founder OF the Grand Encampment
mining district, chairman OF h Speak
ers' Bureau of the Republican National
committee III the second Mckinney
campaign, one OF the directors OF the
American University of Washington, ID.
c., the greatest Methodist institution in
America, author of the popular move
Buell. Hampton" which ran over the
100000 mark two years ago; also author
of The Builders a new novel now in
press by the well known publishing
house OF Forbes x Co., Boston, Mass.
Associated with him is +. IL. Nahren-
kamp, mining engineer, Il graduate OF
the School OF Mines at Golden, Colo,
and for the last dozen years Identified
with the "Homestake' of the Black
Hills, the Calumet and Hecla of Michi-
gan, and o years a consulting engl-
neer with Capt. JAS. Il. De Lamar, OF
Paris, France, and locally regarded as
II OF the most conservative engineers
III Nevada. These gentlemen some
three weeks ago, quietly and without
any music or brass bands, indeed with
out its being known on the streets OF
Goidtield, negotiated for the purchase OF
the Rattiesnake and Corbett group OF
claims. They caine to an understand
ing and entered into an agreement OF
purchase with Louis L. Chiatovich,
agreeing to pay him 92OU,UOO IN cash
and he to retain a one-thlrd interest IN
the property, provided and conditioned
that the expert engineers report could
be made and verified by mill runs.
Thirty days We're given for examination.
While the time has not even yet expired,
still last Monday the engineers report
was submitted to the purchasers and
they We're happily surprised to discover
that the property which they had pur-
chased had the possibilities OF almost
four million dollars of ore blocked
out and ready for immediate conversion
into the yellow metal as soon az a 50
stamp mill could be installed. Every
thing was closed up on last Monday and
the properties taken over by deed and
placed on record Of The Bonnie-Clare
Goldtield Mining q Milling company,
with a capital of 1900, 900 divided into
1000, 900 shares, par value 81 per share,
fully paid and worcestershire. The
company is organized under the laws OF
Arizona with the following directors:
Willis George Emerson, Fred ii. Nahren-
kamp, W. f.. Donaghoe, Louis T.. Chi
atovich, S. II. kitto.
The officers of the new company are:
Willis George Emerson, president; Fred
ii. N~ahrenkamp, Vlce-presldent and con-
sulting engineer; w. +. Donaghoe, sec
rotary; W. .. Emerson, treasurer. l..
+. Chiatovich has been appointed sup
erintendent of the property and will re-
main in charge.
President Emerson and Nice-president
Nahrenkamp have gone to San Francisco
with full plans and specifications for
the immediate lnstallment of a large
pumping plant, reduction works and
As soon as the mill is in
it is confidently believed hat the
directorate will be able to declare a
monthly dividend of from two to five
per cent per month on the issued capt.
tai stock, besides beginning the accum-
~ulation of a splendid surplus.
II. G. johnson was engaged by said
Emerson and ~Vahrenkamp to make the
final examination of the property. Mr..
Johnson was formerly the chemist OF
the Greene Consolidated Copper Co., of
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, assistant sup
.erintendent of Lucky Tiger Combina-
nation Gold Mining Co., of Sonora,
Mex, assayer and chemist of the Ex-
posed Treasure Mining Co., Mojave,
Cal. Mr.. Johnson is at present en-
ployed by the American Milling &
Water Co., OF Goldfeld, New, as con-
mining engineer, assayer and
metallurgist:
This report of Mr.. Johnson's is one of
the most complete and logical that the
has ever seen and we regret be-
ing unable to spare space to reproduce
it in full. However, we are assured
the company will soon have Mr..
Johnson's report printed in pamphlet
form, which they will send upon re-
The following extracts from
the same will give a good idea of the
value of the property:
THE SAMPLISG.
The sampling Of the veins exposed in the va
rious workings OF the mines a. also u number
OF outcrops, was carried out with great care in
order to get, as nearly as possible, an accurate
general average result, without any prejudice,
either for or against. The samples were taken,
as nearly as possible, every five feet on the
vein; however, in a good many places
no samples could be obtained on account OF
obstruction of timbers, and in many places |
found where they had run off the ore body en-
tirely. However, the assay results from sam
piles in these drifts and upraises and wines are
quite sufficient if not better than to Justify
ones expectations. Even cuts across the veins
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