Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-06-24
FORTY FEET OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR orr
ON 6OO=FOOT LEVEL OF MIZPAH
ant Strike Made on the Flat South of
Star Resumes Operations.

One of the most important dis
coyeries made in the Tonopah dis
trict for many, many months, was the
uncovering of ledge of 500 ore at
depth of only 30 feet, on the fiat,
about 5000 feet, or two claim
lengths beyond the Indiana -Tonopah
property and about half way between
Tonopah and Gold mountain. Super
intendent John Haley is enthusias-
tic over the strike" and says it
proves conclusively that the ground
between Tonopah and Gold noun
tain, is thoroughly mineralized, even
though it be what is termed the fiat
The new strike extends the proven
mineral zone of the Tonopah district
at least two miles in southerly di-
rection
Beatty-BullfrOg.
That there is an abundance Of
good water at Goss Springs, the
source of Bullfrog's water supply, is
conclusiyely shown by the following
extract from a letter written by
Consulting Engineer Philbrick. to
President II. H. Clark.
The flow of water developed IS
425,00 gallons in "a hours. This
is caught by a properly screened
fiume laid on bedrock, so that no pos
sible chance is left for the water to
come in contact with decaying vege-
tation, but is conveyed to the con-
Isumer with all the purity in which it
gushes from the rocks.
The total length of the pipe line is
eleven miles and 1900 feet, measur-
ed from the intake at Goss Springs to
Main street in Bull frog.
The entire amount of pipe con-
traeted for with f. r. Simonds CO.,
Of Los Angeles, is delivered on the
ground at Las Vegas, and nearly
100 head of horses and mules are at
work hauling II to it's destination at
various points along the ditch. The
freighters report the roads in bad
condition, especially where the
great dry lake is crossed. Here. they
say. the heavy teams plunge in dust
pot holes nearly to the axles, and
freighting is greatly delayed thereby
In spite of the numerous obstacles
daily encountered, however, work is
being pushed with the greatest en-
ergy, and President Clark aserts with
confidence that stream of water
will be shot over the Merchants ho-
tel before July 15, next.
The consolidation of Beatty and
Bullfrog districts under the name of
Bullfros. makes this an enormous
district and places Beatty in the geo.
graphical center as nearly as pos
sible. From Beatty the boundary line
is about Is miles north. 25 miles
east, 15 miles south and IL miles
west-Beatty Bullfrog Miner
On the Amy claim, near Indian
Springs. a rich strike of quartz has
been found that pans freely, and
from which assays running has high
as $2,691.31 have been taken. The
ledge is over three feet wide at sur
face; development work has been
started Quartz stained deeply with
Aourine is coming in at the bottom
A New Camp
Claude and Jim" Ford, got wind
of new strike fifteen miles north OF
Goldreed last Sunday and left the
following morning for the scene
They returned Thursday and state
that while float can be found every
where In the vicinity that will assay
around $1,000 to the ton. a ledge OF
pay values has not as yet been un-
covered. Yocum & Potter who made
the discovery of the rich float, have
found a mammoth ledge, but the
values are problematical. However
they have great faith in the PROPOSE
tion and have started a shaft with
the intention of cutting the ledge al
no great depth.
The Messrs. Ford located fourteen
claims adjoining the original find.
A Sale Effected
Steve Baldwin has purchased foi
Campbell, Jackson, Metson ant
Campbell and F. c. Drew and him
self, five claims adjoining the Stein
way mine, the sellers being ID. II
Peery and January Jones
PactOlus
Louis X. Nav, general manager o
the Pactolus Mining company, was IL
town this week ON business trip
He says Pactolus never looked bet
ter and that the company mine i'm
proves with depth