Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-06-10

If the pioneers of GA who discoy-
cred Silver Peak had only directed
their energies to prospecting for gold
instead of being infatuated with the
less valuable metal they would un-
doubtedly have named it Gold Peak
IN commemorate it's stores of buried
wealth of that precious metal. Now
that Nevada is attracting the atten-
tion of the Mining World which is
also awakening to the fact that
the state is rich in gold, operators
and investors in their search for de-
fined and improved veins of payable !
free milling gold ore are turning 20
silver Peak, famous TO + the great |
Blair mine, but destined to become |
still more famous through other
properties now being developed.
Silver Peak was discovered in
1864, first locations being made on
silver ore bearing veins, for the
treatment of which, a 10 stamp mill
and lixivation process was installed
in 1866 and operated from then
until 1863 During that period,
what is known as the Blair mine
was discovered and purchased by the
late Mr.. d. c. Blair, of New York,
and a 3O-stamp mill was erected in
1867 and worked for two years.
The mine was then closed until 1882
when IL was leased for two years,
closed again until 1893 and leased
again and this lease caused litiga-
tion which has only recently been
settled Thus we have less than
three years work on the silver
mines and less than five years work
on the gold mine, yet in that short
period the silver mines produced
over $4,000 and the Blair mine
over $3,0O0.OO0. In addition 10
these there were the Mary, the
Great Gulch, the Valcade, the Bur
ton. the Homestake and other prop
critics from all OF which ore was
crushed, which brought the total
gold output up TO S3,5OO,ooO,
Yet II may be truly said that WORK
in the district has only been inter
mittent and that the Camp has beer
dead for 20 years.
The portion of the district whicf
has been most explored covers
length of about seven miles in q
northwest and southeast direction
bv about one mile in width in whicl
many veins have been found, The
most important being known as th'
Drinkwater and Growing Glory, oi
which the Blair mine is located
Both these veins are easily trace
through the country by their bolt
and wide surface showings, tn
former for its great width and IN
latter for It's high grade ore. !
biologists these veins are known q
parallel quartz lodges; all of whic
dip at about an angle of 80 degrees
The present owner of this mine Nj
Il. Ledyard Blair, of New York, ha
the property most carefully exam
lned and sampled under the supe'
vision of John Hays Hammond
1903 and a tunnel was run to strib
the veins at depth, besides other d'
yelopment work which material
increased the ore reserves and 1t
now estimated that these amour
to over 100000 tons of payab
milling ore.
On the southeast extension of tn
property are seven claims of Il
Mohawk Alpine Mig Co, which u
olude the old Homestake mine. Th
were only purchased by the compal
last August. Sine that time actl
development work has been earri
ON and a s stamp mill has been
stalled. which since March last h
produced $4,000 from ore viii
has averaged $4,000 per ton o'
the plates and of this grade the
are 10000 tons in the mine. 7
next extension of these veins on
southeast is owned by the SLY
Peal, Drinkwater Gold Mining {
formed by S. A, Knapp, of Tonop
which is just commencing opel
lions.
Adjoining these is the Great Gul
mine owned by the Silver Pc
cold Mining Co, of which Geol
Bartlett and H. b Gee Of Tonop
are respectively president and 81
rotary This mine was one OF
producers Of byGona days and
$50 parallel ledges have been opel
ap on thcir course and at depth =