Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-07-22


urday, four-foot ledge that greatly
resembles the rich Red Top being un-
covered, which gives values of $25
to the ton There has been quite
demand for the stock all week, but
it has been difficult to obtain any.
The Booth is certainly a promising
property.
Palmetto
j. p Court, the well-known min
ing man, spent a few days in Tonopah
this week, having come in from Pal
metto, fourteen miles south of Ida
where he has some good mining prop
erty. He says there is great activity
in the old camp, which was a great
producer in days gone by.
One of the best groups in the dis
trict is owned by James Fowlie of
Goldfeld and Captain Graham of
Alaska They have seventeen claims,
situated about three miles from the
old Palmetto mill, that show rich
values. Three men are at work and
more are to be added at once. The
main ledge is four and half feet
wide and the values are in gold sill
yer, copper and lead.
Mr.. Court, Frank Henry and A. c..
Conklin have eleven claims, which
also look we'll They have a force of
men sinking on the Ohio, Virginia
and Maryland claims, through which
runs a four-foot ledge that gives
values ranging from SIS to $50. An
other claim of theirs with good
showing is the Jumbo, with six-foot
ledge that goes from $23 to $50 in
gold and silver on the surface.
John Howell and w. II. Scott have
splendid property in the Palmetto
King, a half mile southwest of the
mill. assays running from $50 Is
| $500 to the ton.
The 0ddie property, recently pur-
chased from Hicks and associates,
looks exceedingly we'll
The Palmetto district was found
April 3, 1865, and since that time
has produced nearly million dollars.
There is an abundance of timber and
plenty of water in the district and
the valley contains large quantities
OF grass.
GOldfield-TOnopah
The Bullfrog-G Goldfeld Tonopah is
the name of a company recently in.
corporated, with j. NJ. Sword, the
noted mining engineer, as president;
J. p. Court, vice president; f. T. Pat
rick, secretary, and A. McBrayer
treasurer. c. Blumenthal, the en-
terprising proprietor of the Frisco
store of this city, is heavy stock
holder Work was started this weel
on the Desert View claim, belonging
, to the company at Beatty, which ad
I joins the great Decillion, owned b,
former Secretary of War Meikeljohn
> The Decillion has 5000 ore at a dept
: of eighteen feet and the ledge trend
Z toward the Desert View. The com
6 pany will also start work soon o
: its properties at this place and Gold
field. Its holdings in this camp ar
known as the Amythist group an
are close to the United Tonopah. TIL
Goldheld property comprises fiv
claims near the Tinhorn mine. In al
the Bullfrog- Goldheld Tonopah ha
260 acres
Engineer MeClelland in Town
j. f. McClelland, a noted minin
engineer, who has been making tn
- survey for the extension of the n,
" vada Central Railroad to Tonopa
y and Goldfleld, has been the guest {
!" Senator Oddle this week 1t is r,
y ported that the Western Pacific
- now the owner OF the Nevada Cel
> tral and is having the survey for /
: extension from Battle Mountain
south, made, but Mr.. McClelland
non-committal on the subject I
states that the proposed road W
&c have the finest grade in Nevada,
s. being less than one per cent for Il
n entire distance.
I'D Red Top
nd The Red Top mine promises to i
n come one of the wonders of the Col
of field district The main ledge is full
es fifteen feet wide and win avera
IN. better than $12O to the ton, and the
he are numerous shoots in various pal
Id of the mine that will run into t
en- thousands in values A few wee
ne ago a test shipment was made whi
Ter gave returns of over 5000 per t
nj and another shipment has just be
made.