The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-28
[NSBRI7ES HAVE GOT
| A NEVADA BONANZA
THEY THINK, BUT ARE NOT STUCK
UP AND WILL MAKE ROOM
FOR OTHERS

one of the most celebrated
mining states of the union. When
the glittering rumors of the wealth of
Tonopah, Bullfrog and other
places were at their height last spring
d. A. Utter, the engineer, @. ]. Sell
wyn, cashier of the First National
Bank, Henry Welch, the sheepman,
VIM. Black, the cigar dealer, r. E.
Lockwood and others concluded to try
their luck in that direction and sent
Geo. W. Hartley and N. K. Franklin,
the we'll known Heath and Thunder
Mt. prospector to the scene of excite
ment. They went into new section
and began to find ledges in splendid |
mineral country but the surface sam
Piles sent to Weiser (they had no means
of sinking) did not go high, although
all gave assays. One of Franklin's
letters spoke of passing an enormous
dyke of stuff resembling the pay ore
being shipped from Tonopah, "but, :"
wrote Franklin, sit was so enormous
that it could not possibly be of any
value, and we went off and left it. "
However, the samples, which he Incl
dentally sent along, assayed S7.0o per
ton, and, as Franklin had written, "a
few dollars ton in it would make
Rockefeller look like a pauper, )" the
returns we're promptly sent him and
he was instructed to go back and in
vestigate further. He would not be-
lieve the assay but took the back track
and sent second sample from the
same spot to convince himself. The
second samples went within 20 cents
of the first. Other samples taken
from as far as a mile away went from
50 to s5. They proceeded to make
Locations and soon discovered the
dyke to be cut by smaller veins OF q
richer nature. One of these six-feet
wide gave assays of s47.00, of which
the greater part is copper. Another
vein gives s43. 90 of which S34 is sill
yer. Gold in both and both from the
surface. Samples have been received
in Weiser from the latest vein dlscov-
cred cutting the dyke, and these look
even better than the others, but the
ASSAYS have not been received. Frank
lin. who is one of the most conserva'
tive. experienced and capable prospec'
tors of his age in the west, is gradu
ally growing excited and, where n'
was ready to come back few week
ago. now swears he will not be puile'
away by an OK team, as it is the oes
y prospect for big million dollar min
be has seen In his life and in the bes
mining country be has ever seem An'
If Weiser hackers want TO throw bin
: down be will have to hunt up otne
= help, as be is determined TO sink sh
, show up q bonanza that will oulsniD
? GoldaeId, twenty miles swsE
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