Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
BUENA VISTA.
The New Camp Near Summit is
Having a Healthy Growth.

The new camp on the Nevada anC
California railroad, near Summit,
known as Buena Vista. is becoming
quite thiekly populated. At present
there are about two hundred people
calling it their home.
Where the main town Of the dis
trict win be is attracting a good deal
of attention from the residents.
Four sites are in prospect, including
the original one at Buena Vista; one
named Gold Hit, after Bert Hit,
one of the owners Of the Ticker mine;
one at Basalt, and one at Queen
station.
The Gold Hit site is owned by Lee
Foster, Vim. Lowmau, A. Barnhart,
T. G. Lewis, Bert Hit, j. VI. Lam
grell, Matt Murphy and j. w. Fapp.
II was laid out last week by j. S.
Evans, late Of the Reclamation Ser
vice. Lots were priced at $3.50 for
35.foot fronts on the Main street
corners, and $3.50 for 30 foot inside
frontages. Two blocks OF Main
street frontage were sold tine eve
ming they were first offered. The
owners have completed arrange
ments with the Candelaria Water
Company for a water supply, and
are understood to have already
tapped the pipe line running a short
distance from camp. Gold Hit is
south of and near the center Of the
belt OF mines, 81 miles from Basalt by
the present road, and about five
miles from Buena Vista by trail.
Work is under way which will shorten
the Basalt road to five miles. Geo.
and Frank Clark have established a
stage line OF this foad, sending up a
supply OF stock this week.
The Buena Vista people are not
idle either, and have negotiations for
q water supply from the Candelaria
line well advanced. A large lodging
house win be finished soon, and the
railroad will soon have sidetracks in
for the camps accommodation.
A choice lot has been set aside in
Gold Hit for a Miners Union hall.
Arrangements for organizing a union
have been begun, a preliminary meet.
ing being held last week, attended
by forty five miners. ]. NJ. Langrell
was elected temporary president and
Matt Murphy secretary.
Bert Rhyme received word from
AL Riggs and 7. Canters, who are in
terested with him in a lease on the
Brownie, that they have struck fine
ore and are highly elated at the out.
look, SAYS the Inyo Register.
Weber & Ish have bought Brough.
er's controlling interest in the Tiptop
property. The price paid was $4,000
cash and 100, QUO shares Of stock in
the company soon to be formed.
There are now GA people in Buena
Vista and II at Tickerville. To the
former place there are three frame
houses, three framed tents and eight
ordinary tents, says the Goldfeld
News.
The election for district recorder
was held on the Goth and as a result
w. Y. Gale will be the recorder for
the coming year.
Mr.. McElroy, owner OF the Brawnie
claim, has good values to start on.
Al Riggs has taken a lease and is
prospecting for the ledge.
The Buena Vista is now working
eight men on tine ledge which all pans
well.
On the Tiptop Brougher is uncov-
ering the ore and gets better values
with depth.
The Collins and Murphy lease on
the Ticker has very high values and
rumors of a new strike have just
come in.
On the Lily three men are sinking
a shaft, which is now down 80 feet.
1t is expected that this shaft will tap
the ledge on its dip at about 80 feet.
Alex Borhardt and associates have
struck a stringer Of high grade ore
on the Ticker Extension.
Three men are working on Wing
fields lead silver property.
Claude Lund has struck a new
stringer of high grade ore ON the
Summit, assays going from $22 so to
$3.50 to the ton.
The sale OF lots in the Buena Vista
townsite must be unusually good, as
the townsite people all wear broad
Bendley & Davis have their new
house almost finished and on
the Sd will be able to accommodate