Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-09-01

The recent find on the Diamondtield
Rullfrog continues to look very good,
and assay values of $129.20 have been
secured from samples taken. A party
of gentlemen interested in the prop
erty came in last night on a tour OF
inspection, and will remain here for a
day or two. The men in the party are,
M. B. Aston and Willis Sears of Gold
field, both of whom are well known in
Rhyolite; DR.. w. c. Chilson, now of
Goldfeld, but recently from a promi-
nent San Francisco hospital; Thomas
Withers, prominent in Colorado and the
west as a builder of railroads and a min
ing operator; and S. F. Palmer, who
recently returned from Australia, where
he is connected with some big mining
and milling enterprises. Mr. Ashton
says there will be big doings on the
Diamondfield from now on, and develop
ment will go toward as rapidly as pos
sible. The company has ample funds
to sink to any depth required, and will
thoroughly prospect the ground with
extensive underground workings.
The shaft on the Gold King is down
rs feet and a contract has been given
for an additional rs feet. They propose
to sink to 200 feet and start crosscuts
both ways from that level. A third
crosscut will be started toward the
Homestake shaft with the expecta-
ton of connecting with a drift from the
latter property in order to secure bet
ter ventilation for both mines. This
project will require between 800 and
1000 feet of work. The Gold King ex-
poets to cut a ledge within 100 feet of
their shaft, and several others as the
work progresses. Their ground adjoins
both the Gold Bar and Homestake,
reaching up over the big hill in which
those two well-known mines are work
ing. They have six claims, their ground
running down to the fiat on the opposite
side of the hill. The shaft is conven-
iently located for the economical de-
velopment Of the ground, with easy
access to the roads on both sides of the
range. The Gold King planned OF
cutting the Homestake ledge in the
crosscut to the northeast, but a recent
change in the Homestake ledge showr
in the drift on the hanging wall, may
bring it in the way Of the southwest
crosscut, On the opposite side of the
shaft. Their new hoist is working
nicely.
The Bullfrog Daisy encountered &
streak of sulphide ore in the bottom Of
the shaft last week, that was very fin,
looking. This property is very wei
located, and undoubtedly has the ledg,
running from the Homestake. Tn,
Daisy adjoins both the Homestake anC
Gold KING and is so situated that it ma,
catch lodges from both of those prop
critics. They have a new hoist that il
working nicely, and a good shaft, nov
down about ITO feet. ~Cr0sscutting will
soon be started to catch the quart
ledge which dipped away from then
out of the shaft. Samples from thi
vein gave assay values of $177.60
The Bullfrog Trinidad has accomp
plished about 500 feet of development
work in tunnel and crosscuts, in an effor
to open the Homestake ledge. The plal
of development also includes a shaft t
explore the ground at a greater depth
which will probably soon be started.
More fine high-grade ore was opene
up last night at the Gibraltar in sink
ing on the foot wall, north of TUNE
No. l, on No. 4 ledge. This is a ney