Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
Jefferson CANYON
IS SURE TO Shine
MIR. MALLISTER SAYS COUNTRY
Is RICH AND WILL PROVE
A WONDER.

john McAlllSter was IN from JeI-
ferson Canyon, where he and his
brother. are the owners of the Nc
Allister group. Mr.. McAllister is
on his way to the Goldyke country
to do some assessment work. JEFF
ferson Canyon is about four miles
northeast of Manhattan.
Referring to the outlook at that
point and the surrounding district,
McAllister speaks very encouraging
ly and predicts a bright future for
the mines. He says, ALREADY the
Charles Harrison mine is operating
AMI men are at work cleaning out
the old workings. Rich ore has been
uncovered that will pay handsome
returns. The men who have taken
hold of the property will operate it
on a large scale"
Mr.. c. o. Olive of Round Noun
tain, and associates are now negoti-
ating for the erection Of a mill on
the ground for The treatment of their
ore. There is plenty OF water and
wood at hand for all purposes. The
property has not been worked since
1883, on account of the decline in
the price of silver, but the methods
OF extracting the values have so i'm
proved in the past few years that it
will now be an easy matter to get
big returns from the ore. With the
increase in the price Of silver this
mine will now pay large dividends,
whereas but a few years ago it could
not be operated except at a loss.
A two thousand dollar hoist is on
the ground and there is an incline
shaft 800 feet deep. A vein of rich
rock has been uncovered near the
bottom of the shaft, averaging about
8 feet in width which gives assays
from 300 to 500 ozs. in silver and
about 1-3 the value in gold. Mr..
HaTbinding, who is in charge as Su-
perintendent, is more than pleased
with the present showing and con-
siders 1t n of the best in the dis
trict, considering the facilities at
hand that he has so far seen and
that the time Is not far distant when
this property will speak for itself,
A company has been incorporated
known as the Round Mountain Ale
ghany Mining Company. which viii
work the property.
Adjoining the Harrison mine is
the famous Kanohat group, consist
ing of II claims, and which has been
developed by the owner continuous
~ for "a years. A mile of develop
ment work has been done in the way
of drifts. tunnels and shafts, and
thousands of tons are on the dumps
and a million tons averaged up by
mining engineers who have exam
ined the workings.
There is also free gold showings
on this group, the Union South and
Berlin claims in particular. seams of
quartz in he phophyry are Just
planted with free gold. Anyone who
is n doubter can satisfy himself as
to the truth Of this statement by GO
ing on the ground.
Altogether this is an immense
property, in fact, too much for one
company to operate, and if cut up
into several groups would make it
easy to buy and would not take
the capital required to make the
purchase. II Is almost beyond belief
that one individual could have ac-
complished the work done. 1t is a
proposition for such men as are OPP
Grating the Homestake mines, too
great for small operators.
Another year will see the Kano-
hat property as a whole or in several
groups, giving a good account of it.
self and moking a record in the min.
ing world. It will give employment
to hundreds Of men, and a market
for the products of the surrounding
neighborhood, more particularly
Smoky Valley. There is not a man
who would not be glad to see the
right parties take hold and go to
work in earnest, as 1t mean the adj
vent of a new day to all who have
interests there, as it is the key that
will open the door of the treasure
house of Jefferson Canyon. 1t will
be the means of interesting others in
the development of the great mineral
belt that traverses that section for
a distance of eight miles and which
as a rule, at the present time is held
with only location work done.
Next to the Kanohat property and
to the north of the Alabama and Ber-
lin claims is located the Apex Lode,
the Isabelle and Triangle claims. A