Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-21

The Goldheld Review gives the fol-
lowing account of mines in that locality:
Gold Lake, formerly known as Miller's
or Mud Lake. is the scene of great
activity these days, and from the
interest being displayed by those who
were fortunate enough to get a foot
hold in the new camp, it looks as
though it would soon rank as n of the
foremost of this part of the State.
During the past week there have been
no less then 10 outfits sent to the new
diggings, and within the next two
weeks active development work will be
well under way.
Several experiments are now being
made on the formation found in the
lake bed, and in conversation with a
prominent assayer in Goldfeld it was
learned that the amalgamation process
would more than likely be the one
adopted for the treatment of the ore.
This process has been tried a number
of times on samples from different
properties and in each case the result
vas most satisfactory.
E. C. Boyce, who has interests in the
new camp, recently sent 900 pounds of
the ore to Denver, and a return of
8 $40 was secured. This is considered
very good as practically no mining is
required to take out the ore.
1t was rumored on the streets yes
terday that Messrs. Richard, Elliott,
Boyce and associates, who own $500
acres of ground, had bonded their hold
ings to the Standard Oil people for a
quarter of a million dollars. The
latter has had an expert On the ground
for some time and it is understood that
a,favorable report has been made.
Another sale that will more than
likely be made is that of the Lewis
property. j. W. Sellers, representing
Denver and Chicago capitalists, has a
corps Of engineers at the camp survey
ing and otherwise investigating the
validity of the title TO the property.
The ground has been thoroughly sam
Piled and the returns are entirely satis'
factory to the proposed buyers,
Gold Lake, frOsn all reports, will nc
doubt be the next to join the list OF
permanent producers of Nevada.
STRIKES LEDGE
That another bonanza will soon be
added to the long list Of Goldfeld
shippers Ii now almost a foregone con-
clusion. The coming shipper is none
other than the lease being operated on
the Florence property by the Nevada
Leasing company President and Cen
eral Manager eiask Of the leasing com
pahy, when seen by a Review man the
first OF this week, admitted that q
strike of considerable Importance hat
been made at the property. The values
received thus far are not sensationally
high, but are very encouraging. The
strike was made in the crosscut which
was run for a distance Of 80 feet to tbs
northeast from the bottom of the 200
foot shaft, and consists of a wei
defined six-foot ledge, Several sample
have been taken and returns ranging
all the way from So to $50 were secured
The ledge has an east and west trend
and the superstition is that it is a con
tinuation of the same lead found in tn
January Jones lease, which adjoins
Immediately on the east. The latter
taking out and sacking some very hig
grade ore, and it is believed that whe
the new strike is further develope
equally as good values will be founC
In character the mineral resembles ths
found in the Hayes and Monnette ar
the old Reilly leases, and show a lare
amount of iron sulphides. Drifts hay
been started both to the east and WEI