Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17


the Sunnyside claim of the
Round Mountain Mining company
and the Blue Jay claim of the Com
bination Mining company, operations
are going rapidly forward and three
machines are being run. J.. r.
stimmel took in a cleanup from the
Combination ground last week
amounting to 211 ounces The
gold will run about S14 an
The wash is being worked to the
bed rock, being in places as deep
as twelve feet.
A deal that means much for
Round Mountain district and the en-
tire southern Nevada mining section
of the state, was closed the first
of the week when he old Charles
mine in Jefferson canyon was sold
to c. o. Olive, Nelson R%ounsevell,
Fred Tarbell and some California
and eastern capitalists.
Mr.. II. Lewis, the miner who was
sent to Los Angeles a couple Of
weeks ago for a change Of climate
is slowly recovering and the commit
tee, J.. C. Trimble, Jack Murray,
Willis Mcclure and Bill Ryckman,
who in less than twenty-four hours
collected from the miners and bust
ness men of Round Mountain $3.50
to defray his expenses to the sunny
south of California are to be COM
mended for their success. Mr.. Lewis
was not a member of the Miners
Union, not having been a regular
employe of the mines here, but still
a miner, nevertheless, and it speaks
well for the manner in which that
body came forward and secured con-
tributions from their members and
others to defray his expenses to Cali
ifornia.
The returns have been received
from several runs made through the
Moore G. Chapman mill last week.
William Mulholland, owner OF the
famous lease on the Daisy fraction,
tops the list with a check of the
neat little sum of $~2,9S1.O9 direct
from the mint at San Francisco, this
was for the net weight of 209.94
ounces, or nearly is pounds of bull
lion, of this $45.14 was for silver
values. The gold was Of a fneness
of $14.39 per ounce.
The well known Tonopah and
Manhattan clothing firm of E.
Marks & Co, was represented here
yesterday in the person of Mr..
Ashe, one of their Manhattan rep
r~esentatives. Marks & Co. own Main
street property ana are watching the
progress of the camp closely. Theil
intention is to put up a building
in the near future and come in with
a stock of clothing
CANDELARIA
There seems to be a general stii
in the vicinity of the big producer
of other days.
Frank p. Davis passed through
Tonopah day before yesterday, ell
route to the old camp. He has
group of claims incorporated undo
the name of the Hidden Treasur,
Gold and Silver Mining company.
is his intention to begin work a
once and he believes a great prop
ortv will ,acuIf
The property covers 120 acres
eight miles southeast of Candelaria
The company's holdings compris
an amalgamation of several proper
ties. The ground is traversed b
several splendid lodges which sho'
good values in gold and silver. Nj
Davis will determine on a prograI
of development during this visit.
MANHATTAN
w. H. Routledge, representa-
large California capital, was in Mar
haitian last week and in conjunctio
with their engineer, George S. Hol
kins, let a contract to sink an az
ditional fifty feet on the Eagle prof.
critics at East Manhattan.
From the present showing in tn
shaft on the Eagle company
ground, it is predicted that SOM
thing good will soon be brought I
light. The values have increase
all the way down and in all probi
bility the Eagle estate will soon joi
the ranks of the big ones.
Harry Overman went to the ne
copper strike Sunday and got in 0
a number of good properties. A
says of rock from his claims nj
only maintained the reputation
the new camp for copper values, bl
gave returns of $35 in gold.
A very good sized vein was cl
in the crosscut from the Chipmun
shaft Thursday last, which lool
exceedingly promising. 1t is
character of ore quite different frol