Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-03-03
RICH STRIKE
AT MILLETT
Many Well Defined Lodges
are Encountered.
Claim owners Organize a New District
and Elect c. II. Jones for
Recorder.

An important strike has been made
at Mietts, forty miles northwest OF
Manhattan, in Smoky Valley. The
ledge uncovered is little over two
feet 10 width and gives values OF
over 5000 to the ton. The rock is
fine looking quartz and somewhat
resembles the M2uhattan ore. Sew
eral other lodges have been found OF
almost equal richness and the ada
cent hills are full of prospectors.
Hundreds of locations have already
been made and stampede from
Manhattan is now on. At meeting
OF the mining men OF the district held
in Millett's store last Saturday even
ing, a new mining district was
formed A. b. Millett presided
There were about 20 persons present
and they took an active interest in
the proceedings. 1t was decided to
name the district Milletts, in honor
of the pioneer rancher and store
keeper OF that section. Boundaries
were established as follows: From
Twin Greek on the south to an mag
mary line on the north, distance of
twenty miles, and from the Austin
stage road on the west to the summit
OF Toyabe range on the east, dis
tance OF fifteen miles. G. H. Jones
was unanimously elected recorder OF
the district.
AL Davies has just returned from
Miletts and says it is one 81 the rich
est mneraized sections OF Nevada.
He has secured several choice claims
and has started development work
on them With Messrs Avery, Paris
and Keate he has laid out the new
townsite Of Pueblo, which with its
many natural advantages, promises
to become one OF the best mining
camps in the west. 1t covers a
large tract of land at the base OF the
rich mineralized mountain. There
are two running streams OF water on
the property, the adjacent bills are
covered with bunch grass and are
wooded. There are many ranches in
the valley below and farm products
will virtually be at the door Of the
miner and citizen Of Pueblo
A sale OF twenty one claims in one
group was effected this week, the
purchasers being Mr.. Vincent and
associates, Chicago capitalists, A
large force Of men will be put to work
at once to open up the property A
mill has been ordered and ii will be
installed as soon as it gets to the
camp.
Strike On the Pine Nut.
+. w. Dulfer, the broker, received
word yesterday that an important
strike has just been made on the
Pine Nut property at Manhattan
The ledge uncovered is rich in coarse
gold. Mr.. Dulfer is particular,
pleased at the news Of the strike OF
account Of the Pine Nut propert.
adjoining the Manhattan Carson
ground, for which company he i
fiscal agent.
Red Rock.
A strike of great Importance wa
made in the shaft Of the Red Rock min
ing company, one Of the big Schwa
properties, Thursday. A ledge fou
feet wide was encountered that show
wonderful values. This ground adjoin
the Extension, Ohio, Little Tonopal
and other good producers west Of town
and is not far from the Ohio Extension
Great Western, West Tonopah, Tone
pah Standard, Golden Gate, Germa
American and other we'll known CON
panies territory.
OhiO-TonOpah.
The Ohio Tonopah con ntinues TO i'm
prove and the ledge maintains it
width and values The annual re
port of General Manager Prescott
Ely has just been mailed to the stock
holders. 1t shows the vast amour
OF work accomplished under his abl
management for the past twelv
months and he predicts great (,
ture for the mine.