Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-01
LETTER FROM
johnnie CAMP
Johnnie. New. Nov. 10. 1905

deals are reported. The hrst car
load of lumber for the new mill has
lust arrived and construction will
be Immediately begun. The arrival
OF machinery is expected any day.
A syndicate of California bankers
has purchased the Rainbow mines.
located in the eastern portion Of the
district and they will Immediately
commence work on the shaft which
will be continued for 1000 feet. In
addition to a good showing for gold
these claims have excellent copper
indications and seams of chalopyrite
have been found. The Boston John
ME Group of Mines, the Mae Mine,
and the Boone Mine were purchased
by a company who intend to organ
lie a corporation. This should prove
good ground as it is just south of
the Minnie Mae Claim where the
Frost and Bowler leases, which have
shipped phenomenal ore. are located
The Frost and Bowler leases were
sold to another company which in
tends to organize a leasing corpora
ton and erect a mill. The Iron
King and Wonder Fraction were
purchased by the Johnnie Wonder
Mining Company, The headquarters
of this company have instructed SUI
perintendent Browne o increase his
force on the first of December.
The excitement in copper contin-
ues and it was further stimulated by
the discovery of ~chalcopyrite by j..
NJ. Todd in the southwestern section
of the district. On one of his claims
this p%rospector has opened up a good
vein of copper in quartz that in adj
dition to chalcopyrite shows a large
quantity of red oxide of copper.
Most of the mines in the district so
far have shown malachite. Coe and
Hastings, who are following in the
footsteps of G. G. Beauregard, the
d%iscoverer of copper half way be-
tween the copper fields of Johnnie
and Greenwater, are bringing In
some good ore in p%orphory. So far
they are the first to report this erup-
tive rock in that section of Johnnie.
In the Johnnie Con. the drift on
the 700 level is being advanced in
ore that averages $24. The drifts
on the 500 and 600 levels are also
being worked in good milling ore.
The main shaft is being raised
through a ledge that sometimes
reaches five feet in width and aver
ages $13.
The Globe Johnnie shaft is now
down forty-fve feet in milling ore
from the surface to the bottom. The
lower tunnel has just been forced
through the step fault it recently
entered. AS yet no assays have
been taken as the full width of the
ore has not been uncovered. The
tunnel from the mouth to the face
is 11G feet. 1t is the intention o.
the Superintendent to continue sink.
ing on the new drift until 100 fee
are reached. Then ne will drift t.
the Bonanza Shaft and connect |
with the rich ore there. The lowe
tunnel will also be continued to thu
Bonanza shaft before stopping will
be commenced. This will give tn
company plenty of room to work in
The west drift from the mai
shaft of the Bulldog Johnnie is be
ing advanced in good ore, some G
which will bear the expense of shiI
ping. The Superintendent is cor
tinuing to sink the shaft on the foe
wall of the vein.
On the Belmont Johnnie work
being continued on the ore bodie
recently opened up on the Big Win
and New Era claims which will G
between SIS and $40. The ore
the shaft on the Wellington clair
continues to be seven feet wide an
on the Butcher claim it is betwee
four and a half and five feet wid'
On the Pittsburg Johnnie in OF
body has been opened up on tn
Lacelle claim, which is copper staiI
ed quartz averaging about SIS.
The men in the McClanahan mine
are sinking on a galena vein ths
shows between 500 and $3.50 i
gold. The gold is found on the edg
Of the galena and quartz in a fire
state. This is the only galena OF
in the district that carries such hig
gold values. Besides the gold, tn
ore assays 20 ounces in silver. TIL
formation is a contact of QUARTET
and porphyry.
ROBT. BURGH.