Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
NEWS FROM THE
JOHNNIE DISTRICT
DOingS in that Promising Mining
Section as Reported by Be-
nanza's Correspondent.

Johnnie, New, Oct. 13, 1906
Discovery of copper in this district
is the latest sensation, and travellers
through here from the districts bord-
ering on Death Valley attach consid-
cradle Importance to the latest find,
and numerous locations are being
taken up. During the last two
weeks nearly a hundred ~prospectors
have taken up claims in the new
copper belt. An old desert rat,
known as 'Frenchy" was the origi-
nal d%iscoverer. He had done con-
siderable prospecting in Indian
Creek and had made several trips
through here to Greenwater. 1t
was on one of these journeys that
he made his startling discovery, and
now he considers his holdings in
this district as valuable as any he
has. Another man who has large
copper holdings here is Fred Bowler,
the original owner of the famous
Bowler lease on Minnie Mae Hill.
DOMICl 10 AON III hllooCAPhAh ~
gotiating with capitalists there for
the sale of some of his copper prop
critics. Robert Brown, OF Colorado,
is another copper magnate and ne
recently returned from Denver
where he associated himself with
some financiers for the development
of his copper properties. Brown
started work this morning. On
these claims assays from the surface
show SIS in gold and 4 per cent. cop
per. There the copper is in a vast
deposit. About $500 feet to the
north Brown has another property
which he says has IN 1S-inch ledge;
that on the surface assays 81 in
gold and 35 per cent. copper. 1t is
a granite formation, through which
the copper has been forced by deep
disturbances. F%renchy's claims are
about three miles north of the john
ME Consolidated Mine in the north
eastern part of the district, while
Brownies and Bowler's mines are in
the southwestern part of the district,
indicating that a copper belt runs
diagonally across the district, but il
has not peer ~prospected enough tC
determine the size of the belt. H
Wagner and T. Connors have Sc
q copper property in the northeast
ern section which they say has
two foot ledge that assays 20 pc
cent copper.
The deep formation in the John
ME Consolidated Mine is a mild puz
zle to the engineers of the district
The main shaft of the mine follow
the ore at an angle of As degree
for a depth of about 535 feet whe
suddenly the formation fiatteni
On the 600 level a drift had to b
run about 80 feet before the OIL
was encountered, and when the vel
was tapped it showed still flatte
On the 700 level over 140 feet wei
dug bfore the ore was found.
klkdHllC ldull was ulSCONSlSu VII III
level that threw the vein fully
feet. The ledge is almost horiZonti
and Superintendent Moser thinl
that he can get between 800 ar
400 feet of stopping ground IN tn
level.
The Clanahan Mines are makir
a good showing, and yesterday Il
men broke into a two-foot galeI
ledge in a new drift they have bee
digging. Ore is being sacked {
this property for shipment.
The Frost-Rathborne lease is ST
being worked in the rich ore.
drift is being run on the 40 lev
that will extend along the course
the vein until the end line OF Il
lease is reached, when the shoot
the lower level will be opened up.
On the Globe property, the low
tunnel has broken into a ledge
good ore that will go about So
The formation is gradually chan
ing and indicates that the men a
approaching the rich ground.
c. c. Beauregard is continuing
sack ore on his lease, and it will
only a short time when he and t
Frost Lease will ship a carload.
On the Leadville-Johnnie [
ledge still holds strong in No.
shaft. The ore is being sorted a
there is about half a carload rea
for shipment. The management {
now considering the erecting of
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