Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-11
NEWS FROM THE
BULLFROG MINES
Development Work Going Steadily
Forward on the Promising
Mines in that Section

nine men. Are getting stringers of
good ore every day. Values run from
se to $40. The lower tunnel is in $50
feet. and expect to strike the Hobo
ledge in another rs feet, and the Eclipse
is in another 100 feet. Intend cross
cutting about September 10th, not
later than the Both. Will crosscut both
east and west and will also continue
sinking at the same time. They are
working % men underground.
TRAMP CONSOLIDATED.
At a depth of log feet a drift was
started south to connect with level No.
A., now in $50 feet. This has been adj
vanced between so and 60 feet and is
only about Is or 20 feet from the breast
of No. A. Ore of high grade quality
shows at the present limit of No. a,
which gives the shoot an explored
length of over 70 feet. 1t makes the
southern limit at which good shipping
material has been uncovered in the
property. The lowest return yet OBJ
tanned by General Manager Blackmer
was $50, and from this they have shown
values considerably over 5000. A recent
sample ran 1914. These have been in
every instance a close and careful
average of the ore representing the
metallic content of the shoot where
taken. When a connection is made
with No. 4 level, and ventilation is thus
afforded, it is the purpose to send the
drift north on the rich shoot. 1t is
also the purpose of the management to
continue the Wine to a further depth
of so or 100 feet. Machinery will also
be installed, to continue vertical in
vestigation, at ar early date. Good
milling values are being revealed in the
south drift TO the Eclipse. Samples
taken assayed SIG, but the shoot is
now widening out and values are in
creasing. Good shipping ore is ex-
pected very soon in this locality. A
force of so men is being worked by
Superintendent Blackmer, and develop
ment work is being conducted in a
most thorough and systematic manner.
BULLFRoG PTUR.
This is a new company, owning the
well known Turp group of three claims,
Turp Nos. 3 and 5 and Keno No. 2, in
all about 46 acres. The property lies
in the immediate vicinity of the Sho-
shone, being within 600 feet of that
property, and adjoins the Provi-
dence and Lucky Jack. The officers
and directors of this new company are
among the strongest and best known
mining men in Nevada. Senator 7. l..
Oddie, president. Diamondfeld Jack
Davis, vice-president; E. B. Cushman,
secretary and treasurer. These gentle
men with George Wingfeld and ]. P.
Marshall make up the board of direc-
tors. The company is incorporated
under the laws of South Dakota, with a
capitalization of 1000, 600 shares, with
40O, 900 shares in the treasury. The
property is paid for absolutely and
decided to the company. The company
has no debts or membranes of any
kind whatever. Considerable develop
ment work has already been done on
this ground, and assays running from
$3.50 to s. have been opened up from a
ledge in a tale vein similar to that of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. The Sho-
shone did not have any better values
than these to start work on, and as
known, the control Of the property was
sold to Charles M. Schwab on a basis of
five million dallars. Development work
will be pushed vigorously.
BONANZA MOUNTAIN.
The principal development work on
Bonanza Mountain is being done at No.
shaft. 1t is through this shaft that
the most promising developments are
expected. The crosscut run west from
the l5O-foot point is expected to cnt
the main vein almost any time. This
VEN will be thoroughly developed
through this shaft. About the first OF
september a prospect shaft will be
started on the south end of the prop.
erty to further develop the ore shoots
found in No. 2 shaft. Work would have
been started on this shaft at once were
IL not for the warm weather, the
weather being too warm for surface
work Development has been in pro
eress every day since this companN
was organized and will be continued in
~uehnitely on the present surplus in tn,
treasury,
GIBRALTAR.
In drift tunnel No. l on the No.
ledge' some rich ore has been encoun
Tered 1t is on the hanging wall sid,
oI the vein, and is composed, in a grea
measure, of tale and mananese. Thi
ore differs in character, but is simila
IN value to the ore found on the foo
Vi the vein 35 feet distant. Value