The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
JOHNNIE TOWNSHIP
CHANGES HANDS
Especial Correspondence.)

Johnnie. New, Sept. "A transaction
involving $4,000 by which the unsold
lots Of the Johnnie Townsite company
passed from the hands of the Johnnie
Consolidated Gold Mining company to
some Los Angeles, Cal, parties, was
just consummated. Frank f. Bennett,
Herbert G.. Schader, and the Johnnie
Consolidated Gold Mining company
each have purchased a block of land
and will retain their holdings and a
few of the residents have purchased lots
here and there but the bulk of the
townsite is affected by this deal. James
r. Collins, of the North American Trust
company, f. K. Foster, a capitalist and
A. C. wagy are the purchasers.
BY this deal the treasury of the
Johnnie Consolidated Gold Mining COM
pany was considerably enriched and the
funds thus acquired will be used for
the erection of a mill and the compile
ton of the contemplated work on the
water system. 1t is the intention to
develop several of the springs and con-
centrate the flow. There will be a drop
of from 1000 to 1900 and the force thus
generated will be used for power pur-
poses by the means of turbines. The
mill will be erected on the Johnnie
ground and the old mill building will be
used for that purpose. The structure
now contains a 40-h.p. gas engine which
is being overhauled and will be used.
Four Nissen stamps ave been pur-
chased and are expected here within
thirty days.
Another syndicate of Los Angeles
capitalists have purchased the Alfalfa
mines. This group is located between
the Bullfrog-Johnnie and the Gold Bar
mines and has the extension of the
Gold Bar ledge from which some rich
ore has been taken.
The Ieasers colony on American gulch
has been very active and John Beauro-
gard furnished the sensation of the
week. A ledge was struck on his lease
and several glims extracted. The ledge
shows up strong and paintings indicate
that 1t will be shipping ore. Lease No.
81 owned by George Fleeder, W. s..
Wilson and R.. H. True showed some
rich rock. Lease No. 1, the bonanza
strip of Minnie Mae hill will resume
operation on Monday.
On the dlODe-JOIlilllc, lHC I. C'ii-
sisted mostly of exploration. A shoot
of good milling ore, three feet wide was
unearthed. The vein parallels the main
lode and dips towards it. 1t will be
tapped from the main shaft at q depth
of 80 feet.
On the Bullfrog Johnnie the double
compartment shaft is being sunk on
from two to three feet of ore that will
average $40. On the Golden Eagle
claim the east and west vein has been
prospected and shows a dip of 40 de-
grees towards the Blue Bell lode which
is 800 feet to the north. The Blue Bell
lode being vertical it is thought that
these two lodges will merge at a depth
and the work prosecuted is being done
with this in view.
Thomas has received his supplies and
camping outfit for the Leadville-Johnnie
and work will be started before the week
is out. Thomas is gathering a crew for
this purpose. This will be the first COM
pany to start work on Mineral Flat and
practically open new ground.
In the Johnnie Consolidated the men
are at work on a raise from the 700
level to tap the ore vein. From the 600
level the formation 1attens consider
ably and 1t is thought that when the
raise is up about ten or fifteen feet the
vein will be reached. On the 500 level
a small drift is being run 120 feet from
the shaft and a crosscut is being dug
in the ore body which proved the vein
to be IL feet wide, three feet of which
runs between $40 and $50. A number of
shoots prove the vein to maintain it's
cfroppth on the downward trend