The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-14
NEW ADA'S WEALTH
But HALF KNOWN.
SO SAYS DIR. A. Fl. ELFTMAN, FOR
MERLY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
He Is Largely Interested in Rich New
Finds in the Golden Arrow and Cllf-
ford Camps-The Interesting Story Of
the Long-Lost Breyfogle Mine.

| DR.. A. II. Elftman of Tonopah, New,
is spending few days in this city, his
former home. He is en- route to Pitts
urg to consult with his clients, who are
some of the largest owners in the Neva-
da gold fields. The doctor 8 heavy in
terests in the Nevada mines and his
position as consulting engineer to some
OF the best producing mines in that
section require his presence there most
, of the time. III
In regard to the mining situation
there he states that the mineral deVel-
opment Of the sage-brush state is just
in it's infancy. The old camps are pro
ducing more every year and new finds
boom camps, Manhattan and Round
Mountain, have settled down to per-
manent development. Just now atten-
! ton is being directed to. Golden Arrow
and Clifford camps These are in line
for a boom which will exceed that Of
! Manhattan last winter or Round Noun
tain this spring. At Golden Arrow the
big property is controlled by Minnesota
and Iowa men who formed the Golden
Arrow Mining company. 2aF~ ssss
| = An Indians Rich Find.
Clifford, situated near Tonopah, New,
was discovered the latter part of last
year by an Indian sent out by the Cliff
ford brothers, who located some forty
claims. The original strike was on a
hill used for the last thirty years as a
sheep corral. The ore consists of horn
silver and free gold and runs up to
$4,000 per ton. After the Clifords
had secured all they wanted they in
who Immediately located many valuable
claims on adjoining grounds.
In January the Cliffords sold their
claims to Pittsburg capitalists for a
quarter of millian dollars. Twenty
five thousand dollars were paid in cash
before pick was struck into the
ground. This was regarded as record
but that the Judgment of these men
was we'll founded is proved by the fact
that in a shaft now down 100 feet they
fare sacki1lg ore which runs into thou
sands to the ton.
Other purchases were soon after
wards made in this phenomenal camp
A. w. Benson of Minneapolis was ono
of the lucky ones to secure a valuable
group. of claims on Breyfogle Hill, join
ing the original Clifford strike. The
| Clifford Breyfogle Mining company
composed of Minneapolis capitalists
with Mr.. Benson as president and +
w. 4Cuppt1Cu, IOiluCI ClUy SugllcSI, tx
secretary was formed to develop this
property. Associated with these is Miss
Louise, Gilman of Tonopah, New, who il
also a director of the company. 49,.
| The lodges on this property are sim
, liar to those on the now famous Jumbo
Red Top and Mohawk mines at Gold
field. =. :. ~s... l.. ..-%:
Story of a Lost Mine. Il. .-. - &.
Many prospectors believe that tn.
Clifford camp is the famous long-lo
Breyfogle mine .'* = s','.'
It is contended by c.. R. Scott Of
ETonopah, an authority on Nevada 4
lining istory: that there are Specia
reasons for believing the Clifford to bt
the original lost. mine, The story wa
told to Scott by an aged German, .on'
surveyor, and who for years has ivet
near by. According to the story
Breyfogle left Austin with his pacl
horse in 1868, and was making head
way down the road leading from Sal
Lake to. old Fort Independence, my.
county, California
On that road Breyfogle met a sol
der who had deserted from Fort indie
{ pendence and was making his way t.
! Salt Lake to lose his Identity anon,
the Mormons, as many men at his tim
did. Somewhere beyond or near Myers
pass, the desertcr gave the aged Ger
man some specimens Of gold ore tina
were more gold than rock. The gol
;. was very brilliant, and in all the year
: following nothing resembling it ha
;. ever been found until the recent strik
t. Of the Cliffords in the Kawich range
s could where he found the rich rocl
: and said it was but a short distanc
n from the road. He also said it wa
It near some very rough and Jagged mour
tains that could not be missed if
person was looking for them.
4 With the accurate description give1
10 Breyfogle believed he could not hel
n but find the mine at any time. an
i. turned back for Austin to replenis
81 specimens he took with him were til
~ ones that created such profound excit
N ment, and the only one of them in e.
If istence now, so far as known, is i
the cabinet Of the late Senator Georo
Hearst, who paid large sum for i
Persons who have seen the Hearst spec
men declare it differs from any subs
/ quentlv found in southern Nevada,
=, that the: gold is more brilliant and j
/ larger clusters in the rock. The Gil
= ford strike is the only one resen
> bling it. III IN r., 80, .
Besides. the Clifford mine is onl
Z three-fourths Of a mile from the old Sa
! section Of the KaWich range, answeril
in detail to the descriptions given (
the, deserting soldier. ,4<z =
The old road is still in existence
places, and is used more or less f,
local travel by the o1d-timers residi1
= on the desert.