Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
A LETTER FROM
JOHNNIE DISTRICT
What the BOnanza'S COrreSpOn-
dent Has to Say About That
Promising Camp


stone is the latest product of Johnnie.
Woodruff and Simmons, two prospec-
tors, located a quarry in the fiat be-
tween Johnnie and Pahrump and are
now selling stone for the buildings to
be erected here. Frank Bennett is the
pioneer customer of this enterprise and
his Office building is being constructed
of this material. The stone is very
pretty, being sort Of blue sandstone,
showing considerable naturalization
and the finished house makes a striking
appearance with the many colors inn
parted to the rock by the various
minerals. By the way the fortunes of
Woodruff and Simmons are but the
repetition of the history of many who
come into the great Nevada desert with
nothing and leave it comparatively rich.
These two prospectors arrived in John
ME from Las Vegas last spring with
hardly enough money to buy the
months provisions, but they started
right in and did location work for
others and in this way got a start.
They then struck out for themselves
with the results that they now own,
many rich claims, valuable quarry, a
good outfit and are doing a rushing
business in contracting for buildings.
A few days ago they bought a lot on
Johnnie avenue and will erect on it
first class hotel
The Johnnie Consolidated mines are
showing activity. George F. Moser,
the superintendent Immediately began
work on his arrival and now what men
he has are cleaning out drifts and
shafts. The mine has been idle for
some months and there has been quite
an accumulation of dirt. Moser is busy
gathering his crew and before the next
week is out expects to have dirt flying
in the big property. His personal
labors have chiefly been assaying and
from sample taken across the ledgein
the southern end Of the drift on the
600-foot level he gotta average of $3.50
The claims of John Lamphier are
showing up well. They are three miles
north of the Johnnie Consolidated prop
erty and have been worked without any
encouraging results for some time, but
last week Lamphier entered a good
ledge. The shaft is down 58 feet and
in good milling ore. The values are in
contact of lime and quartz. While
digging he uncovered some bones and
fossils. At first it looked like some
, prehistoric burying ground for animals,
: but closer examination showed many
of the bones to be of extant animals.
} Regular shipments will now be made
from this district, as the operators
/ have succeeded, for time at least, in
: getting teaming facilities. The Minnie
; Mae lease No. has made it's last ship
: ment to the railroad, and the second
: carload from this lease will leave john
= ME Siding for the smelter at Murray
: some time early this week. 1t consists
' of 25 tons of ore that will average well
Y into the hundred dollar mark. Fred
s Bowler, the manager of the lease will
n accompany the shipment and will take
with him sack of specimen rock, that
will average well into the thousands
1 which was thought too valuable to be
$ sent in the car. There is shipment
of ore ready on the Browne lease, but
$ its owner is in Denver looking after the
a interests of the milling company and so
A it will have to wait until the next car
q goes.
4 Work on the Minnie Mae No. was
;. confined to extraction from the drift
IS from No. l shaft, which is now ad-
% vanced % feet. Every shot put in the
W ledge broke down tons of rich rock.
r Today sinking was commenced in the
>. drift No. 8 shaft is being sunk and
"a when little more depth is attained q
= drift will be run.
'l The leases of the two Beaurogard:
p are making splendid showing anc
III when the next car leaves they will bt
n able to ship some of their product in it
On lease No. the shaft is down about
20 feet and shipping ore is being
: extracted. Lease No. 8 is producing
:, gold. The shaft is very close to No.
le lease but as yet the underground work.
a ings have not crossed the Boundary.
IS The Tilsey and Smith lease is at last
re giving encouragement to its owners
A This strip of ground has been presist
I'd emily worked with but little result unit
p about week ago when good ledge
er was entered. Sinking has now begur
lie in earnest and ore is being extracted
x. that will bear shipping expenses.
at Telephone communication will b,
ct established before the week is ended
it The wires are strung to within abou
I'd three miles of Johnnie and it will tax,
S. only a few days to string them tn,
On balance of the route. The poles are u,
gs considerable distance beyond Johnni
le towards Pahrump, but delayed was oc
he casioned by the non-arrival of wire
as insulators and other materials. Every
w thing is at hand now and there will B
no excuses for further DELAYS.