Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-29
REPORTS FROM
GOLDYKE CAMP

Reports of the most encouraging
nature are continually coming in
from the nearby camps. This time
If is Goldyke that the good news
comes from Mr.. Frank Dillon ar
rived in amp Wednesday night and
in an interview with a Bonanza rep
resentative he said, For the Gold
yke Reef, new machinery is being
brought in. At present the develop
ment work is proceeding on the 200
foot level where several good veins
have been met about two feet wide.
As soon as the machinery arrives it
is intended to sink deeper on the 100
and 200 foot levels the main ledge
is Sc feet wide, averaging from $40
to $15, and is free milling. AS the
cost of milling will run from $3.50
to $500, big results can be obtained.
The present plant is operated by
steam. The company controls a
good water supply and owns fine tim
Der lands which will afford a wood
supply for years. The vein of the
Goldyke Extension is a direct exter-
sion of the Goldreef and trends
through the enter Of the former.
This property Is controlled by prom
inent Tonopah people. The develop
ment work has caught the ledge and
sinking Is still going on to gain
depth. A hoist is expected for the
property in the spring. The Port
land Goldyke has a shaft down IS
feet and IS in ore the entire distance.
The average Of the entire vein is
$16.50. Water has been developed
on the property. The ore Is easily
mined and the total COS to mine and
mill will be about $500 per ton. A
large hoist will be installed within
the next two months. This property
consists Of nine claims. A party of
fifteen men left Tonopah on Tues
day to work on the Contract, where
a double compartment shaft Is to be
sunk 300 feet. There is a vein on
this property from eight to twelve
inches wide assaying $3.50. d. S.
Cohn has started development work
ON the Venus where there is a strong
ledge. The property covers what is
called the Coyotes Holes where sew
eral springs furnish a constant sup
ply of water. The constellation
Geyser is under bond to some Oak
land people and it is expected that
work will be started the first of the
year. This is unquestionably one Of
the most promising properties in the
district. The Lone Star and Gold
Crown owned by Duncan and Ever
EFT has just been sold to Tonopah
and Goldheld capitalists. 1t has a
big showing in the way of shipping
ore. The West Goldyke is being
steadily developed. The shaft is down
100 feet and over 400 feet of drifts
have been run. The claims belong
ing to Wolf and Gardiner or Para
disc Mountain are being developed
right along. Rata and his partner
are developing a rich ledge in the
Paradise range and have a strong
vein showing free gold observable
to the naked eye. The new mill for
the Goldyke Reef will soon be erect
ed. Some parts are already on the
ground and others in transit. 1t will
be the grinding process, two Hunt
ington Rollers being employed with
a daily capacity of 60 tons. There
are now about $50 people in the
camp, which is in a most healthy
location. There is plenty of good
water for domestic purposes, which
comes from springs in the center of
teh camp. At the Paradise mount
aims, about three miles distant, there
is an abundance of wood. look for
a big increase in population from
now on, Mr.. Dillon is the person
who was mu~rderously attacked by
C.. L. Emerson at Goldyke about two
weeks ago, He was very badly hurt
and still bears evidences Of the en-
counter, which was entirely unpro.
voked.