The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-16
ANOTHER STRIKE ON
JOHNNIE CON. LEASE
minnie May No. | Turning Out
Richer Ore Than
Ever.
SECOND LUCKY HIT
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
One Sack Brought i'll Will AS
say 100000 Gold to the
Ton.
Special to Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune
JOHNNIE, Nyc County. New, Juno 10
Tho Minnie May No. lease on the south
part OF tho Johnnie Consolidated Gold
Mining company's property is proving q
wonder. The first rich strike was made
about thirty days ago. which, when en-
countered, was regarded Us exceptional
ly rich. as the ore then taken out ran
upwards OF $1,000 per ton.
Work has been steadily progressing. and
ore Is being sacked for shipment, and In
less than two weeks after the iirst rich
strike, another strike was made, show
ing even better values thnn the first.
The latest report from the property
came June 10. when Fred Bowler. owner
of the lease. brought in q sack full OF ore
that Will assay 500 600 or moro per ton.
The gold is found In a rich, dark brown
quartz, characteristic OF the district, ana
every piece of ore exhibited by Mr.. Bow
Ter showed heavy coarse gold in sufficient
quantities to excite even the old-timers
This last strike was made at q depth
at this point the rich rock extending
clear across the 7-foot shaft. So rich, In
fact. is the ore just encountered, that
the owners OF the lease found 1t necessary
10 place guard on the property.
Ready for Shipment
More than thirty tons OF ore is now
Sucked and ON the dump ready for ship
ment This ore will be shipped via. the
new Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad from
Johnnie Siding to Salt Lake smelter; The
richer ore Is sacked separately. and VIII
be shipped by Wells Fargo Express
Col Browne, representing Z. II, Har-
riman, E. p. Ripley and Denver capital
lists, has recently acquired property
upon which work has just been started.
and numerous mining men are oelnG at
tracted to the district.
The Bullfrog-Johnnie company are max
ing preparations to open their property,
which Hes Immediately southwest OF the
Johnnie Consolidated Gold Mining com
pany's property, and II Is reported that
San Francisco people who are heavily
interested in the Globe-Johnnie have al
ready bought machinery TO be erected on
their propeprpty
The railroad has just been completed
to Johnnie Siding. with daily passenger
service from Las Vegas to Johnnie Sid
been inaugurated to Johnnie over the
twelve miles of new road just completed
at cost OF over SloO0.
Many Improvements.
The several carloads of lumber and
other material shipped by way of the new
road TO Johnnie Siding are Just begin
Ming to be moved to Johnnie, where the
erection of several buildings delayed for
lack OF material Will now be pushed with
energy.
Inc johnnie ConSonoateu oolu hlillHS
company have moved their headquarters
TO Johnnie, and their new modern office
building Will be completed and ready for
occupancy within thirty or forty days.
NJ r. W. Rathborne, :he leading mer-
chant has just let a contract for the
erection OF new store building, having
found his present quarters inadequate for
the rapidly improving conditions in the
camp,
Pipe has been ordered for the com
pletion OF a new water system In john
ME, which will at once be Installed on
arrival, and the entire Johnnie district.
particularly that part In the vicinity OF
oulred, all of which surround the town
of Johnnie within q radius OF from one
to three miles. has taken on an activity
within the past thirty days that be-
speaks q rapid growth for the camp.