Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-13
TONOPAH MEN
HAVE GOOD THING
They Have Rock that Will Yield
One Dollar to the Pound


Company, have taken over control of
the Eclipse mine at Nevada City, Cal.
The property is an old one and reported
to have wonderful showings, reports
that ore fully justified if the samples
shown are typical of the ore body in the
mine as is claimed. The Eclipse is the
property of the Simmons brothers of
Nevada City. Several years ago it was
bonded to Los Angeles people, who in
stalled hoist and pumps and sank to
the 190-foot level, where, according to
the story, they encountered very rich
ore. 1t was stated that several of the
last buckets taken out at this time
were half gold. A fire destroyed the
machinery just at this time, and it is
asserted that it was the work of an
incendiary, who wish to discourage the
company and buy in the mine. If this
was his object he was successful, as the
hoist was never restored and the bond
lapsed to the owners. Then the burner
of the plant attempted to buy the mine,
but the Simmons boys had been told of
the true condition and great values and
refused to sell. Later Bruce and Elicit
came on the scene and put up money
enough to unwater the workings and do
little exploration. They were SO
much impressed with what was found
that they put through deal whereby
number of Tonopah operators became
interested and are planning to develop
the property on an extensive scale.
The plan includes the taking over of
two adjoining properties, on one of
which there is stamp mill of modern
design, now disused. The local men are
enthusiastic over the showing and pre-
dict great things for the future of the
Eclipse
This prediction it would seem is well
founded for we were informed by
Messrs. Bruce and Elliott last Wednes-
day that there is ore enough in sight to
keep 10-stamp mill running for prac-
tically all time to come. The rock will
go about 81 per pound and shows free
gold in great quantities. The ledge in
the bottom of the shaft is two feet
wide; in the north drift it is two feet
and in the south drift ID inches. Stop
ing will commence at the 1O0-foot Level
while sinking will continue in the shaft.
Mr.. Martin of the Nevada City
Foundry, who was in Tonopah the other
day, having just arrived from the mine
and learned the result of the latest
developments, called on Messrs. Bruce
and Elliott and congratulated them,
saying: 'It is the general opinion that
the Eclipse will prove one of the big,
gest mines in Nevada county"
These same Tonopah people are alsC
interested in the CASTOR Ridge prop
erty, % miles from Nevada City, OF
Big Canyon creek. In this property
groupings run from to Z feet in widtl
and so far as developed the ore will
: average from $50 to $50 to the ton
Experts of national reputation CLAIM
that when this property is fully devel
oped it will prove one of the bigges
: mines on the Pacific coast. The com
pany has rights to sufficient amour
of water to supply one-half of tn
State of California while there is tim
ber enough on the land to last
century.
This mine is surrounded by six stam
: mills, ranging from 10 to 40 stamp
each, all in active operation.
: AS yet the mine is not developed t
. any great extent but parties are negc
: tiating for the purchase of it. Shoul
these parties fail to take the propert
: then the owners will install machiner
and work it themselves. 1t is tunne
ing proposition and tunnel driven int
: the vein at the lowest point will Civ
: 1000 feet of backs.
A railroad is now being built frol
Emigrant Gap, distance of 16 mile.
" over which distance miles of trac
y have already been laid. When the raj
= road is completed the company will /
- :, able to land freight at the mine frol
!" San Francisco at rs cents per hundret
We were shown ore, taken from tn
y mine this week, which is extreme
Z rich and free gold in large quantiti,
j can be seen on every piece of rocl
Z This property is situated in what
:" known as 1.-The Heart of God
% % Country" name given on account
~ the fact that gold may be found in pa
re nings on every foot of the territory.