Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-09-29
LETTER FROM
JOHNNIE DISTRICT
What a Correspondent Has to Say
About the Developments in
that Promising Camp

JOHNNIE, New, September IL, 1906
The rich ledge discovered IN the Globe
Johnnie property is getting to be a big
ger thing every day. The ore main
tains its strength and value and more of
the rich rock is being disclosed with
every stroke of the pick. The ledge in
the upper tunnel as shown by the work
is about 20 feet long, 10 feet of which
assays into the thousands. The ledge
as far as it has been followed has
proven to be 81 feet wide. In the Bo-
nanza shaft this ledge appears just as
wide and just Is rich. The upper
tunnel will tap this shaft at a distance
of about Is feet and has about 20 feet
more to run. When the tunnel enters
the shaft it will disclose a ledge, that
will be proven Is feet deep, 81 feet
wide, about 80 feet long and ~assaying
into the thousands. Besides there is a
tunnel that will tap this vein at so feet
but this is not yet far enough advanced
to enter the rich rock. The ledge is
considered so valuable that an armed
guard is stationed at the mouth to pro-
tect the treasure from theft. The ore
is so rich that it would be easy work to
take away a hundred dollars in a few
hours.
Not only is the Globe making such a
good showing but the Johnnie CONSOLE
dated property is causing excitement.
Ore mas been struck in the 7OO-foot
level. The change in the formation
was entered last week and the other
day Superintendent Moser announced
that he had entered the pay rock.
Moser has taken some of the rock for
assaying but az yet has not finished his
work. On the 5O0-foot level the north
crosscut went through an ore body 6
feet wide that assays $22. With the
discovery of ore on the 700-foot level it
proves this property to be one of the
biggest in the State of Nevada. The
main shaft is down 700 feet and in ore
all the way. Besides the company has
about 5000 feet in drifts and crosscuts
which disclose 500, 900 tons of good
milling ore and some high grade.
The Leadyille-J Johnnie is showing re-
suits and Manager Thomas has about
half a carload sacked that will average
between SIS and 800 and when he gets
the other half sacked he will make a
shipment to the smelter. The main
shaft has followed the ledge and is now
down about 40 feet. The ore averages
in the different metals between $50 and
$40 A second shaft has been sunk
about 20 feet from the main shaft and
for a depth of IL feet shows the same
rock as the main shaft. Between the
two shafts the ledge has been stripped
thus proving the continuity,
Adjoining, the teRdviiie-J ohnnic, the
New York group of claims has been
sold by William Schmidt to a Los An
geles syndicate, headed by Robert
Atkinson for $4,000. The group OF
claims includes the famous Wieland
claim where the original owners made
their first stake. Since the transfer
many have tried to get a lease on this
claim from the new owners, but Akin.
son, who is on the ground, says that nj
leases will be let as the new compan!
contemplate immediate development Oh
their own account.
The famous Bowler lease has re
sumed operations. Fred Bowler, tn
manager of the lease returned from hi