The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
SALE Of WONDER
MINE IN NE vADA.
Property Discovered a Few
Months Ago Is Bought by
Eastern Men for 100000
ASSAYS RUN HIGH

The sale of the Wonder mine at
wonder. Nevada, last week was one of
the most remarkable mining sales that
mas taken place in recent years. This
property was discovered a few months
ago and located by several prospectors.
Colonel Rigdon, an old time Wall street
man, secured a half interest from some
or the locators for $4,000 and immedi-
ately placed the property before Phila-
delphia capital, consisting largely of
the men who own the control of the
Tonopah Mining Company. A bond
was given for thirty days, during
which time the property was pros
pected by running a tunnel ninety feet
to cut the ledge which cropped out on
Wonder mountain. AS soon as the
ledge was cut winze was put down
about eighty feet alongside the ledge.
Silver and gold were found throughout
averaging from 500 to $1,000 a ton.
At the end of thirty days the property
was taken over for 100000, the orig
inal owners refusing to take all cash,
insisting on part stock on a basis of
4S cents share. Superintendent Dan-
fels has a crew of men developing the
mine, which is said to be one of the
greatest properties in Nevada. The
north side of the mountain below the
float that assays high in silver and
will be sent to the smelters.
CONTROLS WATER RIGHT.
Adjoining the Wonder on the north
east is the Silver King. The big Won
der ledge can be traced into and across
the Silver King property consisting of
eleven claims. The claims of the Sill
yer King offer an excellent townsite,
and inasmuch as this company has
bought valuable and the only avail
~
of the camp, it can control the town
site. A pipe line is being surveyed at
present and water for light, power
and other purposes will be piped in
from Bench creek. Northwest of the
Wonder and on line with the trend
of the Wonder vein the Silver King
owns three other likely claims. This
company also owns six valuable claims
near the Nevada Hills in Fairview.
There are about twenty claims in all,
together with the water rights, which
comprise the Fairview Silver King
Mining Company. The president of the
company, w. E. Stevens, and his min
ing engineer, E. S. Cunningham, vis-
tied the property last week and put a
crew of miners to work sinking a shaft
near the northeast line of the Wonder
mine. The stock in this company was
put on the market a few weeks ago at
20 cents a share and as soon as 1t was
learned that the company had acquired
the only available water right there
was a sensational rise in the stock to
so cents share.
LARGE MINERAL ZONE.
The Nevada Hills property at Fair
view is working twenty-seven men and
producing ore that assays from $3.50
to $4,000 ton. This company is ship
ping about $4,000 a month worth of
~.
output If sufficient teams were avail
able.
The Fairview Eagle, of which George
Wingf1eld of Goldfield is the controlling
factor, has opened up a. splendid body
of high grade ore. 1t is expected that
the Eagle will be shipping shortly.
Prominent mining men and mining
camp followers declare that the Won
der district is destined to become an
other Tonopah. as the mineral zone
covers about FIVE square miles. Rich
strikes are found in all parts of the
district and the very rich values en-
able the mine owners to ship at once
and pay as they go. Fairyiew is fif-
teen miles south of Wonder and is con-
sidered equally as rich. valuable
gold strike was made ten miles south
of Fairview at a place called Snyders,
and prospectors are securing the dis
trict for new mines.
The Fairview and Wonder districts
are reached by stage road from Hazen,
and are distant about seventy miles.
The roads are sandy, which makes it
difficult for automobiles to stand the
trip. There is a good hotel at Fair
view, telephone line, postoff1ce and
other lines. but the water has to be
delivered in wagons from Bench Creek,
twenty miles north. Wonder so far is
only tent city, but ample accommo-
dations are to be had for the visitor in
the way of board and lodgings. This
camp is building rapidly and the road
for many miles is covered with large
freight teams hauling in lumber and
other materials for town building.