Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-21
VISITORS FROM
RHYOLITE TOWN
They Tell All About the Mineral
Wealth and Prospects Of
That District

F. o. Frazier and Tom G. Murphy OF
Rhyolite were in Tonopah this week
and paid the Bonanza Office a friendly
visit last Monday. Mr.. Frazier is
president of the board Of trade Of Rhyo-
lite, and in speaking of that organiza-
ton he said: "Our board of trade has
over 2OO members and it is n of the
most wide-awake civic organizations
in the country and its efforts are
directed in behalf Of one of the best
towns for its age in Nevada, situated
in the center of one of the biggest and
best mining districts to be found any
where
Mr.. Murphy is the pioneer broker of
the Bullfrog district and pioneer in
yestor in the Transvaal district. He is
also manager for the Bullfrog Invest
ment Company. In speaking of the
mining in that locality Mr.. Murphy
said that the outlook was never better.
The Transvaal is a new district about
IA miles from Rhyolite. There three
properties are under development and
are looking very well. In fact the
showings are better than in any other
locality in the southern mines. The
large bodies of ore there will run on an
average Of $50 to the ton. In the mine
being operated by Mr.. Murphy's COM
pany they have a shaft sunk so feet,
from which depth a drift was run into
the hill 80 feet, giving 100 feet of back.
The ledge on the surface shows up 100
feet in width, and good paintings are
had for the entire width. In one place
at a depth OF s feet ore was found that
assayed 81, $40 to the ton and an average
sample in this same hole went $500 a
ton. Twelve men are being worked at
present but prior to the commencement
of the hot weather 20 men were en-
ployed. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to put up a hoist in the fall.
The Eastern Contact property stu
ated about a mile north of the Trans
vaal, is working six men at this time
and three different shafts have been
sunk. One of these is down 60 feet
while the other two have reached a
depth of 100 feet. Drifting and cross
cutting is now going on at the bottom
of the three shafts.
There are several other properties in
the immediate neighborhood all doing
some work. The mineral zone in this
district is about 8 miles long and three
miles wide.
The properties around the Bullfroe
district are all developing very nicely,
The Shoshone is one of the biggest
mines in the State. The Gold Bar ha.
a vein over $50 feet wide of good ore
There is the Original Bullfrog, the West
Extension, Rush, Homestake, Daisy
Victor, Denver, Eclipse, Tramps
Gibraltar, Golden Scepter, Bonanzi
Mountain, National Bank, BullfroI
Mining, North Star, Montgomery-Sho
shone Extension, all of which hav,
large bodies of ore. There are man,
other properties in the course of de
velopment which will, from indications
prove as good as those above mentioned
Nearly 1000 men are working in tn,
district.
The railroad is within IS miles o
Rhyolite and will be completed to tn
town about the 18th of August or tn
LIST Of September.
Rhyolite is one Of the liveliest an
best towns in the State. Mr.. Murph
went there when the town was in it
inception and there was scarcely an
signs Of life about the place. Now
has grown to the proportions of a goo
size city. There is an abundance G
water, the town being supplied by thre
independent water companies and thre
large plunge baths are in daily operi
ton.
Emigrant Springs, Greenwater an
the country surrounding Rhyolite al
attracting much attention from capiti
at the present time.
The Bullfrog district covers a vel
lasge area Of territory, and there fe
who realize this fact. A fairly goo
ldea may be had from the following
taking Rhyolite as the central poin
u extends to the north and west a di
lance of FIVE miles to the great Gold b
property; to the southwest ten miles
TO the Happy Hooligan; to the sout
east ID miles to the Spookum al
diamond Queen; to the northeast
miles to the Transvaal and to the nor
. miles to the we'll known Maylower.