Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-04-27
MOUNTAIN
full OF PROMISE

Partles arriving from the South
enn country the past few DAYS renor
unusual activity from all sections o
tne mineral zone lying just acros
the state line on the Nevada e. Cal
ilornia narrow gauge. In the nalm,
fdays OF Aurora, Bellville and Cando
iaria, this section was n Of the hoe,
known mining districts in the Trnitet
states. OF late years it has hoe,
overlooked in the tremendous outnut
OF Tonopah and Goldfeld and ba,
not attracted the attention of tbe
prospector and investor to the ex,
tent that is merit would justify.
old-elmers in the state will re.
member the excitement that followed
the discovery of the Cerro Gorda
uo"n near Keller. The narrow gauge
road that TO- taps the country was
pulit primarily on the strength of
~ output of that one mine. II has
produced in the neighborhood Of
Sl1ooo'O0O when the decline in the
price OF silver necessitated a spsnan-
sion OF the work, owing to the heavy
cost Of transportation coupled with
n reduced price of the product.
those with long memories. how
ever have never slackened in the
Iaith mat eventually the time wouId
come when the wealth of the White
Mountain range that lies to the east
OF Owens river valley would
again be recognized and mines of
promise that have lain iNe, abap-
doned or simply held by the annual
work again be actively
worked.
lnyo county suffers from the fact
1t is not a part Of Nevada. That
merely an imaginary line divides n
rom the state that is just now in
me eye of the prospective investor.
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not count as against the magic
word of Nevada" But the time
'annot be far away when the wealth
nat is now being disclosed in this
hitherto neglected section of the vast
mineral belt that lies to the west and
outh OF the world-famous Goldfeld
MI be made known. Imaginary lines
MI not prevail as against geological
onditions, and recent DEVELOPMENTS
Justify the prediction that within a
ear the White mountains will be
warming with p~rospectors and that
iscoveries viii be made that will
wal in richness the mines that in [
past made records that astonished !
he world. .
AT present every little station along !
line of the railroad is being made !
lie base of operations for work in !
he mountains to the east. Near !
Vista lies. the Goldhitt district. !
station is the base for secur- :
g supplies for the Indian Queen :
Inc, from which excellent reports I
e received. Further south lies the !
'uthern Belle. which has just cor. s
eted a large mill for the reduct,oa 3
It's ores on the ground. The Dun 1
p group, owned principally by !
Creek people, is being active Z
worked. This is an old property :
at was worked many years ago by z
g Mexicans. Owing to the print
'e methods then in vogue for the
traction of ores, only high grade 4
iterials could be handled, with the
suit that there o lies exposed in \
g old workings many tons that viii!
say better than $40. The Black
nyon group, of which mention has
'quently been made in these col.
ms of late, is another promising
A large body of ore wasH
emily uncovered here that as
from $50 to nearly $500. So
the work has been confined to !
'specting only, but 1t is the inten- J
n of the owners to at once begin
} systematic development of the
The company is i~ncorpor-
ID, but is being closely held, prin-
ally by the business men of Bishop
EEK, who are in touch with condi-
MS and are 10th to surrender their 7
dings in what they believe to be
coming biggest gold mine in the
country.
men would do well to keep
eye on White mountain country.
AN HONEST MAN
'AUNToN, Mass, April 2.-Will-
Cullen, who c~Onfesses he is a -