Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-15
.RAWHIDE IS A
BUSILING CAMP
MANY LEAsERs AT WORK AND
GREAT RESULTS ARE
OBTAINED.

went to look at some properties. and
he came back well impressed with
the camp. The latter, he says, has a
population of 1900 people, and there
are men and women going in every
day, A number OF wooden buildings
. have been put up and there are more
in the process of construction. Auto
mobile lines are running from Nina
and Luning, and there are stage lines
from Schurz and Fallon. Hotel ac-
commodations are fairly good, and
prices are reasonable. Mr.. Russell
said:
Il was very much impressed with
the camp, and from the showing
made one is led to believe that the
camp has wonderful possibilities
There has been no extensive develop
ment work done up to date, for it is
only within the last five or six weeks
that much attention has been given
to the camp. There are in the neigh
borhood of 1900 people, and the
work is being carried on almost ex-
clusively by the leasers. Practically
every claim in the known ore zone
is'covered by leasers. There are over
three hundred leases signed up; not
all of which, however, are being
worked at the present time.
ION one of the three hills In the
prospected ore zone, there are thirty
five leases being worked There is
some phenomenally rich ore that has
been uncovered, and new strikes are
being made every day, and new light
is being shed upon the possibilities of
the district with each new develop
ment. There being no regular vein
formation, and no system of lodges,
1t is quite impossible from the pres
ent limited development to safely
presage the possibilities of the dis
trict The one thing that will prove
the camp, will be extensive develop
ment work. The mineral zone thus
far developed is made up of porphyry
In its various states of alteration.
there being in the main, primary por-
phyry, andesite, rhyolite and kaolin-
lied porphyry, which have been
shaken up and brecciated by volcanic
action, and the seams and interstices
hlled with mineral bearing quartz;
In many places gold appears without
the presence of quartz; in short. it is
case OF enrichment of the country
rock. In some sections the values
are confined to the bedding planes
and to the fractures, while in others
the free gold is shot all through the
porphyry
Some specimens of wire gold and
native silver entertwined have been
discovered. On one of the hills tel
lurides Of gold and silver in the
forms of petite and stephanite are
found. The values thus far discover
ed in the camp are almost altogether
confined to the surface, no depth
| having been attained A shipment
from the Balloon claim few days
ago produced little. short of ten
thousand dollars. There are many
leasers who are now sacking high
grade, and most every leaser in the
camp has a greater or lesser showing
on his property. Because of the
richness of some of the ore, 1t has
been possible to secure some phenom-
email assays, some of which are said
to have run as high as $4,000 to
the ton The Grut brothers and
Dunning are at the present time,
probably the largest operators in the
camp. The lease Of the Grut broth-a
ers on the Balloon claim was sold al
few days ago for $4,000 and some
other deals Of like proportions are
pending.
The known area of mineral bear.
ing zone is about mile in length
and quarter of mile in width. The
best ground is confined to these lim-
it's, yet discoveries, of more or less
Importance have been found over an
area three or four times as large. At
the present time. there are some
1900 people in the camp, with many
more coming in daily. Stages and
automobiles are running from SEIZURE
and Fallon. while an automobile .serv-
ice is operating from Mining and
Luning. Wood is very scarce in the.
camp and has to be hauled many.
miles. Some water is secured at a.
distance of six miles. but the best
water is taken from Dead Horse.
wells. nine and half miles from the
camp.
About twenty frame houses now.
adorn the town. and there are many.
more under construction. Most Of
the people are living. though, in tents
and tent houses. II is feared that
there will be considerable suffering
in the camp this winter unless provi-I
sion is made for more comfort n hlo