Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
WONDER MINES
IN BIG COMBINE
MONEETTE-WoNDER MINING
CO. IN CONTROL
One Of the Strongest Combinations
Ever Formed In the state Of
Nevada-Men Of Success
In Full Charge

One of the strongest mining compa-
MES ever incorporated in the state Oh
Nevada has just been perfected IN the
organization of the Monnette wonder
Mining company, with M. j. Monnette
of Hayes -Monnette Mohawk lease fame
as president. The company will ope-
rate in Wonder. and has taken over
the Nellie and Jim properties adjoining
the Nevada Wonder mine, unquestlon-
ably one Of the richest ever discovered
in the state of Nevada and controlled
by John w. Brock, principal owner OF
the famous Mizpah mine of Tonopah'
and r. H. Rushton, president of the
Fourth National bank of Philadelphia.
MIR. Monnette's confidence in this prop
erty is so great that he has connected
his name with that of the company and
believes that it's future Will rival, II
not eclipse, the record of the world re-
nowned Mohawk lease. Aside from the
Nevada Wonder mine itself, this prop
erty is considered by mining engineers
as the choicest in the Wonder district,
and is the last big property centrally
located in that district to change hands.
1t has been the one mine sought atter
by the big operators ever since the
famous Nevada Wonder and Jack Pot
mines were discovered.
Some few weeks ago the firm of Da-
Wis. Wheeler & Co secured an option
of the promotion stock, and after a
thorough examination by the best min
ing engineers in Nevada they purchased
it outright on behalf of themselves, M.
J. Monnette and their associates. The
property adjoins the Nevada wonder
mine on the north and west and is con-
tiguous with it for nearly 1900 feet, with
a total area of thirty-fve acres stu
ated on the crest of Wonder mountain,
with the same great lodges exposed on
the surface as on the Nevada Wonder
1t is said that shipping ore has anready
been opened UP on the property. Imme-
diately on it's acquisition Jack DAVIS
better known throughout the mining
world as Diamondield Jack Davis, on
account of his discovery and develop
ment of the famous Diamondtield
mines, placed a force of men at work
upon the property. with one of the best
known mining engineers in Nevada in
charge. The development work is be-
ing pushed with all possible dispatch
and both Mr.. Monnette and Mr.. Davis
feel confident of opening up the same
great ore bodies in the near future as
already blocked out in the Nevada
Wonder mine adjoining.
Names of Directors
The personnel of the directorate Of
the company is the strongest in Ne
Diamondfield Jack Davis vice presi-
dent: John S. Cook, treasurer, and A.
+. K. Wheeler, secretary, all well known
capitalists and mining men of large in
fluence and extensive experience. These
gentlemen have had more to do in the
development of Nevada's great mines
than any other coterie of men that
could possibly be selected. Mr. Cook as
treasurer as a tower of strength to the
company, and as head of the banking
firm of John S. Cook & Co., the larges
banking institution in Nevada, is recog'
nized as one of the leading f1nancier'
of the state.
Mr.. Monnette, the president of the
company, is now in the east, where he
is personally placing a block of the
treasury stock for immediate develop
ment purposes among those who fol-
lowed him in his famous Mohawk lease
which yielded better than $4,500,0 ,00(
within nine months.
AS yet it has not been definitely de
termined at what price the treasury
stock will be placed upon the market
or whether or not any will be Offered
for public subscription at all.