Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-10
GOLDF|ELD GOSSIP
AND WONDER CAMP
ORE FOUND ASSAYING HUN
DREDS TO THE TON
Rush Still on to the Wonder District.
Fairview hipments-Indian
Guard Scotty's Mys-
terry Mine
Special to The Herald.

GOLDFlELD, New, June S.-lHe Io-
tai shipments of ore from Fairview up
to date, Notwithstanding the difficulties
of transportation, have reached 500
tons, and probably will reach twenty
years before tomorrow. The average
of the ore is estimated at $3.50 per ton.
The new hoist of the Golden Boulder
has arrived and will be put in place
at once. Drifting will be begun imme-
diately on the vein of high grade In
the mine, and sinking from the tunnel
level will continue.
The remarkable surface showings on
the Colorados group are now absorbing
the attention of the people of the
Wonder district. Many have crossed
the hills to the west of the town to visit
the property, and upon their return all
have declared that this ground prom.
ises to make one Of the greatest mines
in this district, and to equal the phe-
nomenal records of the producers that
have been famous in the history of sill
yer mining.
Anywhere, strolling about at ram
DOM" remarked one enthusiast, 'you
can pick UP pieces Of rock that will as
say hundreds of dollars ton"
Ed j. Roberts, the young mining
capitalist who purchased the Colora-
dos a few weeks ago from the original
locators for S15O,0OO, knocked a large
piece of rock off the groupings the
other day and brought it to Wonder to
have an assay made. 1t showed values
of over $1,000 to the ton.
A series of assays of surface ore
across two lodges was made early this
week, and they gave averages Of over
$500. The rock was in no manner
selected, it being the purpose of the
owners, unusually conservative mining
men, to reach accurate conclusions as
to the value of their property, and not
to deceive themselves and others with
high assays from picked rock.
The Colorados group lies in the west
ern part of the Wonder district, some
what off the trend of the great belt
which extends from the Nevada Wonder
to the Spider Wasp, and which first at
tracted the attention of the mining
world to the astonishing surface show
ings made and to the immense possi-
bilities of the district.
The great prominence of the western
section is a comparatively recent de-
velopment, and Is the result of small
amount of surface prospecting on the
Colorados, the Black Rock, the Ajax
and the Rich Gulch groups. All of
these have recently shown rich values,
and all lie in the direct trend Of the
two great lodges on the ColoradoS
ground.
The opinion in Wonder is that Mr..
Roberts scored triumph in mining
finance when he secured the Colorados
for $150,000. There were numerous
owners, and several of them were re-
luctant to sell for this sum. 1t re-
quired much finesse and weeks of work
on the part of Mr.. Roberts to bring all
of them into line. In view of the large
quantities of shipping ore on the sur
face, 1t is felt here that he got a great
bargain.
Forty tons of ore averaging nearly
$500 ton were hauled out of Wonder
from the Nevada Wonder mine early
this week en- route to the smelter. The
three big wagonloadS of high grade
that left the district mark the begin
ming of an era Of regular and big ship
ments from the mine that was regarded
as the banner property of the Wonder
district before the Colorados and sur
rounding groups loomed up in the pub
lie eye with their almost record break
ing values
1t is said by an expert who is in close
touch with the activeness on the Ne
Vada Wonder that at least $1,000 900
worth of ore is already in sight. No less
than five lodges have been cut in this
ground, and all of them have yielded
high assays from the surface.
Still After Scotty
Much interest centers in the attempt
of C. E. Eddy and others to solve the
mystery of Walter Scott's Death valley
mine. A few days ago, it is claimed,
Eddy was driven out of the Funeral
range of mountains bordering on Death
valley by painted Indians heavily
armed, and warned not to return to
that section. Eddy. however, had seen
enough to convince him that he was on
the verge of discovering the source Of
Scotty's wealth, and announced his in
tention of stalking claims in that Sec
ton. The following dispatch was re-
ceived from Rhyolite:
"Clarence e. Eddy, the poet-pros-
peetor who was run out of the Pan
amint or Funeral mountains by wild
Indians a week ago, left Rhyolite un-
der cover of darkness for the Death
valley country, accompanied by a
heavily armed escort all mounted on
swift horses. Eddy is positive that he
knows the location of Scotty's mine
and says he will locate claims in the
same locality If he has to erect monu-
ments under fire. Tho party is pro-
visioned for ten days SIEGE"
When this telegram was shown to
Scotty he took off his hat, ran his hand
through his hair, put on that wonderful
smile and said:
"They will never get on to the
ground"
That was all. Efforts were made to
have Scotty throw more light upon
the affair, but he shook his head and
said that he had no further comment
to make at this time.
Manhattan District
Mining men with interests in Man
haitian are sanguine that their camp
will not show any dullness during this
summer, either in the activities on the
properties or on the stock market.
Manhattan is better favored than the
other camps in the way of natural ad-
vantages. 1t has an abundance of wood
and pure water, and it's climate is mild
in midsummer. Every indication points
to active work until the coming Win
ter. The roads are in splendid shape,
mills are coming by way of Austin
and Tonopah and steam and gasoline
hoists have been contracted for by
many mine owners. But the most
cheering thing to the district is the
increased amount of Tonopah capital
that is being put into Manhattan prop
critics. One writer has said: "Tonopah
capital does not lay claim to being
first in every new and possibly mush-
room camp. Tonopah money never goes