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

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enviable account of the values found
and the size of the lodges. Given
good-sized Lodges that contain good
values, and 1t is only a question of
publicity and development when they
will become recognized factors in tn
mining world. Or take the Pittsbure
Liberty alone, which is owned prin.
cipally by n Of your townsmen,
Willis Brougher. That mine alone
should attract attention to the camp.
A mill is in the process Of erection,
in which all ores will be treated, al
though a large proportion of the orc
extracted might be shipped at a fine
profit. To learn concerning this mine
it is necessary only to speak to Mr..
Brougher himself. and he will tell
you just as I have told you that the
mine is so good in it's present shape
that not a single share of the stock
is upon the market.
"A. w. Briggs and W. H. Sinclair
also Tonopah men, are working un.
der a bond on the Home View and
Rough and Ready mines. Their bond
us said to be at a high figure. but
ask them what they think about the
opportunities Of the district. They
can tell you nothing but what | have
told; that the camp is one Of unlim-
tied opportunities, undeveloped as
yet, 1t is true. Then within the past
few weeks Colorado people, unknown
to me, have begun work upon sew.
eral claims under lease and bond. ]
don't know with what measure OF
success, but they still are working
and seem content with the show.
ing.
Il, myself, am president of three
companies, and while I do all / can
for my own interests | am willing to
boost" all other claims to the best
of my ability and insofar as car
consistently and hold to the truth
| don't want to initiate expectations
| don't want people to think gold Is
jumping out OF the ground to spring
into their pockets, but | do wan
them to realize that in the Masonic
district there are mines and prospects
second to none in the West.
we are getting in touch with civ.
ilization, too. We have a daily mai
service, by stage, from Minden, or
the Virginia & Truckee railroad, q
distance of sixty miles, and in a very
short time we will have telephone
service from Carson City, a distance
of 100 miles. The pole line now
reaches within twenty miles of the
town. We have a good hotel and q
new n will be built soon contain.
ing fifty DON and as modern appli.
ances as we can expect to have under
the circumstances. The living Is
cheap and the wages are high, ant
no l. w. w. need apply. That Is
going some, l guess
Senator T. L. Oddie and mysel.
have six claims adjoining the JumI
Up Joe group. II. f. Denberg of Car
son is associated with us. We intent
to prove up upon this ground as soor
as possible and hope to get good re
turns from It. The Senator also Il
vice president of the Pittsburg Elk
tension.
II don't wish TO neglect to mention
James T. Shaw OF Carson. He wa.
among the first to appreciate the op
portupities OF the Masonic district
and is devoting all his time and mucl
money in developing the ground ant
In bringing the different %propertie
prominently before the public. He 1
secretary and treasurer Of the Ma
sonic Gold Mountain Mining compan,
and secretary of the Pittsburg Lib
erty Mining & Milling company. H
would be a valuable nan in any cam
and is Invaluable in the Masonic dis
%trict."
us It true, Mr.. Lund," asked tn
rerorter, that you are preparing
report about the glacial indication
in the far-off country Of Patagonia?
1T is true to a certain extent" re
piled Mr.. Lund. Some scientists i
the East have interested men wit
money and a fund has been sub
seribed to outfit an expedition Q
~tscientihc research in Patagonia
Hearing. in some way, that l ha
been employed by the government G
!, Argentina in making a boundary lin
survey, these scientists asked me I
, write a report covering the apparer
: glacial action upon the geologici
contours of that country and intimaf
| ed that II | could spare the time
would be invited to pilot the exped
: tion. have been engaged in wrii
! ing that report and have 1t almos
, finished, but, ever If am invited I