Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-22
be reckoned as worth the labor of de-

be reckoned as worth the labor of de- velopment.
 Once, in those early days, A. A. Bussey, witness of a shooting affair in Tonopah, was summoned to Bel mont to testify. He was without mon ley enough for the trip and unsuc- cessfully attempted to hypothecate his one-third interest in the Daisy, at Diamondfield, for forty dollars. Not three millions of dollars could buy the Daisy mine to-day.
 Mohawk was one of the Myers and Murphy early locations, neg
 lected while men amassed fortunes from nearby mines. Brawn and hammer, steel and powder unlocked. lone by one, the treasure vaults of Combination, January, Florence. Jum- bo and Red Top, while Mohawk lay in virgin hermitage till the sixteenth day of April last. Then was struck the Mohawk ore that spread the Mo- hawk fame over the land and across the seas to the four corners of the earth. That day Mohawk stock went begging at fifty-six cents. Since 1t has been begged for at twenty dol lars, gain of three and one half thousand per cent in seven months.
 Not without trial were Mohawk s millions given the world. Before the Hayes and Monnette lease opened her strong box of precious yellow, others had tried and failed, among them man whose name means suc- cess, James F. Mitchell. Late rev citations show that he was very near the goal when he abandoned the race and camp traditions show that his successors were almost ready to give up the chase just before they bagged the quarry.
 It is not extravagance, but state ment founded upon cold fact, to say that Mohawk has produced more gold in less time from the acreage of any mine in the history of the world The figures to back the assertion are ten millions of dollars in eight months from less than three acres and from a depth not exceeding three hundred feet.
 Conservative estimate of the an- nual gold production of this dis trict places the figure at twenty-five millions of dollars, afforded by the Mohawk, Red Top, Jumbo, Combin- ation, Goldfield Mining, Belmont, Sandstorm, Kendall Florence, Black Butte, Great Bend, Combination Frac- tion, Daisy, Gold Bar, St Ives and oth- CT properties of lesser note, but of bright promise. Such estimate Is in accordance with the forthcoming re- port of State Bullion Tax Collector James H. Nevid, and that prepared by the bureau of the mint and the geological survey. It is fair to fore- cast for Nevada first place among all the mineral bearing states for the year of 1907.
 Probably one of the best pieces of ground in the Goldfield district to- day controlled by a leasing company is that being operated by the Jumbo Wonder company on the Poloverde claim, and surrounded by such fam ous leases and mines as the Jumbo Mohawk, the Stanton, the Jumbo Ex- tension, Jumbo and others. The company's main shaft has now reach ed depth of 130 feet and is passing through a blue porphyry, such as has been encountered in every mine and lease just before the ore bodies have been reached. It is the inten- tion of the management of the Jumbo Wonder, however, to sink to the 1S0 feet, where 1t Is expected short cross cuts will intersect two of the many lodges which it Is known pass through the ground and which have been encountered on adjoining ground at the same depth. Higher up in the shaft two veins were cut, and from these high assay values were returned.
 The Jumbo Wonder is peculiarly we'll equipped to handle a large quantity of ore when 1t is encounter ed. One of the best plants in the en- tire district is in operation. The shaft is of three compartment size, with seventy-five horsepower hoist, separate transformer room, black smith shop and tool house. In all, the hoisting plant is capable of hand ling 300 tons of ore per day. All of the timbers used in the shaft are framed at the mine, and special is installed for supply Ing the underground workings with air. Two cages of the latest pattern are on the ground and will be install- ed soon.
 Besides this property the Jumbo Wonder company has a group of claims in the Montezuma country which are showing sup exceptionally we'll, and already a force of men are employed in development work on this property. Gold, silver and cop per have been encountered on the surface, and it is the belief of the that when depth has been reached excellent values will be 'hown.-Goldfeld Review, May 25, 1907.
 PAUL W. LEFFLER. INVENTOR ,f th. | afF1ar Elactrf, an4 ct,.t e.,