Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
NEVADA, TREASURE
VAULT OF NATION

Every man, woman and child has
heard of the days of AZ, and how
many of our ancestors literally
fought their way across the deserts
in that mad rush for gold. Later
the famous Comstock claimed the
attention of the world. The Com
stock produced more than $65O,000,-
900. When that fact penetrates into
your gray matter, stop and think
where the famous mine is located,
and the answer is; Nevada"
The one mine practically built San
Francisco and made millionaires of
Flood, Mackay,. Fair, O'Brien, Sutro
and a score of others.
Other great producing camps were
Austin, $62, 0OO, 600; Phoebe, $780,
00O, 1000; Eureka, $44,00O,0O0;
Mountain City, $62, 900, 900; Tusca-
rora, $4,000, 900; Candelaria, $685.
900, 900; De Lamar, $40, 900,
and others aggregating over $780,
900, 900 more.
A large portion Of these ores were
silver ores, and when the price of sill
yer slumped the mines shut down.
A couple of years ago gold was dis
covered, and then began the rush, the
result of which is causing today, the
re-entering of Nevada into a reign
of prosperity that will far eclipse her
former record. Where a few years
ago was desert and solitude there re-
sounds the clang of hammer and
drill, the shrek of locomotive, chug-
chug of auto, the pulsing throb of
hosting machinery and the raucous
noise of stamp mills. All is feverish
energy, and why? Not for pleasure,
but because a few intrepid adventur-
Gus spirits penetrated the desert and
found wealth untold, and now their
eager followers are brushing aside
all obstacles in their search of the
yellow, white and red metals-gold,
silver and copper.
The last two years demonstrated to
the world that Nevada was to be
counted amongst the great pro-
ducers of gold and silver-for ex-
ample the wonderful, rich produc-
tion of the Mohawk, Florence,
Combination, January, Jumbo, Vel
vet and other mines of Goldfield; the
famous Mizpah at Tonopah, Mont
gomery-Shoshone at Bullfrog, and
also others at Manhattan, Ida, Lib
erty, Wonder, Silver Peak, Golden
Arrow and Fairview, too numerous
to mention.
Next came the reports of the most
intelligent and competent mining en-
gineers in the world, that Nevada's
copper deposits were the equal of
any, and this latter statement is
borne out by the way capitalists and
operators, such as the Guggenheims,
Rockefeller, John w. Gates, Senator
w. A. Clark, f. Augustus Heinze and
others. men who know no emotion in
the money world, but conservative,
hard-headed investors, who have in.
vested millions in securing large
holdings, and are not only developing
these properties. but are building
railroads for transportation facilities
and smelters to treat the large bodies
Of profitable ores known to be there.
These men are not investing money
foollshly, but are certain that every
dollar will bring large returns.
An outsider or tenderfoot upon
arrival in this wonderful state is first
amazed at the t~ireless energy dis
played by each and every one, but he
quickly becomes imbued with the
spirit and Immediately is counted
amongst the boosters.
A great deal might be written
about the charm Of the desert and
the fascination is real. not fanciful
Fortunes are often made here In