Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-06-29
0PENS ORE BODY
6IF GREAT RICHNESS
ovr LEASE AT SKIDOO BREAKS
IT'S OWN RECORD FOR
BONANZA ORE.

IL IhOAS
.nout the lasting bonanza character
- tbe Hoyt Bros lease, those doubts
nave all been dispelled by the re-
a,orkable results of the work Of the
ao.t week ON that property, says the
ctidoo News. On each succeeding
az there has been something new to
,ell about the Hoyt lease.
last week they shot into a pocket
!, specimen ore that was larger and
.ieber than anything previously en-
.onntered, surprising even the pic
tnre values reported at the beginning
j the work on this high grade ore
shoot.
From this deposit several remarka-
No snecimens were taken. One solid
,bunk of quartz Weighing some 400
pounds was carefully taken out and
bo,sted to the surface, which it Is be-
,,eyed by many to be as rich a piece
Il ore of that size as was ever found.
shining particles of free gold show
oI over the surface and tests prove
that there are even greater values
hidden in the rusty hematite of iron
With which the rock is scanned. Num-
IRONS smaller chunks of equal rich
aases. weighing from so to 200
mounds each, have been hoisted and
nIled up, making the richest ton of
are In camp. Smaller specimens
have been taken out, some of which
are from a fourth TO a half pure gold
and would assay by the per cent in
stead of by the ounce.
Before this extra high grade pocket
had been passed through the ledge
began to widen and soon showed four
feet Of solid quartz carrying higher
average values than they have here
tofore. This is at a depth Of about
is feet on the ledge.
Inc IiOeI blOAhGAE GOh lGAt AhAA
their property has been proven suf-
fclently to warrant systematic and
extensive development. and this they
will proceed at ono to do. Within
few days they will start a new YER
teal working shaft lower on the hill
al a point where il will reach the
ledge in 100 feet. A gasoline hoist
will be installed and a strong force
Of men will be put on to crowd the
work to the limit. A large amount
Of Stopping ground will be developed
BY the new shaft and henceforth all
energy will be directed toward pro-
auction OF the immense wealth which
3 known beyond a doubt to exist In
this rich block Of ground on Skido0
bill.
The first shipment of ore from the
Skidoo camp viii be made during the
present month, unless present plans
tall' The proposed shipment is to be
made from the American Eagle prop
eriy to the smelters at Salt Lake
City. The ore Is now being mined
lor This purpose. Several tons are
nov ready and more is being taken
out every day
me Development of the American
Eagle was started this week by n
pnvate leasing company. consisting
q Fred Cakes. l.. e. and c. p.
thompson, Charles Reed, j. l..
simpson, w. c. Fielder. John O'Har-
row, K. il. Austin, j. n. King and
a. McNew. The lease runs for one
'eaf' during which time steady and
@lehslVe development work is TO be
sslrled on. There Is no stock for
@le' me Interested parties furnish
us al the money necessary to put
y proposition on a paying basis,
aug the amount and value of the ore
such that this viii not take much
4"e7lust long enough to establish
'psu'ar shipping and smelling ar
'angements.
PROBABLY no property in the dis
ael Is more favorably situated for
Sanzing quick returns from slight
ae'eiopment than is the American
sN, 1t Is to be developed by a
rre' uflven entirely on the ledge,
~sa began Yielding pay ore from
wv 'ime the first shot was fired. The
we mas been uncovered on the sur
lof 100 feet and a shaft sunk
vet This work shows high val
eVery portion of the ledge, the
NJ. assay being $115 and the
highest 1854.
The leasing company has already
r@su up the matter of smelling con-
sss S with the Salt Lake smelters.
M = soon as terms can be arranged
A''lai shipment is to be made.
O.he american Eagle is owned by
da and Ryan and adjoins the Sad
pe Rock group. :
eo a,ns on three feet of high grade
ss,.. has been commenced by the
N@iuoo Blue Jav