Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
'HAVILAH IS new
CAMPS NAME
NEW GOLD DISTRICT is IN
THE SILVER STATE
RANGE.

ing camp in the Silver State range.
25 miles northwest of Winnemucca,
the e of the recent gold strike
made by Messrs. Kotelman and
Critchfeld.
P. B. Kotelman, who came in from
the camp yesterday. states that a
meeting of the claim owners was
held on Monday for the purpose of
organizing the district and giving 1t
a ame There were fourteen claim
owners present and the name of
"Hayilah" a unanimously decided
upon. The following boundaries
were defined for the district;
Beginning at the Havilah well and
running two miles east to a point on
the east boundary line, thence north
about eight miles to the Sod House
road, thence west six miles, thence
south to. a point four miles west of
the Havilah well, thence south eight
miles, thence east six miles, thence
north eight miles to the starting
point on the east boundary line. The
district is sixteen miles long by six
miles wide.
Robert G. Pohl was unanimously
elected district recorder and a com
mittee consisting of Messrs, Kotel-
man and Pohl was appointed to noti-
fly the County Recorder and the
County Commissioners that the dis
trict had been formed.
Besides Messrs. Kotelman and
Pohl, James Coleman, L. A. Lud-
wick and l., c. Garcia also came in
yesterday from Havilah and they all
say the camp has a showing which
marks it as a sure winner. Location
work on the principal claims is about
completed and development will pro-
gress rapidly from now on. Wher-
ever work has been done on the large
quartz lodges which abound in the
district, the showing is of the most
NANoul HSihS hAuu anu uISu Sblu as
says are obtained. Mining men who
have inspected the various proper.
ties are confident the camp will be
a big producer.
= On the Kotelman and Critchfield
property several tons Of ore have
been taken out and viii be shipped
+, just as soon as the necessary sacks
arrive.
L. c. Garcia is the owner of a fin,
group Of claims, on one Of which ht
has opened up a ledge from whicf
, high gold assays have been obtained
r. w. Fairbank has about finished
surveying the townsite located b.
Messrs. Ludwick and Gleaves ant
lots will soon be placed on sale. A
well has been sunk and a plentiful
water supply developed.
Summerield and Pearce hav,
: opened a feed yard at Havilah, Will
plenty of hay aud grain on hand
This is a great convenience, as it viii
: not be necessary for those who yisi
: the camp hereafter to take alon!
feed for their horses.
, p. B. Kotelman, r. G. Pohl. c. w
Quin, Walter Gleaves and sovara
others who W and are WORKING
claims in the new camp of Hayilah
arrived in Winnemucca last evening
: Mr.. Kotelman states that he ant
his associates, Messrs. Critchfield ant
Shaw, have bonded their Sunrisl
G group at Hayilah to Messrs. Fried
hoff and Hoeffel, mining men from
! Cripple Creek, Colo. The Sunris,
group adjoins the Little Johnnie. OF
which the original strike was made
and comprises three claims, with on
of the best gold showings in tn,
camp. Work under the bond is to b.
? commenced at once and carried oil
" energetically.
The prospects at Hayilah are look
ing fine and there is every reason t.
: believe it is going to be a winnint
camp. Nearly all the claim owner
have finished their cinch work. an,
: the principal properties and the town
site have been surveyed. Most Of th.
|, claim owners are now arranging t.
= begin development and open up tn.
big Lodges which show high gold val
ues on the surface.
Since the strike on the claim
owned by Mr.. Kotelman and asso
ciates was made. gold has bee
fuond in many places and the cam
has fully half a dozen propertie
with ore showing good values IN tn
yellow metal Humboldt Star.
p. b. Kotelman is at present II
his city and has with him some o
the rock Of the new find. He panne,
some of 1t yesterday, with some yer
, fine results. The gold shone al
through the panning and under tn
8 glass made a particularly fine show
ing.
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