Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-04-06
DISTRICT
IS NOW The MECCA

OHly a snort time ago was made
what promises to be the greatest dis
covery of copper in Nevada. And
what two weeks ago was bald, bar
rem mountains, inhabited, today is
teeming with life and the restless
miner and prospector is busy stalking
ground and doing location work that
promises to make him an enormous
fortune in the near future, saws the
Western Nevada Miner. Such is a
typical scene in the rich mineral belts
of Nevada. But none, we can safe
ly say, has produced the genuine ex-
element or showed greater surface
values than the new district located
a short distance north Of Nina.
A short time ago Fred Wallace,
Martin Fitting, Con Schartzer and
w. !. Smooks started on a prospect
ing tour of the country north of the
Southern Pacific track about seven
miles in the ne~ighborhood of Coyote
springs. The country is rather rug
ged, the hills being bare of vegeta-
ton and the whole country Is ribbed
with great dykes of porphyry, quartz
and covered with iron gossan. 1t
was in this forbidding looking Sec
ton they pitched camp and began an
examination of the dykes and lodges
with the result of opening up a cop
per ledge that is surprising the
world. Assays giving the fabulous
returns of so to IS per cent in cop
per, the rock in some instances be-
ing virtually held together with
stringers of native copper. The news
of the rich strike soon leaked out
and then began the rush to get in on
the ground floor. From everywhere
hocked those who were eager to be in
at the killing.
A move was then made and a min
ing district organized to be known
as the Fitting Copper district. The
boundaries of which are as follows:
Beginning five miles easterly from
Acme, as the initial starting point,
extending twelve miles ~northerly;
from thence extending westerly to
the eastern line of the NUM- Mining
district; from thence extending
southerly to the Southern acifc rail-
road; from thence extending along
the Southern Pacific railroad easter
ly to initial point.
W. N. Gallagher was elected dis
trict recorder and the recording
fees were fixed upon as follows:
County, 81; district, 81. 1t was also
agreed that a committee of five be
appointed to settle all disputes and
conflicts. j. C. Teeter was elected
president, and Guy NJ. Taylor secre-
tary. The meeting was held on Feb
ruary %, 1907, and the following
claim were present; Fred
Wallace, C. J.. Schartzer, Martin Fit
ting and w. l, Shocks, owners of the
original strike; F. M. Connolly. Alva
Miller, G. M, Taylor. w. e. Steineck,
G. A. Shaner, d. H. Butler, w. N.
Gallagher, j. E. Teeter, w. R. Nc
Lain. DR.. Borland, Ray Gill, NJ. l..
; Latham, George 30, Jr,, II. S. Balzar,
B. R. Balzar, l. v. White, c. F. Flet-
cher, w. G. Wright. Since then the
people have been pouring in and over
! 100 locations have been made up to
date.
Today you will find In this camp OF
only two weeks growth, prominent
mining men from Bullfrog, Goldheld
/. Tonopah, Greenwater, Ely, Colorado,
l Montana. Michigan, Washington and
; other points. The mining millionaire
is there frying bacon over the same
! fire with the prospector. All are
eager to get in on the ground floor
{ and big prices have been offered for
E some of the holdings. A deal is now
| on for the original strike for $780,,
: 600, while numerous lesser deals
. have been made and a number
of large ones are now about closed
c up. 1t is reported that George Box
Jr., has sold his interest in a grouT
i of claims for $4,000.
Bert and Herman Balzar, Jay
g White, Andy Roach and VIII Boz
g have a group of seven claims locat
S ed on the contact which have an ex
Il %cellent showing.
n C. w. Fletcher, representing Chi
0 cago capital and the Nevada Mine
Owners association, has also located
nine claims on the contact which
show up good lodges.
w. c. Wright, who is representing
Senator T, L. eddie, was in on thu
e ground floor and secured sever
l. claims. He is also representing Car
It who have visited the district, that l
a is the greatest prospect In the state