Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
JOHNNIE CAMP IS
TAKING ON LIFE
RECENT FIND AT GoLcoNDA
PROMISES RICH
Government Says Anything Which Re-
suits in Direct Benefit to Prop
erty Is chareeabIe to AS
sessment Work

A dispatch from Johnnie says the camp is
taking new life and outside operators are
coming in daily to look over the big work on
the Johnnie Consolidated property. Elliott ana
Drescher have a large force at work putting
UP the hoist and installing the 50-horse
power engine to run 1t. With this new crew
at work. thefe are now over fifty men en-
ployed on the Johnnie Consolidated.
The millste has been completed and the
foundations ready for putting up the
stamps. Work the mill and compressor
will begin as soon as the hoist is In place
The big engine for the plant is now en- route
from the east
The big working shaft on the mine is now
cut through to ths deep workings so that orc
can be taken from any of the drifts.
Rich ore chutes recently opened up on the
Crown Point Globe have been developed to the
Johnnie Consolidated end lines. A hoist has
been installed on these workings.
u. NJ Thomas begins work on the Bullfrog
Johnnie next month Equipment is now on the
property ready for operations.
GoIconda's Strike
Assays made in Winnemucca confirm the rich
ness of the gold strike made recently by L.
K Kramer two miles south Of Golconda.
That story of the strike told how Mr. Kra-
mer. though he made his location several
weeks ago, kept his find close secret until
he ascertafned that his claims were not pat
ented railroad land.
A number of pieces of ore were broken at
random from the large groupings and an assay
of this ore, which was made in Winnemucce,
gave returns of $3.50 in gold. Samples Sc
cured by other persons were also assayed with
only a slight difference in the gold values
being shown. None of the samples showed any
visible gold.
These assays show conclusively that there is
no question of the genuineness Of the assays
previously secured by Mr.. Kramer. And those
assays. though high, were not the best. as he
had returns of 1904 and s41S in gold the sam
pies being from the same large ladge.'
The news of the strike caused a great deal
and several parties went from both places to
inspect the showing and make locations AS
the result the ground on all sides of the orig
inal strike has been taken up
The opinion Is generally expressed by those
who have visited the strike that it is wonder
Assessment Work
There seems to be a msspprehension on the
part of many claim owners as to what consti-
tutes proper representation (as the annual
assessment work required by the mineral laws
is called) on an unpatented mining location.
The law is plain and leaves little doubt to
what is intended but the courts have admitted
other things than labor and improvements on
tho location. properly chargeable to the annual
Assessment In a general way 1t may be said
that any work performed for the benefit of the
claim, whether ON the claim itself or some
where in the vicinity Is proper charge. For
instance, road constructed in the neighbor-
hood of the mine workings or ditch dug to
bring water upon the claim is as much for the
direct benefit OF the property as shaft sunk
within the boundaries of the claim itself.
II there oe a group of two or more contigu1
GUS claims. single shaft may be sunk or a
tunnel run to develop the group. This work
may be done outside the limits Of the property
il it can be clearly demonstrated that such
work will be done for the benefit Of the prop
.rty The employment OF a watchman Is not a
proper charge, no- can the cost OF small tools
picks, shovels, hammers, drills. etc.-be called
Improvement. Engine boilers, rock breakers,
milling machinery and other fixed improve
ments which beeonie part of the property are
eminently proper charge to annual assessment
When clam has $500 worth of work patent
may be applied for This work may be done
at the rate of 500 a year for five years or 1t
may be done in i week a month at the op-
tion of the owner.