Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
GOOD REPORTS
FROM DRY CREEK
MEsSRS. PYNE AND FORREST
BRING THE LATEST
NEWS.

have just arrived from Dry Creek in
the Walker Lake Reservation. They
are most enthusiastic over the pros
poets in the district and express
themselves as believing that it will
develop into one of the most i'm
portant mining centers in the south
ern country.
Mr.. Forrest is heavily interested
in the Jenny and Elk groups 1t Dry
Creek. In speaking of the district
Mr.. Pyne stated that in partnership
with Long of Goldield he owned the
Prospector group of three claims.
The property adjoins the Jenny
group. Strong quartzite dykes and
Lodges cross the claims. So far To-
cation work only has been done. A
tunnel has been run twenty feet,
from the face of which assays from
the tale formation show values OF
$14.5O in silver and SIS. The tale
lies between the foot wall and the
ledge. Even better results are ex-
pected when the ledge is encoua-
tered. On the surface the ledge
measures 51a feet.
Col. Tipps and Carl Anderson have
obtained, according to Mr.. Pyne, fine
assays from a 40-foot tunnel on the
Golden Girl claim No. l, of the Cold
en- Girl group, consisting of six
claims. Col. Tipps also owns the
Beatrice group of four claims. Both
Col. Tipps and Mr.. Anderson have
camped on the ground ever since the
reservation was opened and have
been working steadily. The Walker
Lake Piute Mining Company is erect
ing a house for its men, who num-
Der fourteen. They are putting in
their own condensers and will draw
the water from the lake and put it
through their condensing plant. So
far the work on the property has
been confined to sinking and tun-
neling. Work has been going on
steadily on the shaft for about a
month and considerable depth has
been attained. According to Mr..
Pyne this property is the most prom
Using in the district.
Boats on the lake are running ac-
cording to a regular schedule and the
rate of transportation is very reason
able. The navigation company has
established comfortable accommodl-
tons on both sides of the lake. +
new so horsepower gasoline launch
is to be put in the lake shortly for
freight and passenger service, by NJ :.
Raines, a prominent merchant Of
Sparks. Mr.. Raines also intends tc
erect a large wholesale house at
Gravel Pit. Major ~Falkenberg Of
Cottonwood has been displaying a
specimen of rock showing the finest
free-milling gold yet seen in the dis
trict. The rock according to Mr..
Pyne, came from a ten-foot shaft on
the ledge in the Wildhorse property
at Cottonwood. The rock Is honey
combed quartz with the gold stick
ingout all over. The width of the
ledge is not known. as the discovery
was made while doing assessment
work.
Walter j. Kaufman of Philadel-
phia, a wealthy engineer, is inter-
ested in some valuable properties at
Cottonwood and Dry Crook. He is
backed, says Mr.. Pyne, by several
prominent Philadelphia capitalists.
Mr.. Pyne also states that Col. o. p.
Posey was recently in the district to
look over the Schwab property, but
owing to the limited time at his dis
posal remained but a short while.
He was so impressed with the coun-
try that he expects to return shortly.
Mr.. Pyne said that in a conversation
with Harry Rowland, manager of
the Walker Lake Navigation Com
pany that the latter said that from
his conversation with Col. Posey he
was led to believe that a smelter will
be erected on Walker Lake. He
stated that Col. Posey considered the
location most desirable and that he
will return and make a careful ex-
animation, The Schwab property on
the west side Of the lake opposite
ellis, contains several most promis-
ing claims.
At present Dry Creek is a town
of tents with a population of about
twenty people. Newcomers are ar
irving daily and the town is growing
steadily. Freight delays are holding
back the camp considerably, but with
the arrival of more lumber substan-
tial buildings will be erected on the
townsite.
Mr.. Pyne's home is in Tonopah and
Mr.. Forrest expects to remain here
for a few days.