Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16

the big mines of Aspen, Colo, is
foreman Of the Eureka shaft. A
force of engineers and pumpmen are
employed pumping water to the Star
Pointer, which is a dry shaft.
Veteran /
The Veteran shaft of the Nevada
Consolidated is 400 feet deep, con-
nection having been made with the
tunnel run last summer. Foreman
Dan Sheldon is in charge of the de-
velopment work. The ore is largely
chalcocite with considerable native
copper.
Giroux Consolidated
Preparations are being made to
sink the sixth deep shaft by the
Giroux Consolidated. The Alpha
shaft, west Of Kimberly. is the deep
est in the district. having reached
the 1.0OO-foot point some time ago.
About 100 men are employed on the
property.
AAOBAtANOh
James +. Mingy, superintendent of
the Robinson Mining company, has
a hoisting plant and supplies on the
ground of the John A. Logan claim.
The work Of erecting boarding and
shaft houses will be rushed and a
permanent shaft started at once to
make another producing mine.
Railroad to Mines
The grade for the extension of
the Nevada Northern to the mines.
through Robinson canyon, is ready
for the ties as far as Copper Flat.
Work on the tunnels is being rushed
and a surveying party is working
near the Veteran. 10 determine the
exact location of the line in that part
of the district.
Mizpah Mines Realty Company
The Mizpah Mines Realty company
has been organized by V. T. Lewis,
Arthur Whitley, F. NJ. Sylvester and
Messrs. Frank and Hermann. The
company is capitalized at $1,0O0,0 900.
and is organized for the purpose of
developing the Dreadnaught group
of mines and the building of a town
upon its own land.
Ely Consolidated
A twelve-horsepower gasoline
hoist arrived this week and was
hauled to the property Of the Ely
Consolidated on Thursday. Thirty
feet of sulphide copper ore has been
opened in the Brilliant shaft. which
is now $50 feet deep, with the full
size of the ore body undetermined.
The ore is identical with that found
in the Ruth shaft on the Nevada
Consolidated.
Ely Resurrection
Is a scene of great activity. In
the lower tunnel ore is being found
and within a short distance the
principal vein will be cut. A new
double-compartment shaft is being
sunk 500 feet below the portal OF
the tunnel. in which copper pyrites
are found at the depth of thirty feet.
Last Payment on Ely Central
The last payment of $50. 600 on a
portion Of the Ely Central group was
made this week by F. S. and Joseph
Pheby to Charles S. Chandler, DIR. E
l.. r. Wallace. d. S. Dickerson ant
l.. c. Moon. These claims adjoin tbs
original Ely Central claims on thu
south. and upon one of which an i'm
portant strike was recently made
which extends the ore zone nearl.
1000 feet to the south. This pay
ment cancels all obligations of tn,
Ely Central company for their min
eral estates.
GirouX Concentrator
The big 500-ton concentration be
ing erected by the Traylor Engineer
ing company of New York city. undo
the supervision of c. L. Freybargel
superintendent. is rapidly nearin
completion. 1t will be equipped wit
Chillian mills, high speed rolls. siz
ers. fifty Whitley tables and Fru
vanners. The buildings are locate
at Pilot Knob on the Giroux Cor
solidated property. About fiftee
millwrights and twenty laborers ar
employed. The smelter where tn
concentrates are to be treated ha
been completed with a capacity
200 tons per day.
Native Copper ut Ward
Il. w. Chase, w. II. CARMEL an
Harry Rouse are developing a vel
promising group of copper claim
near Ward mountain. They hay
about 100 acres, consisting of Evely
Nos. l and 2, North Star No.
North Star Fraction and Northei
Fraction. At a depth Of 10 feet
the shaft of the Evelyn No. l the
have recently struck a good body
r containing considerable natiV
copper. 1t is their intention
continue development in a sy