Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06
NlRVELOUSVALUE
- IN NORTH BELL
ryr WORK TO BE PROSECUTE
ED IN UNION MINING
DISTRICT.

heen lyme
/. about to be wrested from mother
~ IN the Union mining district.
uoro the great Berlin mine, which is
nod by the renowned Stokes fam
- New York, has been working
~ Years, and every stope and raise
nd cnt is filed with sacks of ore
'n,oh of the country around is own
"A nv the same interests, and is lying
idle.
pnt there are other properties in
.ho district that are coming to the
,ront. and before the fall has fairly
hoon started there will be an army Of
miners in there, tumbling over the
oorth, and dragging up the gold, sill
yer and copper bearing rock.
The North Belle Mining company
has been busy in the district, and
tbare are others following in their
irain. The Richmond mine, which
lies right beyond this property is also
working. and marvellous values are
belng found every day. w. J. Doug
lass and Thomas Kendall of this city
undertook a lease on the Richmond
three months ago. They have not
vet spent $4,000 on their lease, and
thew have between $4,000 and
100000 in sight.
The North Belle Mining company
is composed of Tonopah men; men
who made their big money in the
early days. and they are going to
give the same chance to more leasers.
There is so much property there that
II is too much for n company to
work for many years to come. In
stead of tying II up they r going
TO throw IL open TO the leasers; and
the indications are that there will be
ore of high grade from the grass
roots.
A party consisting Of w. J.. Doug
lassc, Tom Kendall. James McQuil-
Ian and II. ]. Hall have Just return
ed from the country of wonders, and
the trip has resulted in the PROPOSE
lion to open up the district. Messrs.
Hall and II. A. Jewell were the orig
lnal purchasers Of the North Belle
property, and afterwards organized
the North Belle Gold Mining com
pany with James McQuillan, presi-
dent; II. ]. Han, vice president; II.
]. Seitz. secretary; +. y. Cushman,
treasurer. These gentlemen, with II.
A. Jewell and Theodore Cirae form
the directorate.
THE North Belle" said Mr.. Han.
Is sacking ore from two lodges, and
will soon be making regular ship
ments- Messrs. McQuillan. Kendall
and Douglass were greatly impressed
with the showing on the North Belle,
and expressed the belief that It is one
Of the great coming mines of Nevada.
They were all of the opinion, how
ever, that the company would be wise
to let leases ON some OF its holdings.
This the company has decided to do
since our return, and there will be
about fifty leases thrown open. We
have fourteen lodges on sixteen
claims.
From the high values of the as
says this looks like ready money FOR
the ~leasers. This section Of the coun-
try has been a producer already of a
great many millions from adjoining
properties; but the North Belle is
still virgin ground, and is considered
to be the best in the district.
The Kendall-DouglPss lease is on
The adjoining property and is really
an extension of the Alice claim. The
lease has already 100000 in sight,
and has been working only three
months. Messrs. Kendall and Doug
lass estimate the value of their ore
at from $3.50 to $500 a ton. After
they have made a mill test they will
increase the working force to fifty or
seventy-flve men; and there is no
doubt that the record Of many of the
Goldfeld bonanza leases will be
broken.
There is another lease on the
North Belle which is known as the
Old Timers lease, owned by a num-
Der of the early corners into this
camp. and which is showing up fine.
Inc ledge was FIVE inches at the sur
'ace and now, at a depth of eight
leet, 1t has widened to a foot and the
rock will average $3.50 a ton in gold,
lead and silver. They will be ship
ping from this lease in two weeks,
and the haul to Austin costs only $40
a ton.
We have a 10-stamp mill on our
property which we intend to remodel
rlght away, and put into use as soon
as possible. It costs the Douglass.
Kendall lease So a ton to mine. haul
and mill. A greater snap than this
could not be imagined.
1T is not generally known, but