Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-12
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the following article, which is OF
great interest to Winnemucca:
"The recent activity and magnifi-
cent results registered in the county
of Humboldt. Nevada, have attracted
attention anew to this section of the
State. and as usual in such cases, Salt
Lakers are allowing no other city or
community in the country to get in
ahead Of them. Not over three and
a half miles away from the town of
Winnemueca is an old district which
was once famous in the history of
the West. Here was located the
crowd that rushed into the Virginia
City district during the Comstock
days. and in. spite OF the mineral
showings in Humboldt County, Vir-
ginia City drew the crowd. This old
district is being rejuvenated and the
last to secure some extremely valu-
able ground there is E. Drake, the
district passenger agent for the Rock
Island, and his Humboldt County as
soeiates.
Mr.. Drake returned Monday from
this interesting camp. and he stated
Tuesday that he expected this old
camp to be one of the liveliest in the
county during the coming year. The
strikes at Rosebud and Seven
, Troughs have attracted the attention
Of the world, establishing Humboldt
County in the good graces of the
public, and in the region under dis
/, eussion there are all the earmarks
that go to determine a big mining
camp. Mr.. Drake purchased outright
a group of four claims adjoining the
property of the Intermountain Metal
Company, owning a mine formerly
known as the Pride of the Noun
tain
In the early days the Pride OF
-. the Mountain produced lei 5000
u 600 worth of silver and gold ores.
y Naturally only the richest rock could
{ be handled by the owners, and this
= was hauled to San Francisco and
shipped to Wales. The workings
from which this ore came were not
so very deep, either, and the present
company owning the ground is sink
ing a double compartment shaft foi
. the purpose of securing depth on thit
old producer. The vein from which
such rich rock came in the first day.
p of the regions activity, crosses tn
- group now owned by Mr.. Drake an,
p his Nevada associates, and there |
II every reason presented by the sur
face showings to expect some eS
tremely gratifying results after tn
Id present workings have sounded here
"a tofore untouched depths.
Mr.. Drake states that at compare
lively shallow depths upon his PROF
VS. erty, the vein shows to a libers
width. containing ore that runs $50
O. per ton in gold and silver, the We
u low metal contents predominatint
1t is his intention to search the low
er levels of the group without d.
NJ lay, for the resources, and he ha
at no doubt whatever from the histor
is of the camp and the surface SHOW
nd ing that he will have one of I'll
d. big mines of the country 500 With
the next year. He will leave Il
New York shortly to organize Il
holding company, and active d
lc- velopment work. assisted by a cor
is plete line of equipment, is expectt
IN, to be started as soon as the organic
ton is perfected.
Id ORE SHIPMENTS.
on DIES IN COUNTY HOSPITAL.
sit Edward T. Batturs, who has be-
nd an inmate of the County hospit;
lch died in that institution on Thur
vas day night. Batturs, who was
ms years of age, had been engaged
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