Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
NEST
HAS rich ORE
LAST STRIKE Is IN THE DRIFT
FROM THE 1OO-FOOT
LEVEL.

excitement for the past week center
ed in the Eagles Nest property, which
was the scene of another wonderful
strike, large body of $500 ore hav-
ing been opened in the drift from the
1O0-foot level.
The strike in question was made
by the Eagles Nest Mining and Leas-
ing company, financed and fioated by
Russell, w. H. Weber, H.
c. Morris, Charles r. Murdoch and
Lotus and Davis. These people, af-
ter careful examination of the
Eagles Nest property, and the rich
vein of the Fairview Eagle, became
satisfied that development would
open the same rich shoot in the
Eagles Nest ground. The lease was
secured, and work started less than a
month ago, and thorough under
standing of conditions enabled the
company to open the rich ore shoot
Immediately Sacks have been or
dered and will soon be on the ground.
A complete hosting plant has been
purchased in Fairview, so no time
will be lost in placing it over the
shaft, and getting everything in read
mess for heavy production.
The strike in the Eagles Nest has
demonstrated the continuity of the
rich Fairview Eagle vein, and the res
idents of Fairview and vicinity are
clamOring for leases on the balance
of the Eagles Nest and Hailstone
property. The groupings of the vein
are traceable into Hailstone ground.
and with proper development. the
rich silver sulphide ore should be
opened in that territory.
This section of the Fairview dis
trict is fast becoming a record break
er. as the Nevada Hills, Eagle
Eagles Nest, Dromedary Hump and
Golden Boulder are all in rich ore
and are all sacking the high-grade
ore for shipment.
The, Nevada Hills is the pride OF
the camp. 1t is estimated that over
s5,000.000 worth of ore is now
blocked out in the different work.
ings on this property Most of this
tonnage is of a shipping grade. About
fifty men are employed in the differ
ent workings on the Nevada Hills
and more are added as fast as places
can be made for them. The new
railroad. arrangements for which ar.
! practically completed, will be bull
fright up to the loading station, and
being the property of the Nevada
Hills Company, will make it possible
for nearly the entire output to b,
shipped to the shelters.
The Jarvis lease on the Fairviev
Eagle, is daily sacking large quaint
ties of ore that will assay better thar
i $1,000 per ton, while the main com
pany workings are being opened Il
good advantage, and heavy produc
| ton will soon be started.
The producing area of the Fair
view district is fast expanding, an,
4 rich ore has been found in the bel
for distance of about seven or eigh
miles. At the extreme northern en-,
OF the district, and out in the fiat
| is the Hot Onion group. Extremel
high grade ore has been found Of
( this property, and shipments are reg
: ularly being made. Fully seven mile
J to the south of the Hot Onion, Nj
} Win. ]. Morgan of Goldfield and Chi
cago, recently purchased the Col
Crown group of claims. near the Ne
vada Fairview and Nevada Condor
: properties, High grade shipping or
: has been found on all of thes
: groups. Mr.. Morgan announces hi
intention to start active development
on his newly acquired holdings at a
: early date.
Il The camp generally is picking IL
? very rapidly and preparations ar
being made for an active fall an
: winter. With the railroad from Fa
lon. and the electric lighting an
trolley system in the minds of al
2 and men of brains and Drawn benin
4 the guns. Fairview is destined /
e soon become one of the leading mir
ing camps of the State. The produ,
t ton from the little camp to date ha
been highly satisfactory and the pr,
:. diction today is that few MOI
months of steady development wor
will place Fairview in the fror
ranks of Nevada shippers.