Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-11
RAWHIDE WILL
PROVE BONANZA


among whom was Geo. F. Won Polenz,
made the trip to Rawhide in an auto |
last week, and after spending several |
days inspecting the camp, returned |
with glowing accounts of the showing |
in the new camp. Mr.. Won Polenz
took a number of photographs of the
camp and it's surroundings and
brought back specimens that are
plastered over with gold. some of
them showing nuggets as large as a
good-sized pea. They found the
camp very active, there being about
1000 people in the town, living most
ly in tents, though there are several
frame buildings up and a number
more in course of construction.
Building operations have been ham,
pered by the inability to obtain lum-
Der, but it is coming in more freely
now and a few months will see a
substantial town built up.
In regard to the reports that have
been sent out that people were starv-
ing at Rawhide, Mr.. Won Polenz said:
THE statements about there being a
shortage of food supplies at Raw
hide have been grossly exaggerated,
as there are a number of stores there
well supplied with goods, and while
there is undoubtedly a shortage of
actual money in the camp it is no
worse than other places. We found
no difficulty in buying anything we
wanted, and John S. Cook scrip was
freely accepted and cash given in
change for it when purchases were
made. Prices for some things are
even cheaper than they are in Cold
field.
'fThe formation of the district,
continued Mr.. Won Polenz, lis very
similar to Goldfeld There are the
same large porphyry dykes intersect-
ed by quartz lodges, and the show
ing at the present stage of develop
ment is about the same as in Gold
| field in the early days. Everything
| in the vein matter pans, even the
lime formation showing some colors.
There have been about 20 leases
granted in the camp, though only Is
of them are being actively worked
at the present time owing in part to
the general money stringency. The
Colonel Proskey lease on Grutt
mountain, the Miller lease west of
town, and the Kearns lease, formerly
known as the Grutt-Hardy lease, are
the three best producers to date. All
three of them are sacking ore from
the rich streaks, and have good-sized
I, veins Of milling ore opened up. The
first shpm sent out from the
Kearns lease consisted of three sacks,
weighing probably 275 pounds in all,
and the net returns were $500 to
the ton. These shipments were made
by the Grutt-Hardy people, and it
was on the strength of them that
Kearns and associates purchased the
lease. The shaft is now down 40
feet and has a five-foot vein that av-
erages about $120 to the ton. There
is a six-inch streak that runs over
$500, and small seam that is prac-
tically solid gold
II heard it stated in Rawhide that
$500 was taken in one day from n
15-foot hole on the Truett lease No
2, where they have a 15-inch vein
of rich stuff The Anderson lease
has a shaft down SO or 60 feet, and
it is reported to be very rich, but as
.ney will let no one in the mine the
report could not be confirmed
picked up rock from the dump of the
Murphy lease that showed free gold
In fact almost every. lease in th{
camp is making good. 1t is a poo;
mans camp in every sense, as tbs
values commence at grass roots aul
there is no doubt that Rawhide is OF
the map to stay and will make one
Of the big producers of the State
The Kearns lease mentioned above
was recently purchased from the or
iginal owners by Geo. F. Won Polenz
Tom Kearns, John Holley and ]. E
MCGOWAN, and the new owners are
installing hosting plant and max
ing other improvements to facilitate
production. No ore will be shipped
until the smelters resume promp
! settlements for ores, but develop
!, ment will be pushed and the orr
4 taken out and stacked on the GROUND