The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-26
NEWS OF OUTSIDE MINING CAMPS.
Correspondents Tell of the Happenings in Their
Respective Districts
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TAIBv1EW
Fairview, Jan. e4.-The camp is boom
ing. Every stage that arrives is laden
with passengers.
Harrie L. Taylor is here from old
field arranging TO start shipments from
the Golden Boulder.
An abundant supply of water for mill
ing purposes has been struck at a depth
of 800 feet.
Operations will be begun at once on
an extensive scale on the Hot Onion
property.
A diamond drill is being operated on
the Smith Syndicate property.
Some splendid specimens brought in
from Granite mountain have caused a
rush in that direction.
Rich values have been struck in the
Billiard group of the Nevada Condors.
sxIDoo
Skidoo, Jan. ga new meaning has
been given to the name of this camp. 1t
signifies: stop here and dig gold"
A four-foot ledge carrying good values
in silver is being developed by Sandy
Mcdonald.
Splendid developments are being OBJ
tanned by the Death Valley Wonder dir
ine toiipdhNs WHICH 10 Ofcidtin6 tnfCt
miles east of Harrisburg.
The ~permanency of Wild Rose district,
in this vicinity, is assured.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
Gold Ledge group are in progress.
A new gold strike has been made ten
miles south of the camp.
Assays of 5000 are being obtained on
the Wild Rose Annex
Skidoo will have railroad facilities be-
fore long. A spur from the Santa Fe
is planned by way of Panamint valley
and Wild Rose canon.
0REEMWATER
Greenwater, Jan. 24.-Work will
shortly begin or a smelter at Ash
Meadows and a railroad will be built
from this point for the transportation
Of ore. 1t will connect with the Tono-
pah and Bullfrog and Tonopah and Tide
water lines. c. NJ. Schwab and other
heavy operators are back of the move
ment.
A plentiful supply of water will be
brought from Telescope peak in the
Funeral range. Judge Ray is one of the
promoters of the enterprise.
HOSTS nave been installed on the
Saratoga and Red Boy. The work of
sinking is proceeding rapidly and the
ore showings are excellent.
Paintings of free gold are obtainable
in the old townsite of Greenwater, or
Kunze.
Assays ranging from s25 to $50 are
being obtained from the Kalfus group.
The values are in gold and copper.
A tunnel is being driven to tap the
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of 500 feet.
An encouraging strike has been made
by the Furnace Creek Copper company.
ToNoPAE
Tonopah, Jan. 1S.-Donald B. Gillies
has returned from a trip to the east.
Quartz stringers are being encounter
ed in the workings of the Montana-Mid-
way Extension at a depth of $50 feet.
! 'n"vv inflow ii water t'ts. - W. IN
On the Cash Boy, Which Is prosecuting
AT +':s etG loot point.
ore s..lmcnts over the Ioaorah e
I'll field = last week ai,"un:eu
tne :.5o5 tens, of Ito tons were seat
f-cm Cc'tfdn
A six-:tot cad silver ve;: has beer
encountered ir The WasEirston-Neyada
at a depth of 100 feet.
w. b. Sollender has gone east to
transfer the control of the California
Tonopah to Pittsburg capitalists.
WONDER
Wonder, New, Jan. lett was a
happy inspiration that provided this
camp with a name, for it certainly is a
wonder. AS everybody who reads The
News is familiar, or should be, with
topography, formation and other gilt
tering generalities relating to the dis
trict, l will confine myself in this letter
to the happenings and developments of
a week.
Since April last, when Nick Darcy,
Jack Stroud and William Seymour made
the original discoveries, the camp has
grown to a population of 400.
The mineralized zone is now demon
strated to be six miles square.
Ore is being sacked on nine properties
in Wonder.
A quantity of $500 ore is on the dump
of the Jack Pot awaiting shipment.
The next shipment from the Nevada
Wonder is expected to give controls of
$500 to the ton.
Every stage into camp is crowded to
the guards.
James f. Weir, the well known New
York broker, has made a thorough in
spection of the mines of the district.
The News has begun agitation for the
erection of a commodious and well
equipped hospital.