Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-05-25
CONCISE REPORT ON
union District.
ENTERTAINING DESCRIPTION or
THE WONDERFULLY RICH
COUNTRY


One of the most interesting
phases in the development of the
wonderful mineral of this
state is the opening up of mining
properties long known as having
good values, but which for a variety
of reasons have lain dormant for
many years or for the lack of stuff
cient means have been worked but
little.
The present interest in mining
will open up and give a new lease of
life to many districts that once were
famous and large producers of the
precious metals as modern methods
and modern machinery will produce
results that not many years since
were considered impossible and when
1t was thought that only a Profit
could be made with silver at 81 or
more an ounce. The increased value
of copper will also be a large factor
in this taking over and working to a
profit the old properties that had a
more or less percentage Of copper in
their gold and silver ores.
A case in point is the remarkably
mineralized section in the vicinity of
the old camps of Berlin and Grants
vile, in Nye county, some seventy
miles north Of Tonopah and sixty
miles south of Austin, Austin being
the terminal of the narrow gauge
road running south from Battle
mountain. Austin was at one time
one of the most active camps in the
West, having produced millions in
silver, but its once famous mines
have been idle for many years.
Some seventy patented claims in
that camp, which includes all the old
producers, have been taken over by
Mr.. de Costa. who is at the head OF
a big company and operations will
shortly be commenced on a large
scale with Mr.. John Ingram as sup
~erintendent, the company being
backed by English capital.
One of the most attractive miner
allied belts is that lying between
Union canyon, which is close to Ber-
lin. and the old camp of Grantsville.
This belt is less than two miles
long and runs north and south. The
course of the main veing being 9.05
degrees west Of north.
Starting from Union canyon and
going south. first is the great Rich
mond mine. with its six feet of ore
going $100 a ton and better In gold
silver and copper. where they have
recently taken out hundreds of tons
of such ore and the vein 20 look.
ing better than ever.
The Richmond claim is the prop
erty Of the Nevada company, which
is controlled by the well-knowr
Stokes family of New York.
! This claim is under lease t.
Messrs. w. j. Douglass of Tonopal
and Louis Cirac of Berlin, who hav,
e many men at work taking out orr
which will soon be milled, as tn,
l~easers have secured the use of tel
of the stamps of the Nevada com
| pany's 30-stamp mill at Berlin.
{ Adjoining the Richmond claim anC
: extending south on the belt for 5.10t
q feet is the Lenox group of claims
9 the property of the Lincoln Mining
company, which includes in its di
, reetorate such we'll known men a
Messrs. Key Pittman and E. B. Cush
man of Tonopah. Thomas H. Condor
and Robert S. Billings of Goldfelt
. and Henry Lincoln of Berlin.
: This group consists of clever
claims and besides the main veil
there are numerous cross veins al
i carrying good values on the surface
= and getting richer and stronger witt
II depth. Besides 800 feet Of tn
5 main vein on this property there ar
several parallel veins and sevel
Y known cross veins. all carrying goo
milling values.
Some 500 tons of ore are now Of
e the various dumps on this property
o the values going from $50 to $220
a ton in gold. silver and copper. tw'
tons of high grade having been re
Gently shipped to the Salt Lake smel
e rter:
This company has secured tn
lease of the mill belonging to tn
Q Messrs. Schwab and Macdonald com