Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-23
letter FROM
JOHNNIE CAMP

JOHNNIE, New, Feb. 11.-Much
activity is being manifested in the
belt of the Johnnie district. The
plan of Bennett G. Atkinson in get
ting the Los Angeles syndicate in
terested in the mines on the hill
north of the Bullfrog Johnnie and
the return of Superintendent Moser
and his examination of the Johnnie
Con. has awakened the oper-
ators here to the value of the
adjacent properties, and added to
this there is a rumor prevalent that
the Johnnie Con. mine is to be sold
to a rich syndicate of mining
men from the northern fields, has
added stimulant to the development.
1t has been stated on good author
ity that some big promoters have
obtained an option on the big prop
erty that they do not are to let
slide.
The Johnnie Con. mine has made
an excellent showing. Upon his re-
turn to camp Superintendent Moser
made an examination of the prop
erty and reports that on the roo
foot level the north drift shows fif-
teen feet of ore that will assay be-
tween $25 and $50. The ore shows
considerable copper stain and other
naturalization. In the south drift
a crosscut is being started to catch
the footwall in the face of the drift.
The ledge has already been proven
in places from fifteen to twenty feet
wide. Five feet of this is high grade
ore that will average $40 to the
ton. When being followed, the ore
showed a disposition to descend at
a straighter pitch, but upon being
followed further it has again fiat
tened out as before. Superintend-
ent Moser thinks this is due entirely
to local conditions in the formation
the country. The ore is charac-
t~eristic of the Johnnie mine, and
even at this great depth the only
difference noticeable from the ore
on the surface is that it carrier
greater values. Some of the ore in
the south drift is specimen rock. The
gold is free and clean. The work
ings in the south drift have at
tanned a vertical depth of 1000 feet
vet there is no indication that the
water level has been reached, or that
II will be for some distance to come
Work has begun in sinking and soor
another drift will be run to inter
cept the ore body. The south drift
shows a series of continuous chutes
while on the north side a fault has
been discovered that threw the ore
from twenty to thirty feet. Prepare
tions are being made to continue the
workings OF the mine further south
ward to catch one of the rich vein.
on the Minnie Mae hill.
The Beauregard lease on the John
ME Con. ground is a remarkable
good showing. On the forty-foo
, level ore is being sacked that viii
average $3.50 to the ton. This i
where the rich ore was first en-
countered in this lease and work ha
been going on in blocking out values
The ground is now ready for stop
ing. Two feet of the vein show rocl
in which run seams of gold, and tn
whole of it is sprinkled with coars
gold. Every piece extracted is
specimen. ).
On the Frost lease a winze is be
ing sunk to the ffty-foot level fol
lowing the vein that was exposed o.
the forty-foot level in the Beauregar,
). lease.
These two leases are on the south
: ern end of the Johnnie Con. ground
and the riches they are showing vi
= with the wealth obtained from tn
Bowler lease, would indicate that tn
values are concentrated on the Mil
ME Mae hill.
In doing development work on tn
: White Cap claim, one of the mine
in Brownies merger, a ledge of re
oxide of copper was developed in tn
shaft that in addition to its gol
values return from 4 to 8 per cer
copper. The lodges on the oths
claims continue in their good shov
. ing. ROBERT BURGH.
Nevada Hills Extension