Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
FOURTEEN MONTHS
TELL The STORY

Fourteen months have passed since
the first rush into the wonderful
camp Of Wonder, and upon counting
up the result of those fourteen
months of labor we see twenty-nine
ments upon which are either tunnels
driven into the lodges or shafts sunk
to considerable depth and all of them
sufficiently opened up to prove the
presence of mineral in satisfactory
quantity within their boundaries.
Each of these ~twenty-nine groups will
in our estimate make a producer,
judging of their future from the pres
ent showing, and we further believe
that a majority of them will develop
into propositions of great magnitude.
In this enumeration we have not
counted the properties upon which
little or no work has been done to
prove them, the owners waiting, pos
sibly from lack of capital, for a flu
ture development. These twenty
nine companies are all equipped with
funds to carry out their plans and no
cessation of work need be contem-
plated on account of a shortage in
this respect.
Twelve hoists are now installed on
as many different properties busily
bringing the rock to the surface,
while several more are either on the
way or ordered, and should be in
place by September l..
Which is the lesson to be learned
~from this condition?
That the Wonder mining district is
the greatest mineral zone in the en-
tire state of Nevada.
We know what is expected within
certain boundaries today, but almost
daily we hear of strikes and discover
les made in various outlaying sec
tons which are gradually but surely
widening the territory containing the
precious metals.
What camp at the same age point
TO such a record as we show? What
camp at the same age points to an
equal number of producers, and what
camp can at n age look forward to
a more brilliant future?
Wonder War Eagles.
w. II. Christy of Goldfield has been
in camp attending to his properties.
eOucicfinU ~ tho NUoodo. w.,
Eagles and the Wonder King groups.
These claims lie north of the Spider
and Wasp and upon both groups
there is an excellent surface showing.
Mr.. Christy is awaiting certain de-
velopments before he begins his work
upon this property.
The work on the Bald Eagle, which
Is one of the Henry Weber proper
ties is progressing excellently and the
group is improving daily In appear
anee. They are now running an open
cut along the ledge in prospecting
the ground. The vein matter shows
we'll but the pay streak consists. so
far, of small s~tringers of ore in which
the values are high.
Rich GuIch.
The tunnel on the Rich Gulch has
been run in about 22O feet now and
the vein is being thoroughly pros
pected. They are constantly cutting
stringers of good looking ore in
which the values are high. AS soon
as the weather permits a shaft will
be sunk and the vein tapped at a
point to give them plenty of depth.
Dexter Wonder.
On the Dexter Wonder the tunnel
is now in 100 feet and the contrac-
tors who are driving it are making
about two feet every twenty-four
hours. superintendent j. w. Me-
Galliard reports that the ledge is
gaining in size with every shot, and
the values which have been salts
factory, from the surface down. are
increasing with every advance in the
tunnel.
Monnette Wonder.
Oh Lut AlOuutblt O1utI l0e WORK
Of sinking has been somewhat de-
layed by the necessity of sending
back to Fallon the timbers ordered
for the gallows frame. When the
shipment arrived the material was
found to be altogether too light and
not according to specifications, re-
quiring a new shipment which has
delayed the work. The shaft is now
down over sixty-ive feet and as the
hoist is on the ground sinking would
go forward with considerable speed
we're the frame timbers at hand.
Ruby Wonder.
Yesterday while prosecuting the
ledge on the surface at the Ruby
a streak OF pay ore was encountered
that ran well in values. The ross
cut from the 1O0-foot level is being
pushed rapidly, and all the ore taken
from the workings in the develop