Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-16
ODDIE and SCHWAB
in Big merger

There is a movement among min
ing circles in Atwood for the past
two weeks that certainly augurs well
for the predicted boom this summer.
Every one who owns a claim in the
district is pushing work with fever
ish interest and good strikes are of
daily occurrence.
A fourteen-foot vein has been OPP
ened upon the Contact. which was
recently taken over by a strong COM
pany of outside capitalists.
Negotiations are ON for taking over
the Big Four group, owned by j..
Oakovich and r. Blavasoh. 1t is for
a good sum, as the owner refused a
cash offer of 100000 a short time
ago. They have a good ledge with
values running from $14 to SIS per
ton.
A deal was closed on the Griggs-
Atwood, the property being taken
over by W. F. Ford of Goldield.
D. S. King is pushing work on the
Copper King, owned by the Atwood
Mining Company. Good ore has been
shown up and the outlook is very
hattering.
The United Mines Company is do
ing active development work. Geo.
Wolfe is superintendent and the man
ner in which the work is being push.
ed is a credit to himself and the
company. A fine showing of ore il
being made.
Ben Reynolds is engaged in active
development work on the Oversight
group. He has opened up six fee
of ore that runs $50 to the ton il
values.
> AS an evidence that the Portland
Goldyke Mining Company mean
! business, they are closing up a con
: tract with parties to sink a 200-foo
shaft on the property. Glen l.. Dayi
: is manager and he states the CON
any's intention of going down an
: finding out through the thorough e2
, ploration of the lodges what tn
, company possesses in the way of or
: reserves with a view of the installa
: ton of a mill this spring.
IoLn AFaA1l;cic, onJ oceOa;.-a
i have organized the McAlister Mimi
y Company to operate the Galen
T group. Active work will start hi
i month. This is a lead-silver prone
! sition with values of $140 a ton.
The Atwood Mines Company
Il v3g' lously ~pusniIg work. They haT
cp<ned up a Lodge of gold-conr.
ch that pans vel
The Sierra Vista c.loup, cons stin
o. e.ght claims, i itt hing fine. Til
/ was the first comp, y organized j
d tic camp and is aow owned by T.
= eddie and C. NJ. Schwab and ~ dC
ings are lookel fer this sunni Z
gnen they get thugs moving right.
John McKane has four group
G. listing of 20 cllims adjoining I'll
y Sierra Vista grcul al q it is report
IS thar g merger II o. whereby bot
,,perties will g c a olidated.
d bell and Clendenli. are hauli II
le tie machinery for the Goldyke de.
mill from the ra' WI at Nina.
e A company has been organized
E. T .gewood to ope "a the Mary-As!.
TO grtup. Joe Urq' hart is the gene
mi.sger. Active Work has commen
n e. and will be tuSl I'd as rapidly
is pss, bile.
A gasoline hoist has arrived at Il
Mt station at Nina for the Paradise Mi
e. ing Company and is being transpol
ed to Atwood by the big freig
teams of Bell and Clendenin. M.
Butler is general manager of t
company. A tunnel has been driv
to a distance of $50 feet and is nj
as in good ore. Values in gold fro
Sc surface showings run from 81
is 5000 per ton.
X Mr.. Mullin has a force of men
ng work on his claims with a very fl
M tering showing in ore values.