Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-21
THE LATEST CAMP.
Goldbank Situated Forty Miles South
of Winnemucca.


Tho strike recently made b. A. p.
Smith ear Mud Springs, on the Ken
nedy road, which was exclusively re-
ported in the Star a couple of weeks
ago. seems 10 be one of Importance
from the reports which are coming
in.
Alfred Schell, who was in Winnie
nfueca Monday, stated that the Smith
strike is surely q big one and has
caused a rush of prospectors 10 the
scene of the discovery. Already all
the ground surrounding the strike
has been located. The most i'm
portant developments so far are on
Smiths Goldbank and New Mohawk
claims, on each OF which good sized
lodges have been opened up. An
open cut on the Goldbank shows
ledge matter for a distance of twenty
three feet, with a wide pay shoot of
Gre averaging $40 in gold and silver.
Mr.. Sehell was one of the first to
make locations, following the an
nouncement Of tho strike, n he
was fortunate in getting some choice
ground. close In TO the claims on
which the original discovery was
made. His father, J. a. Schell. who
has a ranch near, also took up some
good claims. on one of which there is
a fine showing of galena ore.
4 townsite has been taken mp by
Mr.. Smith and associates.
A correspondent, writing OF tho
new district, has this TO say:
"Goldbank, the new mining camp
forty miles south OF Winnemucca. is
remarkable for its uniformly high
surface values in gold and silver and
its large, well-defined veins OF ore
which have already been proven to
be over a mile long. The camp is
quite accessible, being within one
mile of an old, well travelled wagon
road, which reaches the old mining
camp of Kennedy, twenty miles fur
Their south.
The mines are on the low foot
hills IN the west side OF Pleasant
valley. The formation is porphyry
and trachite, similar to the other big
mining camps of this state. There
Is an abundance Of water for All pur-
poses. There are few mining camps
more favorably situated for eeonom-
zeal mining and reduction Of its r
Quite a. number Of lodges have
been opened and each n Of them
has the identical rich sulphide, carry
ing values in gold and silver Of
average on the surface OF $50. These
values increase rapidly as depth is
one of A. p. Smiths claims, on being
roasted in a forge, was completely
covered with beads Of silver. with a
light straw color, which would indi-
cate high gold values. High grade
ore is being piled up for immediate
shipment and the milling ore Is being
dumped Owe in great piles for future
treatment by mills, which can be OPP
Grated here cheaper than in many
other camps on account OF the big
supply of water. Mining men from
Goldfeld have been here recently and
took many samples. and when they
saw the assay returns they made the
owner of the New Mohawk and Gold
bank mines an offer TO Lease both or
part Of The mines ON very liberal
terms. Very likely some leases viii
be given these parties.
Another strike about one mile
west vas made last week on veins
which parallel the Goldbank and
seem to be true assures. But little
work has been done on them YET. but
the ore shows good lead-silver values
and the Lodges are Of considerable
width Humboldt Star.