Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-03-21
Gold Circle is
Having a Rush

One of the clearest descriptions o
the conditions and characteristics al
the e camp of Gold Circle was
brought in last night by J., f. Gelde,
who, with W. r. Grant of the West,
ern Machinery Supply Company, and
d. f. Mcpherson, a well known min.
ing engineer of Rawhide, has incor.
porated the Gold Circle Mining Com.
pany, controlling the Water Witch
group.
Gold Circle" said Mr.. Gelder, 'ts
about 35 miles from Battle Mountain
and about AZ miles from Golconda. II
can be reached by automobile from
either point, although it is handler
now from Golconda. from whence one
may travel to the camp in three and
a half hours. At present they are
surveying a road from Battle Noun
tain, and six regular autos and two
stage lines are running from Col
conda.
There are two ~townsites, Midas
and Summit, about a mile distant,
which have been consolidated within
the past few days under the direc-
ton of one corporation.
"At present the camp contains APP
proximately 800 inhabitants with
newcomers arriving at the rate of 25
to 80 per day. Within the next three
or four days | am assured that 1T
least 80 men will go there from
Reno.
Since the first strike, which was
made on the Bamberger claim some
time in September last, little work
has been done ON account of snow,
but with its disappearance conditions
are rapidly becoming very lively.
Natural conditions are very good,
water being right on the ground in
Midas and water rights have been
taken up in Summit where the stream
is said to be capable of generating
nearly 100O-horse power for electri-
cal power.
The country rock is an altered
rhyolite with well defined porphyry
dykes trending in a general north
west and southeast direction and
traceable for q distance of at least
five miles. The porphyry is intru-
sive through the quartz and all along
the ledge paintings can be gotten
that are very satisfactory.
The B%amberger strike, within 10
feet of the surface, is perhaps the
best yet and uncovered some remark
able high grade running into the
thousands. The Spotted Dog claim
is also good and the Esmeralda. four
miles distant, shows the extent of
the good territory. The Elko Prince
has a tunnel drifted in a distance of
100 feet and is in good ore, while
the st. Paul shaft is down 40 feet
and the ledge is widening and better
ing with depth. On the st. Paul,
sulphide rock was found a short time
ago at a depth of 80 feet, running
$137 per ton, mostly in gold.
Willard Snyder, one of the best
mining men in the country. has
formed a combination with Senator
Nixon, George Wingfield and Senator
E. c. Luce of Utah and they have
purchased two groups, the Golden
Crown and Great Gifts, for $4,000
and will start development work at
once. Another party OF Salt Lake
capitalists has taken over the CO.
lumbia group, incorporated as the
Columbia Mining Company, and will
Immediately begin work.
The Gold Circle properties which
| am interested in have given assays
on the outcrop of $105, mostly in
free milling coarse gold, with a little
silver as to value, running about half
and half by weight.
The best r is a very close
grained rock called jasper, in which
it is impossible to see free gold, but
which pans los satisfactory. From
these lodges it runs into a sort of
conglomerate of quartz, porphyry
and rhyolite.
AT Golconda the hotel accommo-
dations are very good, All trains ex-
cept the Limited stop there and
transportation is an easy matter.
When ! left a new paper was
about to be issued, called the Gold
Circle Miner, and the camp was TAX
ing on a good-sized boom. Reno
Journal.