Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-01-11
Resume After
Eighteen Years

The much TAXED OF mill on the
Iohnny Consolidated Gold Mining
c~ompany's property has at last COM
meneed operations, says the Mining
record. The engines were started on
december "a, and Immediately the
stamps were connected up and a new
ora had been inaugurated In the.
Johnny district. II is the first time
IN over ten years that the sound Of
the stamps have been heard in the
district. About eighteen years ago
the Mormons came out Of Utah and
discovered the property, that, in the
evolution of events, was to become
the Johnnie Consolidated. After they
had lone but slight development
work, they erected a mill upon the
property. This a considerable of
an undertaking, as the machinery was
brought from a great distance by
wagon train. As many other men
have done in the mining business,
they commenced by reading the last
chapter first. But more through good
fortune than mining ability, they took
out bullion to the amount of $780,
600, The ore handled generally ran
over $50 to the ton. The mill, a good
one in its day, was unable to handle
any of the great bodies of low grade
ore that were exposed, No greater
depth than 800 feet was obtained and
tunnels Were not driven to exceed zoo
feet either way from the main shaft.
As it was found Improbable to mill
the ore found at the 300-foot level,
and thinking that the mine had play
ed out, the owner closed down and
the buildings and machinery have
since remained there. a monument to
pioneer mill construction. At about
this time there was a mill in opera
ton four miles southwest. on what is
now the Congress mine.
About three years g some Los
Angeles parties purchased the John
ME Consolidated and commenced
further development on the property.
a shaft was sunk to a depth of 700
feet and with tunnels and crosscuts,
over 5000 feet Of underground work
was done, and $4,000 tons Of ore
blocked out, It Is claimed. The ore
is absolutely free milling and Super
intendent Perry expects 70 save at
least 80 per cent in the batteries and
on the plates. The cyanide plant IS
merely a precautionary measure.
After the fabulous strike was made
on the Crown Point Globe property
which adjoins the Johnnie Consoli-
dated on the south and west, Super
intendent Perry decided to drift to
the south and west with the hope OF
tapping this same ore body. Start
ing about 40 feet from the face Of
the tunnel on the 400-foot level,
where the previous operators had left
the ledge, he encountered the same
character Of ore as found in the
Crown Point Globe and of nearly the
same richness. As the strike was
made about 500 feet from the Globe
strike. he figures that he has the
same rich ore to a depth of 400 feet
and for 300 feet southwest to where
the Crown Point Globe was compell-
ed to quit work OF account of run
ming into the boundary line of the
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compressor drills will be kept stead
lily at work on development.
Mr.. Doubleday, vice president and
general manager of the Johnnie Con-
solidated, declares that commencing
soon after the first of the year, the
mill oil this property will turn out
$4,000 a month, and will not shut ,
down thereafter except for accidents.
j. C.. Thompson, a broker from Los
Angeles. spent a number OF days the
past week in looking owe various
properties in the district. 4
b. Deleray. a mining expert from
Nome, Alaska, and Captain i. Smith /,
~ VIC odhiN paw nave JNoN hhiShtu [
a minute examination of some of the !
mines here and Mr.. Deleray was so Z
fayorably impressed that he expected 7
to return as soon as the Johnnie Con +
solidated mill started. He said he
had never seen anything so rich. ex- .
cept some placers in Alaska. 7
T.,