Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
RUSH IS ON TO
GRANITE DISTRICT

casioned by the discovery of wonder
fully rich free milling gold ore in a
50-foot tunnel on the Independence
mine, in the Granite district, thirty
miles north of Ely, on the eastern
slope of the Egan range, grows in
intensity.
Excitement has led to investiga- |
ton. Investigation of the district IN
general has led to profound amaze
ment and wonder at the numerous
and remarkable free gold showingsl
to be found in hundreds Of places
in this hitherto forgotten and over
looked section,
Despite the efforts of the more con-
! sentative and pessimistic to keep the
rush in check by claiming that for
! years past the only ground upon
which mineral could be found had
been located, more than $50 people
} have gone into the district in the
past four days, and numerous loca-
tions upon gold-bearing lodges, which
/ were exposed, have been made.
: All reports reaching town during
5 the week concur in the opinion that
l nowhere else in the state can there
S be found such a wonderful surface
. showing of gold-bearing lodges,
; which cover several miles in length
e and parallel each other for hundreds
9 of feet in width. Upon one of these
k lodges work has been going on for
/ more than twenty years and sensa-
i, tionaAly rich ore was taken out.
! For three years on more Clark Il
lobe, while leasing on the Blaine
) mine, took out and .Hailled at the
}, Campbell mill, much ore that yielded
Q better than $40 per ton on the plates.
pl Many years previous to that AL
It Pope and Jack Stinson took from the
@ same vein on the Blaine many tons
IS of 500 free milling gold ore. c. G.
{, Tibbetts, G. G. Buzzetti, and others,
r at various times have leased on the
II Buster claim and extracted and
,fl worked tons upon tons of sensation
al ally rich free milling gold ore.
It'll The Ben Hur, the property for
G. which the five-stamp mill was built
ID at the Campbell ranch some eight
l. years ago, has also been productive
K of hundreds of tons of the fancy ar.
Or ticle.
1
h The district is not new one. til
r merits and possibilities as a great
I'd gold as we'll as lead producing sec
rs ton have just been discovered and
~ will receive the attention they justl!
at deserve. The rush is on, and the
he combined powers of a. dozen camps
ne like Rawhide and Gold Circle, will
their fabulously rich ores, canno'
I'D check 1t.
~ A townsite to be known as Blaine
a. has been laid out and title is nov
ne being perfected. The location of thu
" Blaine mine, where plenty of good
he fresh mountain spring water il
he available for domestic use. Befor'
n, the townsite stakes were fairly plant
de ed dozens of lots were contracted for
nd and the building of many bushes
houses upon them will be begun, be
te fore the close of the week. E. "A
re Harrington left Ely recently with
Dr. complete assay outfit and will opel
ng up an office at once. Ciyil Enginee
'p- 10. E. Mann left this morning an
will begin at once the surveying Q
en- the mining claims. Arrangement
ne for. the starting of boarding hous
ar have been completed, and Mesdame
80 Baker and Dean will leave Ely in
NJ couple of days to conduct the estat
en- lishment.
lm H. D. Bourcy left this afteraoo
'se with all the necessary fixtures for
sal saloon business. p. j. Jackson an
IN D. Clark are preparing to put on
iV- stage line from Shep, a station O
ne the Nevada Northern, to the ne
ne town of Blaine. some I'VE miles diI
tant. Many other business entel
- lprises areein process OF affahEemer
w for the new camp. which must necel
" sariiy thrive upon its merits.
TN Those who have visited the distri.
an' and spent time enough to go over ii
ia- conditions thoroughly, return to El
'ck enthusiasts and with expressions {
ef' surprise at the many claims upo
ing which excellent gold showings are ,
W be found.
Frank Watt. Of the Ely Fnrnitul
=. company. who has spent many yea
In the gold camps OF Colorado. r
turned TO Ely last night and le
again this morning for the new cam
Mr.. Watt stated that he never -
L. such wonderful showing Of 90
"a. ores. covering such large area IN .