Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-03-21
ROUND
GREAT OUTLOOK
PARTY LEAVES FOR SCENE
OF VERY RICH
STRIKE.

James r. Davis. the heaviest own
er in the Round Mountain Mining
Company and also president Of the
company, spent a few hours in Tono-
pan yesterday on his way 10 Round
Mountain. Mr.. Davis came from
Goldfeld in his Pope-Hartford auto.
which has done yoeman service over
the Nevada deserts during the past
year, and left Tonopah at noon for
the scene OF the latest rich strike in
Nevada. Mr.. Davis had as guests,
J. P. Sweeney, also a heavy owner
in the property, and Fred Siebert, Il
noted mining engineer and former
superintendent of the Tonopah Min
ing Company, and brother-in-law OF
Senator T. l.. Oddie.
Mr., Sweeney has visited Round
Mountain at least a score of times in
the past and though heavily interest
ed in Goldfeld, where he made his
fortune, says that he believes Round
Mountain has the markings of one of
the best camps and one that will be
permanent camp that will hold
its W with any yet discovered in
Nevada.
In talking with a Bonanza repre-
sentative yesterday, Mr.. Sweeney
said: Il have just returned from a
visit to San Francisco, and while
there / heard of the sensational
strikes in Round Mountain. That
camp stands, to use a sporting par
lance, ACE high" in the estimation
of the brokers and investors of San
Francisco. As | am quite heavily
Interested in the camp, / concluded
to return and see for myself what
had been uncovered on the Antelope
ground. | was not in town fifteen
minutes before | heard that the new
strike was the richest yet in the
State of Nevada"
Mr.. Siebert, who accompanied the
party, is a mining engineer of note.
and he goes to report on the district
and upon the various properties
which Messrs. Lotus and Davis are.
interested in. As he was about to
enter the auto at the Merchants hotel
yesterday he stated that although
this is his first trip to Round Noun
tain, he goes there with a feeling of
confidence that the camp has a great
future. He said:
Il have Y visited Round Noun
tain before, but many friends of
mine, including many eminent min
ing engineers, have told me that
Round Mountain not only has the
richest specimen, or, as it is COM
monty called, picture ore, but it also
has well defined lodges of what
might be termed high grade milling
ore, the values running $50 to the
ton"
Mr.. Davis was asked as to the fu--
ture intentions of the Round Noun
tain Company, hut he declined to ex-
press himself further than TO saw:
we are grinding out the ore day
and night in our mill; we have sew
eral lodges, one of which was uncov-
cred within two feet OF the surface.
and the others It depth. There APP
pears to be a network of lodges in
that district and they run in every
direction. Really, / do not care TO
make n further statement; we
have never referred to our proper
ties in the newspapers, having no de-
sire to advertise them as we have
no stock to sell. We have great faith
in the future of Round Mountain.
and in our main shaft we have today
a well defined ledge with strong
walls at a depth of oyer four hun
dred feet, with values hat would
certainly please the best mining n
gineer on earth.
While | am a resident of Cold
field and have many interests there.
| consider that Round Mountain has
the makings of one of the best camps
in the State of Nevada.
Our party is going to Round
Mountain to see the new strike and
also to look over the ground OF our
holdings. Round Mountain today is.
a cynosure of many Eastern eyes and
Eastern capital is seeking investment
in that section"
j. w. Travers received a telephone
message from his partner, Henry
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