Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-14
STAMPEDE
IS TO GWEENAH
NEW CAMP NEAR AUSTIN Is
VISITED BY TONOPAH
PEOPLE.


w. ]. Douglass returned yesterday
from Gweenah. the scene of rush.
in the vicinity of Austin, bringing
samples of ore which contains horn
ir the vicinity of Austin.
The ore of this district is horn sill
yer, and the samples on exhibition
in the window of H. E. Epstein, next
door to the Daily Bonanza Office, are
taken from a ledge twenty-six inches
wide and will readily assay from
$3.50 to $500 ton. w. j. Douglass,
of the Midway Mining Company, and
whom everybody in the State re-
spects and will back his mining opin-
ions, says that the above discovery
is one of the greatest, for its rich
ness, that has ever been made in the
Sagebrush State. He says crew of
men will be put to work at once to
develop the property Evidently old
Lander county, that has producer her
many millions and in years past
poured her wealth in the lap of the
nation, is again to become an active
volcano of the money centers.
The hills around Ledlie station on
the n. c. r. r. are swarming with
men, and each train brings addition.
al hordes, all eager to clap their no
tices on any vacant claims or frac-
tions that might have been overlook.
ed by the too anxious of the frs
rush. Prominent mining men from
Tonopah, Blair and Goldfield reaches
here last week in an auto and a
once repaired to the new district
where they made thorough examin
> alton of the properties already open
: ed up and also the surface showing
of various other properties, and it i
Il the opinion of each and every on
of them that the showings at thi
new camp are remarkable, in fac
: the best showings they had ever see
; in any camp for the amount of worI
i done
. Lemaire Bros have been offered
fabulous sum for their holdings, bu
all offers have been refused. w
understand that syndicate CON
posed of Billy Douglass of Tonopal
John H. Miller of Goldfield, and Jill
Friedman of Blair, who are associat
ed with Pittsburg capitalists, hav
1 purchased an interest in the Wa
property, and will at once begin mir
ing on large scale. Messrs. Dou;
I lass, Miller and Friedman are we
known to most Austinites and til
fact that they lend their name to til
praises of Gweenah, as well as heay
ST financial investment in the prope
L ties, makes it a certainty that the
n will put their shoulders to the pro
n er exploiting of the properties ar
" make it a success such as they ha,
n made of the Midway of Tonopah al
40 the mines at Blair. Mr.. Miller is {
al Austin boy and is well remember,
III by the older element now residil
here. He is one of the pushing, g
ahead kind and has made his fortul
in the southern country, and has e
during faith in the resources and f
:, ture of Nevada, and is willing
back it with his capital.
1t is understood that the bett
~ properties of the new camp have d
:, cided to block out their claims
subdivisions and lease them on t
=, same plan as in Tonopah in its
fancy. This is good news. Least
made the mines of Tonopah and W
undoubtedly be the means of sho
ing to the world the true worth a
merit of Gweenah. Parties now he
are already planning to build in t
new camp and in few days the
will be saloons, restaurants and t
usual prelude to new mining can
Still another rush is on, this til
a little to the north of Gweenah a
just west of the old Virgins ran,
People in rigs and on horseback
gan leaving Austin about 10 o'clo
Monday night and continued duri
a good portion of Tuesday. 1t is
mored that rock well impregna
with gold has been found Just w
of the race track, near the Wigg
\ ranch, and on the same range as
strikes at Gweenah.