The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-16
TIP TOP DISTRICT
IS HUMMlNC


Owners association has adopted the
Tonopah wage scale for miners, tool
sharpeners, timbermen and all other
labor employed around the mines. This
decision was reached at meeting on
Saturday night last, attended by prac-
tically every oprator in the districa.
and the verdict was unanimous that
with Tiptop's splendid prospects fore-
ing to the recognition of capital, go
quickly as they are, and because within
few weeks three, and possibly -four,
shippers will be sending ore to market
uniform wage scale should prevail.
The utmost harmony exists Furthermore
between the operators and dthe miners
who are working for wages, and there
are no indications that Tiptop will ex
perience labor troubles, at least for
some months to come. A continuance
of thee amiable relations between the
employer and the employees will BE-
| fostered by the mine owners. as well
as by the most influential miners max
/ ing homes here, and who are regarded
as exceedingly conservative in their
views.
j. X. Turner, formerly of Ely, but
now of Reno, and mining engineer
highly regarded by influential and
wealthy mining operators, spent sev'-
raj days in camp last week, on tn
invitation of w. r Grant, the latter
having been a student of the loc:i
resources for the past several weeks,
and is exceedingly enthusiastic over
it's prospects and future. Mr.. Turner
said:
"After going all over Tiptop I am
satisfied that it is going to make good.
The showings are splendid everywhere
that work has been done. As yet, of
course, workings are on prospects, but
when these are developed they ae hike
ly to make good mines. / do not be
lieve Tiptop will prove producer OF
so much exceedingly high grade ore
as someof the other and older Nevada
districts, but it is going to yield large
quantities of medium grade ores and
be milling camp of unusual dimea-
sions, unless I am greatly mistaken
and ] do not believe I am. 7 will get
into the district provided | can get
the properties / want and at price
that will give the investor a fair run
for his money"
Mr.. Turner was offered several diff
ferent groups meantime. and secured
data regarding them. with the inten-
tion of making a report to his princi-
pals. He is consulting engineer for
state, but whether Mr.. Myers, who IS
the lucky Goldfeld magnate, has his
eyes on Tiptop through Mr.. Turner was
not divulged. 1t is believed, however,
that this is the real cause of the pres
ence in the camp of his chief represent
tative in the field at large.
Ground Mountain Scotty'' is also
examining Tiptop. He, too, passed
favorable comment on the district and
opened negotiations for group Of
claims for hackers who are believed 70
be heavy weights.
Among the other visitors of the week
were several each from California,
idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona
and Colorado. The time of the local
reception committee has been totally
occupied showing Tiptop's properties,
inasmuch as the citizens make it a
, rule to cordially take care of guests
who come to investigate what Tiptop
contains.
The postofice building is completed
and was dedicated by holding the first
: dance given here The Barber canyon
; spring water has been turned into the
, pipes of the Tiptop Water company,
and is coming into the camp in ample
. supply for domestic purposes now for
. camp of several thousand people.
E. R. Chaffee, having bond and
lease on the Hendra property near Dun
Glen, has engaged freighters to haul
ore consignments regularly. He has
:. been working under his bond for II
. little over month and has in sight an
r enormous body of ore which carries
800 to the ton. The fact that he had
, made this rich strike first came into
' public notice last week, but the gigan-
9 tic magnitude was not then realized,
t and Chaffee preferred that knowledge
of it come forth in small bunehes Unit
! he was ready to ship the importance
> of his find to the district was unrealiz
!.
The glory hole that the Dutch III
y timing company opened last week