Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-01

around which the town OF Helena i
.enters, and to the novice giving the
of a big ledge which ex-
lends clear across the district. All
the workings, with the exception of
one or two above mentioned, are to
the west of a line drawn along the
crest of this seeming line of hills,
or along the seeming ledge. Minor
seams which have been uncovered in
other parts of the district all have
the general trend to the west.
MANY LEASERS AT WORK.
Some seventeen leases have been
let on the holdings of the Broken
Hills Mining company, and of these
eleven are actually NOTWITHSTANDING
shafts. The Florence Consolidated of
Goldfield, whose work is being man
aged by G. S. Johnson, has lease on
block l and part of block 2 of the
district, this property being the first
to the west of the three blocks which
are held by the Broken Hills COM
pany. This company is putting
down three shafts. On one of them
it has installed a big gasoline hoist,
and the shaft is going down steadily,
it being down fifty feet at this time.
This shaft is due west of the shaft of
the Broken Hills concern, in direct
line with the slope of the ore body
so far as has been ascertained, and if
the same slope continues the shaft is
bound to cut the ore shoot in the
near future. Their second shaft,
from which they are taking the rock
with a windlass, is due south of this
one, and is down some thirty feet,
while a third shaft which they are
sinking is southeast of this latter
shaft Putnam and Shea, on block
IL, are sinking shaft, and at a
depth of some thirty feet have en-
countered stringers of ore. Thomas
G. Murphy, of Goldfield, has leases
on blocks 26 and 81, and is sinking
on his holdings.
Gould and Meyers are just starting
work on their lease on block %, and
will go right down with their shaft.
Mining Engineer Lucey has lease
on block IS, and has a force of men
sinking a shaft. AS yet they are us
ing hand windlass.
Smith Brothers, on block II, in
line with the latter holding, are down
| fifty feet and still sinking. They
have already struck ore, but believe
it is new ledge, as they do not con-
slider that they have attained suffi-
cient depth to cut the ledge which
crops to the surface at the workings
of the Broken Hills company.
Belmont and Dean, of Manhattan
have lease on block 10, and have
their shaft down sixty feet, and are
putting it deeper every day. They
have carefully prospected theil
ground, and gone over the district
carefully, and have every belief thai
many of the leasers working to the
west. in particular, of the big strike
are going to get mines which will
prove bonanzas.
Dave Helms is sinking on blocl
IA, but he could not be seen and i
was not ascertained how far dowl
he has gone.
The Prosky lease on block 9anC
q is not being worked as yet, but WI
are informed that supplies and mel
will probably be sent out this weel
to commence operations on this prop
erty
Joe Brecca has shaft down fifty
five feet in block 16, on witch h
holds lease.
The Florence Consolidated is EN-
ploying the largest force of any o
!; the leasers, and with its power hois
Will do rapid work on shaft No. /
: The Broken Hills company is as We
using whim ON one shaft, and
windlass ON another. This seemin
slowness in getting in power plan
is due, however, to the fact that MI
Mccormack is to at once build
fifty-ton mill on the property, an
t the power plant and milling an
hosting plant will all be installed a
: the same time. AS heretofore state
: in these columns, exhaustive test
: are being made of the Clifford dis
: trict ores, SO that the mill will b
! able to handle them at the best ad
: vantage. Water is but a compare
) lively short distance away, and with
: in month pipes will probably b
E laid to the town, and there will b
plenty for all uses, milling included
: In fact, but a short distance to IN
e southeast, water can be reached b
e sinking we'll but short distanc,
n There is also an abundance of timbe
e within, six miles of the new town.
d Among the business houses at til