Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-16
GREAT CAMP
TO The NORTH
NATIONAL IN HUMBOLDT COUN.
TY is A GREAT MINERAL
DISTRICT.
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NAIlONAL, New, O6pl. "
Here in the north extreme of Hum
boldt county lies little and apparent
ly insignificant National, new min
ing camp. unknown, unnoticed by
the mining world at large, but calm,
serene and happy in the full knowl-
edge of her possessions of untold
mineral wealth. No advancing
hosts with blaring trumpets and
tom-toms beating. No full page
newspaper advertising heralding the
wonderful riches to be had in town
site lots, marks the beginning of Ma
tional. Nothing of the kind. Mod
est, sincere and almost timid in her
fancied security, and with sublime
faith in her great future, she is slow
ly, gradually working her way to the
front with a certainty that is almost
absolute.
With an unlimited mineral area,
with geological formations that are
indicative of all our large metal de-
posits, and with immense high and
low grade lodges in evidence, the re-
suits are inevitable, National in the
near future must necessarily take her
place in the front ranks with the
many big bullion producers of Ne
vada.
Not to- Eyifstn oil
camp Some forty-five leasers are
busily working on high and low
grade ores, and ere long shipments
of high grade will be in order. The
camp is divided into three separate
groups, namely, Charleston, Auto
| and Radiator hills. Aggressive de-
velopment work is being performed
on all three, but Charleston hill
holds the center of interest, but does
not in the least detract from the bal
ance of the district.
On Charleston hill ten sets of
leasers are at work, and every day
brings reports of sensational strikes.
On the Gayer-Donaldson lease in a
nomenally rich strike of gold ore was
made last week Specimens from
this strike show almost solid chunks
of native gold. These extremely rich
specimens occur in sixteen-inch
vein at the bottom of the shaft, and
assay an average of little over
$4,000. Assays running between
$4,000 and $4,000, not including
the specimen rock, have been taken
These figures are not bo1stered uI
or samples concentrated for the pur-
pose of creating sensations, but are
actual. Fifty-feet of prosecuting or
this lease shows this lode to be Of
immense size, as no walls have yet
been encountered Numerous vein:
carrying high values are being Gu
at short intervals, and what the re
suits will be when the walls are
reached is hard to conjecture, but /
predictions of experts come true, sen
sational news will be in order.
: Two hundred feet north on thu
; same lode is the Carey lease. At thu
bottom of forty-five foot shaft ;
body of ore was encountered, which
an average assay shows $146 in golt
and $6S in silver, totalling $214
The extent of the ore body at tb,
present writing is unknown, but tn,
indications are that it is very large
Here, as on the Gayer-Donaldsol
lease, the shaft is in ore all the way
with frequent intervals of high
grade streaks and no walls in sight
In character the ores are sulphides
chlorides and in the native state
Ruby, horn silver and stephanite ar
of frequent occurrence, and closet
resembles the Tonopah ores. On al
contiguous leases where less develop
: ment work has been performed, tn
: same favorable Indications are il
: evidence as on the first two lease
when the same amount of work ha
: been done.
On Auto hill some of the oldes
leases are working. Joe Walker, a
old Tonopah rat, is the pionee
leaser of the camp, having lease NJ
1. On this lease shaft seventy-fiv
feet in depth is all in ore-shippin
9 ore at that. large shipment {
ore is now lying on the dump almos
ready for removal. Adjoining lease
u are fast developing large bodies {
ore, large percentage being shiI
ping. The ores here are similar
those of Charleston hill, but there
n marked difference in the distrib,
s. ton of the gold and silver values, b.
n ing about equally divided.
Y. Radiator hill resembles Auto hi