Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-02-29
Returning Colony of Tono-
pah Men Say that New
Camp Has Biggest Show
ing of Any Place They
Have Ever Seen.


ony of men from this camp who re-
turned from the new gold field. Raw
hide is largely indebted to Tonopah
for the big start that was given the
camp a few months ago, and there
are many from here who have inter-
ests in the camp. mining and other
business interests. There are others
who have no interest at all save for
the good that such a roaring, boom
ing camp will do for the State. Not
a man who came back yesterday was
not an enthusiast over the condi-
tons; that is, who had remained
long enough in the camp to learn of
these conditions. They told Of strikes,
of improvements with development,
of transactions being made, of the
people pouring into the camp, and
of the general interest that is being
taken in the camp from all direc-
lions.
Lucky Zeb Kendall was one of
those whol returned with the bunch.
He is very much pleased with condi-
tions, and particularly as applied to
his W holdings. 1t had been re-
ported that there had been an eight
foot ledge opened up on the Big Horn
property, in which are interested MIR.
Kendall, W. B. Pittman and r. L.
Colburn, the latter of Goldfeld. This
is the second property in which Zeb
Kendall secured an interest, and the
other is looking pretty we'll to every
body.
Regarding the Big Horn said
Mr.. Kendall, there was q man nam
ed Fletcher came to me and asked
me for a lease on the property. l
told him to go ahead whenever he
liked, and that l would have Mr.
Pittlnan make him out a lease, as he
was the lawyer for the company. Mr..
Fletcher took my word for il. and
the next thing 1 heard was that he
had opened a vein seven or eight
feet wide. | went over to look at
the strike, but did moi make a very
thorough investigation, for the rea-
son that ii was at or near the sur
face, and ! prefer to wait for those
things until they begin to so down.
But It is a fine looking ledge.
and Is, al stated, nearly eight feet
in width. The assay returns that
Fletcher got were $27.S0, which is a
pretty good start. and he is very we'll
satisfied with the outlook. So am /.
"Rawhide struck me most favor
ably the first time l saw the camp,
and today 1t looks better than it ever
did. The Murray lease, for instance,
Is down nor than a hundred feet.
They have the ore, and the showings
on the surface. They have four feet
of high grade. some of which will 20
into the picture values. There is a
ledge exposed at the surface, which
will average $3.50 clear across the
face for a width of thirty feet. The
Big Four lease, just below, has open
ed a ledge on the surface which car
ries the prettiest picture ore in tie
camp, besides having other good
values.
THE Rawhide Bluff Mining Com
pany has seven leases working and
tho Ieasers are much encouraged
with their prospects, all of them get
ting good rock. There is one lease
on which there is an eighteen-inch
streak, which shows ruby and horn
silver, and the same percentage OF
gold that we get here in Tonopah.
Assays as high as 5000 q ton have
been taken from this streak.
30. b. Kemp of Goldfeld, a well
known mining man of large expert.
encc, bought a big interest in the
Bluff claim with me, and he will take
an active interest In the company
and in the development of the mine
Tho town is booming, and rea.
estate is still on the jump. Peopl,
are going in there in droves. Every
body who goes in there, with a few
possible exceptions, comes away yer,
much enthused over the outlook, anc
the future of Rawhide."
James Morris, one of the proprie
tors of the Tonopah Miner, returne,
yesterday morning from his frs tri
to the new camp. To say that Nj
Morris is an enthusiast over the pres
ent appearance Of Rawhide is eS
pressing his views mildly.
E IF 1 yer footloose here said Il,
! Il would return to the camp tomoi
row and stay with 1t. Such surfac