Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

sell returned yesterday from the At
wood and Goldyke districts, where
they spent the past ten days in look
ing over the camp and making in
vestigations. Both gentlemen are
very enthusiastic over the camp and
stayed there longer than they ex-
pected on account of recent develop
ments made, particularly on the
property of the Atwood Mines COM
pany, the Butler holdings and the
Gold Crown property. In speaking
of the district, Mr.. Russell said:
81 found some very interesting
conditions and some very attractive
ore bodies on several of the proper
ties, namely the Gold Grown, Butler
company and the Atwood Mines COM
pany. The Gold Crown, which is be-
ing worked under the direction and
supervision of Frank Everett, one of
the pioneers of the camp, has shaft
over 200 feet in depth, from which
various drifts and crosscuts have
been run On the lowest level some
remarkable ore has recently been
opened up, this ore carrying very
high values in gold and silver, the
silver predominating Coming from
below the water level, the ore is sui
phide in character and is rich In
stephanite, native silver and chalco-
pyrites Until quite recently the ore
bodies in the Gold Crown have been
more or less altered and broken up,
but now their permanency and
strength is we'll determined. The
vein is about four feet in width and
carries in it streak of high grade
about one foot wide that will run
into the hundreds. This rich streak
compares very favorably to some of
the high grade found in the Montana
Tonopah, Mcnamara, Midway and the
West End. Stacking of the rich ore
is now going on, while great guam
tity of $50, $40 and $50 ore is being
placed on the mill dump. This prop
erty alone has the making for the
Failplay district of good sized per-
manent camp.
"The Butler property, which was
located as an extension to the hold
ings of the Atwood Mines company,
has made important developments
,;..oo 49,, Loot x,;c;+ N tho district and
they now have in the bottom of a
winze sunk from the 150-foot level
a three and one-half foot shoot of
S92 ore. This ore body lies on the
footwall side of strong rhyolite
dyke which cuts through the country
for miles, and has for its hanging
wall hornblende andesite. About 400
sacks of high grade ore are now
ready for shipment. The property is
equipped with a 15-horsepower. hoist.
ION the holdings of the Atwood
Mines company, which is under the
management of J. G.. Richardson of
New York. new vein has been dis
covered north of the old workings
and from this vein small crew OF
men are now sacking ore. The ledge,
is in an andesite fissure, crop
ping to the surface, the ore at pres
ent being removed coming from an
open cut. The assure is leading to-
ward the rhyolite-andesite contact
which exists on the Butler property
and undoubtedly when sinking shall
have begun on the contact, some ex-
cellent and permanent values will be
found. They are now sacking daily
about half ton of ore valued al
$50 a ton from this vein.
From the 1O0-foot level of the
main working shaft north crosscut
now in about 100 feet, is being ex
tended and from the indications ths
ledge on the footwall side OF thu
rhyolite should be cut in a few days
The property in my opinion has the
makings of one of the best mines IL
the camp.
Assessment work is now being
done on the ~. S." group of thu
United Mines Syndicate property. Tn
shaft is down 100 feet and chang
is apparent in the bottom. Cross
cutting to the main ledge will b
undertaken very shortly This prop
erty has perhaps more good float OF
It than any other property in tn
camp, to say nothing of the stronl
groupings.
The property of Arthur Gardne
on Paradise mountain. which wa
worked some forty years ago, tn
ore being transferred to Austin b
mule-back trains, has recently show
some very high grade bromide an
chloride ore. There are two prospec