Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

light a little over two months ago, !,
gives promise of becoming n of the Il
greatest mining districts in the state. b
The policy of every leaser in the i
is to secure depth, for 1t has ?
demonstrated that the values s
exist at some depth beneath the sur G
face. The Mayflower was the first to a
sink to what may be called a reason '
able depth, and is now developing ore {
bodies on the 300-foot level. The s
only other property hat has so far
encountered high grade rock is the
Pioneer lease, which is now operating
on the 210-foot level, where an encr-
nous ore body is exposed. The ledge
groupings can be traced across the
desert and over Tobin mountain for a
distance of over 5000 feet and it is
principally along this line that the
~leasers are operating.
Experienced mining men who have
inspected mineralized country in all
parts OF the globe, have stated that
the Pioneer lease has the indications
for becoming one of the largest pro-
ducers in the state.
The Bonanza representative ar
rived in Pioneer Sunday afternoon
while the snow storm of that day was
at its worst. The development work
in the camp had suspended for the
majority Of the properties are with
out covering and it was impossible
; for the miners to work.
The town boasts of about 300
4 wooden structures, all of which were
t occupied, and many under the course
2 of construction. In all it has been
r c-onservatively estimated that the
present population will exceed 700
y people of which $50 are employed in
the mines. This number is being in
n creased daily for new leases are start
} ing tor work and on those already OPP
Grating the force is being increased
as the occasion demands. The pay
i'd roll for the coming month will be il
he the vicinity of $751; 00. The town II
Of supplied with water hauled from
r ~Springdale by wagons. Three com
ed panies have incorporated for the in
%stallation of a pipe line to convey wa
ter into the camp, but there is a prob
Ill ability of them consolidating. Tn
latest company to enter the field i
that of the Springdale Water an,
s. Power company, which has a capt.
alization of $3.50, 600. This concerl
at is headed by Morris Newton, a prom
Sc inent capitalist of Holyoke, Massa
terested in Springdale, and owns tn
mill at that place. He also control
a large number of mining claims ives
Vn of that place. A meeting was he'll
We several days ago in Pioneer, when tn
company was formed and the follow
be ing were elected as officers: Morri
M Newton, president; Irving Macdonald
We vice president; Morris Brick, secr'
We tary, and Charles Newton, treasure
he A preliminary survey has been mad
zee between the two places and the PR
posed pipe line will be two and on
OF half miles in length.
But, to return to Pioneer. The
=" are now nineteen leases working
" some have one, some two and othe
three shifts working. The ore
NJ hauled to S~pringdale over the ne
'"u road that has just been complies
and which shortens the distan
" nearly a mile. Several officials frc
'"S the Las Vegas and Tonopah railro
were in the town a few days ago, a
one of them made the statement til
his company was considering the &
visibility of building a wagon 70
from Rhyolite to the camp, a distar
of about eight miles in an air Iii
for the purpose of competing for
trade.
Some talk has been made about
Nevada-California Power comps
extending the line from the Mo
es gomery-Shoshone plant into the {
the trict. The Shoshone is about ell
miles distant.
nne Communication with the outs
the world can now be had over both F
llne tai and Western Union wires. :
Postal reached the town about a
days ago, but the Western Union
I'D. not make its advent until nearly
is week later.
V to Within the next month six no
Hol- should be running on that m
leases. Four have been ordered
two other companies have decla
their intention Of placing orc
within the coming week.
The Pioneer lease, the Oldest W.
ami Iings in the camD. not considering