Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-16
Fitting District
is Making Good

A. c. Walsh, the prominent min
ing man, paid the Fitting district a
visit this week. Mr.. Walsh speaks
very highly Of this district and pre-
diets that it will in time become one
OF the best in the state, says the
Rawhide Rustler. While away he
looked after the property in which
he and DR.. Miller Of Schurz are in
terested. The property consists of
two full claims, the Automobile and
Automobile No. /, both of which are
In the heart of the producing area,
and several well defined lodges
traverse the ground. Assays run
high in copper and silver, these met
ais being the predominating ones. 1t
is Mr.. Walsh's intention to return in
a few days and put a force of men at
work on the property.
The Paymaster, which is the orig
inal strike Of the Fitting district,
owned by Martin Fitting, Con. Wal
lace and Fred Schartzer Of Haw-
thorne has for the past three months
been doing great development work.
The ore assays as high as So per
cent copper and some of the returns
have been a great deal higher. At
present the work consists OF two tun-
nels, one $50 feet and one 800 feet,
a shaft down se%venty-fve feet with
a little crosscut at the bottom. The
main ledge is forty feet wide, nearly
all Of which assays. The Copper
Hills company has a force of six men
at work developing the property. The
ground Is owned by an eastern syn
dictate who have placed H. Lee in
charge. The main company work
ings consist of a shaft down seventy
five feet. 1t is the intention Of the
company to go to $50 feet of depth
before prosecuting to encounter the
large ledge that outcrops on the sur
face, although at the bottom of the
shaft ore Of such character prevails
that 1t can be shipped so as to return
a handsome profit.
The Montreal Mining company,
one Of the largest in the district, has
a force of eight men at work taking
out good shipping ore. This is one
of the oldest mines in the state Of
Nevada, having been worked some
forty-fye years ago by Mexicans. The
ground has a very good showing and
If the indications hold out it can be
classed with the top notchers. About
W years ago the present company
took hold and from that time to the
present date the ore shipped has
more than paid the operating ex-
penses. This is saying a good deal
for a prospect. Mr.. A. Greenman is
in charge Of the workings.
The Cobb property has also be-
come a steady shipper of the copper
ore to the smelter. During the past
winter about 2a0 tons have been
shipped out and the proceeds used in
development work. A force of eight
men are at work taking out the ore.
A shaft has attained a depth of 200
feet, ore having been encountered
from the grass roots down.
The Fletcher property has two
mel at work doing development
work This property is situated near
the Paymaster, the original strike of
the district, and bids fair Of becom-
ing n of the best mines in the dis
trict II location counts for anything.
They have shipped good ore steadily
Tor the past year, enough in fact to
pay all expenses OF development.
Senator oddie Of Tonopah is heav-
lily interested in this property.
Charles Youell Of the Youell
group has five men at work taking
out good shipping ore. The dumps
contain enough milling ore to keep a
good sized mill going some time to
come as the property has been work
ed steadily for the past three years.
1t is the intention of this company
to continue taking out the milling
ore as we'll as the shipping, and as
as the smelter is erected and
in running order at the new town of
to make regular shipments,
the distance being about eighteen
miles.
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