The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-24
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A B R EGFl T
FL TURE
THOMAS s. CARNAHAN is BACK
FROM TONOPAH.
Speaks Well Of the Mining Outlook
and Says He Looks for a ncstor-
alton Of Prosperity

Thomas Carnahan returned from
Ionopah, Nevada, yesterday after an
absence from home since last January
He Is very optomistic regarding the
outcome OF that thriving little city He
is OF the opinion that Tonopah is
among the foremost mining camps OF
the great state OF Nevada and Mr.
Carnahan ought 10 be a good judge OF
mining camps. He is a mining engi-
neer OF ability and good Judgment.
Mr.. Carnahan states that Tonopah has
a population OF 5000 people and that
the city is now well supplied with
spring water. 1t is connected with the
outside world by two railroads. one
extending from the main line of the
Southern Pacific and the other from
the main line of the San Pedro.
Speaking of southern Nevada from
an agricultural point OF view. Mr..
Carnahan says the Mason valley,
hundred miles north OF Tonopah. Is
one OF the finest agricultural regions
In the whole western country Water
In the valley is little short but there
are ample opportunities for reservoir
ing the Walker river that traverses
the heart of the valley. In this valley
Is situated the Yerington copper prop
critics.
OF the mining interests of Tonopah
and southern Nevada, Mr. Carnahan
says:
After suffering severely from the
panic. the mining camps of Southern
Nevada are now rapidly on the Inn
prove. Particularly is this true of
Tonopah where fully half dozen
mines are making handsome profits at
the present time. This argues well for
the merit of this district for Tonopah
is primarily a silver camp, and silver
is selling about as low as it has In
many years
"Of the mines. the Tonopah Mining
Co. heads the list. and at its present
rate of S1,400.000 in dividends an
nually 1t easily leads all other silver
mines OF the United States. The 9TH
er mines are spending great deal of
money In development work. but with
al are constantly adding to their cash
reserves, while the physical condition
of the mines Is daily improving With
the exception of the Mcnamara Mine
which ships to the Balakalava Smell
ter the ores OF this district are treat
ed at local mills. where the extraction
averages about 80 per cent oil the min
eral contents OF the orc.
The ores at present being mined
average from $50 to $40 per ton, and
of this grade OF material there is at
present in reserve not less than two
years supply at the present rate of
production. in all the more important
properties. AS all the companies have
adopted policy of ONtensiye develop
ment, there is no doubt but that this
reserve will be added TO rapidly in
the future.
Tributary TO Tonopah are such
camps as Manhattan, Round Mountain
and Blair, all producing more gold
than at any time in their history.
while more recently such camps as
Golden Arrow, Ellendale and Georges
Canyon all east of Tonopah have
sprung into prominence.
"The Hawthorne district while not
exactly tributary to Tonopah. adds TO
the prosperity OF the town, since many
Tonopah people are interested there,
and many of those who last their for
tunes in the panic are looking to their
holdings at Hawthorne to pull them
out.
AT Goldield, the people arc making
every preparation to entertain the
thousands that will attend the Mining
Congress. and just TO see the mines
and mill of the Goldfeld Cons Mines
Co, which, with its dividend rate Of
over $4,000,0G0 annually, leads the
gold mines of the world, Will be worth
the trip TO anyone interested In min
ing