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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
BELMONT.

The only surface Operations now
under way at the Belmont is being
conducted at the old Belmont shaft
where everything is being placed in
readiness preparatory to the sending
down of a churn drill from the bot
tom OF the shaft to the 1000-foot
level. The shaft is now being bail
ed. but the work is somewhat slow
owing to the fact that the hoist can
be run only after the day and night
shifts have finished their labors.
owing to the shortage of compressed
air which is necessary to operate the
engine. The air Is furnished from
the compressors at the Desert Queen
shaft.
On the 900-foot level of the Des-
ert Queen, stopping on the South vein
where about one and one-half feet of
good milling ore is being shot down.
1000-foot level-The stope on the
South vein remains unchanged and
Is showing about three feet of good
milling ore. Raise No. I from the
west drift on this vein has made
connections with the 900-foot level
and a better ventilation in this sec
ton OF the workings Is afforded. The
west drift on this vein has been dis
continued for the present. the face
showing about n foot of low grade
ore. The south crosscut 1908 to the
east and south Of the ore made the
usual progress and the face shows
quartz OF low grade.
Intermediate. 105G-fOot level
The east drift No. . has been driven
through the fault which displaced
the vein. The fault at this place
proved to De about thirty-fve feet
IN width. 4 north crosscut Is being
driven through the hanging wall side
for the purpose or prospecting for
veins.
|t100-foot level-The east drift
from the 1856 Wine shows about
two feet Of good milling ore. The
face Of the drift Is split into three
walls, the hanging wall, a false wall
and the real footwall, and It is be-
tween the hanging and false wall that
the pay streak lies. Between the
two footwalls there is a gouge mat
Ter that varies in width from two
inches to two feet which carries lit
tie values and indicates a great
movement along the fault. The east
drift on the stringer cut by the south
crosscut No. 3 from Wine 1854 shows
about one foot OF good milling ore
in the face. The west drift on this
sauna stringer shows about eight
inches OF high grade ore. No change
is rCnorted IN the vest stones over
the Mizpah vein where fifteen feet
of good milling ore is being broken.
There is no change of note in the
south crosscut from the shaft.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
OPENED III MORE ORE
WILL INCREASE HIS VISITS

RHYOLITE, Nav 25.-A new
body of ore has been opened up this
week on the Keane Wonder property.
On Monday the first lot of this ma
terial was brought to the mill and
was found to be of better than aver
g value. The ore is not dissimilar
to the developed bodies and is not
really distinct in occurrence, but is
rather a new ore shoot on an old
lead.
The find was made in the breast
of the work tunnel, now under prose-
cution for the relief of the new shaft
below the 100-foot level. The tunnel
has been on vein matter throughout,
but the rich ore herein referred to
came as an innovation and a surprise.
Seven ears were taken out of this
hole the first day. No further de-
tails as to the extent and character
can be given, as at last report the
body had in no wise been defined.
The result of the mill run for the
last month was brought to Rhyolite
for shipment this week. There were
1928 ounces of bullion in the lot;
7S1 ounces of this came from the
mill, and the balance from the cyan
ide plant. The value Of the bullion
is approximately $4,000. This
amount is the result of twenty-one
days running and approaches $4,000
per day.
Considerable trouble has been ex-
perienced at the Keane Wonder of
late because of the effects of the heat
on the trans. All of the pullies have
been moved and the balance of the
hot weather should cause no annoy
ance. Water furnishings have also
required a deal of attention.
A new hoist is expected any day to
be at once installed over the new
shaft. The gallows frame is in read
mess. A fine body of ore is exposed
in this shaft at a depth of - feet
No lateral work has yet been done.
The entire bottom of the shaft is
well into ore. Lateral work will be
undertaken here as soon as the hoist
Is up
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
SHOSHONE MAKES 200
TONS PER DAY

The Montgomery Shoshone ship
ped 10000 ounces of bullion from
the mill this week. The regular BIZ
monthly cleanup was completed at
that time.
For the days of the present month
the largest tonnage by far has been
maintained of and in the history of
the property. An average of over
200 tons have been handled per day.
This rate means a record month of
well over 5000 tons unless some UNI
foFseen accident occurs. No addi-
tons of Importance have been made
to the plant: but it is merely a mat
ter of getting more out of the ma
chinery in use.
On the mine there are no new de-
yelopments to SPEAK of. Operations
on the 200-foot level to the extreme
east have resulted with more than
ordinary satisfaction. A good body
of milling ore is reported to have
been opened up at this point. Dur
ing the absence of Mine Superintend-
ent George w. Lille, Charles Adams
is in charge of the work. The plan
as previously outlined will be carried
out; that is, to gradually work lower
in the mine, proving up as they go.
-Bullfrog Miner.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29

small sum of about $1,000, but that
Is a mere bagatelle when the fact
that our county treasury is fairly
running over with funds, is taken
into consideration. But then the
good things come high.
There is a law on the statute
books of this state which says that
the county commissioners cannot ex-
pend a sum over $500 without first
advertising for bids, but this legal
phrase must have been overlooked
when the contract was made with
Mr.. Novel; and his assistant.
The county commissioners evident
ly overlooked the fact that there are
accountants right here in Tonopah,
who are equal, if not superior to Mr..
Novel; and his assistant, whose work
has spoke for itself in ire past and
whose honesty and integrity are
known-not that we are casting any
insinuations on the California ex-
perts, but the small sum to be paid
them will be contributed by tax pay
ers of Nye county, and could have
just as we'll been spent in this county.
The whole affair has a reeking,
rotten appearance and it is very evil
dent that the two gentlemen from
California will receive their salaries
from the pockets of the county COM
~missioners, with the exception of the
$500, or rather $499, for surely the
honorable board will not order the
payment of the bill in direct viola
ton of the laws of the state of Me-
vada.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
PRINCELY SUM FOR
SERVICES OF ACCOUNTANTS

"On motion of MIR. Cuddy, second
ed by Mr.. Lindsay, it is unanimously
ordered that II. e. Howell, expert
accountant. be and is hereby author
lied and directed to proceed with the
exporting of all the records and ac-
counts of Nye county, and in doing
so the said II. e. Novel; is allowed
for his services the sum of $25 per
diem, and in addition thereto he is
also allowed the help of an assistant
who is to receive the sum of $40 per
diem for his services rendered, and
1T is further ordered that in ad-
dition to the above compensation,
the said accountants are allowed
their railroad fare to and from San
Francisco and their expenses of liv-
ing while in the employ Of Nye coun-
ty, and
1T is further ordered that the
said accountants be employed for a
period not to exceed thirty days"
The above Is an extract from the
minutes of the county commissioners
at their last monthly session. At
the present the experts are en-
ployed on the books of the county
and at the rate they are progressing,
they will take the time limit before
completing the work.
The employing of Mr.. Newell and
his assistant will cost Nye county the
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
WEST END.

The ore shipments for the week
from the West End aggregated 1875
tons while 1875 feet of development
work was recorded.
200-foot level-The Slope under
the Porcupine raise continues to pro-
duce good ore from the ledge aver
aging three feet in width.
275-foot leyel-The west drift adj
vanced forty-five feet and is now out
23S feet with the face in low grade
quartz.
4O0-foot level-The stope at the
top of No. 8 upraise, 100 feet west
of the shaft is looking well with an
average of six feet of ore exposed.
Work has been started raising at a
point 100 feet west of No. s upraise
on a seam of ore that will connect
with the stope. The stope from No.
5 upraise 800 feet EAST of the shaft,
shows a large vein of quartz. a por-
tion of which is shipping ore. The
west lateral drift is now out 22S
rect, having been extended sixteen
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
WEDDED LAST EVENING

Last evening, at the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Williams, Miss Evelyn Williams
and Cliff Loring we're united in mar
riage, the Rev. Lloyd b. Thomas of
st. Marks Episcopal church oficiat-
ing.
The parlors of the residence had
been prettily decorated for the oc-
casion and hardly had the words
been spoken joining the young couple
together, when a stringed orchestra,
composed of a number of the friends
Of the contracting parties. commenc-
ed a serenade.
At the ceremony, Miss Letitia
Richards acted as bridesmaid, while
j. Alex Digges oficiated as best man.
Following the wedding an elegant
supper was served at which the
bride and groom were toasted and
wished a happy journey e the
matrimonial sea.
Mrs. Loring is one Of Tonopah's
pioneers, having moved to this city
with her parents during the infancy
of the camp. She has a host of
friends here and is a ~favorite among
the younger set and no gathering is
considered without her presence. Mr..
Loring is one of the best known and
most popular young men of Tonopah
and was formerly connected with the
Nye and Ormsby County bank, and
also with the county recorders Of
flee. At present he is manager of
the Tonopah Sewerage and Drainage
company.
A large number of handsome and
costly presents were received by the
couple. They will make their future
home in Tonopah, which is crafty
ing news to their many friends.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
TONOPAH MINING.

The shipments FOR the week from
me Tonopah Mining company to the
DESERT mill at Millers aggregated
400 tons. The mill report shows
mat Of the 100 stamps. an average OF
nlnety-six were dropping during the
week. The ore milled totaled $500
IONS OF an average value of $21.50.
twenty-five tons OF concentrates we're
shipped to the smelters, which were
Valued at $3.50 per ton. Fifty-four
oars of bullion was the result of the
run, the bars being valued at 1924
each or a total value of $44,496. The
recovery averaged 80 per cent.
IN the workings of the mine 1874
rect of development work was record
va, thirty-flve feet in the Silver Top,
ll5h feet in the Mizpah and fifteen
ana one-half feet in the Red Plume.
work was somewhat delayed in the
oiVer Top owing to the air compress
soFs being owe taxed. Another com
gressor has been ordered and is on
we way. At the present two com
ptessors are furnishing the power
qua have a capacity of between forty
and fifty drills.
No progress was made in the Red
rune shaft owing 10 the station at
me bottom being timbered. The
Alzpah shaft was extended six and
sue-half feet with no change in the
,ermation. The work of circling the
alatt at the 13S0-fNot point has been
,ompleted and nearly all the water
aow is turned into the crosscut where
! NO, 3 Smith-Vaile sinking pump
aas been installed to force the water
" the pump level. A No. z Cameron
= used as a sinker in the bottom OF
we shaft. This has a capacity of 100
salons per minute.
z4O-foot level. Silver Top-A
,alse mas been started on the ledge
S ~. by the south crosscut from the
matt. The back shows from two to
7"ee feet of low grade ore.
o4o and 440-foot levels-The reg
W. work is being conducted In the
osOpes on the Valley View vein west
tne shaft and on the Silver Top
'ein east of the shaft.
o4V-toot level-A west drift has
zen started on a narrow stringer of
~ u by the south crosscut from
'e main west drift.
Mlzpah, 200-foot level-The raise
'e'Hg sent up on the ledge cut by
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
Placer Deposits
Of Manhattan

MANHATTAN, May 81. IT The
present bullion output of the mills of
Nevada indicate an increased produc-
ton over that of any previous year
and an increase above the estimate
of 5000, 900 placed upon the gold
and silver production for the year
1909 by the state bullion tax collec-
tor. Contributing to this increased
production, the placer operations of
Manhattan will play no small part.
The placer deposits of Manhattan
have virtually just been discovered
and their rich values demonstrated
within the last ninety days. While
it is true that placer work has been
carried on for a much longer period,
the result of the past ninety days
work has shown the pay gravel to
extend for five miles or more along
the main gulch and the values to be
generally distributed. So far as the
present state of development proves
up the gravel deposits the values re-
covered in the sluice boxes range
from 81 to $22 per cubic yard. the
average being slightly above $12 per
cubic yard. In many instances gravel
taken from bedrock has yielded
much higher values and at n place
values above 500 per cubic yard
were recovered. The output from
the placer under the present crude
manner of operations is estimated at
$1,000 per day. The gravel is irregu-
lar in thickness. ranging from three
to eight feet, that is the rich pay
- vol nhf1o fhnrn &c from fiun m
eighteen feet of gravel that carries
from 25 cents to $1.S5 per cubic
yard. Bedrock at the highest point
in the gulch where operations r be-
ing carried on was reached at a depth
of forty feet, while at the lowest
point where work is in progress bed
rock is not reached until at a depth
of ninety-two feet. The fall between
these two extremes according to the
United States geodetic survey is 1925
feet.
General activity prevails along the
gulch, the work consisting in sinking
shafts, drifting, installing machinery
and sluicing. Their appears to be
two fairly distinct channels in the
! gulch so far shown, one dry and the
other wet, and from the latter water
is pumped from the shafts for sluic-
ing purposes. Tanks are erected at
the head of the sluice boxes and the
water from the shafts pumped into
them.
1t is difficult. with the present state
of development to place even an APP
proximate estimate on the value of
the placer contained in the gravel Of
this one gulch. Toe values already
recovered are so high that even the
old-time placer miners are appalled,
and staggered as they see the clean
ups, and not a few who operated in
Alaska assert that the gulch is rich
er and will produce more than any
Ilike-sized territory on the Klondike.
These predictions may or may not be
realized. but n thing is true, the
placer of the gulch is so rich that
outside capital is having the gravel
examined by experts and on their re-
port is paying good round figures fol
placer ground.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
SEEKS THE BONANZA
FOR CORRECT NEWS

Once more the fact that the Bo-
state, is demonstrated by the follow
ing letter received from the Nevada
Truth, the new magazine which will
be published in Reno. The common
dation is but one of the many receiv-
ed since the publishing of the article
referred to and yesterday several
were received from New York.
The letter reads as follows:
Reno. New, May ~25.1909.
The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, Tono-
pah, Nevada.
"Gentlemen-We expect to get out
the first issue of the magazine named
above by the last of June. 1t may be
that you have seen mention of it in
some of the state papers.
when we issue We shall wish to
exchange with you; and as the in
formation in your columns will be of
great value to us. may we ask you to
place us on your mailing list now?
The writer would dixie to get two
copies of the 18th instant, which con
tains a first-class dressing down on
one George Graham Rice Of stock
manipulating fame. | want TO COM
mend the Bonanza for that article. II
is a clear-headed statement of the
truth. and minces no words. II is a
policy of that sort that we shall make
oar own. Please do not fail to send
mo the extra copies of that issue.
Yours very truly,
ADDISON y. CLARK.
eAptfnu Editor "
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
NEVADA WILL NOT HAVE AN
EXHIBIT AT YUKON FAIR

Yesterday Chairman Davis of the
state publicity commission, arrived
from San Francisco where he had
been to arrange freight rates for Ne
vada exhibitors who desired to dis
play their ores, etc, at the big expo
sition at Seattle.
While in San Francisco he obtain
ed a free freight ate over all the
Southern Pacific lines from any part
of Nevada TO Olympia, both going
and returning. The officials of the
railroad recognizing the Importance
of the effort to secure an exhibition
Of Nevadas mineral wealth were
anxious to extend every assistance.
Several of the counties of the state
appropriated money to assist the
publicity commission In its work
and several others agreed to make
appropriations at the next meeting
after the taxes came in. Altogether
there was a good prospect of about
$4,000 being raised to make the dis
play.
The display which took first prize
at Madison Square Gardens. New
York. last June was the same exhibit
ton which represented the mineral
industry of the state in st. Louis,
and Mr.. Davis found this exhibit
about a year ago lying under a pile
of rubbish in the state armory. He
got it out and put it in shape in New
York and after bringing it back de-
cided that it would look better in the
university than slowed away in the
armory, and so turned it oyer to the
university where IL now is.
Mr.. Davis wired Captain Nenardi
of the commission that he had Sc
cured free freight rates and asked
him to secure the exhibit at the uni
yersity and prepare It for shipment TO
Seattle.
DR.. Stubs was not at home but
n professor who has the school of
mines building in charge refused to
allow the commission the use of the
exhibit unless the expenses of a
geologist from the university were
paid by the commission to take
charge Of the exhibit as he said he
did not like the idea of a politician
handling il. The university had also
partially arranged to exhibit the coll
lection in Goldfeld during the Min
ing congress in the fall.
An attempt was then made to Sc
cure the old exhibit which was for
some time In charge of the chamber
of commerce at Reno, but an investi-
cation showed that a landlord in or
der to get his rent out of the cham
Der of commerce had seized the col
lection and reduced and melted the
ores and in this way got his money
out of them.
This priceless collection of miner
ais and relics of the old Comstock,
which can never be replaced, was de-
stroyed to satisfy a debt for rent, and
on learning this Mr.. Davis wired the
Seattle managers that Nevada will
not make any exhibit at the eXposi-
ton.
The amounts of money sent the
commission by various counties will
be returned and the state of Nevada
will enjoy the distinction of being
the one state in the union with not
enterprise to display its re-
at Seattle.-Carson Appeal.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29

Paul Cotton, who has just finished
a three months sentence at the coun-
ty jail on a vagrancy charge, was
again a visitor in Judge Atkinson's
court yesterday on another vagrancy
charge and was given a billet of ten
days in Sheriff Owens institution.
Cotton was arrested Tuesday night
while celebrating the expiration of
his former term of service on the
chain gang. He will now have a
chance to help the aforesaid gang
clean up the streets for Decoration
day.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETI-
TION FOR DISTRIBUTION.

In the District Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial District of the State of Ne
vada, in and for the County of
. Nye.
In the Matter of the Estate of Eliz-
abeth Whips, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that G..
White Mortimer. the administrator
of the estate of Elizabeth Whips,
deceased. has filed in said court. his
petition for distribution of the above
named estate; and that Monday, May
cath, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m. of
that day, at the court room of said
court, at the court house, in the
town of Tonopah. Nye county. Ne
vada, has been duly appointed by
che court, for the hearing of the pc
tition for distribution, at which time
and place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file his
exceptions in writing to the petition
for distribution, and contest the
same.
Dated, April 29th, 1909.
ROBERT G. POLL,
Clerk of Court.
5-1-2-1h-22
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29
SUMMER RATES.

Beginning June 2 the Tonopah and
Tidewater railway will offer low ex-
cursion rates from Goldfield to
southern California with a long re-
turn limit. The destinations to
which the tickets are sold are Los
Angeles and San Diego. but this will
afford the vacation seeker the priv
ilege of visiting Santa Barbara,
Santa Monica, Ocean Park, Venice,
Redondo Beach, San Pedro and a
number of other summer resorts.
A HAPPY DISAGREEMENT.
Dolph-Let's have a nightcap and
go.
Kep-it's 3 o'clock; let's make 1t
an eye opener and stay.-Town Top
les.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29

The reports from the Extension
show that the operations in the mine
are being carried on in the usual
places with no change of note. At
present all interest is conferred in
the construction of the mill and in all
probability the work of grading for
the foundation will be started during
the coming week. The work of GO
ing over the plans and specifications
has been going on for the past sew
eral weeks and everything is nearly
in readiness.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-05-29

Another sale of Manhattan prop
erty was completed yesterday when
a number of California parties took
over the control of seven claims in
the Timber Hill district. This sale
is but one of the many that have
been recorded during the last month
and from information received FROM
residents of that camp, it is undRr-
stood that several large deals Are
now under way and may be consum-
mated daily.