Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-16

~ IHecllH5 VI lHe pIUpeIlS HOlu-
ers and miners residing in Ath
ems and Juniper camps pursuant to-
call, met Saturday evening at
Z p. m, July 8, 1910, and organ
lied the Athens mining district. Mr.,
Price was chosen as chairman of
the meeting and A. c. Gardner was
elected secretary. Over fifty per-
sons We're present. The contest for
district recorder was spirited one
and a good natured one. A. c.
Gardner and Charles l.. Richards
being the leading and only candi-
dates. Mr.. Gardner won by vote
of % to 10, by ballot, and was de-
clared duly elected to the position.
The boundaries of the new mining
district as defined, extend from the
Esmeralda county line on the south
to the Fairplay mining district
boundary on the north. From
Bells Wells on the east to An
tones Wells ON the west.
The meeting was entirely harmo-
NOUS and petty differences regard
ing townsite matters and water
rights and a pull and get together
spirit for the good of the district
was strongly noticeable. Claim
jumping tactics that have been SO
prevalent in many boom camps
throughout the state and which has
done so much to hold back prom
Using camp in it's early stages is en-
tirely lacking in this district and
the sentiment freely expressed by
every one interested was to the eff
feet that that desirable state of af-
fairs will be continued and main
tanned even if shotguns have to be
used.
Stevenson, Auxier and Wilson
are busily engaged in prospecting
block 2 on Sorrel Top No. 2. Two
veins, one six feet and the other
from fifteen to twenty inches in
width appear to form a junction
at the point where prospecting is
being done The large vein has
northeast and southwest strike.
The smaller lead runs due east and
west. Values indicated in the pan
return from SIS to $40 per ton.
Their ground is located 900 feet
west of the Sisson Grose lease, but
not on the same vein. The leas-
ers will thoroughly prospect their
block of ground for the next few
weeks before deciding where to
start development work.
James Herald, one of the early
pioneers Of the camp and one OF the
most persistent hunters OF the free
gold specimens, both from the vein
Groupings and big quartz boulders
from the hillsides, has been grant
ed block on Sorrel Top No. |
claim, coo feet west of the discoy-
cry hole He has started tunnel
TO drift on the vein westerly and
which has a face Of | A inches OF
solid quartz Specimens of free gold
have been found that remind one
of the colors of the rainbow trout
which look equally good to fish
erman or prospector. The find
ing of rich ore practically on the
surface at a distance OF over 6Oe
fleet west from the original strike
shows the great strength and eX-
scellent surface values that are car,
sried in the MARTINEZ lode as fan
las prospected.
i Messrs. Sisson and Grose re
turned from Rawhide Sunday even
ling with complete mining out
at, drawn by a four-horse team
and expect to start active opera
hons on their choice leasehold Oh
reserve block No. l, on SOrrei ToI
mos. / and 2 claims. They have
block 100 by 1900 feet for which
they paid $1,000 week ago. Ev
osrything points to this lease be
ihoming one of the early shippers
On the Martinez and Stott claims
as practically the surface produces
ASSAY and paintings that go VI
Onto the hundreds per ton. Messrs
Sisson and Grose have reputation
as successful leasers in the Raw
hide district and it is safe be
hat they will repeat their successes
here, as both are experienced
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