Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-08-19
Special to the Bonanza


liminary inspection of the geological
features of this camp last Saturday
by Professor j. e. Spur, accompa-
MED by a party of officials of the Il
Tonopah & Goldfield railway, served
to start a rumor that Manhattan is
the objective point for railway extern
sion of that company in the near
future, and to be definite about it,
that the railway is to build a branch
from Millers to this place early next
year.
Accompanying Professor Spur were
w b. Cutter. president of the rail
way; W. D. Forster. traffic manager
and general superintendent; w H. /
Blackburn, superintendent of the To 4
nopah Mining company, which owns /
the control of the Tonopah & Gold |
field Railroad company II. S. Aus !
tin. son of the president of the
Tonopah Mining company; Mr. Josh
! ua Elligood and Judge Wooley of
/ Delaware, who are understood to be
interested in the mining company
T. A. Frazier of the Tonopah office
of the Tonopah Mining company.
Professor Spur is the foremost
geologist in the United States and
draws the stupendous salary of $780,
600 a year as geologist for the To
nopah Mining company His name is
large one in the mining world and
is particularly a household word
in southern Nevada. His coming to
Manhattan even for a few hours
visit is highly significant and in the
eyes of the mining world is a great
err mark of approval of the merits of
the camp and its mines than is be-
slowed upon nine-tenths of the min.
j ing camps that are struggling for
recognition.
Their visit was wholly unexpected,
unannounced and surprise. They
we're not invited by the officers OF
any company and none knew eaey
dreamt of coming There was no
property in particular that they wish
ed to see. but as much of the camp
as possible within a few hours Ac-
cordingly they were advised to visit
the Consolidated White Caps and Big
Four as the three great mines of the
camp.
] They were shown through the Ken.
dall-Douglass lease Of the Consolidat.
: ed by Superintendent w, d. Moody
and Messrs. Spur and Blackburn be
trayed establishment at the value OF
: the ore which upwards of three feet
= in width at that particular time was
2 sampling eight ounces in gold to the
y ton. They sized up the formation
: thoroughly and Mr.. Spur was quicl
Y to observe and particularly interested
y in the fact that the ore shoot is in {
y true north and south fissure, cutting
: the east and west lime and schis
Y contact slick and clean. The large
y extent of the ore shoot also inter
, ested them greatly
e SO much of their time was con
sumed here that they had TO foreg'
an inspection of the Mushett-Witt
enberg lease and their autos wer'
> taken in tow by General Manage
4 Charles Kirchen and piloted TO tn
IN White Caps where they made an
other complete tour Of the under
4 ground workings They were show
the big ore body and the wide stope
on the two upper levels as well a
= TO be lowered to the new shown
on the go where the bonanza shoe
has been opened at the lowest worl
ings in the mine The fact that tn
III White Caps ore is an exception I
ar what they had been informed wa
he rule. Of the best and largest or
led bodies in Manhattan being on mort
and south assures, this being a reg
lar formation ledge on an cas-
gh- and west contact, excited their inte
est intensely. as did the further lac
'u' that the ore thereform pans hesthe
gold nor concentrates, but turns OF
the bullion from the cyanide at IN
mill
Fortunately at the BIG -Four me
- we're met by L. X Kooniz' presldel
Of the company and Charles WIKI