Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-08-13

a recent issue OF the Goldfield
Tribune contains an excellent de-
scriptive article on the Klondyke
mining region, located in that coun-
~ and about IS miles from this
city on the Goldfield road The
Klondyke region is fast coming to
the front and excellent shipments
OF ore have been made from that
region during the last few years.
James Golden is one OF the prime
boosters Of the district and has been
consistently operating a mining prop
erty there for years He intends to
erect mill on his property In the
near future
The article as published in the
Tribune is as follows
Half way between Goldfield and
Tonopah. about three miles east Of
Klondyke Wells and in the low hills
surrounding Quartz mountain, is a
mining district that is attracting re-
newed attention after years Of com
paratiye neglect It is estimated
that the KlondySe district has pro-
dueed highgrade shipping ore to the
value OF more than s150,00O, all
sent out in small shipments during
the past few years. Jim Butler
then a ranch laborer and occasional
prospector. was on his way to this
district when his mules made a get.
away and he found them and the
great Mizpah mine on the present
site OF Tonopah.
Forty years ago Mexican miners
were extracting placer gold from
gulch in this district, employing the
most primitive methods. similar to
those used in the winnowing OF
grain. For mile and quarter
down the bottom OF this gulch the
results Of their work may be seen
today, where the entire bed has been
torn mp and heaped on both sides.
! The gravel and sand were shov
eled into pans, thrown in the all
and caught again time after time
TO permit the wind to blow away
the lighter dirt. and finally shaker
: by hand over canvas or cloth RIFLES
10 save the gold. White men latel
, worked over some of the same
) ground but no gold was found above
certain point in this gulch, low
( down near the flat. with the excep
/. ton of one large boulder OF quart
from which two men PANIED on
2 over $500 in gold.
D Before High Grade Camps
/ Prior TO the discovery of Tonopal
/ EU Schweiger. pioneer miner an
prospector Of Southern Nevada, ha
been working and prospecting in tn
Klondyke district and he expose
ore of shipping grade as long ag
as 1900 He has remained IN IN
!, district almost constantly and ha
made many shipments OF exceedingl
rich ore. chiefly from small seams
silver chloride and horn silver re
= the mast two years James Golden ha
been operating in the district an
has shipped quantities OF ore TN
has milled all the way from S25
$4,000 per ton.
Late last year suitcase ON Il
property controlled by Golden VI
secured hy an association eompos'
of l.. X. Koontz, l., l. Patrie
Judge A. r Barnes, of Goldfiel
and u Hubbard Of Chicago w
n president Of the Goldfield Conso
IL dated company. and some ore OF
n cellant grade was shipped by the
n, lessees but they have done no wo
- recently although q Is report
At that they are about 90 resume OPP
20 ations Fifteen leases are nov
ie force In the immediate neishh'
hood OF the Golden camp aud
number of these viii be In full op
alton within the next fortnight
half dozen are nov working anu
Az larr Ia ore 90 good sreae Appfa
i, matsb forty men ave nov employ
!, on The mining properties q 'he
~ trict
~ Al the eentef Of the klondfke
- ulet IS a slide belt Of porpt'S' z
ia q tbe unlt occurrence el