Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-29
Fourteen Leases Have Been Granted
and Active Work to Start
Within Next Few Days
fRx KENNETH J. eooTH.l

1 j. BOO HI
tanned Surface showings never make
mine, but it cannot be denied that
the showings at Republic surpass any
discovery made in the south in years.
Some four or five hundred feet
above the brow OF the hill where the
ledge disappears in the flats, two
shafts have been sent down on the
continuation of the ore body The
shafts we're sunk several years ago
by Downey and Cirac and several
small ore shipments were made that
netted the owners handsome profits.
The first shaft opened up four
inch stringer at depth Of about
eight feet that ran into high figures.
from four inches in width the string
er widened out to a ledge IS inches
wide that assayed $40O to the ton.
At the bottom OF the so foot shaft
the ledge is five feet wide and 1t
was stated that the assays showed
the body 10 be S35 ore
About fifty feet distant second
shaft was sent down 92 feet This
is connected at the SO foot level
with the original shaft At the bot
tom Of the second shaft ~ feet OF
vein matter will break down at $25
per ton. according to statements
made by 5. c. Cirac.
The vein is in the porphyry, al
though IN the shaft a line formation
appears on the hanging wall side,
rhe formation throughout the length
Of the vein is of lime contact and
porphyry. Neither the hanging nor
footwall had been opened up in the
shaft workings, The vein in the
mine workings dips east 25 degrees
north.
The second vein, which has alsc
been traced 5000 feet in length, lies
about 500 or 1000 feet distant from
the one along the lime contact. This
ledge was originally opened up by
, John Hyland of Tonopah. who owns
seven claims in the district. Hylanc
has made a number of shipments
) from his property receiving good re
turns For the past six years he
has been working away, occasionally
having assistance, but the greater
part Of the time conducting opera
! tions alone. He has made a dozel
cuts and in several places has sunl
q shafts to depth ranging from 10 t
p 100 feet Ore can be obtaine'
n throughout the length of the ledg
t and the values range accordingly
d This lodges carries more quartz thai
/. the one upon which the Downey an
$ Cirac shafts were sunk. In bot
d lodges the silver predominates wit
v the ratio of gold being practically tn
2 same as exists in Tonopah ores. 81
n yer chloride and hornsilver can b
easily discerned in both lodges.
& The third ledge may yet prove
a. be continuation of the Hyland ledg
" as the ore is Of practically the sam
al character, although carrying nor
&c quartz. 1t turns off at direct angl
W from the Hyland ledge and after b.
1t ing traced for distance of 600 fe'
III is lost when it enters the lime TO
lie nation which is several hundred fe'
IS in width between the porphyry belt
in Thomas Kearns, w. II. Fletcher,
u d. Jackson and John Gallagher al
IL in control of the district, having S
e. cured the Cirac and Downey, and II
in land properties by bond. Sev'
rs claims owned by Hyland, six CLAIM
he from Cirac and Downey, three fra
al tions and about ten new claims
to Gated constitute the district surroun
ing the townste. The gentlemen
up control have announced that tn
he would make leasers camp of Repr
Jo lie and are granting leases to all W
ed apply. To date fourteen have be-
en- granted and this number will
err greatly augmented before the END
ms the coming week. The leases are 2
his feet in width by 500 feet in leng
'e A royalty Of 20 per cent is exact
lill upon all ores. The leases are of
years duration and one restrict
be calls for the employment of 80 shl
nat per month It was explained Il
be this restriction was necessary as
at. nronartv waa oniv under bond q