Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-09-19

Sand Grass claim owned by the Tono-
pah Mining company and states that
he has made frequent visits to the
claims Of the Tonopah Extension with
the special object of determining the
position of the alleged apex claimed
by the Tonopah Extension and denies
there is any apex in ground of the
Tonopah Extension; that the Mac
Namara can be traced continuously
through the workings under the Sand
Grass and into ground situated YER
tically under the Grand Trunk, Cabin,
0. K, Deming and Burlington claims.
1t is further alleged that the Tonopah
Extension reached Sand Grass ground
by driving through country rock for
a distance of 100 feet beneath the
Sand Grass
Harold w Stotesbury made affi-
davit that the defendant is now ex-
tracing ore through a series of foot
wall crosscuts and raises run by de-
fendant in the country rock in the
footwall OF the Sand Grass ore de-
posits
In issuing the restraining order the
court stipulated that one drift be left
open for the benefit of the Extension
for working purposes.
These are the cold legal facts that
serve as sequel to divers rumors
that have been common in Tonopah
for the last six months Three months
ago the first mutterings OF the storm
were heard with a statement that the
ronopah Mining company held an
apex over the Merger and Tonopah
Extension, both properties owned by
contemporary interests The report
met with vigorous denial, only to be
revived periodically with further
statements, all tending to indicate
that it was only a matter of time
when the two big companies would
lock horns in the western ore belt.
The Sand Grass belongs to the reg
| ular group of the Tonopah Mining
company with the same location as
the rest of that group embraced by
the big Philadelphia investment, but
/ little work was done on the Sand
4 Grass until after the Tonopah Merger
/ demonstrated the existence of a valu-
/ able ore body out on the fiat where
/ so little attention had been paid to
development. The Tonopah company
| had started a shaft which was sunk
I to a depth of 500 feet and work sus-
pended After the Merger boom work
/ WAS resumed and the shaft sent dowH
TO a depth of 1.100 feet. In prospect
/ ing through the crosscuts and drifts
the Tonopah Mining company failed
/ to open pay ore. although ii was al
ways currently believed that the Sand
Grass had the apex of the valuable
deposits that were making history
! further west,
About sixty days ago Manager
Blackburn became convinced that his
neighbors were literally cutting the
\ ground from under his feet and pro
tested Last month when DR.. Ward
of the Tonopah Extension, was visit
ing Tonopah the matter was revived
and ended with an invitation for the
officials OF both companies to inspect
the workings of the Tonopah Exten
sion. This was done and the Tonopaf
Extension management tried TO con
vince the Tonopah Mining representa-
tiyes that they had an apex on the
Burlington claim which was superior
to their rights on the Sand Grass. 1
was said that the Extension frs
made entry into the Sand Grass
through the end lines of the Deminl
and then subsequently came back ant
proved up an alleged apex through
the Burlington. where it is said th,
ledge was traced to height of 65'
feet along a fault plane that bisect
the claim.
The Tonopah Mining company ha
had the advantage of the experience
! and observations of Mr.. j. e. Spur
vice-president and consulting eng
! neer, who had made special stud
} of the geology of the western sectio
E and expressed the opinion that tn
! vein in question was without an ape
: and consisted of a rolling blanket fol-
t nation without any terminal edge !
2 Extension territory.
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