Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-28
PROFESSOR SPUR
VIEWS PROPERTY.
NSPECTS STRIKE MADE
NEAR NINA
BY W. II. BLACK
BURN OF THE TONoPAH
MINING COMPANY

BUM OF TIE IONOPAFN
MINING COMPANY
One of the most important visits of
mining men made, so far as it con-
Germs Nina and vicinity. was that Of
]. E. Spur, the widely known geol-
ogist and mining engineer. and w H.
Blackburn of the Tonopah Mining
company, who were here the first of
the week, making an examination OF
the Dunlap mine. the property OF the
Nevada Copper company. in which the
Tonopah Mining company holds a con
trolling interest The principal minor,
ity stockholders are G. F Thompson
of Nina, Robert Stewart of Sodaville.
w. D. Douglass of Tonopah and Rich
ards of Goldfeld. and a few others,
says the Western Nevada Miner,
The Dunlap mine is nine miles east
Of Nina on the east slope of Pilot
Peak. A tunnel has been run on the
property for distance of more than
1400 feet and another for about 400
feet. The outcrop of copper ore on
the surface is between 900 and 700
feet in width and conservative mining
engineers estimate that there is a ton
mage in sight of $1,000 tons of 3i9 per
cent copper ore. which also carries
some values in gold and silver The
property is equipped with a good build
ing, gasoline engines, air compressors
and machine drills.
Messrs. Spur and Blackburn were
making an examination of the prop
erty in the interest of the Tonopah
Mining company with view of re-
Stunning operations on an extensive
scale. We understand that part OF
the operation of the property will be
the construction and installation Of a
50-ton teaching plant on the ground
as preliminary step to treat the ore
economically and take care of the out
put at first, adding to the capacity oi
the plant according as the output OF
/ ore demands. If the Tonopah Mining
company decides to carry out its plan.
at the Dunlap II will mean the biggeHl
boost for Nina that this section ha:
had in a long time.
While here Messrs. Spur and Blaze,
burn visited and inspected the Tai
property, owned by B. F. Baker an,
G. F. Thompson. Mr.. Spur, being ia
vorably impressed with the showingi
on the property, will return and maxi
a more thorough examination with
view of taking over the holdings.
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we're, that they did not carry on
their threat.
On the same night they visited tn
Felsonia ranch, near Mono lake, an
after threatening to kill everyone o.
the ranch, set fire to the buildings
and it was then that the sheriff a
Bridgeport was called upon for prC
lection
Mr. Dolan left Bridgeport at l a. n
and at about a. M, when nearing tn
ranch, was fired upon twice by tn
Mexicans. who were hidden in tn
brush near the road One of the Blu
let's. entering five inches above tn
right hip, pierced the stomach and tn
other passed through the right arm
tie was taken to Crater. a small tow
near Silver Lake
Immediately upon receipt of tn
news OF the shooting a posse of fit
: uen was organized from Aurora, b
: die. Bridgeport and vicinity and the
we're not long in dealing out justice
! the Mexicans. They came upon the
? about o'clock in the evening an
after a short battle both of the woul
be murderers were killed. One of II
: members of the posse, named Brisc
received a slight wound, but 1t is sta
: ed that it is a flesh wound only and nj
? serious.
The two Mexicans, whose names al
r unknown. but who are supposed
have been employed by the Pacif
Power company. had been drunk I,
several days and the entire section
the country had been in a state
panic for fear that they would car
1 out the numerous threats that thu
had been making. but 1t was only aft
they had begun to carry their threa
into execution that the aid of Il
, ,harieg u,ae asl,ad