The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13
MINES OF DIVIDE
DISTRICT GET
MACHINERY
GREAT ACTIVITY is REPORTED
ON NUMBER OF PROP
ERTIES

engine from the vicinity of Bonnie
Glare where 1t was installed some
Years ago by an eastern syndicate
that never turned a wheel after
sinking a deep shaft. The company
got into litigation and the plant was
left there waiting for a purchaser
which was found in the Zone COM
rany. The engine and a gallows
frame worth originally $500 was
acquired for a fraction of the first
cost and hauled away to its new
station.
Fifteen years ago the Bonnie
Clare district, known as Goldf1eld
Gold Mountain, was the scene of
great activity owing to the discovery
CT phenomenal values at grass roots
hut the cupidity of the stockholders
asserted itself in several cases which
resulted in capital fighting shy Of
the district and investors fearing
to venture further into a section
that appeared beset with legal en-
tanglements.
In removing the old equipment
the freighters were surprised to
see a lone man off on the grey land
scepe who came forward to ascertain
the business of the newcomers. He
proved to be a Waterman for the
williams mine who had been living
a hermit existence for the past IL
years and drawing down a salary
of $125 a month for watching a
property that had not turned u
wheel since 1906 when the Gold
field boom was on and Goldfield
Geld Mountain was the scene of rare
activity.
He expressed himself satisfied
With his job as he explained that
he received his monthly pay cheek
promptly every month from b
president of the company m
where in the east. The check came
through without a single failure
drawn against a Boston bank and.
il the Waterman lives, he is likely
20 continue to an indefinite age in
the service of his unknown employ
ers who have paid him $4,000 in
wages for watching a plant estimated
to be worth about $4,000. Z
The whole southern country Is.
being combed for machinery suit
allie to the demands of the Tonopah
Gold Mountain district where the
companies are paying a premium
Cor secondhand outfits since they
cannot procure new equipment short
Of six months delivery. Five COM
yanies are operating there and
others will begin as soon as there is
Il show for landing machinery on
,heir groups.
There is a possibility that the
Tonopah & Goldfield railroad will
decide to run h ranch line from
the flat back of Mount Brougher
leaving the Tonopah switch below
the present depot. 1t is said that
an easy grade may be had from hat
quarter and better than the line TO-
under survey from McSweeney's
Siding. One reason for preferring
the spur to be run from near Tono
rah is the probability hat the new
camp on the Divide will have to
,ely on local mills for treating the
ore.
GLoloa .. K~nv y,onou0r IF fhn
Montana Tonopah which has a mill
ing plant on the slopes of Mount
Oadie, says he is willing to resume
operation If he can get a sufficient
tonnage to warrant the experiment.
The Montana mill has been closed
for four years and some of the ma
~cIIinery was sold or removed but
there remain a complete battery of
10 stamps available for active and
economical work.
The MacNamara is also willing
tom ore from the new district and
me West End custom will can take
care of a portion of the tonnage.
About 100 men are steadily
employed in construction work in
the Divide country and some of the
I. generated properties are going to
Put on two shifts to quicken the
work of getting down to develop
ment. These gangs will be employ
ed chiefly in ~retimbering old shafts
and the companies will provide tenn
porary camping facilities for the
night crews. The demand for good
miners is so brisk hat n is impos-
sible to get good men to work at
the new camp which is six miles
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