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Tonopah District
GOLDFIELD, the coming mmin^ me
tropolis of Nevada, lies about 28
miles southwest of Tonopah, and is
about in the same latitude as-^Monterey
California;;
The visitor to this camp, and partic
ularly the miner, will wonder how the
vast mineral wealth embraced - within
Goldfield Mining District remained so
longundiscovered; Mtmtezema, an old
mining camp, which was worked' and
produced great mineral wealth forty
years ago, is about ten miles west, and
the famous Silver Peak mines are about
30 miles to the northwest of the town
of Goldfield, while Rabbit springs, now
furnishing the water supply for the
town of-Columbia, wuretheonty springs?
where water could be obtained for mi
les in this country, and were known
mid-used as a camping* ground by the
cattle men for the past twenty yean,
and are within a quarter of a mile of
the principal mines-of Goldfield.
Atenminutes walk from these springs
showswhere nature has laid bare her
secret sources of wealth* by projecting
through rite earth’s cruet* gold sprink
led quartz croppings, the true indication
of We,andwhen'seenbythe prospect
orcauses the face to flush-and his eyes
to brighten, for he knows' that the
dream of his life is about-to-be realized
and that untold wealth is now at his
command; and yet, with these quarts
croppings everywhere in existence, men
travelled over this ground, and slept at
these springs, probably dreaming of the
wealth they would* like to acquire,' only
to recall the fact at this time* that the
golden horn of plenty was then within
their reach; they had but to stretch
forth their hands and the richness of
the Klondike was theirs.
Tonopah was discovered by accident,
a fractious burro escaping'from its ow
- ner, and being recaptured upon the
ground now- known<as the-Mizpah claim
made the name of honest Jim Butler
famous throughout the mining world.
Goldfields *and,'Columbia were discover
ed by prospectors who patiently and la
boriously followed up tne float quartz.,
with Which the desert teems, until in
May 1903, the mines at Columbia Mt.
were located andtatitted^the first stam
pede to this new Eldorado. —Nevada
State Journal.
Walsh & Goslaw will prospect the
hilltops between -Booster and Florida.
Ehrhorn & Kelly, 20 Hooeier, will re*
maim in camp over Sunday.
Cap Johnson ison his way to Tooia
vana with 900 pounds of provisions for
summer prospecting; .
M. S. Gill, and Baldry & Hatch are
working for the Big Minook hydraulic
company,
Louie Shequin struck good pay on the
lower end of 4a 1 m, but water flooded
his workings.
Clint DuMire and Mike Sullivan wifi
prospect this spring and summer in the
Baker creek country. >
S. A. Cutting and Russell Hull will
leave for Fairbanks in a few days. The
latter has been working on Hoosier the
past winter, and will remain at the Ta
hana camp. Catting will return in a
few weeks.
Jim Langford returned to Quail the
early part of the week, and will bring
in'his household effects. Mrs. Lang
ford- and Miss Lydia made the hard trip
in over the ‘divide without mishap and
are visiting with Mrs. Duncan during
Mr. Langford’s absence.
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Around and About
Henry Mining. a wood-chopper near
Nonane* on /the Tanana, accidentally
shot and -killed himself, March 6, while
hunting. Mining was in Rampart for
the summertwo years ago.
G. H. Wand, N. C. bookkeeper, and
Rader, in charge of the agricul
tural experiment station, left this morn
ing for Tanana. They will endeavor to
make the trip through in one day.
The subject for tomorrow evening at
St. Andrew’s chapel by Layman Ghil
son will be “The second article of the
Creed.” The subject for' next Friday
evening: “The penitential psalm of
Archdeacon Stuck, accompanied by
Charley Pitka, left Thursday morning
for St. James’ mission at Tanana. The
archdeacon expects to consume two
days on the trip. After remaining at
i mission over Sunday and after holding
| special services for the soldiers at •> Ft.
i Gibbon, the-archdeacon will proceed to
Fairbanks via the Tanana river.
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