Show TONOPAH until ithe discovery of tonopah To nevada a few years ago the mining industry of the battle born state had declined to a very low ebb As a matter of fact the glory of nevada from the standpoint of mining was in a state of almost total eclipse and the grand records made by t the b e mines anines of virginia city eureka austin austill pioche and a score or more of old t time fin 8 13 bonanza camps had long been relegated to the realm of ancient history when jim butler discovered tonopah To when tonopah was found therefore a thrill of excitement began to bud and bloom until the whole west went mining mad then the stampede set in and tono pah was the scene of one of the greatest mining booms this intermountain region had ever experienced up to that time from tonopah the prospector and miner headed in different directions in their fevered search for deposits of the precious metals later on go goldfield was found and the goldfield boom was probably the greatest the world has ever known prom from time to time new districts found their respective places on the map of nevada the bullfrog country was corralee corr aled in due time in every direction important finds were made and nevada came into its own again for several years tonopah and goldfield were the chief topics of discussion in mining circles but it is rarely that one hears of tonopah now and goldfield has long since ceased to be a worldwide world wide attraction and yet the mines of these two camps are even now more productive more valuable more profitable than ever before the mines are greater the ore bodies larger and richer but the boom has departed both camps have settled down to a period of moneymaking money making and the excitement has passed on to other newer made discoveries but if the tonopah of today differs from the tonopah of yesterday the change that has taken place is greatly in favor of the present condition for if ever the mines of the camp were entitled to be called great they are more entitled to that distinction now than they were a few years ago so far this year the mining company has paid in divi dividends dOnds making a grand total of to date and the estate of the company is showing up ore reserves such as butler never dreamed of when he made his initial discovery the mcnamara is also in such fine physical condition that it promises to excel all previous records in the way of production and the new discovery of three feet of ore on the foot level I 1 is causing the stock of the company to soar upwards the tonopah belmont also is causing a great stir among the holders of its stock and on the lower levels of the mine such mammoth bodies of payable ore have been uncovered of late that another tonopah excitement promises to break out again other mines in the camp are also showing up most encouragingly and this great district now so quiet in the retirement of its regular routine of steady production need have no fear because of not being within the limelight of publicity for it is a kingdom in itself and for years will be prominent as one of the greatest of the great |