Show THE JOHNNIE HAS RICH ORE LL in commenting upon a remarkably rich strike of rich ore in the johnnie mine in johnnie mining district nye county nevada the los log angeles times says ore assaying to the ton the ahe highest yet found on the nevada desert the scene of so many wonderful strikes during the last few months and one of the records of the mining world was found on the foot level of the fractional claim no 1 of the johnnie consolidated mining company at johnnie lincoln county nevada on the evening of the dinst george F mosen superintendent of the mine has just arrived from johnnie having left last saturday and brings the news of what is beyond the most sensational find of 4 74 al 7 1 r A the johnnie mine and mill this year of mining sensations one hundred thousand dollars to the ton has been the highest hitherto reported from any district several properties at bullfrog and goldfield having produced some ore of this value the extent of this deposit of almost pure gold is yet unknown it is two and one half feet in width and has been penetrated four feet it is a crushed quartz that crumbles to pieces when worked though it looks like solid rock on the face this is a prominent feature of much of the ore of the johnnie district as through some powerful force of nature had been at work the fractional claim on which this great discovery was made is situated between the johnnie mine proper and the globe it has one shaft now juston just on the foot level A drift of about feet has been run and it was in this that the phenomenal strike of a week ago was made JOHNNIE A PROVEN FIELD johnnie which is the nearest to los angeles of the new districts of nevada has the advantage over goldfield and bullfrog in that it has been thoroughly tested and found not wanting the greatest mines of the other districts district shave have in no case been worked below the foot level few below feet the johnnie mine where worked in one shaft shaf t is expected to reach the foot level by july 1 has the honor of being the only mine developed to a depth that fully proves its permanence south of tonopah and north and west of searchlight in shaft no 2 and its drifts there is more than a mile of underground workings A body of ore running 20 to 30 has been opened on the level in the johnnie proper the extent of this has not yet been determined ter mined but from the extent of that in the level above and the general indication it is expected to be quite large what has been brought to light up to date goes to show that this level will be the best yet the owners of the johnnie say that the ore obtained in their mine seems to be rather s similar to that of the delamar properties in the pioche district these lie east by north of johnnie discoverer OF TONOPAH the coming to johnnie of jim butler the discoverer of tonopah To the man who made that camp and started the great nevada boom is probably the event which will start the boom there as it has been started at bullfrog mr butler has launched the congress mining company which will develop the cheape mine the tonopah tidewater railroad will pass within six miles of the johnnie mine grading on this line is now completed for four miles from las vegas consolidation EFFECTED A settlement of all differences and a consolidation soli dation of interests has been effected between the keystone and barefoot mining companies operating in the yellow pine district of lincoln county between whom has been threatened for some time past the keystone is owned chiefly by carl F shader of this city and thomas dudley of ocean park and the barefoot by thomas G wimmer and hon W H king of salt lake the mines are both rich properties each having produced many thousands the settlement was effected last week at salt lake where and dudley went on the excursion and met the mining men of the mormon city the original dispute was over the application for patent for their respective properties |