Show fl THE JOHNNIE MINING DISTRICT T BY U M THOMAS the johnnie mining district is in the extreme southern part of nye county nevada vada a and comprises thirty six square miles of territory nye county is over miles long from north to south and probably comprises the richest mineralized area in the world within the borders of a single county tonopah To the county seat is on the extreme western border line Diamond field and goldfield are just over the line in esmeralda county manhattan round mountain belmont kawich bullfrog and a score or more camps of lesser notoriety are within this county geographically johnnie is located most favorably it is directly in line of the great mineral zone which extends from the comstock south through arizona and into mexico the greatest gold silver and copper mines ever discovered are within this zone the johnnie district is traversed traverse d by the las vegas and tonopah railroad the town of johnnie is twelve miles south from the nearest station this station is locally known as johnnie siding but for some reason not known to the writer the railroad company saw fit to change it to amargosa amargoso it is from this point that greenwater Green water the new copper camp in inyo county california is reached for its age this station can probably show a larger volume of business than any other railroad siding in the united states the railroad company employs three men to check out freight as it is unloaded from cars and oftentimes loaded cars of freight are carried by and set out at other sidings because there is not room at johnnie siding to accommodate them I 1 state these facts to show in a way what is going on in this new desert country the development of the mineral resources of this section of nevada and of that part of california lying east of death valley is simply marvelous while the johnnie district has not figured in any spectacular way in the great nevada boom the development and advancement van cement of the district has nevertheless been highly satisfactory to those most interested te that johnnie has not had a boom such as has characterized goldfield bullfrog manhattan and greenwater Green water is due more to the fact that johnnie has been controlled and dominated by a few capitalists whose interests were thought to be conserved by quietly acquiring the best properties for a mere pittance there is a far better surface showing of mineral in johnnie than in any of the other camps named the richest ore the writer has ever seen canie came from some of the workings in the johnnie district were these properties owned and controlled by some of the men whose energy business fact lat and foresight made these other camps johnnie would today be holding the center of the stage in the drama of mining speculation that is entrancing and holding the financial world in its spell but johnnie will he be heard from in the years to come when the memory of some soine of the boom camps will leave a bad taste in the mouth the mineral is there and capital is being found to develop and mine it the johnnie consolidated is pushing development work while a number of leasers leaders are taking out some shipping ore and a great deal of high grade milling ore from the holdings of the company the bullfrog johnnie is quietly going along developing what in the writers opinion will some day be one of the big mines of the desert the ore is free milling and is found in true fissure veins of great strength the globe johnnie is another rich property from which shipping sh p ping ore is being taken it lies between the johnnie consolidated and the bullfrog johnnie the belmont johnnie is another very promising property lying on the same formation the other mines in the district being worked are the boston I 1 johnnie the congress and the leadville johnnie the latter a very promising silver lead property on which a large body of 50 per cent lead ore has been uncovered the town of johnnie has experienced quite a growth since the railroad was completed six months ago it has the usual complement of stores hotels and saloons to make up a lively mining town some very substantial business buildings are being erected and before many months the town will present a very creditable appearance |