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36 _____________.________THE SAN FRANCISCO CALU, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1905. *'" _____________" ____________________________ ^ HAVE COAE TO THE FROHT M HEVADA GOLD HELDS McKANE HOLDS BEST-KNOWN ' - 'FRONT PLACE : TONOPAH MAN 7?dM%\y /or Z. /# Forty years ago John McKane was born dated and the McKane Mining Company, ;^r. Probably the most prominent and best road for Tonopah, which he advocated burg"where^*Andr<iw^^;a ne^ ^fir^ saw ^If*h7h d"d^" ^^ thi^ ^ ^ known man in Tonopah to-day, and since moreearnestiy than anyone, and of which ness, Ae ifiiied a responsibie position with acumen and judgment. For the"Tonopah K^ST!* assays of the first ore from the P"^ to choose a the Royal Bank of Scotiand and subse- Extension is the geratest mine in Tono- <SRA Mizpah vein for James L. Butter. Mr. Od- motto for the State it would be "Ad- quentiy accepted the position of manager pah to-day. When the Goldfield excite- SN^gHS9S!$'wi^aL-&/^\ '- - ^V'"^^ die was born in Orange, N. J., 34 years vance Nevada " for this is his great of the Royal Bank of Canada at New ment was starting he, with Patrick Clark ago, and studied law in New York and wish, and to further it he has been to Brunswick, and in that capamty distin- of Spokane, took a bond on the Jumbo for ^**=—was admitted to the New York bar, )o the front at every new "strike" wtfh* guisned himself as the most successful 376,666 for a. two-thirds interest. Mr. N. g) ` which city he became one of the nan- prospectors and money for development. manager that institution possessed, carry- Clark withdrew, but Mr. McKane con- ei^ste^Wnaat^^irk^nsii ...................................................mm n...i<iim:.n^^^3)33. gers of a big estate of 311,000,000. Seven At Goidfieid he was one of the earnest ing through with great success and con- tinued working and eventualiy accepted < years ago Anson Phelps Stokes seiected end heaviest investors, sinking over 340.- . stderable profit to the^ bank immense a tenth interest to relinquish his bond. __________________________________________________________' _____________________________________________-____________. him to go to -Austin Nev., to investigate 000 of his own money before realizing a transactions in coal, fishtng and lumber He then took a lease of 100 feet and with * ? '*' the accounts and management of his min- dollar. Then he bought into the Kendail interests.__ . Dr.E.Bowersas^apartnershippedfrom [ ^ ] 3 E*^! ) ! \ ] a t \ l/***^r`^*7T*3 3 ing. bankingandrailroadintereststhera, lease, from which 375.000 was extracted in He resigned that position when the a total depth of 200 feet over 3600,000 worth ! ) j j j ^.r^3 ! !)( , ! )!)f j ] )! ! ) ] ! ] ][\) { ^ I ( t i ) / \ ]—] and he was successful in exposing the in- a few days from surface ore. In Dia- great minerai discoveries in British Co- of ore in less than five months. He then ! ! ! 3 3V \J !"^!__ Ek ! ] ! A J ! ] ^ ] \[_y i [ famous frauds in connection with the monfield he is a great believer, and is the attracted so many capitalists to purchased a Half interest in the Quartz- ___ ___ mining operations which caused Mr. owner of nearly twenty valuabie claims. the Tiest. He was one of the ^earliest Re lease at Diamonddeld, which is pro- ! h [/^! ! < r\F=- \ LJ F^V^TF'X !C ! Stokes to close the mines in disgust. Dur- Southwest of Goldfield he is the owner operators in the Rossland and Lardeau ducing twenty tons of high grade ore j ]\!t ! t 1 j\[E ^ ] ! ] ! ' f\] 1 [\t ing his residence at Austin he became a of valuable properties end also some good districts, and is to-day the_ owner of a daily. He is also a part owner of the t ! t V-< t—. ` L-r< * V->'t 3 ^ < * *' ' L-./ \ 3 <—- t \ ^-7 i V-V ) t director of the Nevada Central Railroad copper claims south of Lida. Nor was he " !ead tnlne in the SlOcan which Florence mine, the Highland group and -7g*3t 3 3*^ ^*^**^3^**3 s r- <—^ a A3A 3tr^.r*' and the Austin State Bank, and earned slow in becoming 4nterested in Bullfrog: could be worked at great profit if the lead others. . / j j \ j ^ ! !—3 j j ) IvJ j j j QZ the friendship of alt who appreciated his by right of location he is the owner market in Canada was as good as it is in He is interested at Atwood, Lida,'Bull- /^^\! t ! ! ! [_,3^V ) ) ! i s ) 1. sterling qualities. Becoming fascinated of over thirty valuable claims, and was ,. frog, Goldreed and many other camps , , with mining and Realizing the enormous one of the purchasers of the claims owned Alittie over three years ago he heard and has been foremost in "grubstaking" ' ---------------e—------------- possibilities of Nevada, he decided to live by the Bulifrog Western Mining Company, of the great Tontyah and lost no time in prospectors throughout this district. In .... , , . , , , in that State and joined the Nevada bar, of which he is a director. By purchase he hurrying to it and. after carefully exam- addition to the above mentioned inter- -The most prominent individual oper- feet, and drifting is now in progress on on the north is the Bobtail claim, removing to Belmont where he was eiect- has become a large owner in the Builfrog intng the camp, acquired the Tonopah Ex- ests in tonopah, Mr. McKane has pur- ator in Tonopah is John McKane, who the 500-foot levei. * owned by the Midway Extension Min- ^ District Attorney for Nye County Eciipse, admittedly one of the best prop- tension and Goiden Anchor claims in the chased and incorporated the.Midway Ex- has sole management of the mining On these two great veins there are ing Company, which covers the exten- ,gg^ practice however reatiy be- erties in the camp, and aiso bought a f that the.great veins developed tension Mining Company, the Tonopah properties owned by a group of Pitts- now blocked out 315,000,000 worth of sion of the northern part of the Mid- came but a secondary consideration to his big interest in the Tramp claims, for in the ^Tonopah and Mwtajia Topopah Ophir King, and laa director, of the Bel- burg capita!ists, of whom Mr. Charles T' *"* ?** ^^o over 6000 tons way company's western boundary. ,,,,,on for mining, on which he spent which he was offered 3100,000 profit. In mines w^id extend into that ground. A ;mont; Elusion.';, .With'thw.v^st )nter-\ Schwab is thebest-kMWn mmnbM-. ^ the dumps that will assay Mr McKane has also recently ac- ^ his money and endured many hard- this district with other, he has pur- ^sR to-Kt^burg-of a few dw and;?Jr.-, ests:in the.greatesEun&veipp4-mineral *?5 ^ W Por ton- On October M qulred control of the Tonopah Inde- ,hips In the mountains, to at last strike chased Petty's ranch, where there Is a McKane haa interested ln-both properties zone inrthe.^wprldi it wnpM n,pt'be. gur- stated that he was so nieased ^ commenced shipments, and pendent Mining Company, owning four ^e "pay streak" which changed his for- suppiy of 1,000,000 gaiions of water per Mr Charles M. Schwab ^d a few .fmisi 'Pg?bt,.. M-h^s iwe^th; ^ W -eqhals w?^ &e^.^ .flJ^eterR Md- "<**5 ^ Bobtsdl. S.5th of w?H, d." Hi. in^Ms fn t^ F^n.^1^^ InJmate friends, aih,of whom are. million- that^Of^hts feiiow, JownsmC}n the,. Iron ]„gs that he has determined to add to tons have been shipped, and about the Tonopah Extension mine and ad- bis discovery of the Tonopah mine and and Kawich Mountains are aiso vaiua- *'g*-. ^ m. - J J hi^r^merRs in UhSM^p and It Is per day are now forwarded to joming are the patented claims the .geredOddie an interest for getting the bie and extensive. It must not. how- Work was commenced at the Tonopah typical Britisher,'of commanding height gratifying to think that he and h s ^ smelters, practicaiiy ail of which property of the Red Rock Consolidated assayed. The story of hi. financial ever, be thought that Mr. Oddi. ha. no Extension min. in May, 1963 and there and_agentai, generous nature. - A man of fr,.ndVown the' best mRie in Tonopah ^extracted from development work Mining Company, of which John Me- success since then is one of rapid pro- other pursuit than mining. A lover of were not panting the usual "knocker." high education and extensive European and tL best lmproven gro^d 1m the mine is the finest Kane is President. Tlie property ad- gression, punctuated by hard work and Hne horses and cattie, it was but an- whocaiied ita-'wiidcat.-- As Mr. Me- and African trave), he ^ . plain "John" ^"temextensmn ^ thf^in^tem the di^-ict, and is worthy of special joins the Ohio Tonopah Mining Com- p,ivatioAs in the early days of Tonopah other step to breed them. To do this h. the camp increased to ail of. high or JIow degree and has ^ the camp mention. pany on the north, and a shaft has that even many men more roughiy purchased a beautiful ranch in.Monitor, headded tothese purchases the proper- thousands of friends who rejoice at his credit must be given to John Me- CHARACTER OF THE PLANT. been sunk to a depth of 265 feet. A 60- brought up would have shrunk from. Vaiiey, about ninety miie. north of Ton- ties known as the Red Rock Consoli- great success. Kane for inducing Eastern capitalists As installed, the piant comprises two steam hoist is Wrapped up in the idea that Nevada was opah. and has stocked this with thor- -]- _____________________________________________*^ ' to invest in the camp, and also for his boilers, one of 125 horsepower, which *nstaaea, ana sinking win tnen oe re- tbe coming mineral State and that Tono- oughbred pedigree Hereford cattie, many ^[judgment in acquiring the properties has been connected with the old 50- . . pah wouid be its star camp, he used ali of which are prize winners, making a KHHTTCDru&<f*3Hy* IHCl/At\A <EHmiHA3 <CT nowbeingdeveioped. Themostimpor- horsepowerboiier,andsoarrangedthat the moneyhemadeinthe Tonopah mine herdoniyequaiedonthePaciHoCoast. ^LwAOA UUUKMAHv! tant of these to-day is the Tonopah both can be worked together or inde- in outfitting prospectors, deveioping pros- Thoroughbred horses are aiso raised s-.-.a-.x. s*.v.)sv t*t-w;-nyfg V w.avMtg-S V Extension mine, owned by the Tonopah pendentlyforhoistlng from the shaft ^ property of the_ McKane pects and opening up mines in that-sec- here. H.has.ince purchased Hv.other , --------------*--------------- Extension Mining Company, and three or driving the compressor. The com- sirn ^f.+ country*. ranches, giving him a range of 150 miies — . _ ... - . ... patented ciaims located west of and pressor is known as the "New York AT;, ir lonopan n,xten- On the formation of the Tonopah Min- over the Monitor Mountains and vaitey, S3tn C. Dmih3m. Editor Of TOnOO3h Minor adjoining the Buckboard claim and Frankiin," having duplex steam and '"S Company he was appointed general and sheep raising and wool growing wiil i3M333 V. 3yM 33 33M333, 3-M3LV3 V3 3V33VpO33 )T! 333t,3 ^gt of^the extension of compound air cylinders, with separate ^ enters! the manager and was most conspicuous in the be added to his many interests. The can- j33tf3 fh'f'fSf*!I3t ) ] Q flfU DF!l3T3f*Ht the Mizpah vein. The opening up of free air inter-cooier, and having a ca- - development of the camp. He wps one yons in the B%onttor Mountains yield a!HU v!HEt*!t!H v! vvvt?! this mine is another instance of "blind" pacity of 1225 cubic feet per minute. been reached cross- <,f tha iocaters of the Midway mine, of abundant water and on one ranch^* *, A_________L—^———________________h—_________________________________sinking, the shaft having been located This compressor will operate 10 three- ^ commenced lor tne ^h^h he is a director, and the heaviest Oddie has a supply of from 4,000,00041 , \ , \ -* 7. v . - ^ on what was believed to-be the course inch piston drills at this altitude. Two . . Individual stockholder: he is aiso one of 000,000 gaiions, which would How lnfm i..-j3.kL3ix-tM..-HT-3 of the Mizpah vein. drills are now at work and the remain- . oi tms group is be- owners and a director-of the Midway opah. He believes the day is not AH - ' ^ STRIKING THE VEIN NO. 1. der will be added as soon as received. !?S watened witn intense interest by mill. He was instrumental in forming tant when enormous mills in Tomm____ . ,. . ^ t. A 3 3 The drills are the Rix type of torpedo opening the Tonopah Belmont and Jim Butler Min- for reducing the millions of tons ^ depth of 220 feet what is known having the latest invented re- ^ th^Tonopah veins in this ground companies, in which iatter he had grade ores which are being opened i H ciprocating piston and mechanically a distance of the valuable aid of Charles'E. Knox of Tonopah and the surrounding district ' ^ 2^0-foot level, and drifted on for operated valve, which insures great ^ ^ done there is the Montana-Tonopah. This great consol- require vast bodies of water, as will^H ^^^oet west. It passed out of the shaft economy in the use of air, and those shadow of a doubt, as the veins in Nation was of immense benefit to Tono- the immense population which will ^ this level, but at 400 feet it was ,^ow In use are drilling ten feet per Tonopah Extension mine are pah. It not oniy terminated some vexa- to reside in Tonopah. He has figured tha? opened up in a. crosscut, and drifts hour in the hard quartz. The plant in- stronger, better defined and richer than tioug litigation between the Sait Lake and this water can be brought to Tonopah ' were run west 345 lest end east to the c^geg ^ special device for economy !? any other part of the camp. It was Tonopah Mining companies, but immedi- and sold at a price that will make (6 boundary of the Buckboard claim, ^ ^ water. There is ^ ^nfessor Spurr that a,teiy placed in the hands of wealthy cap- ore a bonanza and yet yield him a hand- gw . *- proving it to be the Mizpah vein. H also a. complete assay office, and the Tonopah s best mines wouid be opened ita!ists valuable mineral land which is some profit on the money invested. was also crosscut on this level, and orehouse is fitted with a 100-ton Gates up in this western fiat, it being situate now being developed and will add vastly Last November Mr. Oddle was elected ,/.AJ ` ^ v proved to be 33 feet wide between well- gyratory cmgher, and a railroad switch outside the faulted zone. The theory ^ output of the camp. Mr. Oddle a State Senator and was Instrumental in defined walls, while on the 500-foot been constructed to the orehouse; so far heen confirmed by the de- was quick to see when Tonopah needed the legislation which changed the county level it is 32 feet wide, and on both amount of^ore shipments will ve!opment in the Tonopah Extension ^ bank,-and was one of the organizers of seat of Nye County from Belmont to Ton- *-L—!- ^, : Shanty be greatly augmented. On May **"" the Nye County Bank, of which he was opah. as w<-ti as other !egis]ation beneO- ^ HRH! ^ ^ ^ of 4OO company deaiared a dividend of feet, a.nd no fau!t t},g president untti the other day, ciai to the State. A young man, fuii of feet. No. 2 vein jvas cut and proved to g cents per share, mayabie Juiy 1. and disclosed, a. deveiopment hitherto un- ^,pen he resigned to join Senator Nixon energy and ambition, and bred with th. L be 86 feet wide, of mining grade. It McKane was elected president precedented in the other big mines. tn the formation of a national bank. His enthusiasm of youth, Nevada should be , was sunk on 90 feet, then drifted.n for By a reference to the map of the dis- ,^.3, a,ways broad, were set upon a rail- proud of her adopted son. 150 feet on the hanging wall side and SOME ADJOINING CLAIMS. trict it will be seen that in acquiring * crosscut again, maintaining its width Adjoining this property on the north these properties John McKane, like a -----------------—----------- -.........-........ - ------- ...... MR and values. and the Midway Mining Company on good general, secured^ command of the Both of these veins are characteristic the west are two patented ciaims, the ground through which the whole of the mining in eighteen feet width of ore MANAGES B!G of the camp and carry high-grade ship- property of the Golden Andhor Mining vein system of Tonopah, except the that "Ml! average $65. Croascuts show * * ^ ping ore in recurring chutes, and this Company, which is now be- Valley View vein, must pass. this ore body to be over fifty feet wide. TONOPAH ^VHNE mine is also remarkable for its won- ing actively developed. The main All of these claims are covered by a. Other companies are being organized 4 derful specimen ore of great value. shaft is now down 750 feet, wash and overflow to a depth that can and these ledges will be opened up and '!* ------------------* — *& In all, since starting work in May, and a crosscut run north to cut only be determined'by sinking "blind." explored. ^ 1903, over 4000 feet of development work the MacDonald vein of the Montana To undertake this work, involving the Owing to lack of water at the mines has been done to develop these two mine, assaying up to $200 per ton, and expenditure of many thousands of doi- ail the milling is done at the town of gigantic veins. Most of the work has this is now developed and the main !ars, required not only courage, but ex- Silver Peak. been concentrated on the No. 1 vein, shaft being sunk to the 900-foot level, ce!lent judgment in the selection of At this point, situated on the edge of which has now been proven on its This mine is equipped with a 60-horse- ground, the location of which wouid a great salt marsh containing thirty course for 570 feet at a depth of 400 power steam hoist. Adjoining this mine justify it. square miles, ye a. number of ^tresh mage"and^Senator^tewart commending In April, 1899, Mr. Dunham was. ap- pah and begin life over again under these him as the most "expert stenographer pointed the first special agent of the the most unfavorable conditions con- P°ses. a rri _ L.^.i4^g. g.it ^ Z% they had ever employed. In 1894 Mr. Twelfth Census and commissioned to ceivab!e. He went to Tonopah to the boil- Dunham published a work on stenog- take the census of Alaska. He proceed- "Catch on" and soon succeeded in buy- raphy, entitled "The Missing Link in ed to Alaska in June, divided the ter- ing a half interest in The Tonopah ing spring is a com spr g. mHen Shorthand," the text of which was ex- ritory into two districts, the Northern Miner, then a ridiculous little one- Silver Peak ^ twenty-i - ,. , < - eented by the author on the Remington and the Southern, appointed a special horse sheet which was struggling under south of I^^P wens , 33-- typewriter and which has been pro- agent to take charge of the Southern a heavy 24, per cent per annum mort- Tonopah Raiiroaa, tmr y- . ^#4 23S9HHH ; nounced by competent critics to be a district, and proceeded to St. Michael, !gage^and the still heavier incubus of Goidfieid ^ ^ l!i August, l89L^Mr. Dunham was ap- enumeration of the Northern district, business management. Under Mr* Dun- ^ "Wood^s a,bu!^irt ^ ^ goldhelds for the*purpose of making a tion^ With the assistance t)f fifteen developed into one of the best-paying The town of Silver Peak has a post- *7 report on economic condition's and the special agents, who received, a-eompen- mining papers in th^$ountry. It is not ofRce, two general stores, several sa- opportunities for labor in Alaska. His sation of $15 a day, Mr. Dunham com- only a model of neat typography, but It loons and a number of restaurants ana report, Which was forwarded from Cir- pleted the work of enumeration and re- is also recognized as the most reliable lodging hous.es. HgEgsg^3HaMz^ cle City, Alaska, in January, 1898, was turned to Washington in the fail of disseminator of mining news on the Two quartz mines are in operation; < published by the Department of I^abor 1900, and made his final report. Ho Pacific Coast. one, that of the Mohawk Alpine; the HHKggB in May of that year as Bulletin No. 16, severed his connection with the Uensus During Mr. Dunham's sojourn in other belonging to John Chlatovlch, ^ ' and many editions of it were printed Office at the close of the year and the Alaska he wrote a number of poems one of the pioneers of Silver Peak, ^ *\ ^ , poplar distribution. This bulletin following spring returned to Alaska to relating to conditions in the North, he having settled there In 1864, and -r-j- was translated and published in Europ% look after his private interests. which have been published In a volume one of the most energetic and respected ^ 7 ^ by the Bureaus of Labor of France ano During the winter of -1899-1900 Mr. entitled "The Goldsmith of Nome," and citizens in Esmeralda County. J ^ Italy, and the portions relating to min- Dunham and three associates had io- which in this form have had a wide Mr. Chiatov!ck's mill is operating on /l were quoted in full by the Director cated four claims at the mouth of Dan- circulation. These verses have received the ores extracted from the Mary ^ j/j J] ^\( * the Mint in his report on the pro- iels Creek, now known as Bluff City, !n high commendation from Joaquin Mill- mine, and on custom ores, and to Mr. * ' duction of gold and silver in the Unites) the Topkok district, about sixty miles er, Jack London and other eminent au- Chiatovich's credit be it said, that he n ^K?Z^ 4 ^ States for the year 1897. Theesti- east of Nome. These claims, which thorities. During Mr. Dunham's rest-, the first man to introduce and mate made by Mr? Dunham in this re- proved to he the richest ground eve* dence in Nevada he has been too busy apply the cyanide process in the State IT .........— .............. * ...' . ........... L:......... —................................-*I* port of the gold production of the Kloh- discovered in the Nome region, were in financially rehabilitating himself to Nevada, and one of the first on KM ^ ^ c 3 ^.3 3 ^ 3- 3- 3.x A 3. AA3 x, ^3, 3 A A ^ dike for the following season of 1898 jumped in the spring of 1900 and nearly devote much attention to literature; but n,x* Paritlc Coast. ^ ^ ^ i&Cr Samuel Clarke Dunham, the subject! battle of Big Hole, on August 9, 1877, was within $500,000 of the mint returns, a million dollars was extracted from he has found time to write some verses The areat number of large ledges, of this sketch, is not only possessed of h* which General Gibbon lost half,of ^ returned to Washington in August, them by the jumpers. The property of a local nature which have been wide- 43. hlah-arade character of much of great intellectual power, but he also bis command in one of the hardest In- ig9g, and made a second report, which was placed in the hands of Alexander ly copied and well received. His dialect +3.^ the immense quantities of ha* a unique and magnetic personality his services appeared in Bulletin No. 19 of the De- McKenzie, as receiver, by Judge Noyes, verses, entitled "The Promoter," print- ^w-zrade ore the high extraction ob- and an extremely agreeable though . 3H+ partmen tof Labor, and which was also It was the irony of fate that caused ed in this number of The Call, are a under nmdern methods, " JtWM I ) ^d.". ^,n'f ^ WM 'b^rin ^ ^ th. Director of th. Mint In Mr. DunhaA,. In July. 1962. thrift Into fair sample of hi. style wlth 'L S°t that el^trlc — Woodford County. Illinois, In 1855. In the fall of 1878 he removed to 811- -!- . '-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*---------------------------------------------------4. power will soon be available, make the Aside from the training he obtained In ver Reef, Utah, where he was for a ' ____ ___ Silver Peak district * "*y* ^*^ctlve th. district school, he is self-educated, shorttime, part owner of the Silver Q4TT \ "TMT A 1^* lA/ITT T L^ A 7T\T Hetdforthenvestment of capital and ^-----------------------------------------------------------j. At the early a., cf 12 he was ap- ^ ^ blLVl^JK I^JbAK W L L K JN U W IN 4 ^Im.te mlmng.^^_---------- prenticed to the printing trade, and foreman of the^T;ureka Sentinel. In the - - THE NAN CARLO*. TONOPAH MINING COMPANY. while serving his apprenticeship he spring of 1881 he returned to the East, ^ -----*—^' __________ ______________________________________ thoroughly mastered Graham's Stand- working at his trade for some time in y^e Silver Peak district is one of the known, and as a consequence the ex-3 The Blair property, under which The hotel accommodations at Gold- '* ard phonography, of which art'he be- tnen &oing to Chicago, oldest mining districts in the State of tractlpnwaslow, oniy about 60 per cent {this company's property is generally Reid are best represented at the San Donaid B. Gi!Hes, superintendent and came in later years one of the most ex- ^n the Chicago Nevada. Minerai was Rrat discovered (the amount recoverable by amaigama- known, covers about 4500 feet in Carlos Hotel, which is a new and mod- general manager of the Montana-Tono- pert exponents in the United States. Moines Iowa +h *** summer of l#64 at a point one tion), and in the face, of ail these ob- length along what is known as the ern hostelry splendidly equipped and pah mine, was born in Scotland !itt!e When seventeen years old he "took to tive nractice'of steno^-a^T To iHM * half miles northwest of the pres- stacles and recoveries a large amount Drinkwater ledge, together with other furnished throughout for the comfort ^^e than thirty years ago, and was the rqad," and for dealers, worked he b^amr^^efff^ , „ _ of buUlon,^mething over $1,006,000, parallel ledger ^^t^^^r^"'ab.utsixbroughtt. America a few year, after. t *t"" ^ "* the prtnciphl newspaper ^ and\hL orei being very rich ft^n- ^ Ti^mtning'wM conHned t. gouging th7^gh the^coun^for ab"ut"th^ee month, .go. and is conducted by C. C. He graduated as a mining engineer at th. .MM. in Kansas City, Leavenworth and Dec.mb^ofD^°y'e^ h. became stamp mill was brought in at an the ^cher speaks on. the sd^ace in miies, and apparently maintain, its Crowiey. who for twenty year, was H.ughton8chooi.fMine. Michigan, and Atchison. private secretary to Senator Daniel TS? enormous expenditure (hauled by ox the immense outcrop of the Drink- dip and strike throughout that entire connected with the secret service of the went to Butte, Mont., in 1892, where ho In September, 1873, he went to San Voorhees of Indiana, and h.id that p.si- teams from Pia.ceryiiie. Cai.) and put waJer ledges, no attempt being made distance. . 4 t. cnv.n employment with Heinze at th. Francisco to accept a position in the tion untti the retirement of Mr. Voor- "Deration *n 1S65 to treat these td&ystematicaliy open the ledges, and It varies in width from a few feet The location ot tne notet ts convert ^ Q p ,meiter. From there he went olHce of Charles A. Sumner, the pioneer hees, March 4. 1897. White with Sen- ores, the company being known as the operations by the company were sus- to as high as 100 feet and the ore ient ^thece^er^ t<wn. midway t. ^ assay omce of the Parrott Corn- court stenographer, but on account of ator Voorhees Mr. Dunham reported Sait Basin Goid and Stiver Min- p.nded, owing to the iow extraction bodies occur in this In shoots and in sRe pany and from there was engaged as !!i.3^dafr^^sit.y^^'h^id^ ^L^*N"v^%r"'l885. Mr Dunham was whatl^^oJnH MiMrlf*Rid^'and be interminaMe Alrd ch^t'e^'" nd^thj^oid^wo?kin^7he "smra"prospMtors and the traveBngjF^reit^mi^atTinticand fY^years ram.nt. Union ft th. time it was-ah- app^in^lt^.graphert. "h.UnRed h portion of the same were secured by ^ Drinkwater show in many places a D^iie. Aii stage and auto iine. stop was ^n.r^.up.rintendent of the PRu- -orbed by th. Record. In th. fait of Stft.s Commissioner of Labor, and oc- * company known as th. Stiver Peak width of twenty to thirty feet of high *' 'he burg-M.ntana m'n. -t Butte, which po- 1875 he went to Montana and worked cupied that position until August, 1897. *Rd R@d Mountain Gold and Silver cently has this incubus been removed, grade ore, with immense masses of a ' * sltion he held at the time of his appolnt- durlng the following winter on The During this period, in addition to his Mining Company. Several years ago they ran a cross- ^wer grade material. THE RED LION. \* , ^<*ntana-Tonopah "**?**" Northwest at Deer Lodge. duties as private secretary to Senator During 1866 and 1867 a mill was erect- cut tunnel, which op^ied up the Several companies have considerable - September last. Mis management of this In the spring of 1876 he went to Voorhees, he did stenographic work for ed for the treatment of these gold ores. Drinkwater ledge, nearly 1000 feet portions of these ledges, one being the A well-defined vein of heavy miner- , H "** demonstrated nis great ability Butte with Mills & Browne, the found- five years for the late Rev. T. DeWltt Expensive roads and a long gravity below the upper works, and showed Mohawk Alpine with about 3500 feet alized quartz three feet wide has been ** his profession, while his genial cour- ers of the Butte Miner, and laid the Talmage. and also reported many hear- tramway were built, and this mill, with the ledge to be eighty-two feet in in length along thjs ledge, and adjoin- struck on the Josaway claim of the him a, host of friends In first case and set the first type on that ings before committees of the United alterations and additions, has been width, averaging about $10 in gold, ing the Biair property on the south. Red Lion group. The best assay val^ai heavily Interested paper. In the fall of 1876 he removed [ States Senate, notably the hearings be- us<*d spasmodically since that date in while on the footwa!l there was a six- This company Is now In operation with so far average $6 80 per ton. The proa- ] *** Go!dne!d, Goldreed and Kawh h, and Is to Missoula, Mont., and held a case for fore the Committee on Irrigation, of the treatment of these ores. foot streak which averaged $65. & new five-stamp mi!!, complete In all pects for running Into a shoot of ship- ] * **"^* believer In the future of 8outh- a year on the Mlssoullan. As a Bitter which Senator Stewart of Nevada was In the early periodic the treatment of With the coming of electric power, details, with concentrators, and a cya- ping ore are exceedingly good. An In- ] western Nevada. Root volunteer he took active part !n chairman. the ore was not well understood. Con- which is now assured, the operation nide plant will be erected within a dine shaft Is being sunk on the vein ] ' ** ' the campaign against Chief Joseph and Among Mr. Dunham's most cherished centratlon was not perfected as it is at of these Immense properties wili be short time. and when the 50-foot ievel is reached ! For add!t!ona! matter relating t<f * hand of Nez Perces, and was at the souvenirs of ^ts Washington experience^the present day and cyaniding was un-J[ again commenced, ! This company at the present time i*^drift* will be started in both directions.! Nevada see news section.