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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
3
A prospector now in Rhyolite says indications are most favorable for diamonds in Death Valley. He compares the blue volcanic earth and a volcano throat to South Africa finds and asks for privacy about exact location while readying RhyoMite partners to test the theory.
Picture Rock at Logland Lease reports a rich ore sample from the east drift with $2008 per ton in gold, a six inch width streak. Legland's ore from Shoshone mill yields about $200 per ton so far. McVicar and Stewart, leasing Bullfrog Mining ground on Ladd mountain, are also shipping ore for a forthcoming consignment.
Elms Eagles rally to beat Tonopah Miners 4 to 2 in ten innings at California Heights park. Denniston and Skillman excel on the mound. Mizpahs threaten late but fail to score after first and third with one out. Also: Millers edge Montanas 9 to 6 in a cold, windy game. Coykendall Hust pair and Pratt O'Hara perform for both sides. Minor note on refrigerator car service from San Francisco to Tonopah.
In RHYOLITH October 5 report G S Johnson of Goldfield and GM Sen McGarry inspected Western Extension 18 to discuss a ten stamp mill. Directors meet in San Francisco Tuesday to decide orders for stamps amalgamation cyanidation and tube mills. ore from the incline at 115 feet shows high grade iron stained quartz with free gold discernible at distance. A five inch seam may yield about $5000 per ton.
Mbert Jackman faces a district court jury Monday charged with murdering John Moritz, a messenger boy. He was previously convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to hang, a new trial granted after appeal over admissibility of testimony.
Carson City October 5 The Wellington oil district erupts as drillers reach 195 feet near Wellington Oil Company land. A roar blasts the drill and casing from the well and natural gas shoots out, the blowing equipment weighing over a ton. Gas pressure is fierce. it remains unclear if the strike is permanent or a temporary pocket. Three feet of nephelim noted. owners undecided on using gas or continuing oil exploration.
Western Smelter company stockholders send deeds to Montreal bankers to secure a 165000 loan for a Carson river Brunswick mill site. The plan is to build a furnace near Carson costing near a million dollars, to process southern and western Nevada ores, with construction set to begin November 1.
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