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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
Fire Committee Report.

A meeting Of the fire commissioners
was held last Friday evening and the
report of J. Powers to the effe t
that every property holder inside the
fire limits had paid his assessment
toward the hire of night watchman
with the exception of Ed. Wheece,
who refused to contribute. 1t was
moved and carried that MIR. Wheece's
refusal be published in the BONANZA
and it was further resolved that no
money ever be accepted from him
toward this cause. BY order
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
Theater Monday Night.

The Carson News of October 2lst
says:
THE Porter Charles concert given
at the opera house Saturday evening
was heartily enjoyed by ali who were
fortunate enough to be present. The
solos, duets and quartettes were all
excellent, the voices of the singers
showing great versatility and train
ing. The moving pictures added
greatly to the enjoyment of the occa-
sion
This company will show in Tonopah
on Monday evening, Nov 25th Ad-
mission, 80 cents and Is cents. Re
served seats, 81.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
LOCAL CONCENTRATES.
Read ''new to-day"
Sheriff Logan is here.


Sheriff Logan is here.
Trib cures insect bites and stings.
Edwards & Cutting have lumber to
sell.
Tonopah now has population Of
1900
T. H. Burton is late arrival from
Wardner,
The new bakery is ready for bust.
ness. Give it a trial
George Holmes arrived from
Truckee this evening.
Wilkes Brougher and Chris euler
arrived from Carson To-Day
The Candelaria stage ad is to be
found in another column. Read it.
Frank Golden has opened jewelry
store in TOnopah, See his elegant
stock
Fred Birchfield and VIM. Collins
arrived from Austin Wednesday
night.
Ladies, call at the Tonopah Drug
Co, Store and see samples of +. W.
Days dry goods.
Lothrop & Davis have "a carload
lot of nails in transit between Soda
vile and Tonapah.
Milo Plamenaz of Bodie accompan-
led George Davidovich from Sodaville
to Tonopah on Saturday.
f. +. Butler returned from Eureka
Monday with several head of fine
horses and band OF beef cattle.
Trib does not mend broken wheel,
Nor yet broken heart,
But makes the bruised biker feel
Prepared anew to start.
If you want a carpet, linoleum, or
mating for your floor, DOW is your
time, +. w. Day has IA fine line of
samples.
Parties turning horses out to feed
upon other peoples hay ana grain
are liable for damages. There is a
law in regard to stock trespasslng.
7. K. Edwards, the variety and
stationery dealer has an advertise
ment in another column. Mr.. I'd
wards is noted for his square dealing
aud his stock is all good goods. Give
him Il call, next door to Ramsey.
The new hosting works of the
Tonopah and Salt Lake Mining Com
pany is nearing completion. 1t is d
large building and proves the com
pany means business and is sure to
succeed under its capable Manager,
Fred j. Siebert.
r NJ. Crysler, Miss Luce and
Frank Butler were arrivals on Thurs
days Belmont stage, and Friday
morning took the train for Sacra-
mento, at which place Mr.. Chrysler
and Miss Lottie Butler will be united
in marriage during the next few
days. Miss Luce and Frank Butler
are relatives of the bride to be and
will be at the ceremony. .-Rcveille,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
RAILROADS FOR TONOPAH.
Three Lines Contemplate Building to
This Place.

The Salt Lake Herald of the 18th
instant has the following to say:
Three different railroads are fig
uring on building into the Tonopah
district. All are awaiting further
development of tonnage before reach
ing final decision.
The three roads are the San Pc
dro, the Nevada Central and the
Carson q Colorado, a branch of the
Southern Pacific. All are said to be
ready to build as soon as the camp
demonstrates tnat it is big enough
and permanent enough to Justify the
expenditure of money needed for rail
road building.
The San Pedro would have farther
to build than either of the other
roads, but, as was once quoted from
Shakespeare by a San Pedro official
Bell, book and candle cannot drive
me back when gold and silver beck
me to come on. The San Pedro is
looking for tonnage, and is willing to
60 after it wherever the traffic will
Justify the expenditure. A route will
probably be surveyed to the Tonopah
district, and if developments next
year show that the camp is half what
its friends claim for it, the San Pedro
is likely to build branch over to
this new camp. Salt Lakers inter
ested there hope that IL is road will
build, as this would mean the delivery
OF the ores to the Salt Lake smelters,
all helping in the prosperity of Utah.
The Southern Pacific has been favor
ing California in the rates, and fore
ing the ores to the California smelters
j. g. Phelps Stok es, of New
York, president of the Nevada Cen
lral, is now in Salt Lake. One of
the objects of his western trip is said
to be an investigation of the pros
poets OF the Tonopah region with
view of extending the railroad if the
situation justities such step. The
Nevada Central is narrow gauge
road ninety-three miles in length,
running from Battle Mountain, on
the Southern Pacific, to Austin, Ne
vada 1t was built to handle the ores
of tie Austin mines, and since they
closed down it has bee | kept running
on the tonnage furni she'd by other
mines in the vicinity
Il do not wish to hold out any false
hopes that the Nevada Central will
be extended to Tonopah, said Mr..
Stokes last evening "The subject
has been broached but nothing def
mite has been done as yet. Until the
istrict has been developed to a
greater extent, there is no use dis
cussing an extension of the Nevada
Central We would have to build l20
miles across a Cesert county The
engineering problems would be sim
pc, but we are not going to extend
until it is demonstrated to US that
the road would pay When we are
convinced of that, we are ready to gJ
ahead
The route from Sodavilc, on the
Carson q Colorado branch of the
Southern Pacific, is said to be the
simplest and easiest Officials of the
Southern Pacific have investigated
the conditions at Tonopah, and it is
said they declined to take any action
until more develment work has been
done.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
Grand Opening,

The firm of Ryan & Stenson will
open up their new store on Main
street on Monday, Nov. 25th, 1901
with full line of boots, shoes, cloth
ing, hats, caps and dry goods. We
welcome them to our midst as their
repetition of carrying fine goods at
fair prices is known to many here.
Their ad will appear in the next is
sue of this paper.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23

The masquerade dance to be given
at Miners Exchange Hall on next
Wednesday evening will be grand
affair. Everybody is going to be
there and all will be out for Jolly
time This is the first masquerade
given in Tonopah and our people are
going to make it a hummer. Cos
tunes can be hired at Shewey &
BIumenthal's. McCafferty's Orches-
try will furnish the music.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
STILL We BOOM.
A Ship Load Of Rich TOnopah Ore
Leaves Oakland.

Since our last report on the out
put of the Tonopah mines only $40
900 has been received in the way of
returns from ore shipped from the
camp. The reason for this is that a
new deal has been consummated in
regard to the treatment of Tonopah
ore by the Company, the ore being
now shipped to the smelter at Ever
EFT, Washington. The ore is shipped
to the Oakland wharf, at which
/ point it is loaded onto steamers
bound for Puget Sound, a shipment
being made every week The Smell
ter people pay the freight from Oak
land to Everett, the rate being 81 so
per ton. The treatment charge is
S3 less than that charged by the
Selby people, being only ~ per ton
AS no returns have been received
as yet from the Everett people it
can only be surmised what treatment
shippers will receive, but the Com
pany anticl pates the most favorable
results from the new arrangement.
Returns will be necessarily somewhat
delayed to begin with, but after the
new deal is fairly under headway and
returns begin to come in this delay
will not be noticeable.
On the 10th of this month the first
cargo of ore left the Oakland wharf
for Everett. This cargo consisted of
over 62O tons OF ore, the aggregate
value of which is about Sl24 900,
Mr.. }. l.. Callison and his son will ac-
company this shipment to Everett,
will attend to the separation of the
various lots OF ore and oversee the
sampling as heretofore The Com
pany hnds that Mr. Collisions ser
vices are indispensable in this direc-
ton, the shipments having grown to
such large proportions and consist
ing of so many separate lots from the
var ous leases.
Ore of startling and extraordinary
richness is now being extracted from
various points on the main or Butler
group and from Gold Hill, an outside
proposition owned by Messrs Oddie,
Brougher Bros, and W Mccullough.
The lease of Carton & Co., on Gold
Hill is now producing ore which as
says 1880 ounces in silver and 81 80
ounces in gold per ton. No ore is
being extracted from this lease of
less value than 800 per ton. This is
the only proposition outside of the
Company group that is actually pro
ducing shipping ore at the present
time.
A certain lease on the Valley View
ledge is producing ore which assays
1900 ozs. in silver and Sll00 in gold
per ton. This ore is peculiar in
character and different from other
high grade ore of the camp.
The big producers along the Miz-
pah ledge are now making strenuous
efforts To secure room to store the
enormously y increasing output of their
leases, of which the 800 animals now
hauling ore to the railroad are able
to move only small part II. C..
Cutting has cleared away an exten-
sive piece of ground across the gulch
from his shaft, and built up "a ram
part of filled ore sacks which looks
like a fort in which he will store sew
eral thousand tons of high grade ore
1t is rumored that an offer of $50,
900 for this lease was refused a few
days ago There are several leases
on the Mizpah which will produce
more than this amount between now
and January lst, 1902
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
Exodus.

The following named citizens left
by james Days private conveyance
to-day for Tonopah: l.. Norris, C.
L. Richards, Alex Dron, James Tim
lin, Walter Dunn, VIM. Trabert, S. A.
Crescenzo. If the exodus to Tonopah
tontinues for several months longer,
as it has for several months past,
there will only be few of the best of
us left in Austin. .-Reveille.
All of the above named gentlemen
arrived yesterday and are much
pleased with our rich mines.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23
\nas Tree.

The ladies of Tonopah met Monday
afternoon and elected Mrs. Sparks
chairman, Mrs. l.. L. Blumenthal,
secretary; Mesdames Williams, Tur-
ner, Ferguson ard Miss Grieves,
finance committee to manage and So
licit funds for the union Christmas
tree at Touopah on Xmas eve. They
report good progress,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23

Miners should keep away from Ton
opah. There is no work for new ar
rivals for the present.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1901-11-23

A new lot of fresh French candies
Just received at Booths Candy
Kitchen. All magazines sold here.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14

mediately tributary to Baker and
Eastern Oregon, its welfare is of
great interest here. Since railroad
work ceased, it has been feared that
operations would experience lull in
the mining region./ AS all know,
there is community of interest in
the p. & l. N Weiser smelter and
the big Seven Devils properties.
There is strong affinity between
the trio, so strong that what one ex-
periences is reflected on the other.
Large operations in the mines would
naturally be supposed to result from
assurance of rail transportation.
Construction Of the smelter would
also be based on the likelihood of
rail connection with the mines. Ces-
sation Of work on the connecting link
between Council and the mines
would naturally affect both the mines
and smelter.
1t is hoped that the lull reported
from the mines is only temporary and
that in the near future the affairs of
the big company will warrant resump-
ton Of work. Expert, who have
been to the properties of the COM
pany state that this season work has
taken on very permanent form. With
continuation OF such a policy two or
three years, the copper lodges of
the district would have been opened
in excellent manner, and if the hopes
of all were gratified, the Seven Devils
would have been placed in the list of
of big producers.
Should the Boston and Seven
Devils Company experience tue fate
of several predecessors, the promis-
ing Seven Devils would surely merit
the name of ''mine graveyard" " But
even with this name won by several
failures, confidence in the district
will never wane, 1t Is copper dis
trict where large expenditure alone
will develop Each company has
reached nearer the goal, and every
additional stroke of work there has
further demonstrated the districts
great future. The company will
come that will make that rugged
district yield its stream of base an(
precious metals.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
One Hundred More Stamps for Thun-
der Mountain.
OLD DEWEY MEANS BUSINESS
Ten Stamp Mill Now Being Enclosed On
Property Lost to Weiser Men.

The Statesman.
On his way to this state from
Pittsburg Colonel Dewey stopped OF
in Chicago for day. While there
he bought one of the largest stamp
mills in the state, of 100 stamps,
each weighing 1850 pounds.
This mill, ordered from the AlliS-
Chalmers company, is Of the most
modern make, being the best posi-
BILE 70 secure. This plant will have
the plates necessary for saving free
gold. 1t will also include 48 Frue
vanners of 6-foot size, which will
save the concentrators.
A 300.horse power Corliss engine
was included in the order, together
with three large boilers. The eptise
plant is to be equipped on the most
lavish scale, with everything neces-
sary included, and much that is gen.
orally conceded not to be imperative
for fairly good work.
The plant was contracted for de-
livery the 18th Of May. 1t is the
intention to have the plant in full
operation by this time next year.
Reports from the property are that
the 10-stamp plant is now all en-
closed, and the stamps will begin
dropping on the first of the month II
the latest The sawmill 10 running
day and night, turning out lumber
for cabins, ore houses, etc. Every
thing ls in good shape for the winter.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
TRAGEDY AT wHITEBIRD.
Man Shoots His Wife and Then Turns
Gun On Himself.

The Idaho Free Press brings down
news of tragedy at Whltebird Nov
ember 6, which resulted in the death
of man and woman named Burns,
supposed to be husband and wife.
The parties were residents Of the
tenderloin district in this city, and
took their departure for Whitebird q
few days ago. Last evening the
couple had quarrel in the saloon
which was apparently ended by the
man retiring, saying he was not fixed.
Presumably he went to get a gun,
for upon his return he resumed the
quarrel, and after some wrangling
he shot the woman in the back of the
neck, and finding that she was dead,
he then turned the weapon upon him
self with fatal results. No inquest
will be held.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
Mining Deal On Tap.

Ferdinand Alers came down from
Helena Tuesdsy on business trip,
returning Wednesday morning. While
here Mr.. Alers paid this Office pleas
ant visit, and states that matters
among the mines in his district are
progressing smoothly. Mr. AIers is
interested In the Red Ledge and
other Deep creek claims OF which
mention was made last issue. He is
also interested in the "Hard Rock"
and "Never Sweat" claims with Joe
Brown and j. H. McDaniels, besides
owns the 'sEl Victoria" adjoining.
A deal is now on tap for these three
claims for snug sum and will no
doubt successfully terminate. These
claims are located northeast Of the
Peacock properties and join the ss88, /"
ssHarvard" and "Albert," under
bond to the Boston & Seven Devils
Co., and ''Victoria, owned by W.
F. Sommercomp and A. 6. Butter
field, ofWeiser. These claims have
every indication Of becoming promi-
nent producers. The development
work 30 far has exposed splendid
bodies of fine grade ore, of which the
quantity and quality will no doubt
increase as developments proceed.
Mr.. Alers is very much elated over
the bright outlook for the whole
camp. Standard.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14

A women's club was organized at
HALEY last week
The Golden Age mining company
at Atlanta resumed active operations
Monday.
The Intermountain fair association
of Boise is arranging to buy perman-
ent grounds at that city. A fair
will be held next year.
1t is said that work on the Poca-
tello shops will be commenced on
or about December l.. The new i'm
provement will cost the Short Line
81, ,25O, 900.
\ Assistant Commissioner Fred H.
Davis has returned from Buffalo, and
is proud of the fact that Idaho Sc
cured the first prizes in the agricul-
Mural and horticultural departments.
Weiser business men who own oil
lands are talking of sinking test
well. This is the proper way Of
developing a. country. If we wait
for outside capital to sink we'll, We
may have to walt long while.
Cambridge Citizen.
Four cars of horses were shipped
|
from this place Tuesday night by o
II. Wallop, of the firm Moncreiff'
Bros. & WaIlop, who are buyiDs
to fill contracts with the Euglisl
Government. Mr. Wallop inform
the Independent that since the frs
of the year his firm has bought il
Oregon and Idaho about Is, 00
horses. .-Payette Independent.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
Work Wound Up.

State Road Commissioner James
Witt is back from Salmon river,
where he went to close up the busi-
ness connected with the construction
of the Little Salmon river wagon
road. He turned the road over to
the road supervisor and paid all
outstanding accounts, and the road
has now been completed long enough
for the residents of that section to
appreciate its value. The road is in
first class shape and there is already
a good deal of travel over it, and the
coming season will see great deal
of travel and immigration from the
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
Conditions There Reviewed by a Citi-
zen of the Republic
He SUFFERED DEPORTATION
VIM Brammer and Family Arrived Here Yes
terday-He Says Beers Will Ulti-
mately Win.

Lewiston Tribune.
VIM. Brammer and family arrived
in the city yesterday from Hanover,
Germany. Mr.. Brammer was located
In the transvaal country in South
Africa for II years and about a year
ago was deported to Germany by the
English government He was en-
gagged in the Boer republic as rail
way fireman and was made prison
er with hundreds Of others who were
sent out of the country. Mr. Bran
mer is brother of County Commis-
sioner Brammer and will locate in
the Beeman section of the reserva-
ton country.
When seen last evening at the
Hotel de France by Tribune re-
porter Mr.. Brammer talked most en-
tertainingly about the Boer war.
He is sanguine the cause of the Beers
will ultimately triumph and that
England will eventually be driven
entirely out of South Africa.
81 have felt the hand of England
in its iniquitous policy in a most i'm
pressive manner" said Mr.. Brammer.
"In July of last year with my fami-
ly l was taken prisoner of war and
deported to Germany. I was forced
to leave behind me, IN cattle and
household effects. property valued al
over $4,000. I have claim pending
against the English government fol
that amount but there seems small
opportunity of recovering. | was
taken in charge by the English au
thorities while walking along the
railroad track. l had become nat
urallzed citizen of the Boer republic
when the war broke out, and was {
non combatant at the time of my de
tention. This makes no difference
with the English. They held tina
all men who had become citizens af
ter the Jameson raid could not b
recognized. We were then sent t.
Germany to be tried. According tt
this view we were then German citi
zens and entitled to damages, bu
Germany has not shown pronounced
indication to father our rights. Thi
illustrates the manner in which tn
English drive people from their coun
try and their homes and confscat
their property. The war is entirel
without justification. The talk 0
franchise modification is a pretens
that England adopted in obedienc
to the desires of Cecil Rhoades an
other English capitalists who wante
to secure control of the country
The Boer right of franchise require
IA years residence. This was rigf
and the Beers wanted to maintain i
because they do not desire their go'
ernment to be placed in the hands
strangers. There was no complain
against the franchise by the foreie
workingmen. There was no discrin
ination against them in the form I
taxation or otherwise This feelir
was shown in the fact that at tt
outbreak of the war French, Amer
can, German, Italian, Hollande
Scandinavian and Irish corps we
formed and fought the Englis
Even English workingmen testifi
that the laws of the Boer repub
gave them greater protection th'
they enjoyed under the English go
ernment. The claim that Kruger e
ercised despotic power which he US
for private gain is not true. He W
rich man and this fact was pc
verted by the English to mean
had become so through the power
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
New Subscribers.

New subscribers to the SIGNAL are:
j. H. Clare, Emil Matzdorf, Weiser;
Mrs. Edwin Clark, Meadows; A. A.
Seay, Brannon; j. F. Davenport,
Boston, Mass. Thomas Neighbors, /,
Thunder Mountain.
Renewals: M. @. Fuller, Mineral
John Jeffreys, Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
Great Interest Manifested in the First Important Litigation
From the Copper District.
STARTLING STATEMENT DENIED
Judge Paxton No Foundation for Boise Story that
Hall Was TO Be Bled for $8OO,OOO

Friday alleged million dollars
papers
big involving scandal
giving testimony alleged
persons indicating
Hall
has been previously of Mr. Halls
Signal Mr. secured bond the 916
being 250
by price Hall supposed
of Peacock, Peacock, be So, 900 900
Monument De- The discovery of this intended
by very
in of Halls
it explains throwing
hasH Houser,
will
ime being in
pending
documents ghng
shipped Mont on side the
brought railway from
The value Of the property involved NCoupcl.
Such the made by the papers referred
but of Mr. Halls representatives in Weser appear
anything Of the and those who heard the tes
mony in the Stuart say that there nothing show
this be the situation Judge Paxton of Portland who is
Mr. Halls attorney in mining emphatcaly states
that the whole is wipd and WITHOUT substance Mr.
Paxton avors the Signal with of the situation
(which appears another page 1t be said that Mr.
Halls interests may have been mrepresened but their
value impaired there should prove be
any faulty management in mining His enterprises
in this country and constantly ncreas
ing value and based absolutely foundation
Any condition that calls for forces temporary
is to be extremely regretted.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-14
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Following the example of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Governor Hunt has
set apart the 28th day OF November
as day of praise and thanksgiving
to God in accordance with . beauti-
full and time honored custom pre-
vailing