Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-01-04
MINERS BANQUETED.
Employers Appreciate The Good Work
Of Their Men and Banquet Them.

That labor is worthy of its hire"
is always true saying, but that the
miner boy who has worked for the
leasers in Tonopah has always been
faithful and never shrked his duty
can be said in every individual case.
On Thursday afternoon Messrs.
Lynch, Sullivan q O'Meara, Golden
q Sinclair, Tamblin, Beauchamp,
Waters, Hofer and Dougherty, the
owners of different rich leases on the
famous Mizpah ledge, which has
yielded its millions of dollars in the
past eight months, in appreciation
Of the good work accomplished by
their men, decided to meet and
mingle with each and every one at
the festive board, Miners Exchange
Hall was engaged and tastefully and
artistically arranged were the six
long tables upon which was beauti-
fully spread the dinner that the
miners had been invited to attend.
Messrs. Van Alstine g. France had
the spread in charge and that thew
did themselves proud was the verdict
of all.
Tonopah is one place out of a thou
sand that fete of any kind is con
Quoted on an up-to-date plan 1t
was so with this banquet. The tables
were so gorgeously and tastefully set
that it reminded one of q banquet at
the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
With the exception of silverware
the spread was never surpassed in
the Bay city. The donors of the din
ner had left nothing undone to make
the affair success. Six different
kinds OF wine were served, Rndefer
and Mumm's extra dry corks were
constantly being popped, reminding
one of being in the midst of a Fourth
OF July celebration.
The following ladies were invited
guests of the mine leasers: Mes
DANES Butler, Hudgens, Booth, Stew
art, Sinclair and Miss Nelson, who
occupied the first table front, near
est the entrance.
After the $50 invited guests were
seated McCatfertys orchestra enter
tanned the assemblage with around
the Metropolis y and many other pop
ular pieces.
After the dinner had been partaken
Of impromptu speeches were called
for and made Mr.. Thomas Lynch.
a successful leaser, was called upon
and in a few well chosen words
thanked the miners present who had
worked for himself and partners for
their faithful performance of their
labor. The speaker eulogized Mr..
and Mrs. Butler, the discoveries of
Tonopah, and then on behalf of Col
den x Sinclair, Tamblyn Il CO., Suli-
van Il O'Meara and himself, pre-
sented Mrs. Butler with beautiful
smburst diamond pin, as a token Of
the esteem in which the lady is held,
she being the discoverer of the
famous Mizpah ledge which has
turned out bonanza.
Mr.. Beauchamp responded for
Lease %, which is better known as
the Grass Valley lease, and stated
that at midnight, January /, over
Sl5, 900 had been hoisted for the day.
Mr.. McCambridge gave a toast for
the Miners Union, which elected
much applause. James l.. Butler,
being called upon, thanked the as
semblage and stated he was too full
for utterance. A. j. Crocker, NJ
Sullivan, Dr. Hudgens, j. T. Davis,
ye scribe and others whose names
this reporter did not ascertain spoke
upon the past and future of the
camp. VIM. Sinclair spoke of the
absent ones, mentioning f. L. Oddie,
whose name brought forth three rous-
ing cheers. FL G. Cutting spoke of
the discoveries of Tonopah and its
rich yield, and closed with a request
for a rising three cheers for Mr.. and
Mrs }, l.. Butler, which was given
with a hearty will
The banquet to the miners will
always form pleasant page in the
early history of Tonopah. 1t was a
pleasant sight to see these honest |
manly looking sons of toll assembled |
together greeting their employers |
and vice versa, knowing that each
and the other were endeared to one
another 1t is to be hoped that the
employer and employee of this camp
shall always be harmonious.
There never was u more enjoyable
time had in the world than was had
at this banquet All were jolly
nobody could be otherwise, and then
now nice it is for the employers to
know that their men have no griev-
ances against them and in return
they respect the men who have been
employed by them for their honest
work. Let us hope it shall always
remain thus.
The banquet over, social dance
was INDUCED in until early morning.