Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-08
WORDS OF
ADVISE
ToNPAH's DlsD0vERER HAS
A WORD TO SAY
A Class Lecture From Jim
Butler

Butler /
At a recent meeting of the mineil
owners and prospectors OF Tonopah !
the actual workers, who are develop
ing the camp, the little army of soon |
ers and knockers and grafters, were
roasted in unmeasured terms. as they
were well deserving of it. The fol-
lowing was the sentiment of the meet !
ing. 1t was sent to the Journal tor
further publicity:
The meeting of Sunday evening
brought about some feelings that did
not supposes existed in our so far mar
velOusly peaceful city-One that so tar
has outstripped the record OF any
thing in mining history. The whole
matter is simply this: That rich min
very small surface, and in all cases
other lands of great value lille near
at hand, and often some OF the very
best mines are brought out by the &c
velopment of a once barren tract OF
land. Now, no man will lay out mon
ey or labor without owning part or
all of these grounds.
The law saying that vein or lode
must be had before locations are val
i'd would have held back many ia
nous camp, if it mad not been that
men did locate and search for such
values. Now, only one condition ex-
lists, and that is that the locations
will be made, and that the men who
make them are their owners, so far
as any title exists, and no one can
have any better title than the first
locator AS for litigation to settle
such matters, it is out of the question
for not one out OF hundred of the
men who make locations is financially
able to fight mining lawsuit. On the
other hand, small syndicate can with
no great outlay, and with lew bench
men to look up and start proceedings
leech the life out of any new camp
even Tonopah, the greatest mineral
gem on earth today. Therefore, i,
needs that one-man feeling which tells
the locator, l own this camp. The
people at large will support my right!
and investments with their resources
Mines that are now not known will
later on be the border jewels of To
nopah. My opinion is that those right
should and must be recognized, o
else throw your tools in the bank an
christen Tonopah the omen
camp" and not the great camp tina
it should be. l will call out eleven a
good men as l can think of, and hav
six form quorum, with the chairma
to act when needed. l will see tina
gentlemanly. and peaceful condu,
shall prevail among all brought befol
that committee. Cold consideration
are often of more. value than heate
ones; it any party or parties are doin
wrong, quietly inform them of tt
fact, and that it will not be tolerate
Progress and development are II
watchwords of all mining camps. al
prospectors are the advance guar
which brings all the virgin wealth i
to the world. Grafters and clai1
jumpers were never known in sing
instace to discover anything but la
suits and heavy county Indebtedness
just what kills any camp, instead
building up just what we all want
prosperity and wealth. Right shou
win. no matter if it's interest has
be promoted by committee OF pick
citizens. Greed and other underha
work are the causes of the measur
we are taking, and this makes t
cause common, and the enemy a co
mon enemy, whom we VIII contest
the finish.
As per instructions received at 81
day evenings meeting. l have nam
the following gentlemen to serve
Committee: L. H. Conley,J. E.
Williams. Ben Plumer, Sam Form
G. c. Wells, A. E. Cushman. Isac
Kay, Thos. R. Bannerman, P. E.
Brien, H. M. Hasbrouck, Frank Ev
ett- would also suggest tl.at W.
Harris act as chairman.
Yours respectfully,
J. l.. BUTLA..
Discoverer and locator of Tonop
Government Survey
The surveyors who are working