Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-10-25
THE T0NOPAH WATER SUPPLY.
Rapid and Successful Work of
the Crystal Water Co.

At last, through the enterprise
aud able management Of the recently
incorporated Crystal Water Com
pany, an abundant supply of pure,
wholesome water is flowing into To
nopah At noon yesterday the Com
pany's pipes had been laid as far as
the Pioneer Livery Stables on Main
street, and connection made with the
tanks of that extensive hoStclry; and
within few days the system. con
nected with the hotels, restaurants,
saloons and other business establish
ments, will have extended the entire
length of our principal thOrOughfarc.
From the standpoint of security,
convenience and economy, this is one
Of the greatest benefits that could be
provided for community that from
the beginning has had to depend upon
the cart and BUCKET for its supply Of
water ut dollar and half barrel.
The carefully prepared plans OF the
Crystal Water Company not only
provides for the domestic and bust
ness requirements of the camp, but
also for supplying a larger reservoir
from which, in case of fire, stream
nt water with Il pressure OF over sixty
pounds can be instantly obtained.
The Crystal Water Company is in
corporated under the laws Of Nevada
with capitalization of l00, 600 shares
at par value of one dollar each. The
stock, none Of which has been sold
at less than par, is regarded as one
uf the most staple investments IN
Tonopah and will undoubtedly have
the distinction of being the first in
camp, excepting that Of the Tele-
phone Company, to pay dividends.
The officers and directors of the Com
pany are, Uri b. Curtis, President:
Fred. l.. Mason, Vice-President;
j. j, Kennedy, Secretary; Geo, H..
Lewis, Treasurer ind Manager; and
f. 5, Samuels. So far as developed
and proven the Campany's source OF
supply shows flow of thirty thou
sand gallons daily, yet notwiths tand-
ing this fact, the directors, anticipat-
ing the growth of the camp, have IN
stalled pumping machinery capable of
furnishing quarter OF million gal
Ions of water "a day, and the work OF
development will be steadily ad-
vanced until that or even a greater
supply is reached. The officers of
the company assert that the supply
can be increased so as to meet not
only the domestic demands Of the
community but also those of plants
for the treatment Of the many thou
sands Of tons of low grade ore which
cannot stand the cost OF shipment to
the distant smelterS.
San Francisco has at last come to
the front in one of Tonopah best ins
vestments, iuasmuch as Messrs. f. ).
Samuels and Thos. r. Bannerman of
that city actively participated IL the
formation of the Crystal Water Com
pany, and each is largely interested
therein. And it was only reasonable
to expect that Mr. p. +. O'Brien,
the man who nearly two years ago
developed the first water for Tono-
pah should also be largely interested
in the first company to pipe water
into town. No better evidence
could be given Of the soundness, sta
biIity and great promise of this new
company than Mr. q Brieu's readi-
ness to consolidate with its holdings
his own spIendidly paying property
Another one Of our citizens who was
largely interested in forming the
Crystal Water Company was Mr..
Carl Young the founder of the Oaken
Bucket Water Company, which was
sold to the newer and larger organi-
zaton. 70 Uri B. Curtis, manager
of the Fraction Mining Company,
who was interested in the first com
pany at Randsburg, Cal, and his old
friend George II. Lewis, belongs the
credit of projecting the enterprise
which, within the short space of two
months, has been so successfully in
auguratcd The project of furnish
ing, through system of pipes, an
adequate supply of water to Tono-
pah. was conceived within three days
from the time of Mr.. Lewis arrival
in the camp, and in less than eighty
days therefrom has become an estab-
lished fact. In their remarkably
vigorous prosecution of the work in
hand, Messrs Curtis and Lewis were
ably assisted by the counsel and CO.
operation of Fred. L. Mason, super
iutendent of the Fraction.