The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-09-13


ToNoPAH, September 6.-Tonopah is
very quiet at the present time. The
leases on the Mispah have all expired
and the company is putting in new
hoisting machinery and preparing to
work the mine in a systematic way.
The Mispah Extension Company has
struck quite body of ore. The ex-
tension is a group of mines on the
opposite side of Mt. Oddie. This
proves that the ore vein runs through
the mountain. In the Gold Hill mine
they are taking out some very rich ore.
A company of surveyors passed through
Tonopah few days ago, en- route to
Twin Rivers, their object being to
bring water from there to Tonopah,
distance Of 20 miles.
A pipe line is now being laid from the
Lewis wells, about three miles from
town. AS soon as they get their pump
working they intend to sink the wells
deeper, but it is very doubtful if they
will get sufficient water to help the
town much.
There is great deal of development
work going on in and around the camp.
and prospecting parties are going out
every day, but the town is very much
ahead of the mines. Nearly every busi.
ness here is overdone, and the saloon
men and storekeepers are complaining
of dull times.
Last Monday was Labor Day and was
observed here appropriately. Every
mine was closed, and the streets were
crowded with people, quite number
of Indians going to make up the crowd.
Nearly every business house in town
had flag flying. There was good
parade. First, the Miners Union,
headed by the Tonopah brass band
land, by the way. they have very
good band here). then came the Car
penters Union, followed by the Labor
Union, in all about 400, followed by
float upon which was the Goddess of
Liberty, surrounded by twenty young
women dressed in la Sacramento
style, in white lawn and organdies, each
with a bunch of green asparagus.
(Anything green here is appreciated
The float was decorated in the national
colors and drawn by six white horses
and driven in a style that would make
even John Lafferty take off his hat.
The second float represented four
miners showing the difference of the
men who work eight hours and those
who work ten hours day. The eight
hour men worked all the time, the ten
hour men smoking and talking and do.
ing very little work. The next best
float was funny one-a man in bar
ber's chair getting shaved and his boots
blacked. Last came advertisements OF
business houses--with all, a very good
parade. In the afternoon the event OF
the day, the drilling contest, came OH.
There were five teams in the contest.
Each team drilled fifteen minutes. The
first, Pascoe and Griggs, drilled 80
inches; second, Short and Parham, 81 q
inches; third, Mangin and McElroy,
80 1916 inches; fourth. J. Brestin and
Lee, 81 inches; fifth. Hansen and Wur-
man, 2ST inches. The first and fourth
divided first and second money, which
amounted to 5000.
During the contest one could hear
bets of $3.50 made on the favorites of
the betters.
There was a nail.driving contest for
women, blackberry pie eating contests
for boys, foot racing, burro racing and
horse racing. The days festivities CON
cluded with grand ball ut the Miners
Exchange Hall, in which 100 couples
| were in the grand march,