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clal demands The mining companies
are investigating this new field. ana
every assurance Is given that the pro-
duct is OF quality sufficient 70 stand
the test that Is required OF IT,
With the final solution Of these three
problems-- water fuel and transporta-
tion--lhc outlook for a greater Tono-
nan could not be brighter New
fnds are continually being made IN
side as we'll as outside the immediate
yitlnity Of the town OF Tonopah LIT
tle is known below the surfact more
Than 900 feet yet AT that depth the
veins show evidences OF continuity ana
permanency -,
Surrounding Tonopah are other good
oamps which give promise Of becoming
great In fact that portion OF Nevada
seems TO be one vast. practically W.
nrospected mineralzed zone. Among
ihem are Silver Peak. Ray Lone Noun
lain Gold Mountain. Hanapah, Wee
,nah Pcnvine. Klondyke, Dutch Noun
tain and others.
sblt Lake capital n interested in some
az these districts o'Meara * Lynch are
opefaiiua "A Lone Mountain and recent-
~ Samuel Newhouse undertook The
davelomnnnt Of promising group In
Hannapah.
Contrary to conditions found In many
rev mining camps. Tonopah has never
b,en infested with a rough lawless
cement Of humanity The canhelarla
siage was held ~ once, but the rob
hhfs cot nothing and this Is about the
Norst niece Of ouilawry ever perpeuated
ufbn Inc community The miners are
remposed OF good clsss OF citizens.
end most cungcnial relations exist be-
rvecn ihom and the operators The
miners union is strong and wen OH
's.red Wages range from 81 per day
upward
The town OF Tonopah Is yet unlncor-
coratci but pending Incorporation, ne
majesty Of the law rests with a clll-
,cps' committee. whose duty u is 70
~es thai no lawlessness is tolerated.
This committee is empowered to employ
mace officers to patrol the streets for-
innate indeed. the camp has been; Toy
Nee oflcers have had little to DO, ana
,,cre n not for an occasional drunk 70
hreak the monotony, their LOT would
be a lonesome one.
The people OF Tonopah In general are
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iornia. 1t Ia about 300 miles long and
traverses almost the entire distance
through desert, which has with the
exception OF tho pure air that abounds,
little else inviting. To get TO Mound
House the traveller must 90 via the
Southern Pacific TO Reno, thence the
trains OF he Virginia & Truckee rail-
read
When the Carson & Colorado was
built come % years ago, there was con-
siderable activity in the silver mines
OF southern Nevada and eastern Cali
fornia, but the road never paid. ex-
penses, until 1t was acquired by the
late Coils p Huntington for the
Southern Pacific, Just about the time
Tonopah was discovered Now 1t is one
Of the best paying portions of the
Southern Pacific system and with the
limited equipment the line has, II is
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OF the searchers came within couple
Of miles OF the spot so eagerly sought
v them, but fortunately for the dis.
coverer they moved on TO the DEPOSITS
side Of eddie mountain. While camped
there, Butler and his party came in and
before their presence was known by tn.
Klondykers, they had completed their
locations and 'yers about ready to re-
turn on their journey homeward to Bel
mont. which place they reached on
Sept. |,
DIVIDED WITH OTHERS.
On October s. Mr. and Mrs. Butler
returned to the place where they had
previously made their locations. this
time accompanied by Mr.. Oddle and w.
Brougher, well known citizen OF Bel
mont. Butler gave Oddie md Broughel,
each an eighth interest In his claims.
Characteristic OF that wholesoued
manhood Of his, ne took In others
around him with an interest, not for
getting the assayer at Klonkdye.
WORK COMMENCED.
Some little work was done on the
claims In the closing months Of 190e
OF the winter nothing OF much conse.
quence was done until the early spring.
In stalking out the claims. the monu-
ments set up to designate the boundary
lines We're built OF ore, Many of them
were torn down afterwards and shipped
to the smelters.
GOOD TO HIS BURROS.
Butler Is kind to the burros which
are responsible for him acquiring
fortune as well as fame. He has, Is
sued an edlet that these animals shnll
live in peace and plenty during the, resr
OF their lives. Neither shall they be
required to oank any burdensome load
upon their backs again or perform any
function which borders on work II
was, indeed. lucky strike for them as
well as for their master. who would
fight for them rather than see them
abused In any shape or manner. A DEM
onstration OF this was made while the
writer OF this article was In Tonopab
last fall. The burros are kept In retire
ment on the Butler ranch near Bel
mont and while their master IL away
from the place they are left In charge
OF attendants who have very implicit
instructions 10 see that they are given
the very best attention and care. one
Of the employees disregarded orders by
abusing one OF the animals In some
manner. When this Information reach
ed Buffers ears he promptly sent for
the man responsible for the act. inform
ed him that his services were no longer
required and also caused the fellow TO
suffer the knowledge that ne was not
slow In fstic manouvers. either. The
man left camp promptly and no one has
knowledge Of his ever having returned.
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,ovad N It's utmost to handle the traffic
n Is estimated that there are no less
nan GOO head OF horses and mules on
Inc freipht lines between Tonopah ana
the nearest railroad points oil Canue'a-
rio and Sodavillc. Each Qulht
equipped with from IA o ~ heaa, aooo'us
Ing 10 the character OF the cargo ~
freight being transported. bu' wy
wagons are loaded both ways 'hvse 80
ing In with machinery and supplies ,r ~.
mrn TO the railroad with ore NV
roads are not the best, either o""ns
o The deep sand and dust
With no railroad into the camp VIZ
rates for the transportation OF ore ~
heavy. II costs So per ton 10 denver u
Ia tho railroad, sampllng and smelr.
charges which. added TO The COS, W
mining. foots up 10 a large sum on's
Tho very richest ore can be Sent out
and no ATTEMPT IS made TO snip any
n.at INNS less Than $3.50 per ton ANY
hing containing values less Than mat
,s Iof, either unmlned or upon the dump
!, n,ynit the time when conditions atr
srcb tho, Il Gun be handled prohtaDiy
on the ground, are,
ia he most serious problem that con
fronts operniors ., the present tlme'
inf that il viii be solved advantageous.
~ AT an early date. there is no longer
ray doubt
For time The water question was
s.rious one. II WIS believed lhat ps-
lore the camn could get supply SUI
ne,cnl 10 meet al needs an outlay o'
cyetal million dollars would ne ms,
scry 10 bring II into the oamp hy meats
~ n nipe liue "a miles long snbsequen'
c,nerlments made In drilling WeHs
IN ,he desert valley below Tonopah. mas
d,n,onstroied that plentiful QUANTITY,
can he obtained within few miles OF
no civ The crystal Water company
,s NOW supplying the inhabianls Of we
,evn from this source. water 10Y 20
nestle purposes, with further a. .s,
,ye,nnr,ent IN the manner OF lng
c,vstal company Il can be iufnlsnso
for mills and reduction planis 10 ,us
.onestlon OF water hns reichen 2 h"pp'
solution, A plentiful supply IN
s,res permanency to The oarip'
which ID could not otherwise ha.e W
Tonopah company is not nrarke'lns ian, any
81 ,ts ores at the present time PREFER
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ToNH EVADAy BONANZA MINING CAMP INTERESTED

his mind 10 have the pieces sampled
by an assayer. then located IN Klol-
dyke, by the name OF Frank Higgs. lie
thought that ne would have no trouble
about this, Notwithstanding that he had
no money.
Arriving at Klondyke he proceeded to
Higgs' place of business, produced the
samples. at the same time informing
the assayer that II they were any good
he would locate him In with an eighth
interest Higgs was either too busy
or else doubted Buffers sincerity. Any
way he cast the samples aside and did
not even try 20 test them, but Inform
ed the prospective millionaire when he
called. that they were no good that
they contained no values of any conse-
quence. They were thrown out but
resurrected again after few weeks.
FAITH IN NEW FIND,
Butler only remained in Klondyke
about 10 days. but all the while the
thought revOlved In his mind that there
was some merit 10 his new find, re-
CARELESS OF the encouragement admin
istered TO him by Assayer Hlggs.
When he left Klondyke he proceeded
luNdiNN uullt uipllb tit ohNlN l'HtN
over which he came: determined TO
gather up more samples from the crop
pings displayed on the surface where
he had found them. These were obtain
ed and again he headed for Belmont.
TALKED WITH oDDIE,
After reaching home, Butler told I, l.,
Oddie, now manager Of the Tonopah
company, but then practicing law.
whenever he could get a case--of his
new ind hIr. Oddie talked the matter
over with Butler and upon the request
OF the latter sent the samples to Austin
TO be tested
In the meantime Butler went away on
another prospecting trip In some 9th
er direction. He was gone this
time more than two months, but
before he started home again he
heard II rumored that the ore
sent over to Austin carried ex-
traordinary values, He could not be-
lieye at first the stories he had heard:
II seemed impossible for him TO COM
prehend that the ore carried such
values as was reported. Naturally, af-
ter hearing these glowing accounts he
hurried back home TO ascertain the
lIutn. ne lost no ulle III inukIis ibSe
to reach Mr., eddie, who had the assay
ers certificates In his possession When
they were shown him, Mr. Butler, even
then could hardly believe that they
were correct and made the remark that
he could hardly trust his own eyes.
1T seems too good to be true he
said, but l guess II must be right. II
the assayer says So" The assays show
ed that the ore contained values to the
amount OF LOCO ounces IN silver togeth.
er with gold values running well up In.
TO the hundreds
THE NEWS SPREAD
The citizens OF Belmont heard the
news and everybody in the place want
ed 10 move towards the dlggings ex-
cepting few who were always indf-
ferent as regards To such new finds.
But only Butler himself knew exact
~ where the discovery was located. lie
had told Mr., Oddie something about II.
but even he could not say just where
It's location really was
OF course the next move was to get
back TO the scene Of the new find as
soon as possible TO make locations. But
Ter made up party consisting OF him
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congenial and hosptable and the very
hest element OF society is represented
there. Good schools and churches have
been established. so educational and
ecclesiastical opportunities are not en-
tirely lacking
II is a noticeable fact that nearly all
the leading business and professional
men OF the camp are young
In years, enterprising and pro-
gressive They are public spir-
tied and ever ready to do their
share towards promoting the best in-
forests and welfare o. the camp
The Tonopah Stock exchange has
membership Of nearly 100 II owns us
own building and lot is out of debt. The
secretary OF this body is Kenneth Dom
nellan, son Of Col John w Donnel-
Ian, of the Commercial National bank
Of this city
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wanted 10 do a little prospecting, as he
went along. so he rugged W In such
shape that he would not be required
TO keep to the road,
HOW THE BuRRos sTRAYED.
on the evening of May u.s. 1901 ne
rounded what is now known as MI od-
die and went into camp at a spot near
ms western base. The burros were re,
lieyed OF their cargo Of supplies ana
turned loose TO hustle their own FEED, !.
there being good growth OF grass grass
Ccohsidering that 1t was desertl along
The foothills in that vicinity during
The night the animals strayed some aus
lance away. The next morning Butter,
on awakening from his slumbers' failed
TO see them anywhere about, so ne
struck out across the hills to find them
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He had noticed an attractiveness
about the formations In that locality
and concluded that the hills were min
eralized Always observing OF these
things, as prospectors usually are, he
resolved TO take notes in his own mind
as he went along. Presently he came
upon a reef Of rock which showed up
prominently before him. He knocked
on several pieces, put them IN his pock-
et and proceeded on his way TO find the
burros. Occasionally he would take the
pieces out OF his pocket 10 look at
them more closely. He was not par
ticularly struck with the appearance OF
the samples, yet something seemed 90
tell him that they were better than
they really appeared 10 be, SO. TO be
positive about the matter, he made up
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self. his wife, and two boys, who liven
IN Belmont. The travellers reached
their destination after iiresome Jour
nty across the desert on August "a.
and they at once began stalking on
claims. which consumed the greater
part Of five days. In the meantime the
news OF the discovery reached klon-
dyke and The excitement there became
a fever heat Ass0yer Hlggs. hunted up
the ore that Butler had brought 10
him for sampling. made test Of II.
with the same result obtained by the
assayer at Austin. Parties were made
up there to 80 out and search for the
rich ledge. Assayer Hlggs was included
among those who comprised them. for
the purpose OF locating the country
ahead Of Butler. one day Q portion
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ing to wait until it 3 pro-' ed % ,~"'t
It's low grade ores at home and until
transportation facilities are improved.
Other companies are doing likewise and
the operators end citizens are making
a united effort 10 get a railroad built
into the camp during 1908 This win
undoubtedly be accomplished Over
lures are being made 10 the promoters
OF the san Pedro, Los Angeles Il Salt
Lake road, but IL Is more than likely
that the Carson g. Colorado line will be
the first e. yield 20 the demands
The fuel problem Is another one that
has caused some concern Some have
suggested that oil would come into gen.
oral use IN the camp and thus solve this
perpleSlng question. But coal has been
found IN a very favorable locality
about % miles east of Candelaria. and
IT is said in quantities to meet CONNER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
How jim Butler
Found the flizpah Ledge.

!, was on May 10, 1900, that Jim But
Ter discovered the Mizpah ledge which
caused Tonopah to come into existence.
lie did not realize on that May day
morn that this act % his life would
link his name lnseperably with one Of
the greatest mining camps in the his
tory of the world. still, he believed that
he had found what he had spent years
In looking fora mine that would make
him a fortune.
AT that time Butler was. like many
others who followed him, financially
embarrassed He and his estimable wife
owned n little home on a ranch near
Belmont the county seat Of Nye coun-
ty. but when IL came TO ready cash. that
was something the Butler family did
not possess IL was with the hope OF
removing this most unpleasant condi-
fion OF affairs that Jim" Butler left
home with his train Of burros TO find a
new bonanza.
LOST MULE, FOUND FORTUNE.
He had heard OF some excitement over
IN the Klonkyke mining district In the
southern part OF the county and he
was not con. mt until he was ready to
start for that region, 10 investigate the
truth OF the stories sent out from there.
II was while on this trip that he found
the Mizpah ledge. II was purely an ao-
cident that he did run onto II and
doubtless had IT not been that HIS bur-
ros straycd away from camp one night.
the now famous ledge would still re-
main unknown and Tonopah would not
be In existence.
on his way TO Klondyke, Il Is related.
that Butler. having travelled that Sec
ton before, decided TO take short cut
across the country. He supplied him
self with plenty OF provisions and took
along a goodly supply OF water so that
he could keep along the higher ridges
and not follow the Travelled road which
leads down the desert and swings
around the foot Of Lone Mountain. a
familiar landmark IN that section OF
Nevada. Al a point near this noun.
tain 10 watering place, but Butler
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-30
N, TIES FROM THE MAUI NEWS.

Delegate Wilcox failed in his eff
fort to place w. II. Cornwell and
Thos. Clark on the home rule fusion
ticket.
Ex-senator Billy White informed
the News yesterday that there would
be no fusion on Maui, and that demo-
cratic votes are not needed here on
Maui, by the home rulers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-30
CLAUS sPREoKELs VIM O. IRWIN
Claus SpreckelS 4 Co..
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Ltd.
NEW YORK-Amerioe.. exchange re
tional Bank.
Observation-Disclosures National Bank,
PARIB-Oredit Lyonnais.
SERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONG KONG AND YOKOHAMA ma
Kong & 6hangb,.l banking ur puration
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank Of New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND vANCoUyER--BanE
Of Brisish North America,
Transact General Banking and E1ehssS
Bttssress.
Deposits Received. LoRns made On q \,
proved Security. Commercial and Trayfl
.rE Credit Issued. Bills of Rxohai 90
fought and Fold.
collections Promptly Aooountec Fog
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-30
Review of the Press.
Continued from 1st page.)

day morning to SETTLE the little mat
ter of SIT 1891 The supposition Is
that Cooper actually believed Wright
over night. In the first place, If
Wright could have done this he would
have raised the amount and made
good the deficiency without word to
Cooper or anyone else and the world
would have been none the wiser. We
believe that Secretary Cooper real
ICES his mistake in allowing Wright
any grace. A man in his responsible
position cannot afford to make such
mistakes.
When Wright failed to keep his
appointment with Cooper, very
thorough examination was made of
cash Wright rarely or never handled.
The Chinese Fund the money in
Wright's care, when finally examin-
ed, was found TO be short. In the
meanwhile Wright had skipped.
When the police were notified
Wright was probably hidden away
aboard the Alameda.
To state the case in few words,
no one worked overtime to detain
the Treasurer in Honolulu. AS for
the search of the Alameda made by
the police, it is not a very difficult
matter for man to successfully hide
aboard steamship especially if he
has friend aboard who has ar
ranged things for him.
BY the way, why was not Assist
ant Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell placed in charge
of his department during Superinten-
dent Boyds absence, instead of
Treasurer Wright? The position
should have been Campbelrs by
right.-Mirror.
BARKIs is WILLING To BEGIN y wv.
In his statement to the Senatorial
Commission in Honolulu. H. B. Gehr
said that the capital necessary to
build the Hilo- Kohala railroad is
practically raised Just what the
public is to infer from this is not
known. If it is question between
the capitalists and the people here
as to when the road will be built
Hilo, like Barkis, is willing that it
begin now. So far as known there
is nothing from Hilo to Kawaihae
to interfere with the scheme. 1t is
generally understood that the delay
in construction was caused solely by
lack of funds, and as that is now
settled it should not be long, few
years at most, before visitors TO Hilo
coming via Honolulu will be able to
travel part of the distance by rail-
Hawaii Herald.
N, TIES FROM THE MAUI NEWS.
Delegate Wilcox failed in his eff
fort to place w. II. Cornwell and
Thos. Clark on the home rule fusion
ticket.
Ex-senator Billy White informed
the News yesterday that there would
be no fusion on Maui, and that demo-
cratic votes are not needed here on
| Maui by the home rulers
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-22
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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-22

Deming! Have you been there? II
not, you should get there for the big
sale of lots on the 18th of this month.
Apricots 15c lb.-San Jose Market.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-22
FINANCIAL REPORT.
City Council Prepares Statement O
Receipts and Disbursements.
FACTS TO PoNDER OVER.

At the request of the city council
City Clerk Harry +. Lee has prepared
and submitted to Alderman Grunsfeld.
chairman of the finance committee a
detailed report, compiled from the city
books and reports, showing the receipts
and expenditures of the city from AID
ril l, 1901. to April l, 1902. An examina-
ton of the report will show that the
old council commenced the fiscal year
15J1 with a balance in the hands of the
treasurer of s7,049.52. The Clerk re-
ports, however, hal warrants exceed
ing $4,000 were outstanding against
this balance, so that really there was
less than $4,000 in the treasury.
1t will be noted that the last council
spent $6,S49.36 more during the year
than the legitimate income justified.
Had not the council spent nearly 81. 500
voted as viaduct bonds and every dol
lar of the surplus from the year be-
fore. the city would have been $6.S49
in debt. AS it is the present council
must pay $500 to complete the viaduct
and otner outstanding bills of several
hundred dollars.