The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-03-20
jill BUTLER
interviewed by
Representative
of the s. F.
Call.

cisco Call Of March 9th contains an in
terview OF one Of its representatives with
j. L. Butler, the discoverer OF Tonopah,
with large half tone pictures Of himself
and wife. We take the following ex-
tracts from the article: :
I'm kind Of skeery OF you newspaper
fellows" said Butler. "One or two of
'em in Nevada got hold OF me and writ
up things about me wearing rough
clothes and lookin' like q hobo. Do you
know, young feller, that up there in Ton.
opah there is between six and seven mill.
ion dollars worth Of ore in sight and all
ready to be shippedY"
Jim Butler is q rough diamond that has
fallen out Of its golden setting for brief
while. His very presence takes you into
the free and easy life of nature and Ne
vada. His is the type Of strong sturdi-
ness that one can picture slipping from
a bronco in the starlight and standing to
drink in with glad breath the warm,
spicy odors Of sagebrnsh and chaparral
that sweeps over the hills. Or in more
riotous mood he could lead A!kali Sal
through the first Get Of a mining camp
dance with the best grace In the land.
He is not q saint, is q dead shot and
afraid OF no living thing.
"Funny how my old woman named
that ledge the Mizpah. She had
woman friend that was always writing
to her and putin Mispah at the end Of
her letters. ! believe that means some-
thing else in some other language; some.
thing about building MONUMENTS or such
like, same as you do when you locate q
claim.
"You would like to have my wife's
picture, you say? Look here, young fel-
Ter, don't you get too fresh-Oh. to put
in the paper! wouldn't want her put
in the paper and make her look so rough
as see some Of them Sunday pictures
do" He fished little wad Of white It's
sue paper from his pocket and uurolled
carefully two little photo buttons. He
held them up proudly and l saw that
they portrayed very fine looking woman
"She's fine looking woman for her age,
and deserving one, too, l can tell you.
She never played for money or drinks in
her life like them bon tongs do in this
town. II she takes . drink it's right in
the bosom ri her family. She rides
horseback fine and she's great favorite
with the miners up there,
His hand went down into his pocket
again. There was touch Of scarlet vel
vet against his coat, and then there
flashed on my sight something that hurt
my eyes. 1t was magnificent diamond
That's one OF the presents they gave
her up there as the locator Of the Miz-
pah, and brought it down here to have
u chain put on it so that it cant git
away. Oh, Tn a sport! My father was
j. c. Butler ard he didn't raise race
noreee Tor nothlng.
@Ain't it beauty Cost six hundred
plunks. She's got a beautiful watch, too.
that was made present to her. Come
on in and I'll show you a good picture
OF her."
So we made a pilgrimage round
through the corridors till we came to a
room facing on the courtyard, where sat
an elderly, cautious-looking little man.
This is my attorney, lawyer from up
there in Tonopah." said Jim. "There
amt such mighty heap Of style about
this room, but it's mighty quiet place
to get away from people that want to
take care Of my money for me, for they're
all tapping me like a till round here.
Got to go over to the Grand right now
to lend woman two hundred dollars.
Look at these pictures"
He took out some finely finished pho
tographs OF his wife and very pretty
girl in cloud Of white muslin, his step
daughter. "Jest as fond Of me, all Of
'em, as il was their own" bringing out
the pictures OF second daughter and a
fine looking young fellow, his son. l
finally persuaded him to let me have one
Of the pictures Of his wife to put in the
paper on the condition that it should
"come out first class and not make her
look rough, for this is the first time I'd
ever allow her picture to go out for any
body"
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